Calgary Confederation

Calgary Confederation
Alberta electoral district
Boundaries of Calgary Confederation as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Len Webber
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]111,785
Electors (2019)91,789
Area (km²)[1]54
Pop. density (per km²)2,070.1
Census division(s)Division No. 6
Census subdivision(s)Calgary

Calgary Confederation is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It was created in 2012 from the electoral districts of Calgary Centre-North (70%), Calgary West (23%) and Calgary—Nose Hill (8%).[2]

Demographics

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Panethnic groups in Calgary Confederation (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 82,215 68.15% 85,475 72.96% 85,035 78.27%
East Asian[b] 13,435 11.14% 11,350 9.69% 9,950 9.16%
South Asian 5,200 4.31% 4,365 3.73% 3,050 2.81%
Southeast Asian[c] 4,370 3.62% 3,530 3.01% 2,425 2.23%
Indigenous 4,075 3.38% 3,255 2.78% 2,575 2.37%
African 3,420 2.84% 3,400 2.9% 2,035 1.87%
Middle Eastern[d] 3,135 2.6% 2,770 2.36% 1,365 1.26%
Latin American 2,435 2.02% 1,825 1.56% 1,360 1.25%
Other[e] 2,335 1.94% 1,190 1.02% 855 0.79%
Total responses 120,630 97.23% 117,160 96.01% 108,650 97.2%
Total population 124,064 100% 122,023 100% 111,785 100%
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 Confederation
Riding created from Calgary Centre-North,
Calgary West and Calgary—Nose Hill
42nd  2015–2019     Len Webber Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of election results in Calgary Confederation (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[6]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 27,326 45.69
  Liberal 16,680 27.89
  New Democratic 10,596 17.72
  People's 2,777 4.64
  Green 2,202 3.68
  Others 228 0.38

2013 representation order

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Len Webber 28,367 46.0 -9.1 $66,944.08
Liberal Murray Sigler 17,560 28.5 +5.9 $95,299.28
New Democratic Gulshan Akter 10,561 17.1 +7.0 $4,394.78
People's Edward Gao 2,670 4.3 +2.6 $2,377.79
Green Natalie Odd 2,295 3.7 -5.0 $16,335.22
Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 178 0.3 +0.1 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 61,631 99.4 – $119,393.54
Total rejected ballots 369 0.6
Turnout 62,000 68.02
Eligible voters 91,149
Conservative hold Swing -7.5
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Len Webber 36,312 55.1 +9.2 $83,521.26
Liberal Jordan Stein 14,908 22.6 –20.9 $74,229.77
New Democratic Gurcharan Singh Sidhu 7,312 11.1 +4.0 $1,171.80
Green Natalie Odd 5,700 8.7 +5.5 $27,621.83
People's Colin Korol 1,136 1.7 +1.7 $0.00
Libertarian Tim Moen 407 0.6 +0.6 none listed
Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 117 0.2 – $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,892 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 410 0.6 +0.3
Turnout 66,302 72.2
Eligible voters 91,789
Conservative hold Swing +15.05
Source: Elections Canada[8][9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Len Webber 30,669 45.91 –6.52 $153,636.85
Liberal Matt Grant 29,083 43.53 +25.89 $159,579.52
New Democratic Kirk Heuser 4,770 7.14 –8.69 $57,375.70
Green Natalie Odd 2,146 3.21 –10.49 $21,308.54
Marxist–Leninist Kevan Hunter 140 0.21 –0.19 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 66,808 100.00   $228,532.64
Total rejected ballots 216 0.32 –
Turnout 67,024 75.43 –
Eligible voters 88,854
Conservative hold Swing –16.21
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 26,619 52.43
  Liberal 8,957 17.64
  New Democratic 8,036 15.83
  Green 6,956 13.70
  Marxist–Leninist 202 0.40

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 "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" 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. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Report – Alberta
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Confederation (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 22, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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