Bow River is a federal electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968, from 1979 to 1988 and since 2015.

This riding was first created in 1914 from Macleod riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Calgary North, Crowfoot, Palliser and Rocky Mountain ridings.

It was re-created in 1976 from parts of Crowfoot, Lethbridge, Palliser and Rocky Mountain ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Calgary North, Calgary Northeast, Calgary West, Crowfoot, Lethbridge, Macleod, Red Deer and Wild Rose ridings.

It was re-created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015. This newest iteration of the riding was created out of parts of Crowfoot (53%), Medicine Hat (37%) and Macleod (10%) ridings.

Demographics + Panethnic groups in Bow River (2011−2021)Panethnicgroup202120162011 European 83,840 85,535 82,105 Indigenous 7,545 7,310 5,935 South Asian 6,360 4,450 2,520 Southeast Asian 5,885 4,550 3,735 African 4,345 2,820 1,405 East Asian 1,685 1,805 1,450 Latin American 1,550 1,150 630 Middle Eastern 1,110 950 490 Other/Multiracial 1,005 605 495 Total responses 113,320 109,170 98,760 Total population 119,458 115,022 103,871

Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Election results 2015–present

2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote %   Conservative 33,292 69.57   People's 4,712 9.85   New Democratic 4,484 9.37   Liberal 3,763 7.86   Green 2 0.00   Others 1,604 3.35

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote %   Conservative 30,412 83.39   New Democratic 2,976 8.16   Liberal 1,291 3.54   Green 1,244 3.41   Others 547 1.50

1976–1987

1917–1968

See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

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