16 races set in southern Alberta as election day approaches
Alberta's ridings look a little different this time around
The list of candidates running in Alberta is set, and the 2025 federal election is two weeks away, on Monday, April 28.
There are 91 candidates running in 16 ridings across Calgary and southern Alberta.
Some of those ridings are brand new, and the electoral map looks a bit different this election because of a redistribution of federal districts based on data from the 2021 Canadian census.
Nearly all 16 ridings have had their boundaries redrawn, even if only slightly. All of Calgary's electoral boundaries have shifted.
Notably, the ridings of Calgary McKnight and Airdrie-Cochrane are new, with the former's boundary being taken largely from the southern portion of what used to be Calgary Skyview.
The current riding of Calgary Skyview now covers much of the northeastern limits of the city.
The 16 ridings in southern Alberta are:
- Airdrie-Cochrane
- Bow River
- Calgary Centre
- Calgary Confederation
- Calgary Crowfoot
- Calgary East
- Calgary Heritage
- Calgary McKnight
- Calgary Midnapore
- Calgary Nose Hill
- Calgary Shepard
- Calgary Signal Hill
- Calgary Skyview
- Foothills
- Lethbridge
- Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner
For a breakdown of the ridings in northern and central Alberta, click here.
Four of the 16 ridings in Calgary and southern Alberta are open races with no incumbent. Of the incumbents running, 11 are Conservative and one is a Liberal who is running in a new riding because of redrawn riding boundaries.
The Conservatives, Liberals and New Democrats have candidates running in all 16 of those ridings, while the Green Party and People's Party are running 12 and 11 candidates respectively across Calgary and southern Alberta.
Some candidates are running in various ridings with the endorsement of other political parties or with no political party affiliation.
Candidates with no political party can run either as an independent or non-affiliated candidate. Five such candidates are running in ridings in Calgary and southern Alberta.
For more information about which candidates are running in specific ridings, or where to find polling stations, visit Elections Canada's voter information service website.
Advance polling stations will be open April 18-21, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
For those who haven't received a voter registration card, or if the information on their card is incorrect, Elections Canada says voters should use its online voter registration service before election day.