Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.5Calgary Nose Hill gave Michelle Rempel Garner a 17,690-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 84% of ridings
Local decisions for Edgemont are made by Calgary’s council; neighbourhoods don’t have their own. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Edgemont is Calgary Nose Hill, and Michelle Rempel Garner (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. Edgemont’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.
What stands out in how Edgemont is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021 the winner in Calgary Nose Hill led the runner-up (Liberal Party of Canada) by 35.1 points, a wider gap than in 84% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Edgemont has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, 66% of the country’s ridings out-voted Calgary Nose Hill. 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
Edgemont is governed by Calgary, with Alberta and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
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 Calgary’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 Edgemont, from the most recent elections.
- 1Calgary councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsCalgary Nose Hill
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 Edgemont votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Calgary council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elected on 20 October 2025, Calgary council is up again on 15 October 2029. That date comes from the Local Authorities Election Act, which sets the third Monday in October every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 29 May 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; federally, on 28 April 2025. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
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
Michelle Rempel Garner represents Calgary Nose Hill in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Calgary Nose Hill · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2011
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
With Michelle Rempel Garner, the Conservative Party of Canada counts 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Michelle Rempel Garner’s 5th, counting from a first win in 2011. Mapped onto today’s Calgary Nose Hill, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 55%; in 2025 Michelle Rempel Garner kept the seat in the same hands. In Ottawa, Michelle Rempel Garner has been Minister of Western Economic Diversification (2013–2015).
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
Calgary Nose Hill stayed with the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021, electing Michelle Rempel Garner
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Calgary Nose Hill; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
The 2021 count in Calgary Nose Hill put Michelle Rempel Garner (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 56%, with Jessica Dale-Walker (Liberal Party of Canada) 17,690 votes back. Michelle Rempel (Conservative Party of Canada) had taken it in 2019 with 70%.
All 9 candidates in Calgary Nose Hill, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Rempel Garner | Conservative Party of Canada | 28,001 | 55.6% |
| Jessica Dale-Walker | Liberal Party of Canada | 10,311 | 20.5% |
| Khalis Ahmed | New Democratic Party | 8,500 | 16.9% |
| Kyle Scott | People's Party of Canada | 2,324 | 4.6% |
| Judson Hansell | Green Party of Canada | 636 | 1.3% |
| Vanessa Wang | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 285 | 0.6% |
| Larry R. Heather | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 169 | 0.3% |
| Peggy Askin | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 105 | 0.2% |
| Stephen J Garvey | National Citizens Alliance of Canada | 62 | 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
Calgary 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.
Long-term debt at Calgary council stood at $3.0 billion, or $1,837 a resident, above the $745 median. Taxes on property make up 39% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 26%, or $801 per resident. Spending by Calgary council came to $3,091 a resident in 2024, under the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. 19,539 full-time positions are funded, 12.1 per thousand residents.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.3 billion | $801 | 26% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.2 billion | $714 | 23% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $856.6M | $531 | 17% |
| General government | $526.3M | $326 | 11% |
| Recreation and culture | $404.7M | $251 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $319.2M | $198 | 6% |
| Social housing | $293.6M | $182 | 6% |
| Social services and child care | $142.8M | $89 | 3% |
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 Edgemont 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
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- 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.
Questions about how Edgemont is run
Who is the MP for Edgemont?
For Edgemont, it’s Michelle Rempel Garner (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Calgary Nose Hill.
Which party won Edgemont in the 2021 federal election?
Michelle Rempel Garner (Conservative Party of Canada) took Calgary Nose Hill in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Edgemont?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Edgemont has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Calgary?
The head of Edgemont’s council isn’t named here; as a city, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Calgary council spend?
In 2024, Calgary council spent $5.0 billion in all, for some 1,612,834 residents, of which $1.3 billion 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).