Photo: Simon Law from Montréal, QC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Edmonton Centre, the riding that includes Downtown
No provincial riding is named for Downtown: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. Andrew Knack, the mayor, heads the council of Edmonton, which governs Downtown as one of its neighbourhoods. Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Downtown 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.
The census places Edmonton in Division No. 11, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Downtown, 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 Downtown 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 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. Voters last chose Edmonton council on 20 October 2025 and will again on 15 October 2029. 15 October 2029 is the next council election in Edmonton, fixed by the Local Authorities Election Act for the third Monday in October every four years. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta was last elected on 29 May 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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 has served as Minister of Emergency Preparedness (since 2025) and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada (since 2025). The 2025 general election sent Eleanor Olszewski to the Commons for the first time. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Edmonton Centre would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada (33%), so Eleanor Olszewski’s 2025 win took it from them.
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
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Edmonton Centre; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Back in 2019 a different party held it: James Cumming (Conservative Party of Canada), on 41%. The 2021 count in Edmonton Centre put Randy Boissonnault (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 34%, with James Cumming (Conservative Party of Canada) 615 votes back. That was among the tightest results in the country: 11 of 338 ridings were closer.
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.
At $3,085 for every resident in 2024, Edmonton council sits below the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. 11,598 full-time positions are funded, 9.4 per thousand residents. The largest line is roads and transit: 30% of the total, $935 a resident. At 45%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province. Edmonton council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $4.4 billion long term, $3,528 a resident where the median is $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 Downtown 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
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no 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.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
Questions about how Downtown is run
Who is the MP for Downtown?
Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Edmonton Centre, the riding Downtown is in.
Which party won Downtown in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Randy Boissonnault in Edmonton Centre; since 2025 Eleanor Olszewski represents Edmonton Centre.
Who is the MLA for Downtown?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Downtown isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Edmonton?
The mayor is Andrew Knack, who chairs Edmonton council.
How much does Edmonton council spend?
The 2024 return of Edmonton council shows $3.8 billion of spending for roughly 1,238,295 residents, $1.2 billion 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).