Photo: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada · CC BY 2.03 MPs share Rocky View County, which straddles Yellowhead and Bow River
William Stevenson represents 40% of Rocky View County in the Commons, while David Bexte covers the bulk of the rest. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Rocky View County isn’t placed in a riding here. Rocky View County is a municipal district by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Mayors and councillors in Alberta aren’t on any open list, so Rocky View County’s council goes unnamed here.
What stands out in how Rocky View County is governed
Split between ridings
The riding line runs through Rocky View County: Yellowhead has 40% of its residents, Bow River most of the other 60%. Member of Parliament ↓
Low spending per resident
Rocky View County council spent less per resident in 2024 than 66% of Alberta’s municipalities. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Rocky View County, a municipal district 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.
No county or regional government sits above Rocky View County’s council; Division No. 6 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Rocky View County, from the most recent elections.
- 1Rocky View County councilMunicipal district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsYellowhead · 40%
- 4House of CommonsBow River · 33%
- 5House of CommonsAirdrie—Cochrane · 22%
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 Rocky View County votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky View County council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023. Voters last chose Rocky View County council on 20 October 2025 and will again on 15 October 2029. It is the third Monday in October every four years, as the Local Authorities Election Act provides. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
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
Rocky View County has 3 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Yellowhead · Conservative Party of Canada · 40%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Bow River · Conservative Party of Canada · 33%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Airdrie—Cochrane · Conservative Party of Canada · 22%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Of the 37 MPs from Alberta, 33 are with the Conservative Party of Canada, William Stevenson among them.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Yellowhead, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 60%; William Stevenson held it for them in 2025. William Stevenson 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
In 2021, Banff—Airdrie re-elected Blake Richards of the Conservative Party of Canada
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Banff—Airdrie, Rocky View County’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Yellowhead. It held 45% of Rocky View County’s residents.
69% of electors in Banff—Airdrie voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. 71% had elected Blake Richards there in 2019. Blake Richards (Conservative Party of Canada) took Banff—Airdrie in 2021 with 57% of the vote, 31,195 votes ahead of Sarah Zagoda (New Democratic Party).
All 9 candidates in Banff—Airdrie, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Richards | Conservative Party of Canada | 43,677 | 56.7% |
| Sarah Zagoda | New Democratic Party | 12,482 | 16.2% |
| David Gamble | Liberal Party of Canada | 9,572 | 12.4% |
| Nadine Wellwood | People's Party of Canada | 5,808 | 7.5% |
| Derek Sloan | Independent | 2,020 | 2.6% |
| Tariq Elnaga | Maverick Party | 1,475 | 1.9% |
| Aidan Blum | Green Party of Canada | 1,405 | 1.8% |
| Caroline O'Driscoll | Independent | 489 | 0.6% |
| Ron Voss | Independent | 60 | 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
Rocky View County 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.
Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 47% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%. Rocky View County council carried $50.1M of long-term debt, $997 per resident against a typical $745. 358 full-time positions are funded, 7.1 per thousand residents. Rocky View County council spent $2,982 per resident in 2024, against a median of $3,457 among Alberta’s municipalities. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $1,069 per resident and 36% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $53.7M | $1,069 | 36% |
| Police, fire and protection | $33.1M | $659 | 22% |
| General government | $25.9M | $515 | 17% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $20.4M | $406 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $7.2M | $143 | 5% |
| Recreation and culture | $6.3M | $125 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $3.2M | $64 | 2% |
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 Rocky View County 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. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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 Rocky View County is run
Who is the MP for Rocky View County?
Most residents of Rocky View County have William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) as MP for Yellowhead; the rest mainly have David Bexte, for Bow River.
Which party won Rocky View County in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Blake Richards (Conservative Party of Canada), in Banff—Airdrie; Yellowhead has elected William Stevenson since.
Who is the MLA for Rocky View County?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Rocky View County.
Who heads the council in Rocky View County?
Rocky View County, a municipal district, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does Rocky View County council spend?
In 2024, Rocky View County council spent $149.9M in all, for some 50,260 residents, of which $53.7M 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).