Calgary Midnapore

Calgary Midnapore covers south-central Calgary, a predominantly residential district defined by its man-made lake communities and proximity to one of Canada's largest urban parks. The riding is bordered by Glenmore Trail to the north, the Bow River to the east, the city's southern limits to the south, and extends westward along the city boundary. It was created through the 2012 redistribution largely from the former Calgary Southeast riding and first contested in 2015.

The riding takes in the established lake communities of Midnapore, Lake Bonavista, Sundance, and Chaparral, along with the newer developments of Walden, Legacy, and Shawnessy. Fish Creek Provincial Park, one of the largest urban parks in Canada at over 13 square kilometres, runs through the heart of the riding and is a defining feature of the district's character.

Candidates

Stephanie Kusie (Conservative) is a former Canadian diplomat who served as Chargé d'Affaires for Canada to El Salvador and as Consul to Dallas, Texas. She holds a political science degree from the University of Calgary and an MBA from Rutgers University, and speaks English, French, and Spanish. First elected in a 2017 byelection to succeed Jason Kenney, Kusie has been re-elected in every subsequent contest.

Sunjiv Raval (Liberal) is a retail and operations professional who spent over 12 years in leadership roles at Walmart before managing a Rogers Mobile store and moving into operational services with the Government of Alberta. He received the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers in 2020 for his work supporting new immigrants over more than two decades of community service.

Austin Mullins (NDP) is a community advocate and writer who has lived in Calgary for several years, residing in the Shawnessy community. Previously a Green Party candidate, Mullins switched to the NDP for the 2025 election and campaigned on affordability, climate action, and social equity.

Colin Kindret (People's Party) ran as the PPC candidate in the riding.

Adam Delgado (Green Party) ran as the Green Party candidate in the riding.

About the Riding

Calgary Midnapore is one of the more affluent ridings in Calgary, with a mix of mature suburban neighbourhoods built in the 1970s and 1980s and newer master-planned communities on the city's southern fringe. The man-made lakes that define many of the riding's communities—Lake Bonavista, Lake Midnapore, Lake Sundance, and Lake Chaparral—are private amenities managed by homeowners' associations and have long been a draw for families seeking a suburban lifestyle with recreational access.

Fish Creek Provincial Park provides an extensive network of trails for hiking, cycling, and cross-country skiing, and its ecological health has been a recurring local concern as surrounding development intensifies. Traffic congestion on Macleod Trail and Deerfoot Trail, the riding's primary commuter corridors into central Calgary, remains a persistent frustration for residents.

Heading into the 2025 election, cost-of-living pressures, including rising property taxes and utility costs, were top-of-mind issues for voters in the riding. The federal carbon tax remained a point of contention in a province where energy costs are closely watched, and broader anxieties about economic uncertainty tied to U.S. trade tensions added to a sense of unease in a riding that has consistently returned Conservative members of Parliament.