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 contested2021
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

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

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 the bulk 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.

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Foothills (2011−2021)
Panethnic
group 		2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 95,885 86.12% 96,045 87.48% 91,880 89.76%
Indigenous 7,035 6.32% 7,030 6.4% 6,575 6.42%
Southeast Asian[b] 3,430 3.08% 2,465 2.25% 1,150 1.12%
South Asian 1,280 1.15% 1,225 1.12% 835 0.82%
East Asian[c] 1,145 1.03% 1,305 1.19% 915 0.89%
Latin American 800 0.72% 520 0.47% 305 0.3%
African 970 0.87% 655 0.6% 480 0.47%
Middle Eastern[d] 355 0.32% 205 0.19% 65 0.06%
Other/Multiracial[e] 440 0.4% 335 0.31% 170 0.17%
Total responses 111,340 96.72% 109,785 96.96% 102,365 97.01%
Total population 115,118 100% 113,227 100% 105,515 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

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  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Graph of election results in Foothills (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative John Barlow 44,456 69.23 -12.90 $33,083.27
New Democratic Michelle Traxel 7,117 11.08 +5.34 $0.00
People's Daniel Hunter 5,111 7.96 +5.37 $0.00
Liberal Paula Shimp 4,441 6.92 +1.04 $3,499.22
Maverick Josh Wylie 2,289 3.57 – $16,164.90
Green Brett Rogers 802 1.25 -2.41 $48.80
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,216 – – $126,382.56
Total rejected ballots 251
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Canada[8]


2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative John Barlow 53,872 82.13 +6.63 $51,528.31
Liberal Cheryl Moller 3,856 5.88 -7.48 $3,720.22
New Democratic Mickail Hendi 3,767 5.74 -0.69 $0.00
Green Bridget Lacey 2,398 3.66 +0.41 none listed
People's Greg Hession 1,698 2.59 – $11,956.99
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,591 100.0
Total rejected ballots 290
Turnout 65,881 76,6
Eligible voters 86,027
Conservative hold Swing +7.05
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative John Barlow 46,166 75.70 -2.12 $66,508.37
Liberal Tanya MacPherson 8,149 13.36 +9.84 $3,837.36
New Democratic Alison Thompson 3,919 6.43 -3.67 $9,096.95
Green Romy Tittel 1,983 3.25 -1.50 $16,306.65
Libertarian Cory Morgan 424 0.70 – –
Christian Heritage Marc Slingerland 345 0.57 – $9,192.08
Total valid votes/expense limit 60,986 100.00   $237,098.11
Total rejected ballots 141 0.23 –
Turnout 61,127 74.20 –
Eligible voters 82,380
Conservative hold Swing -5.98
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 35,900 77.82
  New Democratic 4,656 10.09
  Green 2,193 4.75
  Liberal 1,624 3.52
  Others 1,758 3.81

Notes

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
  3. ^ Report – Alberta
  4. ^ When and Where to Vote - Elections Canada
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Foothills (Validated results)". Elections Canada. October 22, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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