Calgary Midnapore

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

Calgary Midnapore
Alberta electoral district
Boundaries of Calgary Midnapore as of the 2013 Representation Order
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Stephanie Kusie
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]111,227
Electors (2019)93,458
Area (km²)[2]87
Pop. density (per km²)1,278.5
Census division(s)Division No. 6
Census subdivision(s)Calgary

Calgary Midnapore was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, which was held in October 2015.[3][4] It was created mostly out of the former seat of Calgary Southeast, with smaller portions coming from Calgary Southwest and Macleod.[5][6] It is named for the Midnapore neighbourhood.

While Calgary has long tilted rightward, Calgary Midnapore is located in a particularly conservative area of Calgary. Counting its time as Calgary Southeast, it has always been held by a member of the major right-wing party of the day, often by large margins. After neighbouring Calgary Heritage (the former Calgary Southwest), it is the second-safest Conservative riding in Calgary.

Boundaries

Consisting of that part of the City of Calgary described as follows: commencing at the intersection of Macleod Trail S with Glenmore Trail SE (Highway No. 8); thence generally easterly along Glenmore Trail SE (Highway No. 8) to the left bank of the Bow River; thence generally southerly along said bank, including all islands adjacent to the river bank, to the southerly limit of said city; thence southerly, westerly and generally northwesterly along the southerly and westerly limits of said city to Spruce Meadows Way SW; thence northerly along said way and northerly and easterly along James McKevitt Road SW to Macleod Trail S; thence generally northerly along said trail to the point of commencement.[7]

Population

In 2013, a total of 111,227 persons lived in the riding's boundaries.[8] Of these, 86,000 spoke English as their "mother tongue" and 1,650 claimed French as their native language.[9] Of the more than 20,000 who spoke English as a second language, or not at all, the next largest group was the over 2,600 who spoke Tagalog (Filipino).[10] The number of residents who spoke English as their first official Canadian language was 107,320, and 1,580 spoke French as their primary official language.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Calgary Midnapore
Riding created from Calgary Southeast,
Calgary Southwest and Macleod
42nd  2015–2016     Jason Kenney Conservative
 2017–2019 Stephanie Kusie
43rd  2019–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Calgary Midnapore (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeStephanie Kusie50,55974.3-2.87$74,411.39
LiberalBrian Aalto7,50711.0-6.01$1,875.42
New DemocraticGurmit Bhachu6,4459.5+6.97$2,059.00
GreenTaylor Stasila1,9922.9+0.75$0.00
People'sEdward Gao1,5852.3-$8,767.66
Total valid votes/Expense limit 68,088100.0
Total rejected ballots 338
Turnout 68,42673.2
Eligible voters 93,458
Conservative hold Swing +1.57
Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13]
Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017
Resignation of Jason Kenney
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeStephanie Kusie22,45477.17+10.44
LiberalHaley Brown4,95017.01−5.64
New DemocraticHolly Heffernan7352.53−5.20
GreenRyan Zedic6252.15−0.51
Christian HeritageLarry R. Heather2510.86
National AdvancementKulbir Singh Chawla810.28
Total valid votes/Expense limit 29,096 100.0   –  
Total rejected ballots -
Turnout
Eligible voters 89,436
Conservative hold Swing +8.08
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJason Kenney42,41566.73–9.17$67,515.08
LiberalHaley Brown14,39622.65+16.24$11,213.46
New DemocraticLaura Weston4,9157.73–2.82$18,349.56
GreenBrennan Wauters1,6912.66–3.77$4,520.21
Marxist–LeninistPeggy Askin1450.23––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 63,562100.00 $226,378.18
Total rejected ballots 1790.28–
Turnout 63,74173.13–
Eligible voters 87,158
Conservative hold Swing –12.71
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]
2011 federal election redistributed results[16]
Party Vote %
  Conservative37,02275.90
  New Democratic5,14510.55
  Green3,1386.43
  Liberal3,1256.41
  Others3460.71

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. Elections Canada site
  5. Report – Alberta
  6. Elections Canada site
  7. Elections Canada website
  8. Find a Conservative website
  9. [Statistics Canada. 2012. Calgary Midnapore, Alberta (Code 48008) and Alberta (Code 48) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed August 3, 2015). Statistics Canada website]
  10. [Statistics Canada. 2012. Calgary Midnapore, Alberta (Code 48008) and Alberta (Code 48) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed August 3, 2015). Statistics Canada website]
  11. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  12. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  13. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  14. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Midnapore (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  15. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  16. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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