Photo: Ribbet32 · CC BY-SA 4.0Chris Warkentin (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Beaverlodge in Ottawa as MP for Grande Prairie
The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta. No provincial riding is named for Beaverlodge: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. Locally, Beaverlodge is run as a town. In Alberta, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Beaverlodge’s mayor isn’t named.
Three governments, and who does what
Beaverlodge, a town 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.
Beaverlodge has no upper-tier council: Division No. 19, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Beaverlodge, from the most recent elections.
- 1Beaverlodge councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsGrande Prairie
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 Beaverlodge votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverlodge council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. Elected on 20 October 2025, Beaverlodge council is up again on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 29 May 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; federally, on 28 April 2025.
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
Chris Warkentin represents Grande Prairie in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Grande Prairie · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2006
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Grande Prairie, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 69%; Chris Warkentin held it for them in 2025. First elected in 2006, Chris Warkentin is serving the 7th term of a Commons career.
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
Chris Warkentin kept Grande Prairie—Mackenzie for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Grande Prairie—Mackenzie, the riding Beaverlodge belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Grande Prairie.
Chris Warkentin already held it after the 2019 election, won with 84%. Chris Warkentin won the 2021 race in Grande Prairie—Mackenzie for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 68% and beating Jennifer Villebrun (New Democratic Party) by 29,899 votes. That put it among the safest seats in the country: 9 of 338 ridings had wider leads.
All 6 candidates in Grande Prairie—Mackenzie, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Warkentin | Conservative Party of Canada | 36,361 | 68.4% |
| Jennifer Villebrun | New Democratic Party | 6,462 | 12.2% |
| Shawn McLean | People's Party of Canada | 5,411 | 10.2% |
| Dan Campbell | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,397 | 4.5% |
| Ambrose Ralph | Maverick Party | 2,195 | 4.1% |
| Donovan Eckstrom | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 314 | 0.6% |
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
Beaverlodge 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.
Full-time staff number 21, about 8.6 to every thousand residents. At $3,552 for every resident in 2024, Beaverlodge council sits above the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. The largest line is recreation and culture: 29% of the total, $1,013 a resident. At 35%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province. Debt Beaverlodge council owes over the long term came to $6.2M, $2,509 a resident, higher than the median of $745.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $2.5M | $1,013 | 29% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2M | $828 | 23% |
| Roads and transit | $1.8M | $717 | 20% |
| General government | $1.4M | $589 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $791K | $322 | 9% |
| Social services and child care | $181K | $74 | 2% |
| Planning and development | $21K | $8 | 0% |
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 Beaverlodge 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. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
Questions about how Beaverlodge is run
Who is the MP for Beaverlodge?
Grande Prairie’s MP, Chris Warkentin of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Beaverlodge.
Which party won Beaverlodge in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Chris Warkentin (Conservative Party of Canada), in Grande Prairie—Mackenzie; Chris Warkentin represents Grande Prairie today.
Who is the MLA for Beaverlodge?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Beaverlodge isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Beaverlodge?
Beaverlodge, a town, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does Beaverlodge council spend?
The 2024 return of Beaverlodge council shows $8.7M of spending for roughly 2,454 residents, $2.5M of it on recreation and culture.
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).