Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Blake Richards (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Airdrie—Cochrane, the riding that includes Airdrie
Statistics Canada lists Airdrie as a city. Mayors and councillors in Alberta aren’t on any open list, so Airdrie’s council goes unnamed here. Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Airdrie is in. 33 of the 37 MPs from Alberta belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Airdrie, a city in Alberta, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assembly.ab.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
No county or regional government sits above Airdrie’s council; Division No. 6 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Airdrie, from the most recent elections.
- 1Airdrie councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsAirdrie—Cochrane
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Airdrie votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Airdrie council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose Airdrie council on 20 October 2025 and will again on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
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Blake Richards represents Airdrie—Cochrane in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Airdrie—Cochrane · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2008
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2008, Blake Richards is serving the 6th term of a Commons career. Mapped onto today’s Airdrie—Cochrane, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 60%; in 2025 Blake Richards kept the seat in the same hands.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Blake Richards kept Banff—Airdrie for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Airdrie sat in Banff—Airdrie; the 2025 election put it in Airdrie—Cochrane.
Back in 2019, Blake Richards took the riding on 71%. In 2021, Banff—Airdrie went to Blake Richards (Conservative Party of Canada) on 57%; Sarah Zagoda (New Democratic Party) finished 31,195 votes behind. In 2021, 69% of electors cast a ballot in Banff—Airdrie, more than the national 63%.
All 9 candidates in Banff—Airdrie, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Richards | Conservative Party of Canada | 43,677 | 56.7% |
| Sarah Zagoda | New Democratic Party | 12,482 | 16.2% |
| David Gamble | Liberal Party of Canada | 9,572 | 12.4% |
| Nadine Wellwood | People's Party of Canada | 5,808 | 7.5% |
| Derek Sloan | Independent | 2,020 | 2.6% |
| Tariq Elnaga | Maverick Party | 1,475 | 1.9% |
| Aidan Blum | Green Party of Canada | 1,405 | 1.8% |
| Caroline O'Driscoll | Independent | 489 | 0.6% |
| Ron Voss | Independent | 60 | 0.1% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Airdrie council spends less per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Alberta’s municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
It employs the equivalent of 562 full-time positions, or 6.1 for each thousand people. Airdrie council spent $2,232 per resident in 2024, against a median of $3,457 among Alberta’s municipalities. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $526 a resident, 24% of all spending. Taxes on property make up 27% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%. At $646 per resident, Airdrie council’s $59.8M of long-term debt is less than the $745 median.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $48.7M | $526 | 24% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $44.1M | $477 | 21% |
| Police, fire and protection | $39.2M | $424 | 19% |
| General government | $32.4M | $350 | 16% |
| Recreation and culture | $29.8M | $322 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $5.8M | $62 | 3% |
| Social housing | $3.8M | $41 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $2.8M | $30 | 1% |
Money: municipal financial and statistical data 2024, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Residents: Statistics Canada, 2025 estimate.
Having a say in how Airdrie is run
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elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
Questions about how Airdrie is run
Who is the MP for Airdrie?
For Airdrie, it’s Blake Richards (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Airdrie—Cochrane.
Which party won Airdrie in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Blake Richards (Conservative Party of Canada), in Banff—Airdrie; Blake Richards represents Airdrie—Cochrane today.
Who is the MLA for Airdrie?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Airdrie in one.
Who heads the council in Airdrie?
The head of Airdrie’s council isn’t named here; as a city, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Airdrie council spend?
Airdrie council spent $206.5M in 2024 for about 92,544 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $48.7M.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Money: municipal financial and statistical data 2024, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Residents: Statistics Canada, 2025 estimate. · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).