Calgary McKnight (federal electoral district) explained

Calgary McKnight
Province:Alberta
Fed-Status:new
Fed-Created:2023
Fed-Election-First:Next federal election
Demo-Census-Date:2021
Demo-Pop:123,148
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Cd:Division No. 6
Demo-Csd:Calgary

Calgary McKnight is a future federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada[2]

Geography

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be created from parts of Calgary Forest Lawn and Calgary Skyview.[3] It is named after McKnight Boulevard which runs though the riding.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

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 group! colspan="2"
2021
South Asian48,240
European25,290
Southeast Asian17,790
African10,370
Middle Eastern9,155
East Asian3,260
Indigenous3,195
Latin American3,045
Other/multiracial2,990
Total responses123,330
Total population123,775

Electoral Results

2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 16,282 43.76
 12,733 34.22
 6,020 16.18
 1,465 3.94
 422 1.13
 Others 285 0.77

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calgary McKnight – Final boundaries. 1 May 2024. Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution.
  2. Web site: 2022-06-12 . Northeast Calgary could soon have a new federal MP . 2024-04-23 . Calgary . en.
  3. Web site: July 20, 2023 . New Federal Electoral Map for Alberta . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727011258/https://redecoupage-redistribution-2022.ca/com/ab/med/jul2023_e.aspx . July 27, 2023 . April 27, 2023 . Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022.
  4. Web site: Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Calgary McKnight [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta]. 1 May 2024. Statistics Canada.
  5. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.