Calgary East was a federal electoral district in Alberta , Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1953, 1979 to 1988, from 1997 to 2015. It was a lower income urban riding in Calgary , with a sizable visible minority population.
60-809: Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution , this riding will be restored at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will be created out of Calgary Forest Lawn south of 16 Ave NE plus part of Vista Heights , and part of Calgary Shepard north of a line following 130 Ave SE to 52 St SE to Glenmore Trail. According to the 2021 Canadian census Languages: 70.3% English, 5.3% Tagalog, 4.1% Vietnamese, 2.7% Arabic, 2.0% Spanish, 1.8% French, 1.4% Cantonese, 1.2% Tigrigna Religions: 48.2% Christian (23.2% Catholic, 2.9% United Church, 2.3% Christian Orthodox, 1.8% Anglican, 1.2% Pentecostal, 1.1% Lutheran, 1.0% Baptist, 14.7% Other), 37.1% No religion, 8.5% Muslim, 3.6% Buddhist Median income: $ 38,400 (2020) Average income: $ 46,880 (2020) This riding
120-491: A French-language debate organized by the consortium of broadcasters as one of their five debates. The New Democratic Party confirmed that Tom Mulcair would accept every debate where the prime minister was present. The NDP had previously confirmed its intention to participate in both of the consortium debates before Stephen Harper withdrew but ultimately only participated in the French language consortium debate which included
180-753: A party vote on his leadership in the spring of 2016. The 2011 federal election resulted in the continuation of the incumbent Conservative government headed by Stephen Harper , while the New Democratic Party (NDP) became Official Opposition and the Liberal Party became the third party. The Bloc Québécois won four seats and the Green Party won one seat. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff and Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe resigned shortly after failing to win their own ridings. The Bloc Québécois lost official party status by failing to attain
240-618: A result of the objections. The standing committee completed its consideration of the New Brunswick Final Report on February 16, 2023, and reported the objection back to the House of Commons on March 20, 2023. There were no MP objections to the Newfoundland and Labrador Final Report. The standing committee completed its consideration of the Newfoundland and Labrador Final Report on January 31, 2023, and reported
300-636: Is allotted only a single member in the House of Commons, resulting in the entirety of each territory being a single electoral district. The initial allocation of seats to the provinces and territories was based on rules in the Constitution of Canada established in 2012 by the Fair Representation Act , as well as estimates of the Canadian population on July 1, 2021, made by Statistics Canada . The chief electoral officer announced
360-556: Is compared to National Government vote in 1940. Note: National Government vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1940. 51°02′N 113°57′W / 51.03°N 113.95°W / 51.03; -113.95 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution A redistribution of federal electoral districts ("ridings") began in Canada following the results of the 2021 Canadian census . The Constitution of Canada requires that federal electoral districts that compose
420-779: Is set out in Section 51 of the Constitution Act, 1867 . The formula in Section 51 was amended to its current form in 2022 by the Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act . Section 52 permits additional seats to be added to the House of Commons provided proportionate representation between the provinces is maintained. Under the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act , to redistribute
480-431: The 2025 Canadian federal election , which will be the first general election called after April 22, 2024. If the election had been called before the new electoral boundaries were established, that election would have occurred using the existing electoral district boundaries, which had been in effect since the 2015 federal election was called on August 4, 2015. The redistribution formula for federal electoral districts
540-574: The Fair Representation Act , the number of seats in the House of Commons to be contested in the 42nd Canadian federal election was 338, an increase of 30 seats from the 308 seats comprising the House of Commons of Canada of the 41st Parliament of Canada , at its dissolution . Prime Minister Stephen Harper requested writs of election for a federal general election from Governor General David Johnston on August 2. The official proclamations were issued on August 4. The date of
600-511: The House of Commons undergo a redistribution of boundaries following each decennial Canadian census . The redistribution process began in October 2021; it was completed in October 2023. It is based on data obtained during the 2021 Canadian census. It is also based on the practice of giving each district only one member, which has been in effect since the 1968 election . The changes to the federal electoral district boundaries take effect for
660-613: The Liberal Party , led by Justin Trudeau , win 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister. The election was held to elect members to the House of Commons of the 42nd Canadian Parliament . In keeping with the maximum four year term under a 2007 amendment to the Canada Elections Act , the writs of election for the 2015 election were issued by Governor General David Johnston on August 4. The ensuing campaign
