Edmonton Centre
Federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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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.
 Alberta electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016)[1] | 109,941 | ||
| Electors (2019) | 81,766 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 46 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 2,390 | ||
| Census division | Division No. 11 | ||
| Census subdivision | Edmonton (part) | ||
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Geography
The riding is anchored in the heart of Downtown Edmonton. It also includes Spruce Avenue, Rossdale, Central McDougall, Prince Rupert, Wîhkwêntôwin, 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.
Following the 2022 electoral redistribution, Edmonton Centre gained the neighbourhoods of Athlone, Kensington and Calder from Edmonton Griesbach, as well as the neighbourhoods of Glenwood, Britannia Youngstown and Mayfield from Edmonton West. It lost the remainder of the neighbourhood of McCauley to Edmonton Griesbach and all of its territory south of the Mackenzie Ravine to 95 Avenue to Edmonton West.
Historical boundaries
1966 representation order
2003 representation order
2013 representation order
Demographics
| Panethnic group |
2021[3] | 2016[4] | 2011[5] | |||||||||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 65,925 | 61.88% | 67,770 | 64.21% | 72,240 | 70.77% | ||||||||
| African | 10,245 | 9.62% | 7,835 | 7.42% | 4,365 | 4.28% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 8,565 | 8.04% | 7,245 | 6.86% | 6,755 | 6.62% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 7,195 | 6.75% | 7,595 | 7.2% | 7,065 | 6.92% | ||||||||
| East Asian[c] | 5,295 | 4.97% | 5,740 | 5.44% | 5,600 | 5.49% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 4,205 | 3.95% | 3,880 | 3.68% | 2,265 | 2.22% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 1,945 | 1.83% | 2,280 | 2.16% | 1,575 | 1.54% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 1,660 | 1.56% | 1,780 | 1.69% | 1,550 | 1.52% | ||||||||
| Other/Multiracial[e] | 1,495 | 1.4% | 1,430 | 1.35% | 675 | 0.66% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 106,540 | 97.63% | 105,540 | 96% | 102,080 | 96.19% | ||||||||
| Total population | 109,125 | 100% | 109,941 | 100% | 106,121 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Centre Riding created from Edmonton East and Edmonton West |
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| 28th | 1968–1972 | Steve Paproski | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Edmonton North, Edmonton East and Edmonton West |
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| Riding re-created from Edmonton West, Edmonton Southwest and Edmonton Centre-East |
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| 38th | 2004–2006 | Anne McLellan | Liberal | |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Laurie Hawn | Conservative | |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Randy Boissonnault | Liberal | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | James Cumming | Conservative | |
| 44th | 2021–2025 | Randy Boissonnault | Liberal | |
| 45th | 2025–present | Eleanor Olszewski | ||
Current member of Parliament
Eleanor Olszewski of the Liberal Party has represented the riding in Parliament since the 2025 Canadian federal election.
Election results
Edmonton Centre (2003-present)
View source data.
