▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁R iding . ▁The ▁second ▁inc arn ation ▁was ▁when ▁Ban ff - C och rane ▁was ▁renamed ▁Ban ff ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁red ist ribution , ▁it ▁was ▁changed ▁back ▁to ▁Ban ff - C och rane ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁r iding ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ban ff , ▁Al berta ▁and ▁Ban ff ▁National ▁Park . ▁ ▁Ban ff ▁history ▁ ▁E lection ▁results ▁▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁general ▁election ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁the ▁Ban ff ▁elect oral ▁district ▁in ▁Al berta ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁when ▁Al berta ▁was ▁created ▁into ▁a ▁province ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ories . ▁The ▁elect oral ▁district ▁replaced ▁the ▁old ▁Ban ff ▁territorial ▁elect oral ▁district ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ories ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁Ban ff ▁during ▁that ▁era ▁was ▁defining ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁destination ▁for ▁tour ists ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁natural ▁environment . ▁The ▁elect oral ▁district ▁also ▁saw ▁growth ▁as ▁min ing ▁cam ps ▁were ▁spring ing ▁up ▁forming ▁a ▁fert ile ▁pocket ▁for ▁the ▁social ist ▁movement . ▁ ▁The ▁elect oral ▁district ▁was ▁hot ly ▁cont ested ▁and ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁closely ▁watched ▁around ▁the ▁province . ▁The ▁elect oral ▁district ▁had ▁two ▁well ▁known ▁candidates ▁and ▁political