Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0A 37,339-vote win for John Barlow made Foothills safer in 2021 than 98% of ridings
Black Diamond’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta can’t be shown, because the province’s boundary file is licensed for non-commercial use only. Black Diamond sends one MP to Ottawa from Foothills, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): John Barlow (Conservative Party of Canada). For local government, Black Diamond is a town. This page names no head of council for Black Diamond, as no open list of councils exists in Alberta.
What stands out in how Black Diamond is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 58.2 points separated first and second (New Democratic Party) in Foothills, more than in 98% of the 338 ridings. How Black Diamond has voted ↓
High federal turnout
In 2021, Foothills voted in greater numbers than 97% of the ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Black Diamond, 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.
The census places Black Diamond in Division No. 6, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Black Diamond, from the most recent elections.
- 1Black Diamond councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsFoothills
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 Black Diamond votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Black Diamond council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The council elected on 20 October 2025 serves until 15 October 2029, when Black Diamond council is chosen again. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use.
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
John Barlow represents Foothills in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Foothills · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2014
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
John Barlow sits with the Conservative Party of Canada, which holds 33 of the 37 seats from Alberta.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is John Barlow’s 5th, counting from a first win in 2014. Mapped onto today’s Foothills, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 68%; in 2025 John Barlow 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
In 2021, Foothills re-elected John Barlow of the Conservative Party of Canada
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Foothills; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
The 2021 count in Foothills put John Barlow (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 69%, with Michelle Traxel (New Democratic Party) 37,339 votes back. John Barlow was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 82%.
All 6 candidates in Foothills, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Barlow | Conservative Party of Canada | 44,456 | 69.2% |
| Michelle Traxel | New Democratic Party | 7,117 | 11.1% |
| Daniel Hunter | People's Party of Canada | 5,111 | 8.0% |
| Paula Shimp | Liberal Party of Canada | 4,441 | 6.9% |
| Josh Wylie | Maverick Party | 2,289 | 3.6% |
| Brett Rogers | Green Party of Canada | 802 | 1.3% |
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
Having a say in how Black Diamond 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
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
Questions about how Black Diamond is run
Who is the MP for Black Diamond?
John Barlow (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Foothills, the riding Black Diamond is in.
Which party won Black Diamond in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was John Barlow (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Foothills still.
Who is the MLA for Black Diamond?
This page can’t say which riding Black Diamond is in; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Black Diamond?
Ask the municipality itself: Black Diamond, a town, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · 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).