Devinder Shory

Devinder Shory (born 3 August 1958 in Barnala, Punjab, India) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Calgary Northeast as a federal Member of Parliament from 2008 to 2015.[1] Shory held a consultation in Calgary with industry and business leaders from across Manitoba to discuss a renewal of the government's global commerce strategy.[2]

Devinder Shory
Member of Parliament
for Calgary Northeast
In office
19 October 2008 – 19 October 2015
Preceded byArt Hanger
Succeeded byRiding Abolished
Personal details
Born (1958-08-03) 3 August 1958
Barnala, India
Political partyConservative
SpouseNeetu Shory
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
ProfessionLawyer

First elected in the 2008 Canadian federal election, he is a member of the Conservative Party.[1] After redistricting, he sought reelection in the 2015 election in the riding of Calgary Skyview, a reconfigured version of Calgary Northeast. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Darshan Kang.

Early life and career

Shory was born in Barnala, Punjab, India as the second-youngest of eight children. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India. Before immigrating to Canada he practiced law in Punjab.[3]

In 1997, Shory was given the chance to upgrade his foreign law credentials through the University of Alberta. In 1998, he was called to the Alberta Bar and subsequently set up his own law practice in Northeast Calgary.[4]

Shory ran for MP in 2019, after losing in 2015. He dropped out of the Conservative nomination contest.

Mortgage fraud accusation

In May 2010, he was named in a lawsuit launched by the Bank of Montreal for an alleged mortgage fraud scheme. Court documents obtained by the CBC allege Shory executed legal transactions misrepresenting the true owner of five separate properties in the Calgary area. The Bank alleges its losses from the scheme at $30 million.[5][6]

Shory responded in a statement on his website "Through media stories, it has come to my attention that I have been named in a civil matter. I want to state that I have not yet been served with a statement of claim. When I am, I will defend myself vigorously against these accusations. I have done nothing wrong...I want to personally thank the many constituents who have already expressed their support for me and for my family."[7]

When the Alberta Law Society settled the case with Bank of Montreal on behalf of the 17 lawyers named in the court documents, only four lawyers were sanctioned and Shory was not one of them.[8] Shory is still a practicing lawyer.

Electoral record
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDarshan Singh Kang20,66445.88+17.24$125,611.09
ConservativeDevinder Shory17,88539.75-16.50$155,284.22
New DemocraticSahajvir Singh3,6058.01-2.03$91,462.67
Progressive CanadianNajeeb Butt9572.13–$5,050.00
GreenEd Reddy8461.88-2.75$682.50
Democratic AdvancementStephen Garvey7861.75–$31,134.16
IndependentJoseph Young1820.40–$1,614.02
Marxist–LeninistDaniel Blanchard880.20–0.24–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,993100.00 $206,487.35
Total rejected ballots 3100.68–
Turnout 45,30361.52–
Eligible voters 73,643
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +16.87
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDevinder Shory23,55656.86%+5.33%
LiberalCam Stewart11,46627.68%+7.43%
New DemocraticCollette Singh4,25210.26%+1.33%
GreenSheila Brown-Eckersley1,9494.70%-0.84%
Marxist–LeninistDaniel Blanchard2040.49%-0.08%
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,427 100.0% –


2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDevinder Shory18,91751.53%-13.33%$74,207
LiberalSanam Kang7,43520.25%-1.81%$88,671
IndependentRoger Richard4,83713.17%–$65,270
New DemocraticVinay Dey3,2798.93%+1.09%$10,829
GreenAbeed Monty Ahmad2,0355.54%+1.16%$25
Marxist–LeninistDaniel Blanchard2110.57%–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,714 100% $87,091
Total rejected ballots –
Turnout – %

References
  1. "MP Devinder Shory supports airport tunnel". Calgary Herald, 1 April 2011.
  2. "The Ottawa Business Journal - Eye on the Hill: Feds funding business accessibility projects". The Ottawa Business Journal. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. "About Devinder". Devinder Shory - Calgary Northeast. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. "Law Society of Alberta v. Elander, 2011 ABLS 8 (CanLII)".
  5. "CBC News - Calgary - MP Shory accused in giant mortgage fraud". cbc.ca. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  6. "Legal Filings - Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta - BMO v. Cochrane et al" (PDF). Ernst & Young. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  7. "Devinder Shory - M.P. Calgary Northeast". devindershory.ca. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  8. "BMO settles with most in Alberta mortgage fraud lawsuit". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  9. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Calgary Skyview (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  10. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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