Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainLakeland gave Shannon Stubbs a 30,730-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 98% of ridings
Statistics Canada lists Bonnyville as a town. Who leads Bonnyville’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Alberta. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Lakeland, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Bonnyville. Bonnyville’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta can’t be shown, because the province’s boundary file is licensed for non-commercial use only.
What stands out in how Bonnyville is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021 the winner in Lakeland led the runner-up (People's Party of Canada) by 58.4 points, a wider gap than in 98% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Bonnyville 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
Bonnyville, 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.
No county or regional government sits above Bonnyville’s council; Division No. 12 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Bonnyville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Bonnyville councilTown
- 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 Bonnyville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnyville council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. Provincially the last general election was on 29 May 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; federally, on 28 April 2025. After the 20 October 2025 election, Bonnyville council next goes to the polls on 15 October 2029. That date comes from the Local Authorities Election Act, which sets the third Monday in October every four years.
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.
Shannon Stubbs’s party, the Conservative Party of Canada, has 33 of the 37 seats from Alberta.
The MP’s record
Shannon Stubbs was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Shannon Stubbs’ 4th. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Lakeland would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 69%, and Shannon Stubbs kept it for them 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
Shannon Stubbs kept Lakeland for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Lakeland as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Lakeland elected Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 69% of the vote, a lead of 30,730 over Ann McCormack (People's Party of Canada). 84% had elected Shannon Stubbs there in 2019.
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
Bonnyville 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.
More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $1,057 a resident, 29% of all spending. Full-time staff number 61, about 8.3 to every thousand residents. In 2024 the median among Alberta’s municipalities was $3,457 a resident; Bonnyville council spent $3,685. Debt Bonnyville council owes over the long term came to $11.3M, $1,530 a resident, higher than the median of $745. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 29% of revenue, against 44% across the province’s returns.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $7.8M | $1,057 | 29% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $5.4M | $732 | 20% |
| Recreation and culture | $4.5M | $615 | 17% |
| General government | $4.3M | $579 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $3.8M | $521 | 14% |
| Social services and child care | $958K | $130 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $382K | $52 | 1% |
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 Bonnyville 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. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no 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 Bonnyville is run
Who is the MP for Bonnyville?
Bonnyville is in Lakeland, represented by Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Bonnyville in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Shannon Stubbs won Lakeland in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Bonnyville?
This page can’t say which riding Bonnyville is in; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Bonnyville?
Bonnyville is a town; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
How much does Bonnyville council spend?
The 2024 return of Bonnyville council shows $27.1M of spending for roughly 7,366 residents, $7.8M of it on roads and transit.
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).