It is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.

Neighborhoods in this riding include: Kildare, Killarney, Northmount, Evansdale, Belle Rive, Mayliewan, Delwood, Glengarry & Balwin.

The western boundary with on 97 Street between the Edmonton city limits and 167 Avenue Edmonton-Castle Downs was moved east to cede land to that constituency.

In the 2008 general election Bonko was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Janice Sarich, who held the riding until 2015.

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