Foothills (electoral district)

Foothills is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015.[3]

Foothills
Alberta electoral district
Foothills in relation to other Alberta federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
John Barlow
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]105,515
Electors (2019)86,027
Area (km²)[2]20,877
Pop. density (per km²)5.1
Census division(s)Division No. 3, Division No. 6, Division No. 15
Census subdivision(s)Cardston, Claresholm, Crowsnest Pass, Foothills No. 31, High River, Okotoks, Pincher Creek, Pincher Creek No. 9, Rocky View, Willow Creek No. 26

History

Foothills 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 19, 2015.[4] It was created out of part of Macleod plus very small parts of Lethbridge (Waterton Lakes National Park) and Calgary Southwest (a small section north of Spruce Meadows).

The name of the riding refers to the Rocky Mountain Foothills, which spread across southwestern Alberta from the Continental Divide at the British Columbia border.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Foothills
Riding created from Calgary Southwest, Lethbridge and Macleod
42nd  2015–2019     John Barlow Conservative
43rd  2019–present

Election results
Graph of election results in Foothils (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJohn Barlow53,87282.1+6.4$51,528.31
LiberalCheryl Moller3,8565.9-7.46$3,720.22
New DemocraticMickail Hendi3,7675.7-0.73$0.00
GreenBridget Lacey2,3983.7+0.45none listed
People'sGreg Hession1,6982.6-$11,956.99
Total valid votes/Expense limit 65,591100.0
Total rejected ballots 290
Turnout 65,88176,6
Eligible voters 86,027
Conservative hold Swing +7.05
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJohn Barlow46,16675.70-2.12$66,508.37
LiberalTanya MacPherson8,14913.36+9.84$3,837.36
New DemocraticAlison Thompson3,9196.43-3.67$9,096.95
GreenRomy Tittel1,9833.25-1.50$16,306.65
LibertarianCory Morgan4240.70––
Christian HeritageMarc Slingerland3450.57–$9,192.08
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,986100.00 $237,098.11
Total rejected ballots 1410.23–
Turnout 61,12774.20–
Eligible voters 82,380
Conservative hold Swing -5.98
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative35,90077.82
  New Democratic4,65610.09
  Green2,1934.75
  Liberal1,6243.52
  Others1,7583.81

References
  1. Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. Report – Alberta
  4. When and Where to Vote - Elections Canada
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  7. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Foothills (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  9. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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