Banff—Airdrie

Banff—Airdrie
Alberta electoral district
	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)	135,762
Electors (2019)	107,281
Area (km²)	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 federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2025.

Banff—Airdrie was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election.^[3] The riding was created out of parts of Wild Rose (98%) and Macleod (2%) electoral districts.^[4]

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, it was abolished at the 2025 Canadian federal election, with the riding being split between Airdrie—Cochrane, Bow River, and Yellowhead.^[5]

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Banff—Airdrie (2011−2021)
Panethnic group	2021^[6]		2016^[7]		2011^[8]
Panethnic group	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 on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

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		Party
Banff-Airdrie Riding created from Wild Rose and Macleod
42nd	2015–2019	Blake Richards	Conservative
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–2025
Riding dissolved into Airdrie—Cochrane, Bow River, and Yellowhead

Election results

Graph of election results in Banff—Airdrie (minor parties that never got 1% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Blake Richards	43,677	56.73	–14.36	$82,283.53
	New Democratic	Sarah Zagoda	12,482	16.21	+5.73	$5,649.63
	Liberal	David Gamble	9,572	12.43	+1.64	$27,675.24
	People's	Nadine Wellwood	5,808	7.54	+4.14	$25,373.84
	No Affiliation	Derek Sloan	2,020	2.62	–	$124,282.97
	Maverick	Tariq Elnaga	1,475	1.92	–	$17,960.91
	Green	Aidan Blum	1,405	1.82	–2.43	none listed
	Independent	Caroline O'Driscoll	489	0.64	–	$10,142.91
	Independent	Ron Voss	60	0.08	–	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			76,988	99.49	–	$141,669.12
Total rejected ballots			396	0.51	+0.01
Turnout			77,384	68.78	–3.70
Eligible voters			112,509
	Conservative hold		Swing		–10.05
Source: Elections Canada^[9]^[10]^[11]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Blake Richards	55,504	71.09	+7.72	$79,955.07
	Liberal	Gwyneth Midgley	8,425	10.79	–15.29	$8,319.50
	New Democratic	Anne Wilson	8,185	10.48	+3.70	$7,756.53
	Green	Austin Mullins	3,315	4.25	+0.48	$824.70
	People's	Nadine Wellwood	2,651	3.40	–	$21,834.65
Total valid votes/expense limit			78,080	99.50	–	$134,325.72
Total rejected ballots			393	0.50	+0.23
Turnout			78,473	72.48	+0.70
Eligible voters			108,264
	Conservative hold		Swing		+11.51
Source: Elections Canada^[12]^[13]^[14]

v t e 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	–6.30	$17,953.20
	Green	Mike MacDonald	2,509	3.77	–3.97	$3,011.33
Total valid votes/expense limit			66,638	99.73	–	$243,369.66
Total rejected ballots			179	0.27	+0.02
Turnout			66,817	71.79	+1.29
Eligible voters			93,079
	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^[15]^[16]^[17]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[18]
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

Notes

↑ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
↑ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
↑ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

↑ Statistics Canada: 2017
↑ Statistics Canada: 2017
↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts, archived from the original on April 18, 2017, retrieved July 2, 2013
↑ Report – Alberta, archived from the original on August 24, 2021, retrieved July 2, 2013
↑ "New Federal Electoral Map for Alberta".
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Banff--Airdrie, Alberta (2021)". lop.parl.ca.
↑ "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Banff—Airdrie". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Banff--Airdrie, Alberta (2019)". lop.parl.ca.
↑ "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Banff—Airdrie". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Banff--Airdrie, Alberta (2015)". lop.parl.ca.
↑ "Forty-Second General Election 2015 — Poll-by-poll Results: Banff—Airdrie". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2015.
↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2015). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2015 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".
↑ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

[euro-9] Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.

[SoutheastAsian-10] Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.

[EastAsian-11] Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.

[MiddleEastern-12] Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.

[Other-13] Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

[1] Statistics Canada: 2017

[2] Statistics Canada: 2017

[timeline-3] Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts, archived from the original on April 18, 2017, retrieved July 2, 2013

[report-4] Report – Alberta, archived from the original on August 24, 2021, retrieved July 2, 2013

[5] "New Federal Electoral Map for Alberta".

[2021censusB-6] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[2016census-7] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[2011census-8] Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[14] Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Banff--Airdrie, Alberta (2021)". lop.parl.ca.

[15] "Forty-Fourth General Election 2021 — Poll-by-poll Results: Banff—Airdrie". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2021.

[16] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2021). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2021 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[17] Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Banff--Airdrie, Alberta (2019)". lop.parl.ca.

[18] "Forty-Third General Election 2019 — Poll-by-poll Results: Banff—Airdrie". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2019.

[19] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2019). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2019 General Election: Part 3C – Summary of Electoral Campaign Expenses and Other Outflows – Election expenses subject to the limit – Total". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[20] Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Banff--Airdrie, Alberta (2015)". lop.parl.ca.

[21] "Forty-Second General Election 2015 — Poll-by-poll Results: Banff—Airdrie". elections.ca. Elections Canada. 2015.

[22] Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (2015). "Candidate Campaign Returns, 2015 General Election: Part 4 – Campaign Financial Summary – Total election expenses subject to the limit". elections.ca. Elections Canada. Expenses are reported "as amended" where amendments have been filed; otherwise, they are reported "as submitted".

[23] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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