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. Following the 2022 electoral redistribution, Edmonton Centre will gain the neighbourhoods of Athlone, Kensington and Calder from Edmonton Griesbach, and will gain the neighbourhoods of Glenwood, Britannia Youngstown and Mayfield from Edmonton West. It will lose the remainder of the neighbourhood of McCauley to Edmonton Griesbach, and will lose all of its territory south of the Mackenzie Ravine to 95 Avenue to Edmonton West.

Historical boundaries

Demographics

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. He won his seat by just under 600 votes in 2021.

Election results

Edmonton Centre (2003-present)

Edmonton Centre (1968–1979)