Photo: CnekYT · CC BY-SA 4.0Woodbine sends Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Calgary Heritage
Of the 37 Commons seats from Alberta, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 33. Calgary’s council runs Woodbine, one of the city’s neighbourhoods. No provincial riding is named for Woodbine: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.
Three governments, and who does what
Woodbine 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 Woodbine, from the most recent elections.
- 1Calgary councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsCalgary Heritage
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 Woodbine 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 | – |
Calgary council was elected on 20 October 2025, and the next vote is on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta was last elected on 29 May 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar 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
Shuvaloy Majumdar represents Calgary Heritage in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Calgary Heritage · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2023
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Calgary Heritage would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 58%, and Shuvaloy Majumdar kept it for them in 2025. Shuvaloy Majumdar has sat in the Commons since 2023, now for the 2nd Parliament.
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
Bob Benzen kept Calgary Heritage for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Calgary Heritage as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2021 count in Calgary Heritage put Bob Benzen (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 58%, with Kathleen M. Johnson (New Democratic Party) 21,550 votes back. Bob Benzen was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 71%. Calgary Heritage turned out at 66% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
All 7 candidates in Calgary Heritage, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Benzen | Conservative Party of Canada | 30,870 | 57.7% |
| Kathleen M. Johnson | New Democratic Party | 9,320 | 17.4% |
| Scott Forsyth | Liberal Party of Canada | 8,960 | 16.7% |
| Bailey Bedard | People's Party of Canada | 2,682 | 5.0% |
| Malka Labell | Green Party of Canada | 766 | 1.4% |
| Annelise Freeman | Maverick Party | 714 | 1.3% |
| Mark Dejewski | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 230 | 0.4% |
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 26% of spending ($801 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. In 2024 the median among Alberta’s municipalities was $3,457 a resident; Calgary council spent $3,091. Full-time staff number 19,539, about 12.1 to every thousand residents. Long-term debt at Calgary council stood at $3.0 billion, or $1,837 a resident, above the $745 median. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 39% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%.
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 Woodbine 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. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
Questions about how Woodbine is run
Who is the MP for Woodbine?
Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Calgary Heritage, the riding Woodbine is in.
Which party won Woodbine in the 2021 federal election?
Calgary Heritage went to Bob Benzen (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Shuvaloy Majumdar has been the MP for Calgary Heritage.
Who is the MLA for Woodbine?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Woodbine has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Calgary?
Ask the municipality itself: Woodbine, a city, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).