Calgary McKnight (federal electoral district)

Not to be confused with Calgary-McKnight (provincial electoral district).

Calgary McKnight

Alberta electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	2023
First contested	2025
Demographics
Population (2021) [1]	123,148
Census division(s)	Division No. 6
Census subdivision(s)	Calgary

Calgary McKnight is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada. ^[2] It came into effect upon the call of the 2025 Canadian federal election.

Geography

Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding will be created from parts of Calgary Forest Lawn and Calgary Skyview. ^[3] It is named after McKnight Boulevard which runs though the riding.

• The neighbourhoods of Martindale, Taradale, Saddle Ridge, Castleridge, Falconridge, Coral Springs, Westwinds, Whitehorn, Temple, Rundle and Pineridge ^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census ^[4]

Languages: 46.7% English, 19.1% Punjabi, 5.2% Tagalog, 4.6% Urdu, 3.0% Arabic, 2.1% Vietnamese, 2.0% Spanish, 1.6% Hindi, 1.5% Cantonese, 1.2% French

Religions: 33.1% Christian (16.4% Catholic, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Anglican, 1.1% Pentecostal, 12.9% Other), 21.0% Sikh, 19.9% Muslim, 17.0% No religion, 6.0% Hindu, 2.4% Buddhist

Median income: $34,400 (2020)

Average income: $40,440 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Calgary East (2021)

Panethnic group	2021
	Pop.	%
South Asian	48,240	39.11%
European [a]	25,290	20.51%
Southeast Asian [b]	17,790	14.42%
African	10,370	8.41%
Middle Eastern [c]	9,155	7.42%
East Asian [d]	3,260	2.64%
Indigenous	3,195	2.59%
Latin American	3,045	2.47%
Other/multiracial [e]	2,990	2.42%
Total responses	123,330	99.64%
Total population	123,775	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

History

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Calgary McKnight Riding created from Calgary Forest Lawn and Calgary Skyview

Electoral Results

2021 federal election redistributed results [5]
Party		Vote	%
	Liberal	16,282	43.76
	Conservative	12,733	34.22
	New Democratic	6,020	16.18
	People's	1,465	3.94
	Green	422	1.13
	Others	285	0.77

References

1. "Calgary McKnight – Final boundaries". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution . Retrieved 1 May 2024.
2. "Northeast Calgary could soon have a new federal MP". Calgary. 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
3. "New Federal Electoral Map for Alberta". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022. July 20, 2023. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
4. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Calgary McKnight [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Alberta". Statistics Canada . Retrieved 1 May 2024.
5. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada . Retrieved 9 April 2024.

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.