Photo: Joli Rumi · CC BY-SA 4.0Shannon Stubbs won Lakeland by 30,730 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 98% of Canada’s ridings
Athabasca County is a municipal district by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Athabasca County is named here. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Lakeland, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Athabasca County. Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Athabasca County is in.
What stands out in how Athabasca County is governed
High spending per resident
In 2024, 79% of Alberta’s municipalities spent less per resident than Athabasca County council. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
With 58.4 points between the winner and the runner-up (People's Party of Canada), Lakeland was safer in 2021 than 98% of the 338 ridings. How Athabasca County has voted ↓
High federal turnout
In 2021, Lakeland voted in greater numbers than 79% of the ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Athabasca County, a municipal district in Alberta, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
assembly.ab.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
The census places Athabasca County in Division No. 13, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Athabasca County, from the most recent elections.
- 1Athabasca County councilMunicipal district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsLakeland
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Athabasca County votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Athabasca County council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 20 October 2025 election, Athabasca County council next goes to the polls on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act fixes that date: the third Monday in October every four years. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta was last elected on 29 May 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
assembly.ab.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Shannon Stubbs represents Lakeland in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Lakeland · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The Conservative Party of Canada holds 33 of 37 seats from Alberta, including Shannon Stubbs’s.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Shannon Stubbs’ 4th, counting from a first win in 2015. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Lakeland puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 69%; Shannon Stubbs held it for the party in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Lakeland returned Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Lakeland; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Shannon Stubbs already held it after the 2019 election, won with 84%. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) took Lakeland in 2021 with 69% of the vote, 30,730 votes ahead of Ann McCormack (People's Party of Canada).
All 6 candidates in Lakeland, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Stubbs | Conservative Party of Canada | 36,557 | 69.4% |
| Ann McCormack | People's Party of Canada | 5,827 | 11.1% |
| Des Bissonnette | New Democratic Party | 5,519 | 10.5% |
| John Turvey | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,610 | 5.0% |
| Fred Sirett | Maverick Party | 1,674 | 3.2% |
| Kira Brunner | Green Party of Canada | 464 | 0.9% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Athabasca County council spends more per resident than most
The 2024 financial return: spending by service and revenue by source, per resident, compared only with Alberta’s municipalities.
Spending per resident by service, 2024
What pays for it
Shares of revenue, town and province.
92 full-time positions are funded, 12.6 per thousand residents. Spending by Athabasca County council reached $4,974 a resident in 2024, well over the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $2,494 per resident and 50% of the total. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 68% of revenue, against 44% across the province’s returns. Athabasca County council reported no long-term debt.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $18.2M | $2,494 | 50% |
| General government | $5.3M | $724 | 15% |
| Recreation and culture | $3.8M | $527 | 11% |
| Police, fire and protection | $3.5M | $486 | 10% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.3M | $311 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $1.7M | $235 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $1.4M | $196 | 4% |
Money: municipal financial and statistical data 2024, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Residents: Statistics Canada, 2025 estimate.
Having a say in how Athabasca County is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
Questions about how Athabasca County is run
Who is the MP for Athabasca County?
Shannon Stubbs of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Lakeland, which includes Athabasca County.
Which party won Athabasca County in the 2021 federal election?
Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) took Lakeland in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Athabasca County?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Athabasca County has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Athabasca County?
The head of Athabasca County’s council isn’t named here; as a municipal district, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Athabasca County council spend?
In 2024, Athabasca County council spent $36.2M in all, for some 7,280 residents, of which $18.2M went on roads and transit, the biggest line.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Money: municipal financial and statistical data 2024, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Residents: Statistics Canada, 2025 estimate. · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).