Banff-Kananaskis

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.

Banff-Kananaskis
Alberta electoral district
Banff-Kananaskis within Alberta (2017 boundaries).
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
MLA
 
 		 
Miranda Rosin
United Conservative
District created2017
First contested2019
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

Geography

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
Members for Banff-Kananaskis
Assembly Years Member Party
See Banff-Cochrane 1940–2019
30th 2019– Miranda Rosin UCP

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]

Electoral results

2010s
Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta election
New Democratic6,48538.99
Progressive Conservative5,69134.22
Wildrose4,06524.44
Others3902.35
2019 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeMiranda Rosin10,81551.23-7.43
New DemocraticCameron Westhead8,88942.11+3.12
Alberta PartyBrenda Stanton9434.47
LiberalGwyneth Midgley2281.08
IndependenceAnita Crowshoe1550.73
IndependentDave Phillips800.38
Total valid votes 21,110
Rejected, spoiled and declined
Eligible voters
Turnout

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2016
  2. "Final Report" (PDF). Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission. 2017-10-01. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-24.
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