Calgary Skyview
 Alberta electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Calgary Skyview as of the 2013 Representation Order. | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2019 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 110,189 | ||
| Electors (2019) | 84,116 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 123 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 895.8 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 6 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Calgary | ||
Calgary Skyview is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.
Calgary Skyview was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3] It was created out of the electoral district of Calgary Northeast.[4]
Geography
The district consists of the Northeasternmost corner of the city. It includes the communities surrounding the Calgary International Airport.
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2011 Census[5][6]
Ethnic groups: 37.1% White, 31.4% South Asian, 7.8% Filipino, 5.2% Black, 4.2% Chinese, 3.3% Indigenous, 2.8% Southeast Asian, 2.5% Latino, 2.0% Arab, 1.9% West Asian, 1.8% Other
Languages: 50.0% English, 16.7% Punjabi, 6.5% Urdu, 4.4% Tagalog, 3.7% Chinese, 2.7% Spanish, 1.7% Arabic, 1.5% Vietnamese, 1.4% Hindi, 1.2% Persian, 1.2% French, 1.0% Bengali, 8.0% Other
Religions: 42.4% Christian, 16.3% Sikh, 14.3% Muslim, 4.5% Hindu, 2.2% Buddhist, 0.5% Other, 19.8% None
Median income: $30,961 (2010)
Average income: $37,064 (2010)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Skyview Riding created from Calgary Northeast |
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| 42nd | 2015–2017 | Darshan Kang | Liberal | |
| 2017–2019 | Independent | |||
| 43rd | 2019–present | Jag Sahota | Conservative | |
Election results
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| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||||||
| Conservative | Jag Sahota | 26,533 | 52.5 | +12.75 | ||||||||
| Liberal | Nirmala Naidoo | 14,327 | 28.3 | -17.58 | ||||||||
| New Democratic | Gurinder Singh Gill | 7,540 | 14.9 | +6.89 | ||||||||
| Green | Signe Knutson | 800 | 1.6 | -0.28 | ||||||||
| People's | Harry Dhillon | 603 | 1.2 | |||||||||
| Christian Heritage | Joseph Alexander | 483 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| Canada's Fourth Front | Harpreet Singh Dawar | 136 | 0.3 | |||||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Daniel Blanchard | 130 | 0.3 | |||||||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,552 | 100.0 | ||||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 497 | |||||||||||
| Turnout | 51,049 | 60.7 | ||||||||||
| Eligible voters | 84,116 | |||||||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.17|- | Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | |||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Darshan Kang | 20,664 | 45.88 | +17.24 | $125,611.09 | |||
| Conservative | Devinder Shory | 17,885 | 39.75 | -16.50 | $155,284.22 | |||
| New Democratic | Sahajvir Singh | 3,605 | 8.01 | -2.03 | $91,462.67 | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Najeeb Butt | 957 | 2.13 | – | $5,050.00 | |||
| Green | Ed Reddy | 846 | 1.88 | -2.75 | $682.50 | |||
| Democratic Advancement | Stephen Garvey | 786 | 1.75 | – | $31,134.16 | |||
| Independent | Joseph Young | 182 | 0.40 | – | $1,614.02 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Daniel Blanchard | 88 | 0.20 | –0.24 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,993 | 100.00 | $206,487.35 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 310 | 0.68 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 45,303 | 61.52 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 73,643 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.87 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 16,573 | 56.25 | |
| Liberal | 8,438 | 28.64 | |
| New Democratic | 2,959 | 10.04 | |
| Green | 1,364 | 4.63 | |
| Marxist–Leninist | 129 | 0.44 | |
References
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ^ Report – Alberta
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=48013&Data=Count&SearchText=calgary&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=47001&Data=Count&SearchText=battlefords&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Skyview (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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