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Meet Calgary and southern Alberta's federal election candidates

The federal candidate nomination process closed Monday, meaning the full list of hopefuls is now locked in for good. 

Here's a list of confirmed candidates running in southern Alberta's 15 ridings

Sarah Rieger · CBC News ·
A woman holding a baby enters a polling station to vote in Calgary on Oct. 19, 2015. Here's a list of all of the candidates running in Calgary and southern Alberta in the 2019 federal election. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

Update Oct. 2, 9 p.m.: This has been updated to include all confirmed candidates listed on Elections Canada's website.

The federal candidate nomination process closed Monday, meaning the full list of hopefuls is now locked in for good. That means if a candidate withdraws or is kicked out, their party won't be able to choose a replacement.

There are more than 200 candidates running for 13 parties (plus independents) across Alberta's 34 electoral districts.

The Liberals, Conservatives, Greens, NDP and PPC are all running a full slate.

Of southern Alberta's 15 ridings, 12 are currently held by Conservative incumbents. One is held by a Liberal, one is vacant, and one is held by an independent who is not running again.

Those numbers seem unlikely to change wildly — the latest from CBC's Poll Tracker shows Conservatives polling at 58.5 per cent in the province, with the Liberals at 18.3 per cent, NDP at 12.1 per cent, Green at 6.8 per cent and PPC at 3.4 per cent. 

Here's a list of the candidates running in Calgary and southern Alberta.

Links are included to candidates' websites if they've listed their site with Elections Canada.

If you're looking for a list of candidates in central and northern Alberta, we've got that too:

Candidates must be Canadian citizens, at least 18-years-old, and have collected signatures of at least 100 electors in the district where they intend to run. 

If you don't know which riding is yours, you can click here to enter your postal code or address and find out.

Banff-Airdrie

The Banff-Airdrie riding runs from just northwest of Calgary, along the Bow River Valley and Banff National Park. In 2015, Conservative incumbent Blake Richards won with 63 per cent of the vote.

  • Gwyneth Midgley (Liberal)
  • Austin Mullins (Green)
  • Blake Richards (Conservative)
  • Nadine Wellwood (PPC)
  • Anne Wilson (NDP)

Bow River

Bow River includes the counties of Wheatland, Vulcan and Taber. 

In 2015, Conservative incumbent Martin Shields won with 77 per cent of the vote.

Calgary Centre

Calgary Centre includes much of Calgary's inner city, from the Bow River in the North to Glenmore Trail in the south. 

In 2015, Liberal incumbent Kent Hehr won with 47 per cent of the vote.

Calgary Confederation

Calgary Confederation is located just north of Calgary Centre, stretching from Memorial Drive north to John Laurie Boulevard, and from Sarcee Trail in the west to Deerfoot Trail in the east.

In 2015, Conservative incumbent Len Webber won with 46 per cent of the vote.

Calgary Forest Lawn

Calgary Forest Lawn is located northeast of Calgary Centre, reaching east of Deerfoot Trail to the city limits, and from 17th Avenue S.E. north to 32nd Avenue N.E.

The riding's seat became vacant after Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai's death earlier this year. 

  • Jag Anand (Liberal)
  • William Carnegie (Green)
  • Jasraj Singh Hallan (Conservative)
  • Dave Levesque (PPC)
  • Brent Nichols (Independent)
  • Joe Pimlott (NDP)
  • William James Ryder (Veterans Coalition Party of Canada)
  • Esther Sutherland (Christian Heritage Party of Canada)
  • Jonathan Trautman (Communist Party of Canada)

Calgary Heritage

Calgary Heritage is south of Calgary Centre, running from Glenmore Trail S.W. in the north to Spruce Meadows Trail, and from Macleod Trail on its east border to the edge of Tsuut'ina First Nation in the west.

Conservative incumbent Bob Benzen won in a 2017 federal by-election, following the resignation of former prime minister Stephen Harper, with 71 per cent of the vote. 

