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Banff-Kananaskis
Alberta electoral district
Banff-Kananaskis within Alberta (2017 boundaries).
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Sarah Elmeligi
New Democratic
District created2017
First contested2019
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]46,824
Area (km²)15,939
Pop. density (per km²)2.9
Census division(s)6, 15
Census subdivision(s)Banff, MD of Bighorn, Canmore, MD of Foothills, ID #9, Kananaskis ID, Rocky View, Stoney, Tsuu T'ina

Banff-Kananaskis is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

Geography

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The district is located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains and the adjacent foothills west of Calgary. Its largest communities are Banff and Canmore, and it contains the entirety of Banff National Park and Kananaskis Country, for which it is named. Stretching east to Calgary's border, some farming communities are also included, as well as the Treaty 7 communities of the Tsuu T'ina Nation and the Îyârhe Nakoda's Stoney Reserves.

History

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Members for Banff-Kananaskis
Assembly Years Member Party
See Banff-Cochrane 1940–2019
30th 2019–2023 Miranda Rosin UCP
31st 2023–present Sarah Elmeligi NDP

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended moving the city of Cochrane to the new riding of Airdrie-Cochrane, requiring a new name for Banff-Cochrane. The district gained small areas to the south and west from Airdrie, Chestermere-Rocky View and Livingstone-Macleod, including the entirety of Kananaskis Country. The Commission also decided to join the Stoney Reserves and Tsuu T'ina Reserve into the same district for representation purposes.[2] In 2017, the Banff-Kananaskis electoral district had a population of 46,824, which was slightly above the provincial average of 46,803 for a provincial electoral district.[2]

In the 2019 Alberta general election, United Conservative Party candidate Miranda Rosin was elected with 51 per cent of the vote, defeating New Democratic Party incumbent candidate Cam Westhead with 42 per cent of the vote, and four other candidates.[3]

In the 2023 Alberta general election, Miranda Rosin was unseated by the NDP candidate Sarah Elmeligi, the NDP's only win in rural Alberta.[4]

Electoral results

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2023

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2023 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Sarah Elmeligi 11,562 49.70 +7.67
United Conservative Miranda Rosin 11,259 48.40 -2.94
Green Regan Boychuk 336 1.44 –
Solidarity Movement Kyle Jubb 105 0.45 –
Total 23,262 98.93 –
Rejected and declined 252 1.07
Turnout 23,514 67.49
Eligible voters 34,841
New Democratic gain from United Conservative Swing +5.31
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[5]

2019

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2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
United Conservative Miranda Rosin 10,859 51.34 -7.76 $82,111
New Democratic Cameron Westhead 8,890 42.03 +3.50 $59,158
Alberta Party Brenda Stanton 941 4.45 +4.41 $7,334
Liberal Gwyneth Midgley 228 1.08 +0.83 $500
Alberta Independence Anita Crowshoe 154 0.73 – $1,818
Independent Dave Phillips 80 0.38 – $500
Total 21,152 98.48 –
Turnout 21,479 68.74
Eligible voters 31,246
United Conservative notional hold Swing -5.63
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[6][7][8]
Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000.

2015

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Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta election
New Democratic 6,615 38.53
Progressive Conservative 5,886 34.28
Wildrose 4,260 24.81
Green 144 0.84
Liberal 43 0.25
Alberta Party 7 0.04
Independents 214 1.25
Source(s)
Source: Ridingbuilder

References

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. ^ a b Alberta. Electoral Boundaries Commission (October 2017). Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (PDF) (Report). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-988620-04-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 204–210. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Banff-Kananaskis | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "50 - Banff-Kananaskis". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "50 - Banff-Kananaskis, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 204–210. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume III Election Finances (PDF) (Report). Vol. 3. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 68–82. ISBN 978-1-988620-13-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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