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About the race

Bruce McAllister is one of nine Wildrose MLAs who crossed the floor to the PC party after the 2012 election.

Division profiles

This riding was created in the 2010 redistribution from part of Foothills-Rocky View and part of Airdrie-Chestermere. It borders Calgary on three sides and includes Chestermere, Langdon, Conrich, Balzac and several other communities. The Tsuu T'ina reserve is in the southwest corner of the riding.

Political history

2012: Bruce McAllister ran as a Wildrose candidate, defeating PC Ted Morton by 4,011 votes. He later crossed the floor to Morton's former party. Voters in the riding Foothills-Rocky View, which ceased to exist when the boundaries were withdrawn, elected Morton in 2008 and 2004.