Devinder Shory

Devinder Shory
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Calgary Northeast
In office October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Art Hanger
Succeeded by	Riding Abolished
Personal details
Born	(1958-08-03) August 3, 1958 Barnala, India
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Neetu Shory
Profession	Lawyer

Devinder Shory (born August 3, 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. 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.

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

Early life and career

Devinder 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.

In 1997, Devinder 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.

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 allege its losses from the scheme at $30 million.

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."

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. Shory is still a practicing lawyer.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Devinder Shory	23,556	56.86%	+5.33%
	Liberal	Cam Stewart	11,466	27.68%	+7.43%
	New Democratic	Collette Singh	4,252	10.26%	+1.33%
	Green	Sheila Brown-Eckersley	1,949	4.70%	-0.84%
	Marxist–Leninist	Daniel Blanchard	204	0.49%	-0.08%
Total valid votes/Expense limit			41,427	100.0%	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Devinder Shory	18,917	51.53%	-13.33%	$74,207
	Liberal	Sanam Kang	7,435	20.25%	-1.81%	$88,671
	Independent	Roger Richard	4,837	13.17%	–	$65,270
	New Democratic	Vinay Dey	3,279	8.93%	+1.09%	$10,829
	Green	Abeed Monty Ahmad	2,035	5.54%	+1.16%	$25
	Marxist–Leninist	Daniel Blanchard	211	0.57%	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			36,714	100%	$87,091
Total rejected ballots			–
Turnout			–	%

External links

• Devinder Shory
• Devinder Shory – Parliament of Canada biography