# 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 was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election. The riding was created out of parts of Wild Rose (98%) and Macleod (2%) electoral districts.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, it will be abolished at the first election held after April 22, 2024. With the riding being split between Airdrie—Cochrane, Bow River, and Yellowhead.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Banff—Airdrie (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1,280 | 0.84% | 560 | 0.42% | 290 | 0.28% |
| Other/Multiracial | 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 | Member | Party |
| Banff-Airdrie Riding created from Wild Rose and Macleod |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Blake Richards | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Blake Richards | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Blake Richards | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Airdrie—Cochrane, Bow River, and Yellowhead |||||

## Election results

vte2021 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 76,988 | 100.0 | – | $141,669.12 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 396 | 0.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,384 | 69.4 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 111,566 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -9.9 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 78,080 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 393 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 78,473 | 73.1 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 107,281 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.05 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,638 | 100.00 | | $243,369.66 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 179 | 0.27 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,817 | 73.25 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 91,222 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 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 |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| 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 |