Calgary Skyview (Alberta) 53/338

Calgary Skyview (Alberta)

Today we're in our last Calgary riding, Calgary Skyview!

Calgary Skyview has existed as a riding since the 2012 redistribution, created from Calgary Northeast. The population of the riding was 135,730 in 2016. The riding is named for the Skyview ranch neighbourhood, home to 2,990 residents as of 2012. Calgary International Airport is also within the riding boundaries.

Politically, there has been some change here as of late! In 2015, the riding elected their first Liberal in modern history, Darshan Kang. As you probably know, that didn't last more than one election, the combination of Darshan Kang not running again from some controversy and the Alberta sentiment towards the Liberal party gave the seat handily back to the Conservatives. The riding is currently held by Conservative MP Jag Sahota.

We're rounding out our time in Calgary by talking about the Conservative Party's strength in the city. It really is uncharacteristic how conservative an urban center is, but it is on average 1.7% less Conservative than the rest of the province, but because of our FPTP system, Conservatives win every seat. Even ridings that have large minority populations, like Skyview, are typically Conservative, only flipping when things are very good for Liberals. In 2019, the riding was 4/34 in Alberta and 226/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 8.4/10 - I like the name, I just wish that Skyview Ranch had more people, but Skyview also works on the airport level.

Shape: 7.5/10 - I don't mind it, just a little weird with what roads it chooses to follow.

Individuality: 8.6/10 - I have to give it props for the 2015 flip and how easily it flipped back.

Total: 24.5/30 (81.7%)

Tomorrow, we're in...not Calgary, we're in Cambridge!