Devinder Toor | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Falconridge | |
In office April 16, 2019 –May 29, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Prabhdeep Gill |
Succeeded by | Parmeet Singh Boparai |
Personal details | |
Born | 1967/1968(age 55–56) [1] India |
Political party | United Conservative Party |
Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2015–17) |
Residence(s) | Calgary,Alberta |
Occupation | Businessman |
Devinder Toor is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Falconridge in the 30th Alberta Legislature. [2] He ran for re-election in 2023 but was defeated. [3]
Toor supported Danielle Smith in the UCP leadership race and was an early supporter of the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act. [4]
Toor was the Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism and was a member of the Social Services Cabinet Policy Committee,Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and Standing Committee on Public Accounts. He previously was on the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future. [5] [6]
As MLA,Toor advocated for issues such as reducing crime,more access to charter schools,and lowering taxes. [7]
Toor was born in India. Prior to his election,he owned his own business. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy. [8] Him and his wife Balmeet have 2 children together. [9]
2023 Alberta general election : Calgary-Falconridge | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
New Democratic | Parmeet Singh Boparai | 7,786 | 56.39 | +11.45 | ||||
United Conservative | Devinder Toor | 5,476 | 39.66 | -5.89 | ||||
Independent | Kyle Kennedy | 252 | 1.83 | – | ||||
Green | Ahmed Hassan | 203 | 1.47 | – | ||||
Solidarity Movement | Evan Wilson | 91 | 0.66 | – | ||||
Total | 13,808 | 99.22 | – | |||||
Rejected and declined | 109 | 0.78 | ||||||
Turnout | 13,917 | 48.53 | ||||||
Eligible electors | 28,680 | |||||||
New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +8.67 | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta [10] |
2019 Alberta general election : Calgary-Falconridge | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
United Conservative | Devinder Toor | 6,753 | 45.55 | -7.41 | $49,521 | |||
New Democratic | Parmeet Singh Boparai | 6,662 | 44.94 | +10.77 | $40,165 | |||
Alberta Party | Jasbir Dhari | 849 | 5.73 | – | $12,992 | |||
Liberal | Deepak Sharma | 561 | 3.78 | -5.31 | $4,146 | |||
Total | 14,825 | 99.07 | – | |||||
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 139 | 0.93 | ||||||
Turnout | 14,964 | 51.87 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 28,849 | |||||||
United Conservative notional hold | Swing | -9.09 | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta [11] [12] [13] Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. |
Alberta provincial by-election, March 22, 2016: Calgary-Greenway Death of Manmeet Bhullar | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Prabhdeep Gill | 2,292 | 27.73 | -15.04 | ||||
Wildrose | Devinder Toor | 1,957 | 23.68 | +2.62 | ||||
Liberal | Khalil Karbani | 1,870 | 22.63 | - | ||||
New Democratic | Roop Rai | 1,667 | 20.17 | -16.00 | ||||
Green | Thana Boonlert | 166 | 2.01 | - | ||||
Independent | Said Hussein Abdulbaki | 146 | 1.77 | - | ||||
Independent | Larry Heather | 106 | 1.28 | - | ||||
Independent | Sukhi Rai | 61 | 0.74 | - | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,265 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 29.23 | |||||||
Eligible voters | 28,278 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.83 |
2015 Alberta general election : Calgary-Greenway | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Manmeet Bhullar | 5,337 | 43.0 | |||||
New Democratic | Don Monroe | 4,513 | 36.2 | |||||
Wildrose | Devinder Toor | 2,627 | 21.1 | |||||
Total valid votes | 12,477 | 100.0 | ||||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | 146 | |||||||
Turnout | 12,623 | 41.3 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 30,600 | |||||||
Source: Elections Alberta [14] |
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