Photo: Qyd · CC BY-SA 3.0Dane Lloyd (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Parkland, the riding that includes Brazeau County
Locally, Brazeau County is run as a municipal district. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Brazeau County is named here. Brazeau County’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. Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Brazeau 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.
Brazeau County has no upper-tier council: Division No. 11, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Brazeau County, from the most recent elections.
- 1Brazeau County councilMunicipal district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsParkland
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 Brazeau County votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Brazeau County council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023. Brazeau County council was elected on 20 October 2025, and the next vote is on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act fixes that date: the third Monday in October every four years. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
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
Dane Lloyd represents Parkland in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Parkland · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2017
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Parkland would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 63%, and Dane Lloyd kept it for them in 2025. The current Parliament is Dane Lloyd’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2017.
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
Gerald Soroka kept Yellowhead for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Brazeau County voted in Yellowhead; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Parkland is its riding today.
Gerald Soroka won the 2021 race in Yellowhead for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 66% and beating Michael Manchen (People's Party of Canada) by 27,128 votes. In 2019, Gerald Soroka had won the same riding with 82%. Across Canada’s 338 ridings, only 12 were won more comfortably. At 68%, more of Yellowhead voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 6 candidates in Yellowhead, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Soroka | Conservative Party of Canada | 33,603 | 66.2% |
| Michael Manchen | People's Party of Canada | 6,475 | 12.8% |
| Guillaume Roy | New Democratic Party | 5,977 | 11.8% |
| Sheila Schumacher | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,829 | 5.6% |
| Todd Muir | Maverick Party | 1,761 | 3.5% |
| Gordon Francey | Veterans Coalition Party of Canada | 147 | 0.3% |
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
Brazeau 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.
The largest line is roads and transit: 50% of the total, $2,217 a resident. In 2024 the median among Alberta’s municipalities was $3,457 a resident; Brazeau County council spent $4,434. The return counts 73 full-time positions, 9.5 for every thousand residents. Brazeau County council carried $5.8M of long-term debt, $754 per resident against a typical $745. At 74%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $17M | $2,217 | 50% |
| General government | $5.5M | $710 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $3.7M | $477 | 11% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.6M | $340 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $2.5M | $327 | 7% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.5M | $324 | 7% |
| Social services and child care | $294K | $38 | 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 Brazeau 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
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no 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.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- 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.
Questions about how Brazeau County is run
Who is the MP for Brazeau County?
Dane Lloyd of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Parkland, which includes Brazeau County.
Which party won Brazeau County in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Gerald Soroka (Conservative Party of Canada), in Yellowhead; Parkland has elected Dane Lloyd since.
Who is the MLA for Brazeau County?
Brazeau County’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s members page lists every MLA by riding.
Who heads the council in Brazeau County?
Ask the municipality itself: Brazeau County, a municipal district, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
How much does Brazeau County council spend?
The 2024 return of Brazeau County council shows $34.1M of spending for roughly 7,685 residents, $17M 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).