Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.5Drayton Valley’s MP is Dane Lloyd (Conservative Party of Canada), for Parkland
Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada. Locally, Drayton Valley is run as a town. This page names no head of council for Drayton Valley, as no open list of councils exists in Alberta. Drayton Valley’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.
Three governments, and who does what
Drayton Valley, 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 Drayton Valley’s council; Division No. 11 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Drayton Valley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Drayton Valley councilTown
- 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 Drayton Valley votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Drayton Valley 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. The last general elections came on 29 May 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Voters last chose Drayton Valley council on 20 October 2025 and will again on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act fixes that date: 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
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
First elected in 2017, Dane Lloyd is serving the 4th term of a Commons career. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Parkland, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 63%; Dane Lloyd held 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
Yellowhead returned Gerald Soroka (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Drayton Valley voted in Yellowhead; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Parkland is its riding today.
Yellowhead elected Gerald Soroka (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 66% of the vote, a lead of 27,128 over Michael Manchen (People's Party of Canada). In 2019, Gerald Soroka had won the same riding with 82%. Across Canada’s 338 ridings, only 12 were won more comfortably. Turnout in Yellowhead reached 68% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
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
Drayton Valley 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.
Water, sewers and waste takes the biggest share, 21%, or $1,015 per resident. Spending by Drayton Valley council reached $4,770 a resident in 2024, well over the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. The return counts 96 full-time positions, 11.9 for every thousand residents. Long-term debt at Drayton Valley council stood at $12.3M, or $1,526 a resident, above the $745 median. Taxes on property make up 35% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $8.2M | $1,015 | 21% |
| Roads and transit | $8M | $989 | 21% |
| Recreation and culture | $6.8M | $851 | 18% |
| Police, fire and protection | $6.7M | $831 | 17% |
| General government | $3.6M | $452 | 9% |
| Social services and child care | $3.3M | $408 | 9% |
| Planning and development | $1.8M | $223 | 5% |
| Social housing | $14K | $2 | 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 Drayton Valley 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
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- 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. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
Questions about how Drayton Valley is run
Who is the MP for Drayton Valley?
Dane Lloyd (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Parkland, the riding Drayton Valley is in.
Which party won Drayton Valley in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada, with Gerald Soroka in Yellowhead; since 2025 Dane Lloyd represents Parkland.
Who is the MLA for Drayton Valley?
Find the riding for Drayton Valley on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Drayton Valley?
The head of Drayton Valley’s council isn’t named here; as a town, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Drayton Valley council spend?
In 2024, Drayton Valley council spent $38.4M in all, for some 8,047 residents, of which $8.2M went on water, sewers and waste, 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).