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| Profile |
East
Calgary East in relation to the other Calgary ridings |
| Population, 2001 |
115,565 |
| Electors |
79,435 |
| Area (km²) |
114 |
| Population density (people per km²) |
1013 |
For the provincial electoral district, see Calgary East (provincial electoral district)
Calgary East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953, 1979 to 1988, and since 1997. It is an urban riding in Calgary.
[edit] History
This riding was originally created in 1924 from East Calgary riding.
It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed between Calgary North, Calgary South and Macleod ridings.
It was re-created in 1976 from parts of Calgary North, Calgary South and Palliser ridings.
It was again abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Calgary Centre, Calgary Northeast, Calgary Southeast, Crowfoot and Calgary Southwest ridings.
This electoral district was again created in 1996 from Calgary Centre, Calgary Northeast, Calgary Southeast, and Wild Rose ridings.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
- 1925-1926: Fred Davis, Conservative
- 1926-1930: Herbert Bealy Adshead, Labour
- 1930-1935: George Douglas Stanley, Conservative
- 1935-1940: John Charles Landeryou, Social Credit
- 1940-1945: George Henry Ross, Liberal
- 1945-1953: Douglas Scott Harkness, Progressive Conservative
- 1979-1984: John Kushner - Progressive Conservative
- 1984-1988: Alex Kindy - Progressive Conservative
- 1997-present: Deepak Obhrai - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)
[edit] Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Deepak Obhrai, a former businessman. He was first elected in 1997. He was re-elected in 2000, 2004, and 2006. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He previously served as the Conservative critic for multiculturalism and was a member on the 'Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage'.
He is currently serving as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
[edit] Election results
[edit] Calgary East, 1997 - present
| Canadian federal election, 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Deepak Obhrai |
26,766 |
67.10% |
+5.99% |
$79,928 |
| |
Liberal |
Dobie To |
5,410 |
13.56% |
-7.71% |
|
| |
New Democratic Party |
Patrick Arnell |
4,338 |
10.87% |
+1.01% |
$2,762 |
| |
Green |
J. Mark Taylor |
2,955 |
7.41% |
+0.36% |
$1,910 |
| |
Communist |
Jason Devine |
239 |
0.60% |
-0.08% |
$279 |
| |
Canadian Action |
Ghazanfar Khan |
183 |
0.46% |
|
$99 |
| Total valid votes |
39,890 |
100.00% |
|
| Total rejected ballots |
181 |
0.45% |
|
| Turnout |
40,071 |
50.45% |
|
| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Conservative |
Deepak Obhrai |
21,897 |
61.11% |
|
$55,864 |
| |
Liberal |
James Maxim |
7,621 |
21.27% |
|
$50,725 |
| |
New Democratic Party |
Elizabeth Thomas |
3,535 |
9.86% |
|
$5,211 |
| |
Green |
J. Mark Taylor |
2,529 |
7.05% |
|
$1,526 |
| |
Communist |
Jason Devine |
245 |
0.68% |
|
$750 |
| Total valid votes |
35,827 |
100.00% |
|
| Total rejected ballots |
207 |
0.57% |
|
| Turnout |
36,034 |
47.79% |
|
| Canadian federal election, 2000 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Canadian Alliance |
Deepak Obhrai |
18,141 |
54.25% |
|
$50,082 |
| |
Liberal |
Doug Perras |
6,843 |
20.46% |
|
$13,817 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Roger Richard |
5,510 |
16.47% |
|
$26,576 |
| |
New Democratic Party |
Kaie Jones |
1,444 |
4.31% |
|
$4,528 |
| |
Marijuana |
Grant Adam Krieger |
1,222 |
3.65% |
|
$1,331 |
| |
Communist |
Jason Devine |
152 |
0.54% |
|
$415 |
| |
Natural Law |
Neeraj Varma |
124 |
0.37% |
|
|
| Total valid votes |
33,436 |
100.00% |
|
| Total rejected ballots |
118 |
0.35% |
|
| Turnout |
33,554 |
48.19% |
|
| Canadian federal election, 1997 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
Expenditures |
| |
Reform |
Deepak Obhrai |
13,348 |
44.98% |
|
$47,624 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Roger Richard |
7,306 |
24.62% |
|
$40,312 |
| |
Liberal |
Nagah Hage |
6,766 |
22.80% |
|
$20,633 |
| |
New Democratic Party |
Kaie Jones |
1,926 |
6.49% |
|
$6,993 |
| |
Natural Law |
Santo Esposito |
329 |
1.10% |
|
|
| Total valid votes |
29,675 |
100.00% |
|
|
| Total rejected ballots |
175 |
0.59% |
|
|
| Turnout |
29,850 |
47.88% |
|
|
[edit] Calgary East, 1979 - 1988
[edit] Calgary East, 1925 - 1952
[edit] See also
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