Calgary Forest Lawn

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

This article is about the federal electoral district. For the former provincial electoral district, see Calgary-Forest Lawn.
Calgary Forest Lawn
Alberta electoral district
Boundaries of Calgary Forest Lawn as of the 2013 Representation Order
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Jasraj Hallan
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]108,251
Electors (2019)75,376
Area (km²)[1]53
Pop. density (per km²)2,042.5
Census division(s)Division No. 6
Census subdivision(s)Calgary

Calgary Forest Lawn was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[2] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Calgary East and Calgary Northeast.[3]

It is named after the Calgary neighbourhood of Forest Lawn.

Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 Census[4]

Languages: 59.1% English, 5.2% Vietnamese, 4.7% Chinese, 4.7% Tagalog, 4.6% Punjabi, 3.8% Arabic, 2.6% Spanish, 1.5% Urdu, 1.4% French, 12.4% Other
Religions: 49.6% Christian, 11.6% Muslim, 6.0% Buddhist, 4.7% Sikh, 2.2% Hindu, 0.7% Other, 25.2% None
Median income: $27,331 (2010)
Average income: $33,458 (2010)

Panethnic groups in Calgary Forest Lawn (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group		 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[lower-alpha 1] 40,140 37.52% 47,305 42.58% 51,760 48.18%
Southeast Asian[lower-alpha 2] 20,240 18.92% 18,465 16.62% 15,810 14.72%
African 11,595 10.84% 9,285 8.36% 6,550 6.1%
South Asian 11,065 10.34% 12,740 11.47% 11,840 11.02%
Middle Eastern[lower-alpha 3] 9,140 8.54% 7,960 7.16% 6,065 5.65%
Indigenous 5,180 4.84% 5,160 4.64% 4,555 4.24%
East Asian[lower-alpha 4] 3,850 3.6% 4,825 4.34% 5,835 5.43%
Latin American 2,525 2.36% 2,775 2.5% 2,755 2.56%
Other/Multiracial[lower-alpha 5] 3,255 3.04% 2,575 2.32% 2,245 2.09%
Total responses 106,985 99.12% 111,100 99.35% 107,425 99.3%
Total population 107,939 100% 111,830 100% 108,183 100%
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 Forest Lawn
Riding created from Calgary East and Calgary Northeast
42nd  2015–2019     Deepak Obhrai Conservative
43rd  2019–2021 Jasraj Hallan
44th  2021–present

The seat became vacant on August 2, 2019 with the death of Deepak Obhrai.[8][9] Since the vacancy occurred less than nine months before the fixed-date general election of October 21, 2019, no by-election was held.[10]

Election results
Graph of election results in Calgary Forest Lawn (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJasraj Hallan15,43444.5-15.1
LiberalJordan Stein9,60827.7+6.0
New DemocraticKeira Gunn6,25418.1+7.5
People'sDwayne Holub2,4687.1+4.4
GreenCarey Rutherford6992.0-1.3
CommunistJonathan Trautman1850.5+0.2
Total valid votes 34,648100.0
Total rejected ballots 442
Turnout 35,09048.16
Eligible voters 72,858
Conservative hold Swing -10.55
Source: Elections Canada[11]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJasraj Hallan23,80559.6+11.62$90,097.72
LiberalJag Anand8,69021.7-14.62none listed
New DemocraticJoe Pimlott4,22710.6+0.84none listed
GreenWilliam Carnegie1,3183.3+0.31£2,962.82
People'sDave Levesque1,0892.7-none listed
IndependentBrent Nichols3881.0-none listed
Christian HeritageEsther Sutherland2220.6-none listed
CommunistJonathan Trautman1340.3-0.65$476.56
Veterans CoalitionWilliam James Ryder910.2-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,964100.0
Total rejected ballots 395
Turnout 40,35953.5
Eligible voters 75,376
Conservative hold Swing +13.12
Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDeepak Obhrai19,69447.98–15.37$94,875.17
LiberalCam Stewart14,76235.96+18.50$22,574.93
New DemocraticAbdou Souraya4,0069.76–3.39$36,479.40
GreenJudson Hansell1,2292.99–2.31$2,422.51
LibertarianMatt Badura8322.03––
CommunistJason Devine3900.95––
Democratic AdvancementMax Veress1340.33––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,047100.00 $207,423.03
Total rejected ballots 3450.83–
Turnout 41,39255.47–
Eligible voters 74,620
Conservative hold Swing –16.93
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]
2011 federal election redistributed results[17]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative19,57463.35
  Liberal5,39717.47
  New Democratic4,06413.15
  Green1,6385.30
  Others2270.73

List of EDAs

Calgary Forest Lawn Federal Liberal Association

Chief Executive Officer: Zachary E.D. Trynacity-Popowich

Financial agent: Lindsay E. Amantea

Calgary Forest Lawn Conservative Association

Chief Executive Officer: Dilpreet K. Samra

Calgary Forest Lawn Federal Green Party Association

Chief Executive Officer: K. Diann Duthie

Financial agent: Gerald R. Dumontier

Calgary Forest Lawn Federal NDP Riding Association

Chief Executive Officer: Maria T. Glavine

Financial agent: Jason J. Nishiyama

Calgary North PPC Association

Chief Executive Officer: Marc-Antoine P.G. Lebeau

Financial agent: Ernie E. Rawlyck

Director-At-Large: Isaias Nolasco

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.

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  3. Report – Alberta
  4. "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". May 8, 2013.
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  8. "The Honourable Deepak Obhrai - Roles". House of Commons of Canada. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  9. Sarah Rieger (August 3, 2019). "MP Deepak Obhrai remembered by Calgarians as a 'true statesman'". CBC News. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  10. "A Federal Seat is Vacant in Calgary Forest Lawn". Elections Canada (Press release). August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  11. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
  12. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  13. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  14. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  15. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Forest Lawn (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 20, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  16. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  17. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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