 Albertaelectoral district | |
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.svg) Banff–Airdrie in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order. | |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 2013 |
| District abolished | 2023 |
| First contested | 2015 |
| Last contested | 2021 |
| District webpage | profile,map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2016)[1] | 135,762 |
| Electors (2019) | 107,281 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 12,358.29 |
| Census division(s) | Division No. 6,Division No. 15 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Airdrie,Banff,Canmore,Cochrane,Crossfield,Rocky View,Stoney 142, 143, 144 |
Banff—Airdrie was a federalelectoral district inAlberta, Canada, that was represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2025.
Banff—Airdrie was created by the2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution. It came into effect upon the call of the42nd Canadian federal election.[3] The riding was created out of parts ofWild Rose (98%) andMacleod (2%) electoral districts.[4]
Following the2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, it was abolished at the2025 Canadian federal election, with the riding being split betweenAirdrie—Cochrane,Bow River, andYellowhead.[5]
| Panethnic group | 2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 120,715 | 79.57% | 109,295 | 82.74% | 87,100 | 85.24% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 6,625 | 4.37% | 8,630 | 6.53% | 6,690 | 6.55% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 6,120 | 4.03% | 3,295 | 2.49% | 1,635 | 1.6% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 5,695 | 3.75% | 3,400 | 2.57% | 2,065 | 2.02% | ||||||||
| African | 4,220 | 2.78% | 2,165 | 1.64% | 970 | 0.95% | ||||||||
| East Asian[c] | 3,530 | 2.33% | 2,740 | 2.07% | 2,380 | 2.33% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 2,270 | 1.5% | 1,230 | 0.93% | 745 | 0.73% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 1,280 | 0.84% | 560 | 0.42% | 290 | 0.28% | ||||||||
| Other/Multiracial[e] | 1,260 | 0.83% | 770 | 0.58% | 320 | 0.31% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 151,710 | 97.51% | 132,090 | 97.3% | 102,185 | 96.91% | ||||||||
| Total population | 155,580 | 100% | 135,762 | 100% | 105,442 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
The riding contains the northern and western exurbs of Calgary, and runs west along theBow River valley and includes all ofBanff National Park.
The Conservative base of support is in the east of the riding, where they dominate Airdrie, the riding's largest community, and Cochrane, as well as the communities bordering Calgary. The Liberals, NDP and Greens all perform better in the western regions of the riding. Canmore was solidly Liberal in the 2015 election and Banff broke heavily for the left of centre parties.
This riding has elected the following members of theHouse of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banff-Airdrie Riding created fromWild RoseandMacleod | ||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Blake Richards | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| Riding dissolved intoAirdrie—Cochrane, Bow River,andYellowhead | ||||
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| 2021 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Blake Richards | 43,677 | 56.7 | -14.3 | $81,344.58 | |||
| New Democratic | Sarah Zagoda | 12,482 | 16.2 | +5.7 | $5,649.63 | |||
| Liberal | David Gamble | 9,572 | 12.4 | +1.6 | $27,675.24 | |||
| People's | Nadine Wellwood | 5,808 | 7.5 | +4.1 | $27,091.64 | |||
| No Affiliation | Derek Sloan | 2,020 | 2.6 | – | $135,191.03 | |||
| Maverick | Tariq Elnaga | 1,475 | 1.9 | – | $18,170.91 | |||
| Green | Aidan Blum | 1,405 | 1.8 | -2.5 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Caroline O'Driscoll | 489 | 0.6 | – | $10,142.91 | |||
| Independent | Ron Voss | 60 | 0.1 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 76,988 | 100.0 | – | $141,669.12 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 396 | 0.51 | ||||||
| Turnout | 77,384 | 69.4 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 111,566 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -9.9 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[9][10] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Blake Richards | 55,504 | 71.09 | +7.71 | $82,810.16 | |||
| Liberal | Gwyneth Midgley | 8,425 | 10.79 | -15.28 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Anne Wilson | 8,185 | 10.48 | +3.70 | $7,710.51 | |||
| Green | Austin Mullins | 3,315 | 4.25 | +0.48 | $824.70 | |||
| People's | Nadine Wellwood | 2,651 | 3.40 | New | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 78,080 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 393 | |||||||
| Turnout | 78,473 | 73.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 107,281 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +7.05 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[11][12][13] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Blake Richards | 42,228 | 63.37 | –7.36 | $86,619.91 | |||
| Liberal | Marlo Raynolds | 17,380 | 26.08 | +18.02 | $72,801.97 | |||
| New Democratic | Joanne Boissonneault | 4,521 | 6.78 | –6.29 | $17,953.20 | |||
| Green | Mike MacDonald | 2,509 | 3.77 | –3.98 | $3,011.33 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,638 | 100.00 | $243,369.66 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 179 | 0.27 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 66,817 | 73.25 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 91,222 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | –12.69 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts ofWild Rose andMacleod, both of which elected Conservative candidates in the 2011 election.Blake Richards was the incumbent from Wild Rose. Changes are based on redistributed results. | ||||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[16] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 29,938 | 70.73 | |
| New Democratic | 5,534 | 13.08 | |
| Liberal | 3,411 | 8.06 | |
| Green | 3,277 | 7.74 | |
| Others | 165 | 0.39 | |
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