Calgary McKnight (federal Electoral District)
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Calgary McKnight is a federal
electoral district An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in
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, Canada. It came into effect upon the call of the
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.


Geography

Under the
2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution A redistribution of federal electoral districts ("ridings") began in Canada following the results of the 2021 Canadian census. The Constitution of Canada requires that federal electoral districts that compose the House of Commons undergo a re ...
the riding will be created from parts of Calgary Forest Lawn and
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. It is named after McKnight Boulevard which runs though the riding. * The neighbourhoods of Martindale, Taradale, Saddle Ridge, Castleridge, Falconridge,
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, Westwinds, Whitehorn,
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, Rundle and Pineridge


Demographics

''According to the
2021 Canadian census The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada, Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, whic ...
'' Languages: 46.7% English, 19.1% Punjabi, 5.2% Tagalog, 4.6% Urdu, 3.0% Arabic, 2.1% Vietnamese, 2.0% Spanish, 1.6% Hindi, 1.5% Cantonese, 1.2% French Religions: 33.1% Christian (16.4% Catholic, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Anglican, 1.1% Pentecostal, 12.9% Other), 21.0% Sikh, 19.9% Muslim, 17.0% No religion, 6.0% Hindu, 2.4% Buddhist Median income: $34,400 (2020) Average income: $40,440 (2020)


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{{Canada-constituency-stub Politics of Calgary Alberta federal electoral districts Canadian federal electoral districts established in 2023 2023 establishments in Alberta