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#1732780422587720-507: The Speech from the Throne to follow on December 4. In the aftermath of the 2011 election, many pundits had characterized it as a realigning election . Lawrence Martin , commentator for The Globe and Mail said, "Harper has completed a remarkable reconstruction of a Canadian political landscape that endured for more than a century. The realignment saw both old parties of the moderate middle,
780-487: The 2015 election. There was a $ 150,000 election advertising expenses limit. Of that amount, no more than $ 8,788 could be incurred to promote or oppose the election of one or more candidates in a particular electoral district. Hours after conceding defeat on election night, incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper resigned as leader of the Conservative Party , though he announced his intention to remain in
840-559: The Bloc to avoid Quebec losing a seat in the House of Commons. Following the vote, the government announced it would reject any scenario where Quebec loses a seat and would be working on a way to ensure the existing number of Quebec seats would be maintained. Following the announcement, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner said that the decision could contribute to western alienation and raised new questions about Canada's electoral system. She said Conservatives should consider advocating for
900-694: The Conservatives. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau attended the Maclean's , Globe and Mail , and French consortium debates; and the Liberals confirmed he would attend the other debates. The Bloc Québécois attended the French language consortium debate and confirmed its attendance at the French-language TVA debate. The Green Party attended the Maclean's and French language consortium debates, and confirmed its intention to participate in
960-670: The English language consortium debate. Strength in Democracy , which had the same number of seats in the House of Commons at dissolution as the Greens and Bloc Québécois, were not invited to participate in any of the televised debates. The leaders of the party objected to their exclusion and launched a petition demanding that all parties represented in Parliament be invited to the debates. Other minor parties without representation in
1020-753: The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Manitoba completed its work, with the final report as submitted to the House of Commons being considered final. Only one minor change was approved after the final report. On April 18, 2023, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for New Brunswick completed its work, with the final report as submitted to the House of Commons being considered final. 2015 Canadian federal election Stephen Harper Conservative Justin Trudeau Liberal The 2015 Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015, saw
1080-456: The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Newfoundland and Labrador released their final report, submitting to the House of Commons the following ridings: On November 17, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Nova Scotia released their final report, submitting to the House of Commons the following ridings: On February 10, 2023, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario released their final report, submitting to
1140-462: The House of Commons on June 15, 2022, passed the Senate on June 21, 2022, and received royal assent on June 23, 2022. The chief electoral officer announced the new allocation of seats under the Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act on July 8, 2022. On June 10, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta released their initial proposal, proposing
1200-409: The House of Commons the following ridings: On December 6, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Manitoba released their final report, submitting to the House of Commons the following ridings: On November 30, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for New Brunswick released their final report, submitting to the House of Commons the following ridings: On December 7, 2022,
1260-535: The House of Commons the following ridings: On November 29, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Prince Edward Island released their final report, submitting to the House of Commons the following ridings: The map is nearly identical to the commission's initial proposal, save for a small part of what had been the North Shore Fire District located west of Highway 25 and north of Highway 2 being transferred to Charlottetown. This area
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#17327804225871320-521: The House of Commons were not invited to participate in any of the televised debates. The second Canadian federal election to significantly incorporate social media , the 2015 campaign was notable for the rise of new avenues of scrutiny for potential candidates. A number of damaging revelations for each of the major political parties late in the campaign led to calls for increased vetting amongst political strategists, academics and outside observers. [REDACTED] Evolution of voting intentions during
1380-573: The Liberals under Trudeau made an unprecedented comeback. Gaining 148 seats, they won a majority government for the first time since 2000. Chantal Hébert, writing in the Toronto Star, claimed the comeback was "headed straight for the history books" and that Harper's name would "forever be joined with that of his Liberal nemesis in Canada's electoral annals". Spencer McKay, writing for the National Post , suggested that "maybe we've witnessed
