Banff—Airdrie

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)135,762
Electors (2019)107,281
Area (km²)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. The riding was created out of parts of Wild Rose (98%) and Macleod (2%) electoral districts.

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