Cochrane and Airdrie will remain in the same federal electoral district.
The two thriving communities will anchor the new Airdrie-Cochrane federal constituency, in the final report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission.
Canmore, Banff, and the Stoney Nakoda Nation will also be included in the redrawn Yellowhead constituency that includes many of the mountain parks. It then extends eastward into Carstairs, Crossfield, Edson, Hinton, Rocky Mountain House, and Sundre. Ghost Lake, Waiparous, and the MD of Bighorn will also be part of the new riding.
The earliest date the changes will come into effect is April of 2024. That means a federal election called before that would be contested using the existing boundaries of Banff-Airdrie.
This independent commission, established in November 2021, worked to set boundaries so that each electoral district contains roughly the same number of people while also taking into account communities of interest or identity, historical patterns, and geographic size in sparsely populated regions.
An increase in population saw three new seats added in Alberta.
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