Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Calgary McKnight

Federal riding · Alberta · Calgary

Forecast of October 15, 2026

Our forecast gives the Liberal Party a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 31.9 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: under 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Liberal 62.7%
  • Conservative 30.7%
  • NDP 3.5%
  • PPC 1.7%
  • Green 1.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2025 result.

Compared with the average

Liberal Conservative NDP PPC
Calgary McKnight 62.7%30.7%3.5%1.7%
Provincial averageAlberta 41.0%+21.7 42.7%−12.0 5.9%−2.4 1.8%−0.1
National averageCanada 47.0%+15.6 30.4%+0.3 11.8%−8.3 2.1%−0.4

Simple average of the 343 ridings, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Local profile

Language spoken most often at home
  • English 55.7%
  • Other languages (French included) 44.3%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (single responses)

Current member

Dalwinder Gill · Conservative

In office since April 28, 2025. 45th Parliament.

Previous election (2025)

The Conservative Party won by 3.1 points, with 56.5% turnout.

Our current projection: the Liberal Party ahead by 31.9 points.

Candidates and votes in 2025

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Dalwinder Gill Elected Conservative 20,863 48.4 Realtor
George Chahal Liberal 19,546 45.4 Parliamentarian
Arlington Antonio Santiago NDP 1,204 2.8 Screening Officer
Najeeb Butt PPC 323 0.7 Realtor
Evelyn Tanaka Green 273 0.6 Project Manager
Benjamin Cridland Other 162 0.4 Warehouse Supervisor
Syed Hasnain Other 107 0.2 Accountant
Other candidates 618 1.4

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Central NewfoundlandLiberal66%1.2-point gap
  2. Niagara WestConservative53%1.2-point gap
  3. Windsor WestConservative56%1.3-point gap
Forecast updated