Photo: Cszmurlo · CC BY 3.0Woodlands sends Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Calgary Heritage
From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada. Calgary’s council runs Woodlands, one of the city’s neighbourhoods. Woodlands’ riding for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta can’t be shown, because the province’s boundary file is licensed for non-commercial use only.
Three governments, and who does what
Woodlands 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 Woodlands, 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 Woodlands 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 last general elections came on 29 May 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. 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. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
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
First elected in 2023, Shuvaloy Majumdar is serving the 2nd term of a Commons career. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Calgary Heritage, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 58%; Shuvaloy Majumdar 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 Heritage re-elected Bob Benzen of the Conservative Party of Canada
Calgary Heritage as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Bob Benzen was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 71%. 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. At 66%, more of Calgary Heritage voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (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.
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. At 26% of spending ($801 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. Taxes on property make up 39% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%. Long-term debt at Calgary council stood at $3.0 billion, or $1,837 a resident, above the $745 median.
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 Woodlands 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. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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.
Questions about how Woodlands is run
Who is the MP for Woodlands?
For Woodlands, it’s Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Calgary Heritage.
Which party won Woodlands in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada, with Bob Benzen in Calgary Heritage; since 2025 Shuvaloy Majumdar represents Calgary Heritage.
Who is the MLA for Woodlands?
Find the riding for Woodlands on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Calgary?
The head of Woodlands’ 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).