Liberal MP George Chahal unseated by Conservative Dalwinder Gill in Calgary McKnight

The top finishing candidates in Calgary McKnight: Liberal George Chahal (Courtesy: Liberal Party of Canada), and Dalwinder Gill (Courtesy: Conservative Party of Canada).

The final voting results of election night started to come in on Tuesday afternoon, confirming a Conservative win in the riding of Calgary McKnight.

Conservative Dalwinder Gill secured 20,850 votes, for 49.1 per cent of the vote, to claim the seat.

Gill unseats Liberal George Chahal, who was Calgary’s only elected Liberal MP in the 2021 election.

Here are the final results for the riding:

• Dalwinder Gill, Conservative – 49.1 per cent (20,850 votes) - elected
• George Chahal, Liberal – 46 per cent (19,516 votes)
• Arlington Antonio Santiago, NDP – 2.8 per cent (1,204 votes)
• Najeeb Butt, PPC – 0.8 per cent (323 votes)
• Evelyn Tanaka, Green – 0.6 per cent (273 votes)
• Benjamin Cridland, Canadian Future Party – 0.4 per cent (162 votes)
• Syed Hasnain, Centrist Party of Canada – 0.3 per cent (107 votes)

According to the Conservative Party, Gill has worked in real estate in Calgary for more than 21 years.

After the dust settled in Calgary, the Conservatives’ and Liberals’ positions remained unchanged, with 10 seats in blue and just one in Liberal red.

With Chahal losing his seat, Corey Hogan became the sole Liberal MP elected in Calgary.

Chahal spoke to supporters on Monday night, saying with the race still up in the air, he would put out a statement once the results had been finalized.