1440-480: The Liberals, the best being 191 in 1949 . The election also had the highest voter turnout since 1993 . Every party represented in the House of Commons except the Liberal Party recorded a decrease in its popular vote share. There was an increase in voter turnout among all age groups. The largest was among eligible voters aged 18 to 24, which increased 18.3 points, to 57.1%. Elections Canada reported that this
1500-677: The New Democratic Party. In April 2013 Justin Trudeau was elected leader of the Liberal Party. Bloc Québécois leader Daniel Paillé stepped down in December 2013 and was eventually replaced in June 2014 by Mario Beaulieu , who in turn was later replaced in June 2015 by Duceppe. In late 2014, MPs Jean-François Larose of the NDP and Jean-François Fortin of the Bloc formed the new political party Strength in Democracy . As set forth in
1560-516: The Official Opposition following the 2011 election . The Bloc Québécois won 10 seats, the Green Party won 1 seat, and Strength in Democracy lost all its seats. The Liberal Party's increase of 148 seats from the previous election was the largest-ever numerical increase by a party in a Canadian election. Prior to the campaign, the Liberals had held only 36 seats—the fewest seats ever held at dissolution by any federal party that won
1620-654: The Premier of Quebec François Legault and the opposition Bloc Québécois (BQ) also called for Quebec to maintain its current number of seats of 78. The same month, The Toronto Star editorial board called for further seats to be added in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, to provide fair representation for voters in those provinces. It also said calls to institute a minimum threshold of seats for Quebec should be rejected. The Globe and Mail ' s editorial board also called on Parliament to add additional seats to ensure
1680-690: The Prince Edward Island Final Report on January 31, 2023, and reported the lack of objections back to the House of Commons on February 8, 2023. The standing committee completed its consideration of the Manitoba Final Report on February 16, 2023, and reported the objections back to the House of Commons on March 20, 2023. The standing committee completed its consideration of the Saskatchewan Final Report on February 16, 2023, and reported
1740-483: The Progressive Conservatives and the Liberals, either eliminated or marginalized." Andrew Coyne , writing in Maclean's , said the election marked "an unprecedented realignment of Canadian politics" as "the Conservatives are now in a position to replace the Liberals as the natural governing party in Canada." Despite the grim outlook and poor early poll numbers, when the 2015 election was held,
1800-417: The adoption of proportional representation . On March 24, 2022, the government tabled legislation to prevent Quebec (or any other province) from losing any seats relative to the number of seats it was apportioned in 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution . Bill C-14 amended Rule 2 of subsection 51(1) of the Constitution Act, 1867 , commonly known as the "grandfather clause". The Bill passed
1860-497: The allocation of seats on October 15, 2021. Notwithstanding the chief electoral officer's announcement, Parliament retained certain powers to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and thus the redistricting process. Such a change occurred during the 2012 redistribution . Amendments affecting proportionate representation between the provinces, however, required support of seven provinces representing at least 50 percent of
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1920-404: The campaign leading up to the 2015 Canadian federal election to be held on October 19, 2015. Points represent results of individual polls. Before the campaign, there were no limits to what a political party, candidate, or third party (corporations, unions, special interest groups, etc.) can spend: spending rules are only in force after the writs have been dropped and the campaign has begun. Because
1980-487: The election period is set longer than the standard 37-day election period, spending limits are increased in proportion to the length of the period. Political parties receive a reimbursement for 50 per cent of their election expenses during the writ period. Similarly, candidates (through their official agents) receive a reimbursement of 60 per cent of their election expenses during the writ period. Both reimbursements are publicly funded. Elections Canada reports that during
2040-475: The electoral boundaries within each province, ten independent electoral boundary commissions will be established, one for each province. The commissions are composed of three members, one appointed by the chief justice of each province, and two members appointed by the speaker of the House of Commons . Nunavut , the Northwest Territories and Yukon do not require commissions as each territory
2100-447: The failed 1992 Charlottetown Accord . The bill was defeated at second reading on June 8, 2022, by a vote of 51 to 264, with the BQ and New Democratic Party (NDP) voting for the bill, and the Liberals and Conservatives voting against it. On March 2, 2022, the House of Commons called for the rules for apportioning seats to be amended in a non-binding motion. The motion was introduced by
