Photo: Dwayne Reilander · CC BY-SA 4.011 MPs share Calgary, which straddles Calgary Centre and Calgary Signal Hill
No provincial riding is named for Calgary: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. Residents of Calgary divide between Greg McLean (9%) and David McKenzie in the Commons. For local government, Calgary is a city. In Alberta, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Calgary’s mayor isn’t named.
Three governments, and who does what
Calgary, a city 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.
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 Calgary, from the most recent elections.
- 1Calgary councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsCalgary Centre · 9%
- 4House of CommonsCalgary Signal Hill · 9%
- 5House of CommonsCalgary Heritage · 9%
- 6House of CommonsCalgary McKnight · 9%
- 7House of CommonsCalgary Skyview · 9%
- 8House of CommonsCalgary Confederation · 9%
- 9House of CommonsCalgary East · 9%
- 10House of CommonsCalgary Midnapore · 9%
- 11House of CommonsCalgary Nose Hill · 9%
- 12House of CommonsCalgary Crowfoot · 9%
- 13House of CommonsCalgary Shepard · 9%
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 Calgary 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. It is the third Monday in October every four years, as the Local Authorities Election Act provides. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 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
Calgary has 11 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 · 9%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary Signal Hill · Conservative Party of Canada · 9%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary Heritage · Conservative Party of Canada · 9%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary McKnight · Conservative Party of Canada · 9%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary Skyview · Conservative Party of Canada · 9%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary Confederation · Liberal Party of Canada · 9%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary East · Conservative Party of Canada · 9%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary Midnapore · Conservative Party of Canada · 9%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary Nose Hill · Conservative Party of Canada · 9%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary Crowfoot · Conservative Party of Canada · 9%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Calgary Shepard · Conservative Party of Canada · 9%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Greg McLean’s party, the Conservative Party of Canada, has 33 of the 37 seats from Alberta.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Calgary Centre puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 51%; Greg McLean held it for the party 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 Shepard re-elected Tom Kmiec of the Conservative Party of Canada
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Calgary Shepard, Calgary’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Calgary Centre. It held 13% of Calgary’s residents.
At 64%, more of Calgary Shepard voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Tom Kmiec was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 75%. Calgary Shepard elected Tom Kmiec (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 60% of the vote, a lead of 32,308 over Raj Jessel (New Democratic Party).
All 8 candidates in Calgary Shepard, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Kmiec | Conservative Party of Canada | 44,411 | 60.4% |
| Raj Jessel | New Democratic Party | 12,103 | 16.5% |
| Cam Macdonald | Liberal Party of Canada | 10,303 | 14.0% |
| Ron Vaillant | People's Party of Canada | 4,284 | 5.8% |
| Evelyn Tanaka | Green Party of Canada | 1,300 | 1.8% |
| Andrea Lee | Maverick Party | 874 | 1.2% |
| Konstantine Muirhead | Independent | 228 | 0.3% |
| Jesse Halmo | National Citizens Alliance of Canada | 56 | 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.
Taxes on property make up 39% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%. Debt Calgary council owes over the long term came to $3.0 billion, $1,837 a resident, higher than the median of $745. In 2024 the median among Alberta’s municipalities was $3,457 a resident; Calgary council spent $3,091. 19,539 full-time positions are funded, 12.1 per thousand residents. At 26% of spending ($801 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget.
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 Calgary 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.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- 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 Calgary is run
Who is the MP for Calgary?
Most residents of Calgary have Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada) as MP for Calgary Centre; the rest mainly have David McKenzie, for Calgary Signal Hill.
Which party won Calgary in the 2021 federal election?
Tom Kmiec won Calgary Shepard for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Calgary Centre, held by Greg McLean.
Who is the MLA for Calgary?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Calgary has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Calgary?
The head of Calgary’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).