Airdrie-East
# Airdrie-East

Airdrie-East is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was contested for the first time in the 2019 Alberta election.

## Geography

The district is located northeast of Calgary, containing most of Airdrie, except the area west of 8 St SW and south of 1 Ave NW. It stretches west past Keoma to RR253.

## History

Members for Airdrie-East :

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| See Airdrie and Chestermere-Rocky View 2012-2019 |||||
| 30th | 2019–2023 | Angela Pitt | United Conservative |
| 31st | 2023–present | Angela Pitt | United Conservative |

The district was created in 2017 when the Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended abolishing Airdrie and Chestermere-Rocky View, completely reorganizing the ridings surrounding Calgary to reflect the rapid growth in the area. In 2017, the Airdrie-East electoral district had a population of 49,978, which was 7 per cent above the provincial average of 46,803 for a provincial electoral district.

In the 2019 Alberta general election, United Conservative Party candidate and incumbent from the former Airdrie electoral district, Angela Pitt was elected with 67 per cent of the vote, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Roxie Baez Zamora with 20 per cent of the vote, and four candidates.

In the 2023 Alberta general election, Angela Pitt was re-elected on a reduced majority.

## Electoral results

### 2023 general election

vte2023 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Conservative | Angela Pitt | 15,215 | 62.01 | -5.31 |
| | New Democratic | Dan Nelles | 8,697 | 35.45 | +15.53 |
| | Green | Michael Jacobsen | 623 | 2.54 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,535 | 99.38 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 153 | 0.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,688 | 61.84 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 39,924 |
| | United Conservative hold | United Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -10.42 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||

### 2019 general election

vte2019 Alberta general election :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Conservative | Angela Pitt | 16,764 | 67.32 | -0.37 | $62,714 |
| | New Democratic | Roxie Baez Zamora | 4,960 | 19.92 | -9.63 | $13,180 |
| | Alberta Party | Alex Luterbach | 2,371 | 9.52 | – | $4,646 |
| | Freedom Conservative | Rick Northey | 482 | 1.94 | – | $1,511 |
| | Alberta Independence | Jeff Olson | 213 | 0.86 | – | $1,655 |
| | Independent | Richard Absalom D. Herdman | 112 | 0.45 | – | $500 |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,902 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 168 | 33 | 6 |
| Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | Eligible electors / Turnout | 35,729 | 70.18 | – |
| | United Conservative pickup new district. | United Conservative pickup new district. | United Conservative pickup new district. | United Conservative pickup new district. | United Conservative pickup new district. | United Conservative pickup new district. | United Conservative pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta Note: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. |||||||

### 2015 general election

Redistributed results, 2015 Alberta general election :

| Wildrose | 7,044 | 36.54% |
| - | - | - |
| Progressive Conservative | 6,006 | 31.15% |
| New Democratic | 5,703 | 29.58% |
| Others | 527 | 2.73% |
