Jasraj Hallan (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Calgary East, the riding that includes Forest Heights
Calgary’s council runs Forest Heights, one of the city’s neighbourhoods. No provincial riding is named for Forest Heights: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
Three governments, and who does what
Forest Heights 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.
Calgary has no upper-tier council: Division No. 6, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Forest Heights, from the most recent elections.
- 1Calgary councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsCalgary East
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 Forest Heights 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 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023. After the 20 October 2025 election, Calgary council next goes to the polls on 15 October 2029. That date comes from the Local Authorities Election Act, which sets the third Monday in October every four years. 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
assembly.ab.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Jasraj Hallan represents Calgary East in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Calgary East · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Jasraj Hallan’s 3rd, counting from a first win in 2019. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Calgary East, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 53%; Jasraj Hallan held it for them in 2025.
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, Calgary Forest Lawn re-elected Jasraj Singh Hallan of the Conservative Party of Canada
Before the 2023 redistribution, Forest Heights voted in Calgary Forest Lawn; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Calgary East is its riding today.
Back in 2019, Jasraj Singh Hallan took the riding on 60%. Jasraj Singh Hallan won the 2021 race in Calgary Forest Lawn for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 45% and beating Jordan Stein (Liberal Party of Canada) by 5,826 votes. At 48%, fewer of Calgary Forest Lawn voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 6 candidates in Calgary Forest Lawn, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasraj Singh Hallan | Conservative Party of Canada | 15,434 | 44.6% |
| Jordan Stein | Liberal Party of Canada | 9,608 | 27.7% |
| Keira Gunn | New Democratic Party | 6,254 | 18.1% |
| Dwayne Holub | People's Party of Canada | 2,468 | 7.1% |
| Carey Rutherford | Green Party of Canada | 699 | 2.0% |
| Jonathan Trautman | Communist Party of Canada | 185 | 0.5% |
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.
Spending by Calgary council came to $3,091 a resident in 2024, under the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. The return counts 19,539 full-time positions, 12.1 for every thousand residents. More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $801 a resident, 26% of all spending. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 39% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%. Calgary council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $3.0 billion long term, $1,837 a resident where the median is $745.
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 Forest Heights 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. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- 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.
Questions about how Forest Heights is run
Who is the MP for Forest Heights?
Forest Heights is in Calgary East, represented by Jasraj Hallan (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Forest Heights in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative Party of Canada), in Calgary Forest Lawn; Calgary East has elected Jasraj Hallan since.
Who is the MLA for Forest Heights?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Forest Heights.
Who heads the council in Calgary?
Ask the municipality itself: Forest Heights, a city, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
How much does Calgary council spend?
The 2024 return of Calgary council shows $5.0 billion of spending for roughly 1,612,834 residents, $1.3 billion of it on roads and transit.
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).