Fall
2015
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Key ridings
For the 2015 election, there will 30 additional
electoral districts (ridings) in Canada, due to the
redistribution following the decennial census.
In Alberta, there are six additional ridings and
34 total seats up for grabs.
Old riding boundaries (2003-2013)
New riding boundaries (2013-present)
Battleground
Alberta
Bow River:
This new riding has been carved out of three other elec-
toral districts that come from Conservative roots, but anything’s
possible. Brooks Mayor Martin Shields will carry the Conservative torch, al-
though it seemed like country singer George Canyon was going to be the
nominee before a health scare made him reconsider politics. Shields will
run against NDP candidate and Bassano town councillor Lynn MacWil-
liam and Liberal Mac Alexander.
Edmonton Riverbend:
A new riding where a winner is
anyone’s guess. Matt Jeneroux was a one-time PC MLA in
2012 before losing his re-election bid to Thomas Dang as part of
the NDP majority. Jeneroux defeated “lake of fire” Wildroser Allan
Hunsberger and later introduced Bill 203 during his short tenure at
the legislature, bringing in a compassionate care leave for Alber-
tans. Liberal Tariq Chaudary, a self-described “business professional
and educator with 35 years experience,” is also running.
Calgary Centre:
A tight, two-way race is shaping up in this
downtown-Calgary riding between Conservative incumbent
Joan Crockatt and Liberal candidate Kent Hehr. Crockatt was elected in
a 2012 byelection. Hehr is a former Liberal MLA for Calgary-Buffalo who
won the provincial riding handily in 2008 and 2012.
Calgary Skyview:
This demographically diverse riding in northeast
Calgary might provide the Liberals’ best chance of victory in the city. Con-
servative MP Devinder Shory, who has represented Calgary Northeast since 2008,
is running against Liberal candidate Darshan Kang. Kang was the Liberal MLA for Calgary-
McCall from 2008 to 2015. The NDP candidate in the riding is Sahajvir Singh.
Calgary Confederation:
Due to boundary redistribution, this new riding has no incumbent
and is wide open to all parties. Former PCMLA LenWebber secured the Conservative nomina-
tion in this historically right-leaning riding. The Liberal candidate is local lawyer Matt Grant and the NDP
is running former CBC and CTV journalist and Pembina Institute communications lead Kirk Heuser.
Calgary Heritage:
A new riding for the 2015 election, Calgary Heritage’s boundaries are sim-
ilar to the old riding of Calgary Southwest. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has represent-
ed Calgary Southwest for the Conservatives since 2002, is running here. He is poised to triumph once
again in this traditionally Conservative part of the city. The last sitting prime minister to lose her seat in an
election was Kim Campbell, who was defeated in Vancouver Centre in 1993. Prior to Harper, Reform
Party founder Preston Manning represented Calgary Southwest from 1993 until 2002. Liberal candi-
date BrendanMiles andNDP candidateMatt Masters Burgener are opposingHarper.
Grand Prairie-Mackenzie:
As long as anyone can recall, this has been a blue riding. It still is,
thanks to one of the Conservatives’ younger MPs, Chris Warkentin. Earlier this year, however,
the provincial election saw history made as the NDP earned its first seat and incumbent Frank Oberle
was tossed aside by unknown NDP candidate Debbie Jabbour. Is the riding poised to go to the NDP
like it did in May?
