The Political RecordFederal electoral districtsNo. 48009Alberta
Calgary McKnight
Calgary McKnight is a federal riding in Alberta. Dalwinder Gill (Conservative) has represented Calgary McKnight since the 2025 election. Dalwinder Gill (Conservative) took Calgary McKnight from the Liberals in the 2025 election by 1,317 votes (3.1 points), with 49.1% of the vote. George Chahal (Liberal) was second with 46.0%, on a turnout of 56.5% of 76,258 electors. Member as of .
Who represents Calgary McKnight
Dalwinder Gill
Member of Parliament for Calgary McKnight
Conservative
MP since · first term
- Official Languages committee
- Scrutiny of Regulations committee
41 speeches in the 45th Parliament, most often on Business of Supply — Opposition Motion—Serious crimes and refugee claims.
The 2025 result: Conservative gain from the Liberals
Share of the valid votes by candidate, Calgary McKnight, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalwinder Gill | Conservative | 20,863 | 49.1% |
| George Chahal | Liberal | 19,546 | 46.0% |
| Arlington Antonio Santiago | New Democratic | 1,204 | 2.8% |
| Others (4) | 865 | 2.0% |
Dalwinder Gill (Conservative) won Calgary McKnight on with 20,863 votes, 49.1% of the 42,478 valid votes. George Chahal (Liberal) was second with 19,546 (46.0%), 1,317 votes and 3.1 points behind.
Of the 42,478 valid votes, Dalwinder Gill (Conservative) took 49.1%, George Chahal (Liberal) 46.0% and Arlington Antonio Santiago (New Democratic) 2.8%; the 4 other candidates took 2.0% together. Turnout was 56.5% of 76,258 electors: 43,100 ballots cast, 42,478 of them valid, for 7 candidates.
Against the 2021 result on these boundaries, the Conservatives are up 15.2 (33.9% to 49.1%), the Liberals up 2.7 (43.3% to 46.0%) and the New Democrats down 13.2 (16.0% to 2.8%), in points of the valid votes.
2021 is Elections Canada's transposition of that election onto the 2023 boundaries, not an election held on these lines.
Since 2004: no party has held it
The party first in Calgary McKnight at each general election, 2004 to 2025, on today's boundaries
- 2004Conservative62.2%by 37.6 points over the Liberals
- 2006Conservative64.9%by 42.8 points over the Liberals
- 2008Conservative51.5%by 31.3 points over the Liberals
- 2011Conservative56.8%by 29.1 points over the Liberals
- 2015†changed handsLiberal42.7%by 0.2 points over the Conservatives
- 2019changed handsConservative54.8%by 28.7 points over the Liberals
- 2021changed handsLiberal43.3%by 9.4 points over the Conservatives
- 2025changed handsConservative49.1%by 3.1 points over the Liberals
The figures
| Year | First | Share | Second | Margin (pts) | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Conservative | 62.2% | Liberal | 37.6 | carried, our estimate |
| 2006 | Conservative | 64.9% | Liberal | 42.8 | carried, our estimate |
| 2008 | Conservative | 51.5% | Liberal | 31.3 | carried, our estimate |
| 2011 | Conservative | 56.8% | Liberal | 29.1 | carried, our estimate |
| 2015† | Liberal | 42.7% | Conservative | 0.2 | carried, our estimate |
| 2019 | Conservative | 54.8% | Liberal | 28.7 | carried, our estimate |
| 2021 | Liberal | 43.3% | Conservative | 9.4 | transposed by Elections Canada |
| 2025 | Conservative | 49.1% | Liberal | 3.1 | official result |
The Conservatives were first at six of the eight general elections from 2004 to 2025, the Liberals at two; it changed hands four times. In 2025 the Conservatives took 49.1% of the vote here, 3.3 points below their average of 52.4% at the seven general elections from 2004 to 2021.
On today's boundaries the Conservatives were first here in 2004 (62.2%), 2006 (64.9%), 2008 (51.5%), 2011 (56.8%), 2019 (54.8%) and 2025 (49.1%) and the Liberals in 2015 (42.7%) and 2021 (43.3%), each with the share of the valid votes shown.
A stronghold is a party first at every general election since 2004, by an average of 20 points or more over the next party; held, first at every one; usually, first at all but one. By-elections are not counted. By this rule 160 of the 343 ridings have no degree. The results before 2021 are carried onto today's boundaries by where the riding's 2025 electors lived: our estimate, from the older boundaries of Taylor, Lucas, Kirby and Hewitt and the results in Sevi's "Who Runs?". 2021 is Elections Canada's transposition, and 2025 the official result. In 2015 the carried top two are within two points, so which party was first is less certain.
- 2021 Liberal · George Chahal, by 2,981 votes (6.3 pts)
- 2019 Conservative · Jag Sahota, by 12,206 votes (24.2 pts)
- 2015 Liberal · Darshan Singh Kang, by 2,759 votes (6.1 pts)
In Calgary Skyview on the 2013 boundaries, the riding most of the 2025 electors in today's Calgary McKnight lived in; Elections Canada's official results.
What kind of place Calgary McKnight is
- Population
- 123,7752021 census
- Area
- 74km²
- Density
- 1,666people per km²
- Electors
- 76,258on the 2025 lists
- 10th-lowest turnout in Canada56.5% of 76,258 electors voted · 10th of 343
- 7th-largest households3.4 people per household, 7th highest of 343 (Average household size, 2021 census)
- 2nd-closest race in AlbertaWon by 1,317 votes (3.1 pts) · 2nd of 37 in Alberta · 27th of 343 in Canada
- Share who are immigrants is 51.4% — about 3.0 times the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest27th highest of 343
- Median age is 36.0 — a little lower than the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest32nd lowest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 0.7% — about 44 percent of the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest48th lowest of 343
- Median total household income is $92,000 — a little higher than the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest101st highest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 73.8% — a little higher than the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest137th highest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27.4% — about the same as the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest167th lowest of 343
2021 Census on the 2023 boundaries; each rule places this riding among all 343. Density is the census population over the riding's area.
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 67% of the 2025 electors in today's Calgary McKnight lived in the old Calgary Skyview; by area, 23% of the riding came from other ridings.
IIThe 2025 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalwinder Gill | Conservative | 20,863 | 49.1% | 33.9% | +15.2 |
| George Chahal | Liberal | 19,546 | 46.0% | 43.3% | +2.7 |
| Arlington Antonio Santiago | New Democratic | 1,204 | 2.8% | 16.0% | −13.2 |
4 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
| Najeeb Butt | People's | 323 | 0.8% |
| Evelyn Tanaka | Green | 273 | 0.6% |
| Benjamin Cridland | Other | 162 | 0.4% |
| Syed Hasnain | Other | 107 | 0.3% |
IIIHow close was it, really
It would have taken 659 voters switching from Conservative to Liberal — 1.6% of the 42,478 valid votes, 1.6 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 57.3% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
On election day the Liberals took 44.5%, the Conservatives 50.0% and the New Democrats 3.2%; in advance and special ballots, 48.1%, 48.0% and 2.3%, in that order.
Share of the valid votes by party, election-day polls against advance and special ballots, Calgary McKnight, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Party | Election day | Advance and special | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 44.5% | 48.1% | +3.6 |
| Conservative | 50.0% | 48.0% | −2.0 |
| New Democratic | 3.2% | 2.3% | −0.9 |