The electoral district was created in the 1996 boundary redistribution primarily from the old electoral district of
Pincher Creek-Macleod. Significant changes were made to the district in the 2010 boundary redistribution. The
Blood Reserve was transferred to the electoral district of
Cardston-Taber-Warner while land south of the town of
High River that was in
Highwood as well as a portion of land in that constituency in the north west and the portion of land that was part of the abolished
Foothills-Rocky View electoral district south of
Tsuu T'ina Nation was transferred into the electoral district.
Boundary history Electoral history The electoral district was created in the 1997 boundary redistribution. The election held that year saw
Pincher Creek-Macleod Progressive Conservative incumbent David Coutts win more than half the popular vote over Liberal candidate Ernie Patterson to pick up the seat for his party. The two would face each other again in the 2001 general election. Coutts would be re-elected with a larger majority to win his third term in office. Coutts won his fourth term in the 2004 election taking just over half of the popular vote in the riding. He retired from office at dissolution of the assembly in 2008. The second representative of the district was Progressive Conservative MLA Evan Berger; elected to his first term in the 2008 general election. ==Legislative election results==