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 contested2019
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]

Ethnic groups: 47.4% White, 11.0% South Asian, 7.9% Filipino, 6.7% Southeast Asian, 6.1% Black, 5.2% Chinese, 5.0% Arab, 5.0% Indigenous, 2.6% Latino, 3.1% Other
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)

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–present     Jasraj Hallan Conservative

The seat became vacant on August 2, 2019 with the death of Deepak Obhrai.[5][6] Since the vacancy occurred less than nine months before the fixed-date general election of October 21, 2019, no by-election will be held.[7]

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)
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[8][9][10]
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[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative19,57463.35
  Liberal5,39717.47
  New Democratic4,06413.15
  Green1,6385.30
  Others2270.73

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  3. Report – Alberta
  4. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=48006&Data=Count&SearchText=calgary&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  5. "The Honourable Deepak Obhrai - Roles". House of Commons of Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  6. Sarah Rieger (2019-08-03). "MP Deepak Obhrai remembered by Calgarians as a 'true statesman'". CBC News. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  7. "A Federal Seat is Vacant in Calgary Forest Lawn". Elections Canada (Press release). 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  9. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  10. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  11. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Forest Lawn (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 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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