The Liberals have won this riding seven times, the Progressive Conservatives six, and the New Democrats twice, while the Alberta Reform Movement was represented very briefly.

[1] The 2017 Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution saw Calgary-Buffalo expand East into the communities of Ramsay and Inglewood.

The Progressive Conservatives won the first election easily under Ron Ghitter who was later appointed to the Senate of Canada.

Liberal Gary Dickson won a by-election later that year and held the district for three terms before retiring.

The Progressive Conservatives won the seat back in 2001 with Harvey Cenaiko who was later given the cabinet portfolio of Solicitor General.

April 23, 2012, Kent Hehr was re-elected for a second term during the biggest percentage turnout of eligible voters since 1993.

NDP candidate Kathleen Ganley won Calgary Buffalo for her party in the provincial election of 2015 for the first time.

The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority.