Ponoka—Didsbury
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 Alberta electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election. Points indicate the towns of Ponoka and Didsbury. | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2023 | ||
| First contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 114,521 | ||
| Electors (2025) | 89,331 | ||
| Area (km²) | 9,573 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 12 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division No. 6, Division No. 8 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Red Deer County (part), Sylvan Lake, Lacombe, Mountain View (part), Blackfalds, Lacombe County, Ponoka County (part), Olds, Innisfail, Ponoka | ||
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Ponoka—Didsbury is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada.[2]
Under the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution the riding was created from the rural areas of Red Deer—Lacombe and Red Deer—Mountain View:[3]
- Contains Ponoka County, Lacombe County, and the municipalities they surround, the western half of Red Deer County including Innisfail and Bowden and the north-eastern half of Mountain View County including Olds and Didsbury.[1]
Demographics
History
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Ponoka—Didsbury Riding created from Red Deer—Lacombe and Red Deer—Mountain View |
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| 45th | 2025–present | Blaine Calkins | Conservative | |
