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]

Geography

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

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census[5]

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[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
South Asian 65,630 41.38% 50,290 37.22% 34,385 31.38%
European[lower-alpha 1] 33,480 21.11% 37,870 28.03% 41,315 37.7%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 2] 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[lower-alpha 3] 7,620 4.8% 6,315 4.67% 4,335 3.96%
East Asian[lower-alpha 4] 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[lower-alpha 5] 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

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

Graph of election results in Calgary Skyview (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalGeorge Chahal20,09242.4+14.06$107,596.46
ConservativeJag Sahota17,11136.1-16.39$82,418.22
New DemocraticGurinder Singh Gill7,69016.2+1.28$14,336.31
People'sHarry Dhillon1,7203.6+2.41$3,904.85
GreenJanna So4320.9-0.68$0.00
IndependentLee Aquart1840.4–$4,123.83
Marxist–LeninistDaniel Blanchard1110.2-0.06$0.00
CentristNadeem Rana930.2–$674.40
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,433––$116,250.12
Total rejected ballots 502
Turnout 47,93554.88-5.24
Eligible voters 87,347
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +15.23
Source: Elections Canada[9]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJag Sahota26,53352.49+12.74$102,315.20
LiberalNirmala Naidoo14,32728.34-17.54$62,601.08
New DemocraticGurinder Singh Gill7,54014.92+6.90none listed
GreenSigne Knutson8001.58-0.30$0.00
People'sHarry Dhillon6031.19$8,416.69
Christian HeritageJoseph Alexander4830.96none listed
Canada's Fourth FrontHarpreet Singh Dawar1360.27none listed
Marxist–LeninistDaniel Blanchard1300.26+0.06$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,55299.03
Total rejected ballots 4970.97+0.29
Turnout 51,04960.12-0.61
Eligible voters 84,915
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.14
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDarshan Kang20,66445.88+17.24$125,611.09
ConservativeDevinder Shory17,88539.75-16.50$155,284.22
New DemocraticSahajvir Singh3,6058.01-2.03$91,462.67
Progressive CanadianNajeeb Butt9572.13–$5,050.00
GreenEd Reddy8461.88-2.75$682.50
Democratic AdvancementStephen Garvey7861.75–$31,134.16
IndependentJoseph Young1820.40–$1,614.02
Marxist–LeninistDaniel Blanchard880.20–0.24–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,99399.32 $206,487.35
Total rejected ballots 3100.68–
Turnout 45,30360.72–
Eligible voters 74,604
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +16.87
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]
2011 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative16,57356.25
  Liberal8,43828.64
  New Democratic2,95910.04
  Green1,3644.63
  Marxist–Leninist1290.44

Notes

  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

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


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