2160-471: The federal election – at least one each in English and French . These debates were produced by a consortium of Canada's major television networks. In May 2015, the Conservatives said they would not participate in the consortium debates and instead would take part in as many as five independently staged debates in the run-up to the fall federal election. Ultimately, the Conservatives agreed to participate in
2220-441: The filling deadline, the standing committee had 30 days to consider the objections, with a 30-day extension available, after which the reports along with a copy of all the objections, including those the committee did not support, were returned to the commissions through the speaker of the House of Commons. The commissions had to consider the objections within the following 30 days, but they were not compelled to make any changes as
2280-409: The financial quarter preceding the writ period, the Conservatives received $ 7.4 million in contributions, the NDP received $ 4.5 million, and the Liberals received $ 4.0 million. The NDP had the most individual donors at 48,314, followed by the Conservatives at 45,532 and then the Liberals at 32,789. The New Democratic Party stated that it collected greater than $ 9 million in the third quarter of 2015,
2340-420: The following election. The Liberals also became the first federal party in Canadian history to win a majority of seats without having been either the governing party or the Official Opposition in the previous parliament, and this was only the second time a party went from having the third-most seats to the most seats (the first being in 1925 ). It was the second largest number of seats won in a federal election for
2400-453: The following ridings: On June 28, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Newfoundland and Labrador released their initial proposal, proposing the following ridings: On April 27, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Nova Scotia released their initial proposal, proposing the following ridings: On August 19, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario released their initial proposal, proposing
2460-442: The following ridings: On May 2, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia released their initial proposal, proposing the following ridings: On June 16, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Manitoba released their initial proposal, proposing the following ridings: On June 16, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for New Brunswick released their initial proposal, proposing
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2520-441: The following ridings: On May 2, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Prince Edward Island released their initial proposal, proposing the following ridings: On July 29, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec released their initial proposal, proposing the following ridings: On May 9, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Saskatchewan released their initial proposal, proposing
2580-531: The following ridings: The publication of the initial proposals by each of the Boundary Commissions was followed by 150 virtual and in person public hearings. On February 2, 2023, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta released their final report, submitting to the House of Commons the following ridings: On February 8, 2023, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia released their final report, submitting to
2640-559: The lack of objections back to the House of Commons on February 8, 2023. The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Nova Scotia dismissed all four objections. The standing committee completed its consideration of the Nova Scotia Final Report on February 14, 2023, and reported the objections back to the House of Commons on March 20, 2023. There were no MP objections to the Prince Edward Island Final Report. The standing committee completed its consideration of
2700-468: The minimum seats needed (12). Bob Rae was chosen as interim leader of the Liberal Party. In July 2011 Jack Layton , suffering from cancer, temporarily stepped down as leader of the NDP because of illness, indicating his intention to return for the reconvening of Parliament in September. Weeks later Layton died of cancer and was given a state funeral . In March 2012 Tom Mulcair was elected leader of
2760-675: The most it ever received from donors, and greater than the quarterly record established by the Conservative Party in 2011. At the riding level, financial reports in each of the 338 constituencies showed that in Conservative electoral district associations ended 2014 with net assets totalling more than $ 19 million, Liberal riding associations reported a total of about $ 8 million in net assets, and NDP associations more than $ 4.4 million. Individuals are able to give up to $ 1,500 to each political party and an additional $ 1,500 to all
2820-529: The new parliament as a backbencher after being elected in the riding of Calgary Heritage . The Conservative caucus met on November 5, 2015, and elected former health minister and Alberta MP Rona Ambrose as interim leader of the party, and hence, interim Leader of the Official Opposition . The next Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was held on May 27, 2017. Following his swearing in on November 4, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that parliament would reconvene on December 3, 2015, with
2880-485: The next prime minister. Trudeau and the rest of his cabinet were sworn in on November 4, 2015. The Conservative Party , led by incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper , won 99 seats, becoming the Official Opposition after nearly a decade on the government benches. The New Democratic Party , led by Tom Mulcair , won 44 seats, becoming the third-largest party in the House of Commons, after having formed
