Photo: Odysseus1479 · CC BY-SA 3.0Central McDougall’s MP is Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal Party of Canada), for Edmonton Centre
Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada. Central McDougall is part of Edmonton, whose council is led by Andrew Knack, the mayor. No provincial riding is named for Central McDougall: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.
Three governments, and who does what
Central McDougall is governed by Edmonton, 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.
There is no county government over Edmonton; Division No. 11 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Central McDougall, from the most recent elections.
- 1Edmonton councilelectedAndrew Knack
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsEdmonton 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 Central McDougall votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elected on 20 October 2025, Edmonton council is up again on 15 October 2029. Edmonton votes next on 15 October 2029: the Local Authorities Election Act sets municipal elections on the third Monday in October every four years. The last general elections came on 29 May 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
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
Eleanor Olszewski represents Edmonton Centre in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Edmonton Centre · Liberal 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
Eleanor Olszewski was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Mapped onto today’s Edmonton Centre, the 2021 vote favoured the Conservative Party of Canada with 33%, which makes Eleanor Olszewski’s 2025 win a gain. Roles held by Eleanor Olszewski include Minister of Emergency Preparedness (since 2025) and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada (since 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
Randy Boissonnault (Liberal Party of Canada) took Edmonton Centre in 2021
Edmonton Centre as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
The 2019 vote had gone another way, to James Cumming (Conservative Party of Canada) at 41%. 615 votes separated Randy Boissonnault (Liberal Party of Canada) from James Cumming (Conservative Party of Canada) in Edmonton Centre in 2021, when the winner took 34%. Only 11 of Canada’s 338 ridings had a narrower result.
All 6 candidates in Edmonton Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Boissonnault | Liberal Party of Canada | 16,560 | 33.7% |
| James Cumming | Conservative Party of Canada | 15,945 | 32.4% |
| Heather MacKenzie | New Democratic Party | 14,171 | 28.8% |
| Brock Crocker | People's Party of Canada | 2,094 | 4.3% |
| Valerie Keefe | Libertarian Party of Canada | 266 | 0.5% |
| Merryn Edwards | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 112 | 0.2% |
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
Edmonton 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.
In 2024 the median among Alberta’s municipalities was $3,457 a resident; Edmonton council spent $3,085. Full-time staff number 11,598, about 9.4 to every thousand residents. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $935 per resident and 30% of the total. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 45% of revenue, against 44% across the province’s returns. Debt Edmonton council owes over the long term came to $4.4 billion, $3,528 a resident, higher than the median of $745.
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.2 billion | $935 | 30% |
| Police, fire and protection | $909.2M | $734 | 24% |
| General government | $625.1M | $505 | 16% |
| Recreation and culture | $531.2M | $429 | 14% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $240.1M | $194 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $202M | $163 | 5% |
| Social housing | $81.9M | $66 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $73.1M | $59 | 2% |
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 Central McDougall 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. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
Questions about how Central McDougall is run
Who is the MP for Central McDougall?
For Central McDougall, it’s Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Edmonton Centre.
Which party won Central McDougall in the 2021 federal election?
Edmonton Centre went to Randy Boissonnault (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Eleanor Olszewski has been the MP for Edmonton Centre.
Who is the MLA for Central McDougall?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Central McDougall isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Edmonton?
Andrew Knack chairs Edmonton council as mayor.
How much does Edmonton council spend?
In 2024, Edmonton council spent $3.8 billion in all, for some 1,238,295 residents, of which $1.2 billion 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).