It was located in the central part of the province, and is named in honour of Chief Crowfoot, leader of the Blackfoot First Nations in the 19th century.

Even by the standards of rural Alberta, Crowfoot was a strongly conservative riding.

The major right-wing party of the day--Progressive Conservative (1968–1993), Reform (1993–2000), Canadian Alliance (2000–2003) and Conservative (after 2003)-- won every election in this riding, usually by some of the largest recorded margins in Canadian politics.

Conservative candidate Kevin Sorenson won 37,649 votes, or 80.2% of the riding's total in 2004.

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