 Alberta electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Calgary-Foothills_2017.svg) Calgary-Foothills within the City of Calgary, 2017 boundaries | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 1971 | ||
| First contested | 1971 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 43,015[1] | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 6, Alberta | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Calgary | ||
Calgary-Foothills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the northwest corner of Calgary. It elected six consecutive Progressive Conservative MLAs from its creation in 1971 until ousted Premier Jim Prentice disclaimed his winning seat on the 2015 general election night, later electing a member of the Wildrose in the following by-election.[2]
The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Edgemont, Hidden Valley, Hamptons and the Symons Valley neighbourhoods of Sage Hill, Nolan Hill, Sherwood and Kincora.
- ^ "Calgary-Foothills: Compiled from the 2011 Census of Canada and National Household Survey" (PDF). Alberta Provincial Electoral Divisions. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Wildrose take Calgary-Foothills byelection over NDP in tight race | CBC News".