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Federal Yellowhead constituency to be redrawn following election call

Rocky Mountain House, AB, Canada / 94.5 Rewind Radio
Jordan Rein
Mar 17, 2025 | 1:17 PM
Federal Yellowhead constituency to be redrawn following election call

While Rocky Mountain House, Leslieville and Caroline will continue to be part of the federal Yellowhead constituency, other communities, notably Sundre, will be added. (Elections Canada)



With a federal election expected soon, the boundaries of the Yellowhead riding will change with it.

According to new boundary maps, the already sprawling Yellowhead constituency will expand even further south, now encompassing Sundre, which is currently part of Red Deer-Mountain View.

Ultimately, the new district will stretch from north of Grande Cache, all the way south to the largely urban Airdrie-Cochrane constituency.

Other central Alberta districts will see maps redrawn as well, as the current Red Deer-Lacombe and Red Deer-Mountain View districts will dissolve into Red Deer and Ponoka-Didsbury.

Every 10 years, Elections Canada adjusts the electoral boundaries to account for population growth, according to a post on Soroka’s Facebook page.

Outgoing Yellowhead MP Gerald Soroka speaks at the Denim and Diamonds Awards Gala, March 7, 2025 at the Lou Soppit Community Centre. (94.5 Rewind Radio/Jordan Rein)

The new boundaries for the riding of Yellowhead will take effect when the federal election is called. Soroka has announced he will not be running in the upcoming election.

The town of Rocky Mountain House was added to the newly redrawn district in 2012, which also includes Jasper, Edson, Canmore, Crossfield and Carstairs.

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