2023 Calgary Heritage federal by-election

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]

2023 Calgary Heritage federal by-election
July 24, 2023 (2023-07-24)
Riding of Calgary Heritage
Turnout28.83%
  First party Second party Third party
 
CPC
LPC
NDP
Candidate Shuvaloy Majumdar Elliot Weinstein Gurmit Bhachu
Party Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Popular vote 15,803 3,463 3,425
Percentage 65.54% 14.36% 14.21
Swing Increase 7.89 Decrease 2.37 Decrease 3.20
MP before election

Bob Benzen
Conservative

 Elected MP

Shuvaloy Majumdar
Conservative

Background

Constituency

Calgary 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

The 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

Shuvaloy 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
Canadian federal by-election, July 24, 2023: Calgary Heritage
Resignation of Bob Benzen
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeShuv Majumdar15,80365.54+7.88
LiberalElliot Weinstein3,46314.36-2.37
New DemocraticGurmit Bhachu3,42514.20-3.21
People'sKelly Lorencz6492.69-2.32
GreenRavenmoon Crocker4161.72+0.29
Christian HeritageLarry R. Heather1430.59-
MaverickDan Irving1410.58-0.75
No AffiliationDonovan Eckstrom710.29-
Total valid votes 24,111100.00
Total rejected ballots 00.00-0.58
Turnout 24,11128.83-37.06
Eligible voters 83,634
Conservative hold Swing +7.88
Source: Elections Canada[13]

2021 result
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeBob Benzen30,87057.66-13.07
New DemocraticKathleen Johnson9,32017.41+8.26
LiberalScott Forsyth8,96016.73+2.77
People'sBailey Bedard2,6825.01+3.06
GreenMalka Labell7661.43-2.08
MaverickAnnelise Freeman7141.33–
RhinocerosMark Dejewski2300.43–
Total valid votes 53,54299.42
Total rejected ballots 3130.58+0.13
Turnout 53,85565.89-4.76
Eligible voters 81,735
Conservative hold Swing -10.66
Source: Elections Canada[14]

See also

References
  1. "Federal byelection called for Calgary Heritage - Calgary | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. "Safe Tory seats could be telling factor in Alberta by-election". The Globe and Mail. February 3, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. "Conservative MP announces intention to step away from politics". CBC News. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  4. Paas-Lang, Christian; Zimonjic, Peter (May 14, 2023). "Four federal byelections will be held on June 19". CBC News. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  5. "Trudeau calls byelection in riding of Calgary Heritage for July 24". toronto.citynews.ca. June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  6. Batherson, Rob [@rbatherson] (March 4, 2023). "Congrats to Shuv Majumdar, the next @CPC_HQ MP for Calgary Heritage #cdnpoli #abpoli #CPC t.co/PTe2so15mS" (Tweet). Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. https://liberal.ca/fr/avis-dinvestiture/avis-dacclamation-calgary-heritage/
  10. Fikowski, Teri (September 27, 2019). "Calgary Nose Hill". Calgary. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  11. "Ravenmoon Crocker is Running in Calgary Heritage". Green Party of Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  12. "DAN IRVING – FOR CALGARY HERITAGE". July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  13. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
  14. "forty-fourth general election 2021 — Poll-by-poll results".
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