Richmond votes in 2 federal ridings, led by Calgary Centre and Calgary Signal Hill
In Ottawa, Greg McLean speaks for 87% of Richmond, and David McKenzie for most of the remainder. Richmond’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. Local decisions for Richmond are made by Calgary’s council; neighbourhoods don’t have their own.
Three governments, and who does what
Richmond 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 Richmond, from the most recent elections.
- 1Calgary councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsCalgary Centre · 87%
- 4House of CommonsCalgary Signal Hill · 13%
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 Richmond 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 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta was last elected on 29 May 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose Calgary council on 20 October 2025 and will again on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act fixes that date: the third Monday in October every four years.
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
Richmond has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Calgary Centre · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019 · 87%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary Signal Hill · Conservative Party of Canada · 13%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Greg McLean is one of 33 Conservative Party of Canada MPs among the 37 from Alberta.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Calgary Centre would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 51%, and Greg McLean kept it for them in 2025. Greg McLean was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Greg McLean’s 3rd.
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 Centre re-elected Greg McLean of the Conservative Party of Canada
Calgary Centre as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
12,782 votes separated Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada) from Sabrina Grover (Liberal Party of Canada) in Calgary Centre in 2021, when the winner took 51%. 57% had elected Greg McLean there in 2019.
All 5 candidates in Calgary Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg McLean | Conservative Party of Canada | 30,375 | 51.3% |
| Sabrina Grover | Liberal Party of Canada | 17,593 | 29.7% |
| Juan Estevez Moreno | New Democratic Party | 9,694 | 16.4% |
| Austin Mullins | Green Party of Canada | 971 | 1.6% |
| Dawid Pawlowski | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 575 | 1.0% |
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.
At $1,837 per resident, Calgary council’s $3.0 billion of long-term debt is more than the $745 median. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 39% of revenue, against 44% across the province’s returns. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $801 per resident and 26% of the total. Full-time staff number 19,539, about 12.1 to every thousand residents. At $3,091 for every resident in 2024, Calgary council sits below the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities.
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 Richmond 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
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- 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.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
Questions about how Richmond is run
Who is the MP for Richmond?
Richmond has more than one: Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada) for Calgary Centre, and David McKenzie for Calgary Signal Hill.
Which party won Richmond in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Calgary Centre still.
Who is the MLA for Richmond?
This page can’t say which riding Richmond is in; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Calgary?
Richmond is a city; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
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).