Graph of election results in Edmonton Centre (2003-present) (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Eleanor Olszewski | 24,138 | 44.35 | +13.14 | $114,486.94 | |||
| Conservative | Sayid Ahmed | 20,626 | 37.90 | +5.30 | $122,742.76 | |||
| New Democratic | Trisha Estabrooks | 8,440 | 15.51 | –14.90 | $111,907.33 | |||
| People's | John Ross | 468 | 0.86 | –4.00 | $1,148.80 | |||
| Christian Heritage | David John Bohonos | 158 | 0.29 | – | $1,052.75 | |||
| Independent | Gregory Bell | 155 | 0.28 | – | none listed | |||
| Independent | Mike Dutcher | 137 | 0.25 | – | none listed | |||
| Communist | Naomi Rankin | 133 | 0.24 | +0.20 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Ronald S. Billingsley Jr. | 106 | 0.19 | – | $68,236.41 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Merryn Edwards de la O | 67 | 0.12 | –0.14 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 54,428 | 99.13 | – | $131,456.25 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 479 | 0.87 | +0.18 | |||||
| Turnout | 54,907 | 63.06 | +0.57 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 87,067 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.84 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
| Transposition of 2021 votes to 2022 electoral redistribution[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | |
| Conservative | 16,146 | 32.60 | |
| Liberal | 15,456 | 31.21 | |
| New Democratic | 15,061 | 30.41 | |
| People's | 2,405 | 4.86 | |
| Green | 56 | 0.11 | |
| Others | 401 | 0.81 | |
| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 16,560 | 33.69 | +0.68 | $109,264.76 | |||
| Conservative | James Cumming | 15,945 | 32.44 | –9.01 | $81,069.18 | |||
| New Democratic | Heather MacKenzie | 14,171 | 28.83 | +8.19 | $48,046.91 | |||
| People's | Brock Crocker | 2,094 | 4.26 | +2.74 | $3,172.62 | |||
| Libertarian | Valerie Keefe | 266 | 0.54 | – | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Merryn Edwards | 112 | 0.23 | +0.08 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,148 | 99.31 | – | $110,160.12 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 342 | 0.69 | +0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,490 | 62.49 | –1.83 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 79,203 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.85 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | James Cumming | 22,006 | 41.45 | +6.50 | $76,270.63 | |||
| Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 17,524 | 33.01 | –4.18 | $97,185.79 | |||
| New Democratic | Katherine Swampy | 10,959 | 20.64 | –3.81 | $53,174.12 | |||
| Green | Grad Murray | 1,394 | 2.63 | +0.00 | none listed | |||
| People's | Paul Hookham | 805 | 1.52 | – | $5,550.42 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Donovan Eckstrom | 206 | 0.39 | –0.09 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Adil Pirbhai | 119 | 0.22 | – | $3,475.90 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 79 | 0.15 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,092 | 99.32 | – | $108,656.90 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 362 | 0.68 | +0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,454 | 64.32 | –2.72 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,112 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 19,902 | 37.19 | +13.46 | $126,839.87 | |||
| Conservative | James Cumming | 18,703 | 34.95 | –11.25 | $103,753.81 | |||
| New Democratic | Gil McGowan | 13,084 | 24.45 | –1.37 | $109,525.67 | |||
| Green | David J. Parker | 1,403 | 2.62 | –0.94 | $113.87 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Steven Stauffer | 257 | 0.48 | – | none listed | |||
| Independent | Kat Yaki | 163 | 0.30 | – | $2,097.91 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,512 | 99.56 | – | $211,594.41 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Turnout | 53,746 | 67.04 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 80,173 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.35 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Laurie Hawn | 23,625 | 48.03 | –1.01 | $78,296.82 | |||
| New Democratic | Lewis Cardinal | 12,480 | 25.37 | +10.39 | $68,299.46 | |||
| Liberal | Mary MacDonald | 11,037 | 22.44 | –4.99 | $83,849.59 | |||
| Green | David J. Parker | 1,676 | 3.41 | –4.71 | $1,779.36 | |||
| Pirate | Mikkel Paulson | 289 | 0.59 | – | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 81 | 0.16 | –0.28 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,188 | 99.59 | – | $91,304.96 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | 0.41 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,389 | 57.16 | +5.59 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 86,408 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –5.70 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
| Transposition of 2011 votes to 2012 electoral redistribution[17] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | |
| Conservative | 19,908 | 46.20 | |
| New Democratic | 11,127 | 25.82 | |
| Liberal | 10,226 | 23.73 | |
| Green | 1,534 | 3.56 | |
| Others | 296 | 0.69 | |
