Calgary Confederation

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]

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

Demographics
Panethnic groups in Calgary Confederation (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[3] 2016[4] 2011[5]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 82,215 68.15% 85,475 72.96% 85,035 78.27%
East Asian[lower-alpha 2] 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[lower-alpha 3] 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[lower-alpha 4] 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[lower-alpha 5] 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

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
Graph of election results in Calgary Confederation (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeLen Webber28,36746.0-9.1
LiberalMurray Sigler17,56028.5+5.9
New DemocraticGulshan Akter10,56117.1+7.0
People'sEdward Gao2,6704.3+2.6
GreenNatalie Odd2,2953.7-5.0
Marxist–LeninistKevan Hunter1780.3+0.1
Total valid votes 61,63199.4
Total rejected ballots 3690.6
Turnout 62,00068.02
Eligible voters 91,149
Conservative hold Swing -7.5
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLen Webber36,31255.1+9.2$83,521.26
LiberalJordan Stein14,90822.6–20.9$74,229.77
New DemocraticGurcharan Singh Sidhu7,31211.1+4.0$1,171.80
GreenNatalie Odd5,7008.7+5.5$27,621.83
People'sColin Korol1,1361.7+1.7$0.00
LibertarianTim Moen4070.6+0.6none listed
Marxist–LeninistKevan Hunter1170.2–$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,892100.0  
Total rejected ballots 4100.6+0.3
Turnout 66,30272.2
Eligible voters 91,789
Conservative hold Swing +15.05
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeLen Webber30,66945.91–6.52$153,636.85
LiberalMatt Grant29,08343.53+25.89$159,579.52
New DemocraticKirk Heuser4,7707.14–8.69$57,375.70
GreenNatalie Odd2,1463.21–10.49$21,308.54
Marxist–LeninistKevan Hunter1400.21–0.19–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 66,808100.00 $228,532.64
Total rejected ballots 2160.32–
Turnout 67,02475.43–
Eligible voters 88,854
Conservative hold Swing –16.21
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative26,61952.43
  Liberal8,95717.64
  New Democratic8,03615.83
  Green6,95613.70
  Marxist–Leninist2020.40

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 "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
  1. 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. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
  7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  9. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  10. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Confederation (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 22, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  11. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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