Calgary_Forest_Lawn

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 2011 Canadian 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)

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Panethnic groups in Calgary Forest Lawn (2011−2021)
Panethnic group	2021^[5]		2016^[6]		2011^[7]
Panethnic group	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:

More information Parliament, Years ...

Parliament	Years		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	Jasraj Hallan

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

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Graph of election results in Calgary Forest Lawn (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

More information 2021 Canadian federal election, Party ...

2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jasraj Hallan	15,434	44.5	-15.1	$78,534.34
	Liberal	Jordan Stein	9,608	27.7	+6.0	$25,462.78
	New Democratic	Keira Gunn	6,254	18.1	+7.5	$1,836.99
	People's	Dwayne Holub	2,468	7.1	+4.4	$0.00
	Green	Carey Rutherford	699	2.0	-1.3	$89.23
	Communist	Jonathan Trautman	185	0.5	+0.2	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			34,648	100.0	–	$107,834.34
Total rejected ballots			442
Turnout			35,090	48.16
Eligible voters			72,858
	Conservative hold		Swing		-10.55
Source: Elections Canada^[11]

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v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Jasraj Hallan	23,805	59.6	+11.62	$90,097.72
	Liberal	Jag Anand	8,690	21.7	-14.62	none listed
	New Democratic	Joe Pimlott	4,227	10.6	+0.84	none listed
	Green	William Carnegie	1,318	3.3	+0.31	£2,962.82
	People's	Dave Levesque	1,089	2.7	-	none listed
	Independent	Brent Nichols	388	1.0	-	none listed
	Christian Heritage	Esther Sutherland	222	0.6	-	none listed
	Communist	Jonathan Trautman	134	0.3	-0.65	$476.56
	Veterans Coalition	William James Ryder	91	0.2	-	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			39,964	100.0
Total rejected ballots			395
Turnout			40,359	53.5
Eligible voters			75,376
	Conservative hold		Swing		+13.12
Source: Elections Canada^[12]^[13]^[14]

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v t e 2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Deepak Obhrai	19,694	47.98	–15.37	$94,875.17
	Liberal	Cam Stewart	14,762	35.96	+18.50	$22,574.93
	New Democratic	Abdou Souraya	4,006	9.76	–3.39	$36,479.40
	Green	Judson Hansell	1,229	2.99	–2.31	$2,422.51
	Libertarian	Matt Badura	832	2.03	–	–
	Communist	Jason Devine	390	0.95	–	–
	Democratic Advancement	Max Veress	134	0.33	–	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			41,047	100.00		$207,423.03
Total rejected ballots			345	0.83	–
Turnout			41,392	55.47	–
Eligible voters			74,620
	Conservative hold		Swing		–16.93
Source: Elections Canada^[15]^[16]

More information 2011 federal election redistributed results, Party ...

2011 federal election redistributed results^[17]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	19,574	63.35
	Liberal	5,397	17.47
	New Democratic	4,064	13.15
	Green	1,638	5.30
	Others	227	0.73

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

Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
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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