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Laurie Hawn | 22,634 | 49.04 | +4.19 | $85,325.01 | |||
| Liberal | Jim Wachowich | 12,661 | 27.43 | –11.15 | $87,981.60 | |||
| New Democratic | Donna Martyn | 6,912 | 14.98 | +4.23 | $36,082.88 | |||
| Green | David J. Parker | 3,746 | 8.12 | +2.87 | $2,243.84 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 203 | 0.44 | +0.24 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,156 | 99.68 | – | $90,808.53 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 146 | 0.32 | –0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,302 | 51.57 | –10.98 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 89,777 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.67 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[18][19] | ||||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Laurie Hawn | 25,805 | 44.85 | +3.71 | $86,419.47 | |||
| Liberal | Anne McLellan | 22,196 | 38.58 | –3.92 | $80,931.19 | |||
| New Democratic | Donna Martyn | 6,187 | 10.75 | +1.64 | $27,801.94 | |||
| Green | David J. Parker | 3,021 | 5.25 | +0.38 | $1,386.60 | |||
| Independent | Chandra Segaran Swamy | 204 | 0.35 | – | $4,221.83 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 117 | 0.20 | +0.05 | $15.75 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,530 | 99.67 | – | $87,086.53 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 192 | 0.33 | –0.11 | |||||
| Turnout | 57,722 | 62.55 | +2.78 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 92,286 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.82 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[20][21][22] | ||||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Anne McLellan | 22,560 | 42.50 | – | $79,600.47 | |||
| Conservative | Laurie Hawn | 21,839 | 41.14 | – | $81,555.76 | |||
| New Democratic | Meghan McMaster | 4,836 | 9.11 | – | $21,577.42 | |||
| Green | David J. Parker | 2,584 | 4.87 | – | $310.99 | |||
| Marijuana | Lyle Kenny | 509 | 0.96 | – | none listed | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Sean Tisdall | 456 | 0.86 | – | $936.43 | |||
| Independent | John Baloun | 221 | 0.42 | – | $2,428.01 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 78 | 0.15 | – | $26.75 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,083 | 99.56 | – | $83,344.40 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | 0.44 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,317 | 59.77 | –0.26 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 89,197 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[23][24][25] | ||||||||
Edmonton Centre (1968–1979)
View source data.
Graph of election results in Edmonton Centre (1966-1976) (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Paproski | 18,165 | 54.29 | +0.71 | ||||
| Liberal | Branny Schepanovich | 10,501 | 31.39 | +3.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | George D. Labercane | 3,717 | 11.11 | –4.30 | ||||
| Social Credit | Gerry K.J. Beck | 766 | 2.29 | –0.22 | ||||
| Independent | Reg Jacklin | 125 | 0.37 | – | ||||
| Communist | Norah Jarbeau | 116 | 0.35 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Daniel R. Nelson | 68 | 0.20 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 33,458 | 99.65 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.35 | –0.49 | |||||
| Turnout | 33,576 | 60.03 | –10.30 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 55,929 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +2.10 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[26][27] | ||||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Paproski | 21,443 | 53.58 | +18.96 | ||||
| Liberal | Branny Schepanovich | 11,165 | 27.90 | –6.00 | ||||
| New Democratic | George D. Labercane | 6,166 | 15.41 | +6.64 | ||||
| Social Credit | Martin Hattersley | 1,006 | 2.51 | – | ||||
| Independent | Glenn P.G. Pylypa | 134 | 0.33 | – | ||||
| Independent | Diane E. Robichaud | 106 | 0.26 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 40,020 | 99.16 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 337 | 0.84 | –0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,357 | 70.33 | +1.82 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 57,382 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +12.48 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[28][29] | ||||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Paproski | 12,062 | 34.62 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Donald Gray | 11,811 | 33.90 | – | ||||
| Independent Liberal | William Hawrelak | 7,912 | 22.71 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Norman Gerald Dolman | 3,054 | 8.77 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 34,839 | 98.95 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 368 | 1.05 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 35,207 | 68.51 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 51,388 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[30][31] | ||||||||
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
- Edmonton Centre provincial electoral district