Summary: This riding elected Conservative MP Diane Ablonczy in seven straight elections, but she is not re-offering in 2015. Boundary changes mean Conservative MP Michelle Rempel, who was elected in Calgary Centre-North in 2011, is running for re-election here. This riding attracted attention early in the campaign when the Liberal candidate, Ala Buzreba, stepped down after controversial tweets she made when she was a teenager were made public.
Boundaries: While this riding retains its name, it has seen a significant change in its boundaries. Geographically it is much smaller that it was in 2011, and it has added some new territory that was formerly a part of Calgary Centre-North. Panorama Hills, Huntington Hills, Thorncliffe, North Haven, Edgemont and Hamptons are all included in this redefined riding.
Last Election: In 2011, Conservative Diane Ablonczy was elected with 70.17 per cent of the vote. If these new boundaries were in effect in 2011, 69.3 per cent of votes would have gone to the Conservatives, followed by the NDP with 12.8 per cent.
History: Diane Ablonczy was the first MP elected here when the riding was created in 1997. She earned 51.8 per cent of the vote that year, and her share of the vote increased in each election.
Candidates
Conservative: Michelle Rempel, MP, Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)
NDP: Bruce Kaufman, teacher
Liberal: Robert Pricic
Green: Laurie Scheer
Libertarian: Edward Gao
Democratic Advancement Party: Fazian Butt
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