Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.5Sunalta sends Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Calgary Centre
Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Sunalta is in. Calgary’s council runs Sunalta, one of the city’s neighbourhoods. The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
Three governments, and who does what
Sunalta is governed by Calgary, with Alberta and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
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.
Calgary has no upper-tier council: Division No. 6, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Sunalta, from the most recent elections.
- 1Calgary councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsCalgary Centre
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 Sunalta votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Calgary council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The council elected on 20 October 2025 serves until 15 October 2029, when Calgary council is chosen again. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023. 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
Greg McLean represents Calgary Centre in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Calgary Centre · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Calgary Centre puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 51%; Greg McLean held it for the party in 2025. Greg McLean was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Greg McLean’s 3rd.
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
Calgary Centre returned Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Calgary Centre; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
12,782 votes separated Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada) from Sabrina Grover (Liberal Party of Canada) in Calgary Centre in 2021, when the winner took 51%. Greg McLean already held it after the 2019 election, won with 57%.
All 5 candidates in Calgary Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg McLean | Conservative Party of Canada | 30,375 | 51.3% |
| Sabrina Grover | Liberal Party of Canada | 17,593 | 29.7% |
| Juan Estevez Moreno | New Democratic Party | 9,694 | 16.4% |
| Austin Mullins | Green Party of Canada | 971 | 1.6% |
| Dawid Pawlowski | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 575 | 1.0% |
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
Calgary council spends less 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.
No service costs more than roads and transit, at $801 per resident and 26% of the total. At $3,091 for every resident in 2024, Calgary council sits below the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. 19,539 full-time positions are funded, 12.1 per thousand residents. Calgary council carried $3.0 billion of long-term debt, $1,837 per resident against a typical $745. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 39% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.3 billion | $801 | 26% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.2 billion | $714 | 23% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $856.6M | $531 | 17% |
| General government | $526.3M | $326 | 11% |
| Recreation and culture | $404.7M | $251 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $319.2M | $198 | 6% |
| Social housing | $293.6M | $182 | 6% |
| Social services and child care | $142.8M | $89 | 3% |
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 Sunalta 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
- 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. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- 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.
Questions about how Sunalta is run
Who is the MP for Sunalta?
Calgary Centre’s MP, Greg McLean of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Sunalta.
Which party won Sunalta in the 2021 federal election?
Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada) took Calgary Centre in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Sunalta?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Sunalta has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Calgary?
Ask the municipality itself: Sunalta, a city, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
How much does Calgary council spend?
Calgary council spent $5.0 billion in 2024 for about 1,612,834 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $1.3 billion.
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).