Calgary Signal Hill

Calgary Signal Hill

Alberta electoral district
Calgary Signal Hill in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Ron Liepert Conservative
District created	2013
First contested	2015
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]	109,647
Electors (2015)	84,765
Area (km²)[2]	66
Pop. density (per km²)	1,661.3
Census divisions	Division No. 6
Census subdivisions	Calgary

Calgary Signal Hill is a federal electoral district in Alberta.

Calgary Signal Hill was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 19th 2015. ^[3] It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Calgary West and Calgary Centre.^[4]

Geography

The Calgary Signal Hill riding extends from the Bow River south to Glenmore Trail SW and from 101 St SW east to 37 St SW. It contains the neighbourhoods of Aspen Woods, Bowness, Christie Park, Coach Hill, Cougar Ridge, Crestmont, Discovery Ridge, Glamorgan, Glenbrook, Glendale, Patterson, Rosscarrock, Signal Hill, Springbank Hill, Spruce Cliff, Strathcona Park, The Slopes, Valley Ridge, Wentworth, Westgate, West Springs and Wildwood.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Calgary Signal Hill Riding created from Calgary Centre and Calgary West
42nd	2015–Present		Ron Liepert	Conservative

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ron Liepert	37,858	60.55	–4.33	–
	Liberal	Kerry Cundal	19,108	30.56	+15.12	–
	New Democratic	Khalis Ahmed	3,128	5.00	–5.58	–
	Green	Taryn Knorren	1,586	2.54	–6.24	–
	Libertarian	Tim Moen	679	1.09	–	–
	Christian Heritage	Jesse Rau	160	0.26	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			62,519	100.00		$220,624.93
Total rejected ballots			189	0.30	–
Turnout			62,708	73.98	–
Eligible voters			84,765
	Conservative hold		Swing		–9.74
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	29,199	64.93
	Liberal	6,946	15.44
	New Democratic	4,760	10.58
	Green	3,948	8.78
	Others	120	0.27

References

1. Statistics Canada: 2011
2. Statistics Canada: 2011
3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
4. Report – Alberta
5. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Signal Hill (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
6. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
7. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections