# Calgary East

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.
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.

## Demographics

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)
Panethnic groups in Calgary East (2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % |
| European | 62,630 | 52.64% |
| Southeast Asian | 19,945 | 16.76% |
| African | 10,605 | 8.91% |
| Indigenous | 6,660 | 5.6% |
| Middle Eastern | 5,855 | 4.92% |
| South Asian | 4,240 | 3.56% |
| East Asian | 3,505 | 2.95% |
| Latin American | 2,665 | 2.24% |
| Other/multiracial | 2,875 | 2.42% |
| Total responses | 118,980 | 99.52% |
| Total population | 119,555 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||

## History

This riding 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 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 was created for a fourth time in 2023 from the ridings of Calgary Forest Lawn, and Calgary Shepard.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Calgary and Macleod |||||
| East Calgary |||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Daniel Lee Redman | Conservative |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | William Irvine | Labour |
| Calgary East |||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Fred Davis | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Herbert Bealey Adshead | Labour |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | George Douglas Stanley | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | John Landeryou | Social Credit |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | George Henry Ross | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Douglas Harkness | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Douglas Harkness | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Bow River, Calgary North, Calgary South and Macleod |||||
| Riding re-created from Calgary North, Calgary South and Palliser |||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | John Kushner | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | John Kushner | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Alex Kindy | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Calgary Centre, Calgary Southwest, Calgary Northeast and Calgary Southeast |||||
| Riding re-created from Calgary Northeast and Calgary Southeast |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Deepak Obhrai | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Deepak Obhrai | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Deepak Obhrai | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Deepak Obhrai | Conservative |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Deepak Obhrai | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Deepak Obhrai | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Deepak Obhrai | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Deepak Obhrai | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Calgary Shepard, Calgary Forest Lawn, Calgary Centre and Calgary Midnapore |||||
| Riding re-created from Calgary Shepard and Calgary Forest Lawn |||||

## Election results
### Calgary East, future

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 24,157 | 52.86 |
| Liberal | 8,474 | 18.54 |
| New Democratic | 8,264 | 18.08 |
| People's | 3,275 | 7.17 |
| Green | 967 | 2.12 |
| Others | 566 | 1.24 |

### Calgary East, 1997–2015

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Deepak Obhrai | 23,372 | 67.43 | +0.96 | $81,882 |
| | New Democratic | Al Brown | 4,894 | 14.12 | +2.37 | |
| | Liberal | Josipa Petrunic | 4,102 | 11.83 | +1.68 | $43,497 |
| | Green | Scott Milton | 2,047 | 5.91 | -4.70 | $3,246 |
| | Communist | Jason Devine | 246 | 0.71 | -0.30 | $502 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 34,661 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.53 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,847 | 46.16 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 75,496 | – | – |
Total number of votes:
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Deepak Obhrai | 21,311 | 66.47 | -0.63 | $77,330 |
| | New Democratic | Ian Vaughan | 3,768 | 11.75 | +0.88 | $831 |
| | Green | Nathan Coates | 3,403 | 10.61 | +3.20 | $2,722 |
| | Liberal | Bernie Kennedy | 3,255 | 10.15 | -2.95 | $6,934 |
| | Communist | Jason Devine | 323 | 1.01 | +0.41 | $417 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 32,060 | 100.00 | $83,826 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | – | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.8 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Deepak Obhrai | 26,766 | 67.10 | +5.99 | $79,928 |
| | Liberal | Dobie To | 5,410 | 13.56 | -7.71 | |
| | New Democratic | Patrick Arnell | 4,338 | 10.87 | +1.01 | $2,762 |
| | Green | J. Mark Taylor | 2,955 | 7.41 | +0.36 | $1,910 |
| | Communist | Jason Devine | 239 | 0.60 | -0.08 | $279 |
| | Canadian Action | Ghazanfar Khan | 183 | 0.46 | – | $99 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,890 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 181 | 0.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,071 | 50.45 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Deepak Obhrai | 21,897 | 61.11 | -9.61 | $55,864 |
| | Liberal | James Maxim | 7,621 | 21.27 | +0.81 | $50,725 |
| | New Democratic | Elizabeth Thomas | 3,535 | 9.86 | +5.55 | $5,211 |
| | Green | Dean Kenneth Christie | 2,529 | 7.05 | – | $1,526 |
| | Communist | Jason Devine | 245 | 0.68 | +0.14 | $750 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,827 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 207 | 0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,034 | 47.79 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Deepak Obhrai | 18,141 | 54.25 | +9.27 | $50,082 |
| | Liberal | Doug Perras | 6,843 | 20.46 | -2.34 | $13,817 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roger Richard | 5,510 | 16.47 | -8.15 | $26,576 |
| | New Democratic | Kaie Jones | 1,444 | 4.31 | -2.18 | $4,528 |
| | Marijuana | Grant Adam Krieger | 1,222 | 3.65 | – | $1,331 |
| | Communist | Jason Devine | 152 | 0.54 | – | $415 |
| | Natural Law | Neeraj Varma | 124 | 0.37 | -0.73 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,436 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 118 | 0.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,554 | 48.19 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to Reform vote in 1997.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Deepak Obhrai | 13,348 | 44.98 | – | $47,624 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Roger Richard | 7,306 | 24.62 | -34.23 | $40,312 |
| | Liberal | Nagah Hage | 6,766 | 22.80 | -0.77 | $20,633 |
| | New Democratic | Kaie Jones | 1,926 | 6.49 | -7.19 | $6,993 |
| | Natural Law | Santo Esposito | 329 | 1.10 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,675 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 175 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,850 | 47.88 |

### Calgary East, 1979–1988

1984 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alex Kindy | 36,825 | 58.85 | +6.02 |
| | Liberal | Rod Sykes | 14,749 | 23.57 | -3.13 |
| | New Democratic | Barry Pashak | 8,558 | 13.68 | +3.40 |
| | Independent | Dave G. Wereschuk | 993 | 1.59 | |
| | Confederation of Regions | Nora Galenzoski | 658 | 1.05 | |
| | Social Credit | Jim Othen | 343 | 0.55 | -0.42 |
| | Libertarian | Wayne Kollinger | 324 | 0.52 | |
| | Communist | Bruce Potter | 122 | 0.19 | +0.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,572 | 100.00 |
1980 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Kushner | 23,073 | 52.84 | -8.05 |
| | Liberal | Albert Ludwig | 11,662 | 26.71 | +3.02 |
| | New Democratic | Barry Pashak | 4,490 | 10.28 | -0.84 |
| | Independent | Jim C. Young | 3,271 | 7.49 | |
| | Rhinoceros | Philip J. Pazdor | 638 | 1.46 | |
| | Social Credit | Jim Othen | 422 | 0.97 | -0.76 |
| | Communist | Bruce Potter | 58 | 0.13 | -0.01 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Askin | 55 | 0.13 | +0.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,669 | 100.00 |
1979 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Kushner | 28,320 | 60.88 |
| | Liberal | Albert Ludwig | 11,019 | 23.69 |
| | New Democratic | Barry Pashak | 5,172 | 11.12 |
| | Independent | George Barber | 1,080 | 2.32 |
| | Social Credit | Ted Hammond | 805 | 1.73 |
| | Communist | Bruce Potter | 65 | 0.14 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Askin | 54 | 0.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,515 | 100.00 |

### Calgary East, 1925 - 1952

1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Harkness | 9,641 | 35.87 | +4.35 |
| | Liberal | Donald Hugh Mackay | 8,555 | 31.83 | +12.55 |
| | Social Credit | Clifford Norman Clarke | 5,597 | 20.83 | -2.83 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Warwick Freeman Kelloway | 3,083 | 11.47 | -11.35 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,876 | 100.00 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Harkness | 7,799 | 31.52 | +7.91 |
| | Social Credit | Clifford Menzies Willmott | 5,854 | 23.66 | -1.58 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Peter Newton Russell Morrison | 5,646 | 22.82 | -0.79 |
| | Liberal | George Henry Ross | 4,771 | 19.28 | -8.25 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Lionel Frank Edwards | 672 | 2.72 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,742 | 100.00 |
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to National Government vote in 1940.
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Henry Ross | 5,815 | 27.54 | +13.21 |
| | Social Credit | John Landeryou | 5,330 | 25.24 | -21.34 |
| | National Government | Hugh Farthing | 4,987 | 23.61 | -9.80 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Warwick Freeman Kelloway | 4,986 | 23.61 | +17.94 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,118 | 100.00 |
Note: National Government vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1940.
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | John Landeryou | 8,376 | 46.58 | |
| | Conservative | George Douglas Stanley | 6,009 | 33.42 | -31.98 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Tweed Shaw | 2,576 | 14.33 | |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Edith Patterson | 1,020 | 5.67 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,981 | 100.00 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Douglas Stanley | 11,344 | 65.40 | +22.64 |
| | Labour | Herbert Bealey Adshead | 6,002 | 34.60 | -21.28 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,346 | 100.00 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Herbert Bealey Adshead | 6,707 | 55.88 | +24.41 |
| | Conservative | Fred Davis | 5,132 | 42.76 | -4.40 |
| | Independent | William Edward Wood Guy | 163 | 1.36 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,002 | 100.00 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Fred Davis | 5,560 | 47.16 |
| | Labour | William Irvine | 3,710 | 31.47 |
| | Liberal | William McCartney Davidson | 2,519 | 21.37 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,789 | 100.00 |

### East Calgary, 1917–1925

vte1921 Canadian federal election: East Calgary :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | William Irvine | 6,135 |
| Conservative | Arthur LeRoy Smith | 4,237 |
| Liberal | Duncan Marshall | 3,684 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election: East Calgary :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Daniel Lee Redman | 8,363 |
| | Liberal–Labour | William Irvine | 3,911 |