The Political Record · Federal electoral districts
Yellowhead
Federal riding · AB · No. 48037 · 2023 representation order
- Member
- William Stevenson Conservative
- 2025 result
- Conservative hold by 30,394 votes
- Turnout
- 74.2% of 94,098 electors
- Population
- 115,055 2021 census
- Area
- 82,453 km²
- Figures as of
- 2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
- Largest by area in Alberta82,453 km² · 3rd of 37 in Alberta · 18th of 343 in Canada
- Width of the marginWon by 43.9 points (30,394 votes) · 33rd of 343 in Canada
- Turnout74.2% of 94,098 electors voted · 45th of 343 in Canada
In brief
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
William Stevenson
- Member: Library of Parliament
- Vice-Chair: Library of Parliament
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 21% of today's Yellowhead came from ridings other than the old Yellowhead.
Share of today's areaFormer riding
79.2%Yellowhead 85% of it kept
13.6%Banff—Airdrie 95% of it kept
5.0%Foothills 21% of it kept
2.2%Red Deer—Mountain View 25% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.
IIThe 2025 result
Conservative hold
Elected
William Stevenson
Conservative
47,863
69.1% of valid votes
Margin
30,394
votes · +43.9 pts
Runner-up
Michael Fark
Liberal
17,469
25.2% of valid votes
Conservative 69.1% · Liberal 25.2% · New Democratic 4.0% · People's 1.4%
Turnout74.2% of 94,098 electors
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Stevenson | Conservative | 47,863 | 69.1% | 59.9% | +9.2 |
| Michael Fark | Liberal | 17,469 | 25.2% | 10.6% | +14.6 |
| Avni Soma | New Democratic | 2,753 | 4.0% | 14.6% | −10.6 |
| Vicky Bayford | People's | 952 | 1.4% | 9.2% | −7.8 |
1 further candidate, under 1% of the vote
| Dale Heath | Other | 253 | 0.4% |
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.
IIIHow close was it, really
Swing needed to flip
21.9 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
2,753 votes
New Democratic took fewer than the 30,394-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
41 of 201
No poll ended in a tie.
Flip the seatHypothetical
It would have taken 15,198 voters switching from Conservative to Liberal — 21.9% of the 69,290 valid votes, 21.9 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
Conservative47,863
Liberal17,469
Still Conservative by 30,394 votes. Actual margin: 30,394.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 49.6% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Conservative70.5%67.7%−2.8
Liberal23.3%27.1%+3.8
New Democratic4.1%3.8%−0.3
People's1.5%1.2%−0.3
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.
VWhat kind of place this is
- Median total household income is $101,000 — about 1.2 times the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest61st highest of 343
- Median age is 41.6 — about the same as the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest163rd highest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.4% — a little lower than the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest159th lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 12.5% — about 72 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest137th lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 74.6% — a little higher than the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest122nd highest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 2.8% — about 1.7 times the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest118th highest of 343
2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.
VIWhere it is
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The card
No. 48037AB · 2025
Yellowhead
William Stevenson
- Result
- Conservative hold by 30,394
- Turnout
- 74.2%
- Population
- 115,055
- Area
- 82,453 km²
Largest by area in AlbertaWidth of the marginTurnout
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