Calgary Midnapore

Calgary Midnapore is east of Calgary Heritage, running from Macleod Trail on its west edge to the Bow River to the east, and from Glenmore Trail S.E. in the north to 226th Avenue S.E. 

Conservative incumbent Stephanie Kusie won in a federal by-election in 2017, following Jason Kenney's resignation as MP, with 77 per cent of the vote.

  • Brian Aalto (Liberal)
  • Gurmit Bhachu (NDP)
  • Edward Gao (PPC)
  • Stephanie Kusie (Conservative)
  • Taylor Stasila (Green)

Calgary Nose Hill

Calgary Nose Hill is one of the city's northernmost ridings, stretching from John Laurie Boulevard N.W. and McKnight Boulevard N.E., to Stoney Trail N.W., and from Sarcee Trail N.W. to Beddington Trail N.E.

Conservative incumbent Michelle Rempel won in 2015 with 60 per cent of the vote.

Calgary Rocky Ridge

Calgary Rocky Ridge is the city's most northwest riding, sandwiched between Banff-Airdrie and Calgary Nose Hill. 

Conservative incumbent Pat Kelly won in 2015 with 60 per cent of the vote.

Calgary Shepard

Calgary Shepard is located on the southeast edge of the city, with the Bow River to its west and Rocky View County to the east. It's just south of Calgary Forest Lawn.

Conservative incumbent Tom Kmiec won with 66 per cent of the vote in 2015.

  • Del Arnold (Liberal)
  • Tom Kmiec (Conservative)
  • Kyle Scott (PPC)
  • David Brian Smith (NDP)
  • Evelyn Tanaka (Green)

Calgary Signal Hill

Calgary Signal Hill is located west of Calgary Centre, and east of Foothills. The Bow River marks its northern boundary, with the Tsuut'ina First Nation to the south.

In 2015, Conservative incumbent Ron Liepert won with 61 per cent of the vote.

  • Khalis Ahmed (NDP)
  • Ghada Alatrash (Liberal)
  • Christina Bassett (Parti Rhinocéros Party)
  • Garry Dirk (Christian Heritage Party of Canada)
  • Ron Liepert (Conservative)
  • Marco Reid (Green)
  • Gord Squire (PPC)

Calgary Skyview

Calgary Skyview is located at the northeast edge of the city, to the east of Calgary Nose Hill and north of Calgary Forest Lawn.

Former Liberal Darshan Kang, who now sits as an independent, won in 2015 with 46 per cent of the vote. Kang is not running this year. 

Foothills

Foothills is located south of Banff-Airdrie, east of the B.C. border, and northwest of Medicine-Hat-Carston-Warner. It includes Kananaskis, Tsuut'ina Nation, Pincher Creek, Fort Macleod, Turner Valley, Black Diamond, Okotoks, High River and the Crowsnest Pass. 

Conservative incumbent John Barlow won in 2015 with 76 per cent of the vote.

  • John Barlow (Conservative)
  • Mickail Hendi (NDP)
  • Greg Hession (PPC)
  • Bridget Lacey (Green)
  • Cheryl Moller (Liberal)

Lethbridge

Conservative incumbent Rachael Harder won in 2015 with 57 per cent of the vote.

Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner

Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner's easternmost boundary is the province's border with Saskatchewan, and includes Cardston County, Blood Reserve No. 148, Cypress County, Warner, Stirling, Raymond, Bow Island, and Redcliff.

Following the death of Conservative MP Jim Hillyer in 2016, Conservative incumbent Glen Motz won a by-election with 70 per cent of the vote.

  • Shannon Hawthorne (Green)
  • Harris Kirshenbaum (Liberal)
  • Glen Motz (Conservative)
  • Andrew Nelson (PPC)
  • Dave Phillips (Independent)
  • Elizabeth Thomson (NDP)
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