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 by | Prabhdeep Gill |
| Succeeded by | Parmeet Singh Boparai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 56–57)[1] India |
| Political party | United Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations | Wildrose (2015–17) |
| Residence(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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
editToor 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
edit2023 general election
edit| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Falconridge | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Parmeet Singh Boparai | 7,786 | 56.39 | +11.45 | ||||
| United Conservative | Devinder Toor | 5,476 | 39.66 | -5.89 | ||||
| Independent | Kyle Kennedy | 252 | 1.83 | – | ||||
| Green | Ahmed Hassan | 203 | 1.47 | – | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Evan Wilson | 91 | 0.66 | – | ||||
| Total | 13,808 | 99.22 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 109 | 0.78 | ||||||
| Turnout | 13,917 | 48.53 | ||||||
| Eligible electors | 28,680 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | +8.67 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[10] | ||||||||
2019 general election
edit| 2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Falconridge | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| United Conservative | Devinder Toor | 6,753 | 45.55 | -7.41 | $49,521 | |||
| New Democratic | Parmeet Singh Boparai | 6,662 | 44.94 | +10.77 | $40,165 | |||
| Alberta Party | Jasbir Dhari | 849 | 5.73 | – | $12,992 | |||
| Liberal | Deepak Sharma | 561 | 3.78 | -5.31 | $4,146 | |||
| Total | 14,825 | 99.07 | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 139 | 0.93 | ||||||
| Turnout | 14,964 | 51.87 | ||||||
| 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
edit| Alberta provincial by-election, March 22, 2016: Calgary-Greenway Death of Manmeet Bhullar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Prabhdeep Gill | 2,292 | 27.73 | -15.04 | ||||
| Wildrose | Devinder Toor | 1,957 | 23.68 | +2.62 | ||||
| Liberal | Khalil Karbani | 1,870 | 22.63 | - | ||||
| New Democratic | Roop Rai | 1,667 | 20.17 | -16.00 | ||||
| Green | Thana Boonlert | 166 | 2.01 | - | ||||
| Independent | Said Hussein Abdulbaki | 146 | 1.77 | - | ||||
| Independent | Larry Heather | 106 | 1.28 | - | ||||
| Independent | Sukhi Rai | 61 | 0.74 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,265 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 29.23 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 28,278 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.83 | ||||||
2015 general election
edit| 2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Greenway | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Manmeet Bhullar | 5,337 | 43.0 | |||||
| New Democratic | Don Monroe | 4,513 | 36.2 | |||||
| Wildrose | Devinder Toor | 2,627 | 21.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 12,477 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 146 | |||||||
| Turnout | 12,623 | 41.3 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 30,600 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Alberta[14] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Meet the candidates for the Calgary-Greenway byelection".
- ^ "Alberta election: Calgary-Varsity results - Calgary | Globalnews.ca".
- ^ "Alberta Election 2023 – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ French, Janet (September 16, 2022). "UCP MLAs divided, unsure of support for possible Alberta Sovereignty Act". CBC. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Cabinet". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ ucpcaucus_mla (2019-10-02). "Devinder Toor". United Conservative Caucus. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "Devinder Toor biography". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "10 - Calgary-Falconridge". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "10 - Calgary-Falconridge, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2015 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
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