Photo: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0Saddle Ridge straddles 2 federal ridings, from Calgary McKnight to Calgary Skyview
Saddle Ridge has no council of its own: it is a neighbourhood of Calgary, run by the city council. No provincial riding is named for Saddle Ridge: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. 57% of Saddle Ridge residents have Dalwinder Gill as their MP; most of the rest have Amanpreet Gill.
Three governments, and who does what
Saddle Ridge 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.
The census places Calgary 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 Saddle Ridge, from the most recent elections.
- 1Calgary councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsCalgary McKnight · 57%
- 4House of CommonsCalgary Skyview · 43%
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 Saddle Ridge 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 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta was last elected on 29 May 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Calgary council was elected on 20 October 2025, and the next vote is on 15 October 2029. It is the third Monday in October every four years, as the Local Authorities Election Act provides. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
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
Saddle Ridge 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 McKnight · Conservative Party of Canada · 57%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary Skyview · Conservative Party of Canada · 43%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
With Dalwinder Gill, the Conservative Party of Canada counts 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Calgary McKnight, the 2021 vote favoured the Liberal Party of Canada with 44%, which makes Dalwinder Gill’s 2025 win a gain. Dalwinder Gill was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 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
Calgary Skyview changed hands in 2021, to George Chahal (Liberal Party of Canada)
Results in Calgary Skyview, the riding Saddle Ridge belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Calgary McKnight.
55% of electors in Calgary Skyview voted in 2021, below the 63% turnout across Canada. George Chahal won the 2021 race in Calgary Skyview for the Liberal Party of Canada, polling 42% and beating Jag Sahota (Conservative Party of Canada) by 2,981 votes. The 2019 vote had gone another way, to Jag Sahota (Conservative Party of Canada) at 52%.
All 8 candidates in Calgary Skyview, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Chahal | Liberal Party of Canada | 20,092 | 42.4% |
| Jag Sahota | Conservative Party of Canada | 17,111 | 36.1% |
| Gurinder Singh Gill | New Democratic Party | 7,690 | 16.2% |
| Harry Dhillon | People's Party of Canada | 1,720 | 3.6% |
| Janna So | Green Party of Canada | 432 | 0.9% |
| Lee Aquart | Independent | 184 | 0.4% |
| Daniel Blanchard | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 111 | 0.2% |
| Nadeem Rana | Centrist Party of Canada | 93 | 0.2% |
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.
Calgary council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $3.0 billion long term, $1,837 a resident where the median is $745. 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. Full-time staff number 19,539, about 12.1 to every thousand residents. Each resident’s share of Calgary council’s 2024 spending came to $3,091, where the middle of Alberta’s municipalities sat at $3,457.
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 Saddle Ridge 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. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- 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. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
Questions about how Saddle Ridge is run
Who is the MP for Saddle Ridge?
Saddle Ridge has more than one: Dalwinder Gill (Conservative Party of Canada) for Calgary McKnight, and Amanpreet Gill for Calgary Skyview.
Which party won Saddle Ridge in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with George Chahal in Calgary Skyview; since 2025 Dalwinder Gill represents Calgary McKnight.
Who is the MLA for Saddle Ridge?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Saddle Ridge isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Calgary?
The head of Saddle Ridge’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).