Edmonton Centre Explained

Province:Alberta
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:48014
Fed-Created:2003
Fed-Election-First:2004
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Randy Boissonnault
Fed-Rep-Party:Liberal
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:109941
Demo-Electors:81,766
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:46
Demo-Cd:Division No. 11
Demo-Csd:Edmonton

Edmonton Centre (French: '''Edmonton-Centre''') is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and since 2004.

Geography

The riding is anchored in the heart of Downtown Edmonton. It also includes Spruce Avenue, Rossdale, Central McDougall, Prince Rupert, Oliver, Queen Mary Park, Westwood, Prince Charles, Sherbrooke, Dovercourt, Woodcroft, Inglewood, Westmount, North Glenora, Glenora, McQueen, Grovenor, Gagnon Estate, Canora, High Park, Crestwood, Jasper Park, Parkview, Laurier Heights, Lynnwood, Patricia Heights, Rio Terrace, and Quesnell Heights.

In geographic terms, Edmonton Centre is bounded by the North Saskatchewan River and Whitemud Drive to the south, 97 Street to the east, Alberta Highway 16 and CN Rail line to the north, and 156 Street to the west.

History

The electoral district was originally created in 1966 from Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings.

It was abolished in 1976, with parts of it being transferred to Edmonton North, Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings.

It was re-created in 2003 from Edmonton West, Edmonton Southwest and a small part of Edmonton Centre-East.

Edmonton Centre lost territory to Edmonton West and gained territory from Edmonton—Spruce Grove during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Historical boundaries

Demographics

Panethnic
group! colspan="2"
2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5]
European65,92567,77072,240
African10,2457,8354,365
Indigenous8,5657,2456,755
Southeast Asian7,1957,5957,065
East Asian5,2955,7405,600
South Asian4,2053,8802,265
Middle Eastern1,9452,2801,575
Latin American1,6601,7801,550
Other/Multiracial1,4951,430675
Total responses106,540105,540102,080
Total population109,125109,941106,121

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Current member of Parliament

Randy Boissonnault of the Liberal Party has represented the riding in Parliament since the 2021 Canadian federal election.

Election results

Edmonton Centre (2003-present)

2021 federal election redistributed results[6]
PartyVote%
 16,146 32.60
 15,456 31.21
 15,061 30.41
 2,405 4.86
 56 0.11
 Others 401 0.81
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
PartyVote%
 19,908 46.20
 11,127 25.82
 10,226 23.73
 1,534 3.56
 Others 296 0.69

Edmonton Centre (1968 - 1979)

See also

References

Notes

53.54°N -113.56°W

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  3. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2023-04-01 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2023-04-01 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  5. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-04-01 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  6. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  7. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2109 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections