Calgary McKnight (federal electoral district)

Calgary McKnight
Alberta electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Dalwinder Gill
Conservative
District created2023
First contested2025
Last contested2025
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)123,148
Electors (2025)74,507
Area (km²)74
Pop. density (per km²)1,664.2
Census divisionDivision No. 6
Census subdivisionCalgary (part)

Calgary McKnight is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It came into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Geography

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be created from parts of Calgary Forest Lawn and Calgary Skyview. It is named after McKnight Boulevard which runs though the riding.

Calgary International Airport is included in this riding.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

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 groups (2021) [original research?]
Panethnic group 2021
Pop. %
South Asian 48,240 39.11%
European 25,290 20.51%
Southeast Asian 17,790 14.42%
African 10,370 8.41%
Middle Eastern 9,155 7.42%
East Asian 3,260 2.64%
Indigenous 3,195 2.59%
Latin American 3,045 2.47%
Other/multiracial 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

Parliament Years Member Party
Calgary McKnight
Riding created from Calgary Forest Lawn and Calgary Skyview
45th  2025–present     Dalwinder Gill Conservative

Election results

2025 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDalwinder Gill20,86349.11+14.90$126,384.67
LiberalGeorge Chahal19,54646.01+2.25$108,817.43
New DemocraticArlington Antonio Santiago1,2042.83–13.35$125,587.44
People'sNajeeb Butt3230.76–3.18none listed
GreenEvelyn Tanaka2730.64–0.49none listed
Canadian FutureBenjamin Cridland1620.38–$944.62
CentristSyed Hasnain1070.25+0.12none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 42,47898.56–$125,587.44
Total rejected ballots 6221.44–
Turnout 43,10056.52–
Eligible voters 76,258
Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +6.33
Source: Elections Canada
2021 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Liberal16,28243.76
  Conservative12,73334.22
  New Democratic6,02016.18
  People's1,4653.94
  Green4221.13
  Others2850.77

References

  1. 1 2 "Calgary McKnight – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Northeast Calgary could soon have a new federal MP". Calgary. 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Calgary McKnight [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Forty-Fifth General Election 2025 — Poll-by-poll Results: Calgary McKnight". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2025.
  6. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2025 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
  7. ↑ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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.