Devinder Toor

Devinder Toor is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Falconridge in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[2] He ran for re-election in 2023 but was defeated.[3]

Devinder Toor
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Falconridge
In office
April 16, 2019 – May 29, 2023
Preceded byPrabhdeep Gill
Succeeded byParmeet Singh Boparai
Personal details
Born1967 or 1968 (age 55–56)[1]
India
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
Other political
affiliations		Wildrose (2015–17)
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
OccupationBusinessman

Toor supported Danielle Smith in the UCP leadership race and was an early supporter of the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act.[4]

Toor was the Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism and was a member of the Social Services Cabinet Policy Committee, Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and Standing Committee on Public Accounts. He previously was on the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future.[5][6]

As MLA, Toor advocated for issues such as reducing crime, more access to charter schools, and lowering taxes.[7]

Personal life

Toor was born in India. Prior to his election, he owned his own business. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy.[8] Him and his wife Balmeet have 2 children together.[9]

Electoral history

2023 general election
2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Falconridge
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticParmeet Singh Boparai7,78656.39+11.45
United ConservativeDevinder Toor5,47639.66-5.89
IndependentKyle Kennedy2521.83–
GreenAhmed Hassan2031.47–
Solidarity MovementEvan Wilson910.66–
Total 13,80899.22–
Rejected and declined 1090.78
Turnout 13,91748.53
Eligible electors 28,680
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +8.67
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[10]

2019 general election
2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Falconridge
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
United ConservativeDevinder Toor6,75345.55-7.41$49,521
New DemocraticParmeet Singh Boparai6,66244.94+10.77$40,165
Alberta PartyJasbir Dhari8495.73–$12,992
LiberalDeepak Sharma5613.78-5.31$4,146
Total 14,82599.07–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 1390.93
Turnout 14,96451.87
Eligible voters 28,849
United Conservative notional hold Swing -9.09
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[11][12][13]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

2016 by-election
Alberta provincial by-election, March 22, 2016: Calgary-Greenway
Death of Manmeet Bhullar
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePrabhdeep Gill2,29227.73-15.04
WildroseDevinder Toor1,95723.68+2.62
LiberalKhalil Karbani1,87022.63-
New DemocraticRoop Rai1,66720.17-16.00
GreenThana Boonlert1662.01-
IndependentSaid Hussein Abdulbaki1461.77-
IndependentLarry Heather1061.28-
IndependentSukhi Rai610.74-
Total valid votes 8,265100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 29.23
Eligible voters 28,278
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -8.83

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Greenway
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeManmeet Bhullar5,33743.0
New DemocraticDon Monroe4,51336.2
WildroseDevinder Toor2,62721.1
Total valid votes 12,477100.0
Rejected, spoiled and declined 146
Turnout 12,62341.3
Eligible voters 30,600
Source: Elections Alberta[14]

References
  1. "Meet the candidates for the Calgary-Greenway byelection".
  2. "Alberta election: Calgary-Varsity results - Calgary | Globalnews.ca".
  3. "Alberta Election 2023 – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  4. French, Janet (September 16, 2022). "UCP MLAs divided, unsure of support for possible Alberta Sovereignty Act". CBC. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. "Cabinet". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  6. "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  7. ucpcaucus_mla (2019-10-02). "Devinder Toor". United Conservative Caucus. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  8. "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  9. "Devinder Toor biography". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  10. "10 - Calgary-Falconridge". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  11. "10 - Calgary-Falconridge, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  12. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 39–42. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  13. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  14. "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-30.


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