Calgary Heritage

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Calgary Heritage
Alberta electoral district

Calgary Heritage in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
  

Vacant

District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 108,320
Electors (2015) 80,213
Area (km²)[1] 70
Pop. density (per km²) 1,547.4
Census divisions Division No. 6
Census subdivisions Calgary

Calgary Heritage is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

Calgary Heritage was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the calling of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which was held on 19 October 2015. It is essentially a reconfigured version of Calgary Southwest, the former riding of Stephen Harper, who served as the Prime Minister of Canada from 2006 until his party was defeated in 2015. Territory from the former Calgary Southwest comprises 99% of the new riding, while territory from Calgary Southeast makes up 1%.[2]

While Harper was handily re-elected to this riding in the 2015 election, his Conservatives lost their bid for a fresh mandate.[3] New Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's swearing-in on November 4, 2015 marked the official end of Harper's premiership. Harper resigned as MP for Calgary Heritage on August 26, 2016.[4]

Geography

The riding is located in the southwestern corner of Calgary. It contains the neighbourhoods of Bayview, Braeside, Bridlewood, Canyon Meadows, Cedarbrae, Chinook Park, Eagle Ridge, Evergreen, Haysboro, Kelvin Grove, Kingsland, Lakeview, North Glenmore Park (south of Glenmore Trail), Oakridge, Palliser, Pump Hill, Shawnee Slopes, Southwood, Woodbine and Woodlands.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census[5][6]

Ethnic groups: 75.9% White, 5.8% Filipino, 4.7% Chinese, 3.1% South Asian, 2.4% Aboriginal, 2.2% Latin American, 2.1% Black
Languages: 74.9% English, 3.7% Chinese, 3.0% Tagalog, 2.3% Spanish, 1.9% Russian, 1.8% French, 1.1% German
Religions: 61.6% Christian (26.1% Catholic, 7.7% United Church, 4.8% Anglican, 2.9% Christian Orthodox, 2.5% Lutheran, 1.5% Presbyterian, 1.5% Baptist, 1.3% Pentecostal, 12.6% Other Christian), 2.5% Muslim, 2.4% Jewish, 1.2% Hindu, 31.4% None.
Median income: $39,383 (2010)
Average income: $57,511 (2010)

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

Party Association Name CEO HQ Address
Conservative Calgary Heritage Conservative Association Rick Billington 1910, 717 - 7th Avenue S.W, T2P 0Z3
Green Calgary Heritage Federal Green Party Association Kelly J. Christie 491 Queen Charlotte Road SE
Liberal Calgary Heritage Federal Liberal Association Eric Peters 1301-8880 Horton Road SW
New Democratic Calgary Heritage Federal NDP Riding Association Roger Moreau 648 Parkvalley Road SE

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Calgary Heritage
Riding created from Calgary Southeast and Calgary Southwest
42nd  2015–2016     Stephen Harper Conservative
 2016–Present     Vacant Vacant

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeStephen Harper 37,263 63.77 –10.65 –
LiberalBrendan Miles 15,172 25.97 +18.50 –
New DemocraticMatt Masters 4,255 7.28 –4.84 –
GreenKelly Christie 1,246 2.13 –3.37 –
LibertarianSteven Paolasini 246 0.42 – –
IndependentLarry R. Heather 114 0.20 – –
IndependentKorry Zepik 73 0.12 – –
IndependentNicolas Duchastel de Montrouge 61 0.10 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,430100.00 $214,423.85
Total rejected ballots 2280.39–
Turnout 58,65873.13–
Eligible voters 80,213
Conservative hold Swing –14.58
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 34,761 74.38
  New Democratic 5,663 12.12
  Liberal 3,485 7.46
  Green 2,568 5.50
  Others 255 0.55

References

  1. 1 2 Stastistics Canada: 2011
  2. ↑ Report – Alberta
  3. ↑ http://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/when-does-justin-trudeau-become-prime-minister/
  4. ↑ Levitz, Stephanie (August 26, 2016). "Stephen Harper leaves politics, gives up House of Commons seat". CBC News. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=48007&Data=Count&SearchText=Calgary%20Heritage&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  6. ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=48007&Data=Count&SearchText=Calgary%20Heritage&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
  7. ↑ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Heritage (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  9. ↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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