2940-454: The objections back to the House of Commons on March 20, 2023. On July 20, 2023, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta completed its work, with the final report as submitted to the House of Commons being considered final. On July 20, 2023, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia completed its work, with the final report as submitted to the House of Commons being considered final. On April 26, 2023,
3000-464: The population of Canada. Several days after the chief electoral officer's announcement of the allocation, Quebec provincial minister of justice Sonia LeBel said that Quebec's "special status" as Canada's "only francophone province" meant that the province must not lose any seats. LeBel said the province represents one of the "founding peoples of Canada", saying that represents much more than "a simple calculation of population". In November 2021, both
3060-532: The principle of " one person, one vote " would be realized. On February 8, 2022, BQ shadow minister Martin Champoux introduced a private member's bill entitled An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (representation in the House of Commons) . The bill proposed that Quebec would be guaranteed never to be allotted less than 25% of the seats in the House. This had previously been a provision in
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#17327804225873120-441: The publication of each commissions final report, the reports were referred to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs . MPs could file written objections to a report with the standing committee within 30 days of the tabling of the final report. Members had to specify the provisions objected to in the reports and the reasons for their objection, and objections had to be signed by at least 10 MPs. After
3180-469: The registered associations, nomination contestants and candidates of each registered party combined. A person or group must register as a third party immediately after incurring election advertising expenses totalling $ 500 or more. There are strict limits on advertising expenses, and specific limits that can be incurred to promote or oppose the election of one or more candidates in a particular electoral district. There were 112 registered third parties in
3240-470: The vote is determined by the fixed-date Canada Elections Act . At 11 weeks, the campaign was the longest in modern Canadian history. As a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution , the number of electoral districts was increased to 338, with additional seats based on population assigned to Alberta (6), British Columbia (6), Ontario (15), and Quebec (3). Traditionally, party leaders participated in at least two nationally televised debates during
3300-530: Was again abolished in 1987 when its territory was redistributed between Calgary Centre , Calgary Northeast , Calgary Southeast , Calgary Southwest , and Crowfoot ridings. This electoral district was again created in 1996 from the ridings of Calgary Centre, Calgary Northeast, Calgary Southeast, and Wild Rose . In 2013, Calgary East was abolished a third time. Most of the riding became part of Calgary Forest Lawn , with smaller portions transferred to Calgary Shepard and Calgary Centre. This electoral district
3360-454: Was annexed into the City of Charlottetown in June 2022. On February 1, 2023, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec released their final report, submitting to the House of Commons the following ridings: On December 6, 2022, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Saskatchewan released their final report, submitting to the House of Commons the following ridings: After
3420-413: Was created for a fourth time in 2023 from the ridings of Calgary Forest Lawn, and Calgary Shepard. This riding has elected the following members of Parliament : Total number of votes: Note: Conservative vote is compared to total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000. Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to Reform vote in 1997. Note: Progressive Conservative vote
3480-437: Was one of the longest in Canadian history. It was also the first time since the 1979 election that a prime minister attempted to remain in office into a fourth consecutive Parliament and the first time since the 1980 election that someone attempted to win a fourth term of any kind as prime minister. The Liberal Party , led by Justin Trudeau , won 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming
3540-425: Was originally created in 1914 as East Calgary from the electoral districts of Calgary and Macleod . The riding's name was changed in 1924 to Calgary East . It was abolished in 1952 when its territory was redistributed between Calgary North , Calgary South , and Macleod, with a small section going to Bow River . It was re-created in 1976 from parts of Calgary North, Calgary South, and Palliser ridings. It
3600-516: Was the biggest increase in turnout among this age group since it began making demographic turnout estimates. Following the election, Harper conceded defeat to Trudeau and resigned as leader of the Conservative Party. Gilles Duceppe resigned as leader of the Bloc Québécois shortly after the election on October 22, 2015. Tom Mulcair announced his intention to remain leader of the NDP, but was forced to step down in October 2017, after losing
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