Calgary McKnight (federal electoral district)
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2023 |
| First contested | Next federal election |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2021)[1] | 123,148 |
| Census division(s) | Division No. 6 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Calgary |
Calgary McKnight is a future federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada[2]
Geography
[edit]Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be created from parts of Calgary Forest Lawn and Calgary Skyview.[3] It is named after McKnight Boulevard which runs though the riding.
- The neighbourhoods of Martindale, Taradale, Saddle Ridge, Castleridge, Falconridge, Coral Springs, Westwinds, Whitehorn, Temple, Rundle and Pineridge[1]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]
Languages: 46.7% English, 19.1% Punjabi, 5.2% Tagalog, 4.6% Urdu, 3.0% Arabic, 2.1% Vietnamese, 2.0% Spanish, 1.6% Hindi, 1.5% Cantonese, 1.2% French
Religions: 33.1% Christian (16.4% Catholic, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Anglican, 1.1% Pentecostal, 12.9% Other), 21.0% Sikh, 19.9% Muslim, 17.0% No religion, 6.0% Hindu, 2.4% Buddhist
Median income: $34,400 (2020)
Average income: $40,440 (2020)
| Panethnic group | 2021 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |||||||||||||
| South Asian | 48,240 | 39.11% | ||||||||||||
| European[a] | 25,290 | 20.51% | ||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 17,790 | 14.42% | ||||||||||||
| African | 10,370 | 8.41% | ||||||||||||
| Middle Eastern[c] | 9,155 | 7.42% | ||||||||||||
| East Asian[d] | 3,260 | 2.64% | ||||||||||||
| Indigenous | 3,195 | 2.59% | ||||||||||||
| Latin American | 3,045 | 2.47% | ||||||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 2,990 | 2.42% | ||||||||||||
| Total responses | 123,330 | 99.64% | ||||||||||||
| Total population | 123,775 | 100% | ||||||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
History
[edit]| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary McKnight Riding created from Calgary Forest Lawn and Calgary Skyview |
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Electoral Results
[edit]| 2021 federal election redistributed results[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Liberal | 16,282 | 43.76 | |
| Conservative | 12,733 | 34.22 | |
| New Democratic | 6,020 | 16.18 | |
| People's | 1,465 | 3.94 | |
| Green | 422 | 1.13 | |
| Others | 285 | 0.77 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Calgary McKnight – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Northeast Calgary could soon have a new federal MP". Calgary. 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "New Federal Electoral Map for Alberta". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022. July 20, 2023. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Calgary McKnight [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
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