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Banff—Airdrie is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.

Banff—Airdrie
Alberta electoral district
Banff–Airdrie in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Blake Richards
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]135,762
Electors (2019)107,281
Area (km²)[2]12,358.29
Pop. density (per km²)11
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 created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[3] The riding was created out of parts of Wild Rose (98%) and Macleod (2%) electoral districts.[4]


Demographics


According to the 2016 Canadian census, Banff—Airdrie's ethnic demographics were 75.7% White/European, 8.6% Asian 8.2% Aboriginal, 1.7% Black/African, and 1.6% Latin American.


Geography


The riding contains the northern and western exurbs of Calgary, and runs west along the Bow River valley and includes all of Banff National Park.


Profile


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.


Members of Parliament


This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Banff-Airdrie
Riding created from Wild Rose and Macleod
42nd  2015–2019     Blake Richards Conservative
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results


Graph of election results in Banff—Airdrie (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBlake Richards43,67756.7-14.3
New DemocraticSarah Zagoda12,48216.2+5.7
LiberalDavid Gamble9,57212.4+1.6
People'sNadine Wellwood5,8087.5+4.1
IndependentDerek Sloan2,0202.6–
MaverickTariq Elnaga1,4751.9–
GreenAidan Blum1,4051.8-2.5
IndependentCaroline O'Driscoll4890.6–
IndependentRon Voss600.1–
Total valid votes 76,988100.0
Total rejected ballots 3960.51
Turnout 77,38469.4
Eligible voters 111,566
Conservative hold Swing -9.9
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
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2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBlake Richards55,50471.09+7.71$82,810.16
LiberalGwyneth Midgley8,42510.79-15.28none listed
New DemocraticAnne Wilson8,18510.48+3.70$7,710.51
GreenAustin Mullins3,3154.25+0.48$824.70
People'sNadine Wellwood2,6513.40Newnone listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 78,080100.0
Total rejected ballots 393
Turnout 78,47373.1
Eligible voters 107,281
Conservative hold Swing +7.05
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeBlake Richards42,22863.37–7.36$86,619.91
LiberalMarlo Raynolds17,38026.08+18.02$72,801.97
New DemocraticJoanne Boissonneault4,5216.78–6.29$17,953.20
GreenMike MacDonald2,5093.77–3.98$3,011.33
Total valid votes/Expense limit 66,638100.00 $243,369.66
Total rejected ballots 1790.27–
Turnout 66,81773.25–
Eligible voters 91,222
Conservative hold Swing –12.69
This riding was created from parts of Wild Rose and Macleod, 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[10][11]
2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party Vote  %
  Conservative29,93870.73
  New Democratic5,53413.08
  Liberal3,4118.06
  Green3,2777.74
  Others1650.39

References


  1. Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  4. Report – Alberta
  5. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  7. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  9. "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  10. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Banff—Airdrie (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 21, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  11. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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