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Calgary Skyview
Alberta electoral district
Boundaries of Calgary Skyview as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
George Chahal
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, 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]

In the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, southern parts of the riding will break off into the new Calgary McKnight district.[5]

Geography

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The district consists of the Northeasternmost corner of the city of Calgary. It includes the communities surrounding the Calgary International Airport.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Canadian census[6]

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)

Panethnic groups in Calgary Skyview (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[7] 2016[8] 2011[9]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
South Asian 65,630 41.38% 50,290 37.22% 34,385 31.38%
European[a] 33,480 21.11% 37,870 28.03% 41,315 37.7%
Southeast Asian[b] 21,395 13.49% 16,055 11.88% 11,605 10.59%
African 13,075 8.24% 9,705 7.18% 5,655 5.16%
Middle Eastern[c] 7,620 4.8% 6,315 4.67% 4,335 3.96%
East Asian[d] 6,085 3.84% 5,665 4.19% 5,020 4.58%
Latin American 3,945 2.49% 3,365 2.49% 2,770 2.53%
Indigenous 3,695 2.33% 3,330 2.46% 2,940 2.68%
Other/Multiracial[e] 3,685 2.32% 2,515 1.86% 1,545 1.41%
Total responses 158,605 99.35% 135,110 99.54% 109,575 99.44%
Total population 159,642 100% 135,730 100% 110,189 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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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
42nd  2015–2017     Darshan Kang Liberal
 2017–2019     Independent
43rd  2019–2021     Jag Sahota Conservative
44th  2021–present     George Chahal Liberal

Election results

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Graph of election results in Calgary Skyview (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2023 representation order

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2021 federal election redistributed results[10]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 16,151 44.96
  Liberal 11,899 33.12
  New Democratic 5,938 16.53
  People's 1,344 3.74
  Green 328 0.91
  Others 262 0.73

2013 representation order

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal George Chahal 20,092 42.4 +14.06 $107,596.46
Conservative Jag Sahota 17,111 36.1 -16.39 $82,418.22
New Democratic Gurinder Singh Gill 7,690 16.2 +1.28 $14,336.31
People's Harry Dhillon 1,720 3.6 +2.41 $3,904.85
Green Janna So 432 0.9 -0.68 $0.00
Independent Lee Aquart 184 0.4 – $4,123.83
Marxist–Leninist Daniel Blanchard 111 0.2 -0.06 $0.00
Centrist Nadeem Rana 93 0.2 – $674.40
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,433 – – $116,250.12
Total rejected ballots 502
Turnout 47,935 54.88 -5.24
Eligible voters 87,347
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +15.23
Source: Elections Canada[11]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Jag Sahota 26,533 52.49 +12.74 $102,315.20
Liberal Nirmala Naidoo 14,327 28.34 -17.54 $62,601.08
New Democratic Gurinder Singh Gill 7,540 14.92 +6.90 none listed
Green Signe Knutson 800 1.58 -0.30 $0.00
People's Harry Dhillon 603 1.19 $8,416.69
Christian Heritage Joseph Alexander 483 0.96 none listed
Canada's Fourth Front Harpreet Singh Dawar 136 0.27 none listed
Marxist–Leninist Daniel Blanchard 130 0.26 +0.06 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,552 99.03
Total rejected ballots 497 0.97 +0.29
Turnout 51,049 60.12 -0.61
Eligible voters 84,915
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.14
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]
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 99.32   $206,487.35
Total rejected ballots 310 0.68 –
Turnout 45,303 60.72 –
Eligible voters 74,604
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +16.87
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]
2011 federal election redistributed results[16]
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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. ^ Report – Alberta
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Statistics Canada: 2011 National Household Survey Profile". May 8, 2013.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  8. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  9. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. February 29, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  15. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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