A by-election was held in the federal riding of Calgary Heritage in Alberta, Canada on July 24, 2023, following the resignation of Conservative MP Bob Benzen.[1]
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Background
editConstituency
editCalgary Heritage covers the southwestern corner of Calgary. The electoral district was created for the 2015 federal election and is largely composed of the former riding of Calgary Southwest which was held by conservative parties throughout its existence. Calgary Heritage is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives.[2] This part of Calgary has been represented by centre-right parties continuously since the 1972 election.
Representation
editThe riding of Calgary Heritage was vacated on December 31, 2022 following the October 20 announcement from Conservative MP Bob Benzen that he would resign his seat by the end of the year in order to return to the private sector. Benzen had held the seat since a 2017 by-election in which he was elected to replace former Prime Minister and former Conservative leader Stephen Harper.[3] The by-election was called for July 24, 2023, following the conclusion of the 2023 Alberta general election.[4][5]
Candidates
editShuvaloy Majumdar, global director for Harper's international consulting firm Harper & Associates defeated former parliamentary staffer Quinn Heffron for the Conservative nomination.[6][7][8] Elliot Weinstein was acclaimed as the candidate for the Liberal Party.[9] The People's Party of Canada Nominated PPC Western Lieutenant Kelly Lorencz as their candidate, who contested Red Deer—Mountain View, He defeated Bailey Bedard in the nomination.[10] In April 2023, the Green Party chose Ravenmoon Crocker as their candidate.[11] On July 3, 2023, the Maverick Party announced Dan Irving as their candidate.[12]
Results
edit| Canadian federal by-election, July 24, 2023: Calgary Heritage Resignation of Bob Benzen | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Shuv Majumdar | 15,853 | 65.63 | +7.98 | ||||
| Liberal | Elliot Weinstein | 3,465 | 14.34 | -2.39 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gurmit Bhachu | 3,429 | 14.20 | -3.21 | ||||
| People's | Kelly Lorencz | 656 | 2.72 | -2.29 | ||||
| Green | Ravenmoon Crocker | 407 | 1.68 | +0.26 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Larry R. Heather | 144 | 0.60 | - | ||||
| Maverick | Dan Irving | 131 | 0.54 | -0.79 | ||||
| No Affiliation | Donovan Eckstrom | 71 | 0.29 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,156 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 57 | 0.24 | -0.34 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,213 | 28.89 | -37.00 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,799 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.13 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13] | ||||||||
2021 result
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Calgary Heritage | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Bob Benzen | 30,870 | 57.66 | -13.07 | $68,220.18 | |||
| New Democratic | Kathleen Johnson | 9,320 | 17.41 | +8.26 | $1,119.48 | |||
| Liberal | Scott Forsyth | 8,960 | 16.73 | +2.77 | $8,531.08 | |||
| People's | Bailey Bedard | 2,682 | 5.01 | +3.06 | $2,115.28 | |||
| Green | Malka Labell | 766 | 1.43 | -2.08 | $21.70 | |||
| Maverick | Annelise Freeman | 714 | 1.33 | – | $4,651.15 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Mark Dejewski | 230 | 0.43 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,542 | 99.42 | -0.13 | $111,217.22 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 313 | 0.58 | +0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,855 | 65.89 | -4.76 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,735 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -10.66 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14] | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Federal byelection called for Calgary Heritage - Calgary | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Safe Tory seats could be telling factor in Alberta by-election". The Globe and Mail. February 3, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Conservative MP announces intention to step away from politics". CBC News. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ Paas-Lang, Christian; Zimonjic, Peter (May 14, 2023). "Four federal byelections will be held on June 19". CBC News. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Trudeau calls byelection in riding of Calgary Heritage for July 24". toronto.citynews.ca. June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Batherson, Rob [@rbatherson] (March 4, 2023). "Congrats to Shuv Majumdar, the next @CPC_HQ MP for Calgary Heritage #cdnpoli #abpoli #CPC https://t.co/PTe2so15mS" (Tweet). Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Rana, Abbas (November 21, 2022). "Stephen Harper's global director Shuvaloy Majumdar said to be eyeing coveted Calgary Heritage seat". The Hill Times. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ Rana, Abbas (January 6, 2023). "Conservative Party's outreach chair Khanna to duke it out with Tory MP MacKenzie's daughter Tait and former Hill staffer Roth in coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination bid". The Hill Times. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ https://liberal.ca/fr/avis-dinvestiture/avis-dacclamation-calgary-heritage/
- ^ Fikowski, Teri (September 27, 2019). "Calgary Nose Hill". Calgary. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Ravenmoon Crocker is Running in Calgary Heritage". Green Party of Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "DAN IRVING – FOR CALGARY HERITAGE". July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "July 24, 2023, By-Election – Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "forty-fourth general election 2021 — Poll-by-poll results". Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.