Photo: Erik Lizee · Public domainWilliam Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Clearwater County in Ottawa as MP for Yellowhead
Clearwater County is a municipal district by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Clearwater County is named here. Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Clearwater County is in. From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Clearwater 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.
No county or regional government sits above Clearwater County’s council; Division No. 9 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Clearwater County, from the most recent elections.
- 1Clearwater County councilMunicipal district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsYellowhead
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 Clearwater County votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Clearwater County council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. Provincially the last general election was on 29 May 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; federally, on 28 April 2025. Elected on 20 October 2025, Clearwater County council is up again on 15 October 2029. It is the third Monday in October every four years, as the Local Authorities Election Act provides.
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
William Stevenson represents Yellowhead in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Yellowhead · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
William Stevenson is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Mapped onto today’s Yellowhead, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 60%; in 2025 William Stevenson kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Results in Yellowhead as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Gerald Soroka (Conservative Party of Canada) took Yellowhead in 2021 with 66% of the vote, 27,128 votes ahead of Michael Manchen (People's Party of Canada). In 2019, Gerald Soroka had won the same riding with 82%. That put it among the safest seats in the country: 12 of 338 ridings had wider leads. 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
Clearwater 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.
More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $3,520 a resident, 57% of all spending. In 2024 the median among Alberta’s municipalities was $3,457 a resident; Clearwater County council spent $6,138. The return counts 132 full-time positions, 11.1 for every thousand residents. Debt Clearwater County council owes over the long term came to $223K, $19 a resident, under the median of $745. Taxes on property make up 73% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 44%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $41.7M | $3,520 | 57% |
| General government | $8.9M | $752 | 12% |
| Police, fire and protection | $6.8M | $572 | 9% |
| Planning and development | $6.1M | $517 | 8% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $5.3M | $446 | 7% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.8M | $240 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $1.1M | $90 | 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 Clearwater County is run
Check or update the federal list.
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elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- 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.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- 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.
Questions about how Clearwater County is run
Who is the MP for Clearwater County?
Clearwater County is in Yellowhead, represented by William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Clearwater County in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada, with Gerald Soroka in Yellowhead; since 2025 William Stevenson represents Yellowhead.
Who is the MLA for Clearwater County?
This page can’t say which riding Clearwater County is in; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Clearwater County?
Clearwater County is a municipal district; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
How much does Clearwater County council spend?
In 2024, Clearwater County council spent $72.8M in all, for some 11,856 residents, of which $41.7M 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).