Photo: Yoshio Kohara · CC BY 3.0William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Banff in Ottawa as MP for Yellowhead
Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada. In the census’s list of municipalities, Banff is a town. This page names no head of council for Banff, as no open list of councils exists in Alberta. No provincial riding is named for Banff: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.
Three governments, and who does what
Banff, a town 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.
Banff has no upper-tier council: Division No. 15, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Banff, from the most recent elections.
- 1Banff councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsYellowhead
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 Banff votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Banff council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose Banff council on 20 October 2025 and will again on 15 October 2029. It is the third Monday in October every four years, as the Local Authorities Election Act provides.
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
assembly.ab.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
William Stevenson represents Yellowhead in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Yellowhead · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Yellowhead, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 60%; William Stevenson held it for them in 2025. William Stevenson is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote.
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
Banff—Airdrie returned Blake Richards (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Banff voted in Banff—Airdrie; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Yellowhead is its riding today.
Back in 2019, Blake Richards took the riding on 71%. Blake Richards (Conservative Party of Canada) took Banff—Airdrie in 2021 with 57% of the vote, 31,195 votes ahead of Sarah Zagoda (New Democratic Party). 69% of electors in Banff—Airdrie voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada.
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
Banff council spends more 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.
The return counts 180 full-time positions, 15.8 for every thousand residents. In 2024 the median among Alberta’s municipalities was $3,457 a resident; Banff council spent $5,861. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $1,442 a resident, 25% of all spending. Taxes on property make up 33% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%. At $1,268 per resident, Banff council’s $14.5M of long-term debt is more than the $745 median.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $16.4M | $1,442 | 25% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $12.6M | $1,106 | 19% |
| Planning and development | $10.9M | $959 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $7M | $611 | 10% |
| Recreation and culture | $6.9M | $607 | 10% |
| General government | $6.8M | $592 | 10% |
| Social services and child care | $3.3M | $291 | 5% |
| Social housing | $2.7M | $237 | 4% |
| Other | $173K | $15 | 0% |
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 Banff is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
Questions about how Banff is run
Who is the MP for Banff?
William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Yellowhead, the riding Banff is in.
Which party won Banff in the 2021 federal election?
Blake Richards won Banff—Airdrie for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Yellowhead, held by William Stevenson.
Who is the MLA for Banff?
This page can’t say which riding Banff is in; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Banff?
The head of Banff’s council isn’t named here; as a town, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Banff council spend?
In 2024, Banff council spent $66.8M in all, for some 11,402 residents, of which $16.4M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
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).