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Calgary Centre — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Calgary Centre was won by Conservative at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 12,782 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Calgary Centre from 1968 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1968–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1968 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 16,977 47.1% Liberal (16,676) 301 (0.8 pts)
1972 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,669 53.4% Liberal (13,110) 9,559 (22.5 pts)
1974 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 23,810 63.2% Liberal (9,912) 13,898 (36.9 pts)
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,124 59.1% Liberal (10,555) 11,569 (30.9 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 18,610 57.4% Liberal (9,698) 8,912 (27.5 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 24,924 66.4% Liberal (5,955) 18,969 (50.5 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 28,794 53.7% NDP (10,731) 18,063 (33.7 pts)
1993 Reform Reform 22,600 45.1% Liberal (15,157) 7,443 (14.8 pts)
1997 Reform Reform 19,936 40.1% Liberal (16,231) 3,705 (7.4 pts)
2000 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 26,358 46.0% Canadian Alliance (22,054) 4,304 (7.5 pts)
2006 Conservative Conservative 30,213 55.4% Liberal (10,464) 19,749 (36.2 pts)
2008 Conservative Conservative 26,085 55.6% Liberal (8,402) 17,683 (37.7 pts)
2011 Conservative Conservative 28,401 57.7% Liberal (8,631) 19,770 (40.2 pts)
2015 Liberal Liberal 28,496 46.5% Conservative (27,746) 750 (1.2 pts)
2019 Conservative Conservative 37,306 56.6% Liberal (17,771) 19,535 (29.7 pts)
2021 Conservative Conservative 30,375 51.3% Liberal (17,593) 12,782 (21.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1968

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative16,97747.1%
Liberal16,67646.2%
NDP2,4136.7%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,66953.4%
Liberal13,11030.9%
NDP5,53813.0%
Social Credit1,0812.5%
Independent800.2%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative23,81063.2%
Liberal9,91226.3%
NDP3,0728.1%
Social Credit6461.7%
Communist1700.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party910.2%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,12459.1%
Liberal10,55528.2%
NDP4,09510.9%
Social Credit5221.4%
Communist740.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party660.2%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative18,61057.4%
Liberal9,69829.9%
NDP2,9949.2%
Rhinoceros7662.4%
Social Credit2570.8%
Communist580.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party430.1%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative24,92466.4%
Liberal5,95515.9%
NDP5,13813.7%
Green7612.0%
Confederation of Regions6041.6%
Libertarian Party of Canada1800.5%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative28,79453.7%
NDP10,73120.0%
Reform6,66212.4%
Liberal6,28011.7%
Green6701.2%
Libertarian Party of Canada3580.7%
Independent1070.2%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Reform22,60045.1%
Liberal15,15730.2%
Progressive Conservative7,46614.9%
NDP2,1494.3%
National Party of Canada1,7433.5%
Green4841.0%
Natural Law Party of Canada3550.7%
Canada Party920.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party910.2%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Reform19,93640.1%
Liberal16,23132.6%
Progressive Conservative9,23018.6%
NDP3,0116.1%
Green8931.8%
Natural Law Party of Canada2730.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party1670.3%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative26,35846.0%
Canadian Alliance22,05438.5%
Liberal5,6309.8%
NDP1,6042.8%
Green1,1702.0%
Independent2930.5%
Marxist-Leninist Party1330.2%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Conservative30,21355.4%
Liberal10,46419.2%
NDP7,22713.3%
Green6,37211.7%
Canadian Action Party2500.5%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Conservative26,08555.6%
Liberal8,40217.9%
Green7,77816.6%
NDP4,2299.0%
Independent4200.9%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Conservative28,40157.7%
Liberal8,63117.5%
NDP7,31414.9%
Green4,8899.9%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal28,49646.5%
Conservative27,74645.3%
NDP3,4125.6%
Green1,3472.2%
Independent2480.4%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Conservative37,30656.6%
Liberal17,77127.0%
NDP6,5169.9%
Green2,8534.3%
People's Party9071.4%
Animal Protection Party of Canada2470.4%
Independent1380.2%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada1260.2%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Conservative30,37551.3%
Liberal17,59329.7%
NDP9,69416.4%
Green9711.6%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada5751.0%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each contested election, coloured by the winning party. Acclaimed elections (no opposing candidate) aren't plotted since there's no margin to measure.

1968: Progressive Conservative margin 0.8 pts 1972: Progressive Conservative margin 22.5 pts 1974: Progressive Conservative margin 36.9 pts 1979: Progressive Conservative margin 30.9 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 27.5 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 50.5 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 33.7 pts 1993: Reform margin 14.8 pts 1997: Reform margin 7.4 pts 2000: Progressive Conservative margin 7.5 pts 2006: Conservative margin 36.2 pts 2008: Conservative margin 37.7 pts 2011: Conservative margin 40.2 pts 2015: Liberal margin 1.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 29.7 pts 2021: Conservative margin 21.6 pts 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Calgary Centre has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Progressive Conservative, Reform, Conservative, Liberal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Calgary Centre in the 2021 general election?

Conservative won Calgary Centre in 2021 with 30,375 votes (51.3%), a margin of 12,782 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Calgary Centre since 1968?

Since 1968, Calgary Centre has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Progressive Conservative, Reform.

What was the closest result in Calgary Centre?

The closest contested result on record for Calgary Centre was 1968, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 301 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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