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Town hall & politics · Alberta

Sherbrooke’s MP is Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal Party of Canada), for Edmonton Centre

Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Sherbrooke is in. City council runs Sherbrooke, and Edmonton’s mayor is Andrew Knack. From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.

MP
Eleanor Olszewski
Liberal Party of Canada · Edmonton Centre
Mayor
Andrew Knack
elected
Next council election
15 October 2029
set by provincial law
Spending per resident, 2024
$3,085
from the council’s financial return
Turnout, 2021 federal
63%
Canada 63%
Who runs Sherbrooke

Three governments, and who does what

Sherbrooke is governed by Edmonton, with Alberta and Ottawa.

Edmonton

The city council decides local matters.

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.

assembly.ab.ca ↗
House of Commons

Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.

ourcommons.ca ↗

Who to ask

Bins and recyclingEdmonton
Planning applicationsEdmonton
Potholes, roads and streetlightsEdmonton
Water, sewers and leaksEdmonton
Parks and leisure centresEdmonton
LibrariesEdmonton
Fire safety visitsEdmonton
Property tax billsEdmonton
Schools and school placesAlberta
Hospitals, family doctors and careAlberta
Highways and driver’s licencesAlberta
Passports, EI and pensionsGovernment of Canada

Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.

Edmonton has no upper-tier council: Division No. 11, its census division, exists for statistics only.

Who represents Sherbrooke

From the council table to Ottawa

Every elected tier that speaks for Sherbrooke, from the most recent elections.

  1. 1
    Edmonton councilelected
    Andrew Knack
  2. 2
    Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
  3. 3
    House 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

Elections

When Sherbrooke votes

The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.

ElectionLastNext
Edmonton council20 October 202515 October 2029
Legislative Assembly of Alberta29 May 2023–
House of Commons28 April 2025–

After the 20 October 2025 election, Edmonton council next goes to the polls 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. 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

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta: riding not placed

Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Find your MLA on the legislature’s site

assembly.ab.ca ↗

Legislatures: their own member pages

Member of Parliament

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.

Eleanor Olszewski

Edmonton Centre · Liberal Party of Canada

en.wikipedia.org ↗
37 seatsAlbertaHouse of Commons
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  • Conservative Party of Canada33
  • Liberal Party of Canada3
  • New Democratic Party1

As Wikidata records them.

The MP’s record

Wikidata records Eleanor Olszewski as Minister of Emergency Preparedness (since 2025) and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada (since 2025). Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Edmonton Centre, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 33%; in 2025 Eleanor Olszewski took it from them. Eleanor Olszewski was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 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

How Sherbrooke has voted

A new party in Edmonton Centre in 2021: Randy Boissonnault (Liberal Party of Canada)

Counts for Edmonton Centre within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.

Party20212019
Liberal Party of Canada33.7%33.0%
Conservative Party of Canada32.4%41.5%
New Democratic Party28.8%20.6%
People's Party of Canada4.3%1.5%

Across Canada’s 338 ridings, only 11 were won by a smaller share. It had changed hands since 2019, when James Cumming (Conservative Party of Canada) won with 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%.

All 6 candidates in Edmonton Centre, 2021
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Randy BoissonnaultLiberal Party of Canada16,56033.7%
James CummingConservative Party of Canada15,94532.4%
Heather MacKenzieNew Democratic Party14,17128.8%
Brock CrockerPeople's Party of Canada2,0944.3%
Valerie KeefeLibertarian Party of Canada2660.5%
Merryn EdwardsMarxist-Leninist Party of Canada1120.2%

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

Council money

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, 2024
$3.8 billion
$3,085 per resident
Long-term debt
$4.4 billion
$3,528 per resident
Full-time positions
11,598
9.4 per 1,000 residents

Spending per resident by service, 2024

Roads and transit$935
Police, fire and protection$734
General government$505
Recreation and culture$429
Water, sewers and waste$194
Planning and development$163
Social housing$66
Social services and child care$59

What pays for it

SourceEdmontonProvince
Property taxes and payments in lieu45%44%
Other revenue25%22%
Grants from governments18%15%
User fees and sales13%19%

Shares of revenue, town and province.

At 45%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province. Edmonton council carried $4.4 billion of long-term debt, $3,528 per resident against a typical $745. Each resident’s share of Edmonton council’s 2024 spending came to $3,085, where the middle of Alberta’s municipalities sat at $3,457. It employs the equivalent of 11,598 full-time positions, or 9.4 for each thousand people. The largest line is roads and transit: 30% of the total, $935 a resident.

Every service line, 2024
Service2024Per residentShare
Roads and transit$1.2 billion$93530%
Police, fire and protection$909.2M$73424%
General government$625.1M$50516%
Recreation and culture$531.2M$42914%
Water, sewers and waste$240.1M$1946%
Planning and development$202M$1635%
Social housing$81.9M$662%
Social services and child care$73.1M$592%

Money: municipal financial and statistical data 2024, Alberta Municipal Affairs. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Residents: Statistics Canada, 2025 estimate.

Get involved

Having a say in how Sherbrooke is run

Register to vote

Check or update the federal list.

elections.ca ↗
Contact your MP

Every MP lists an office.

ourcommons.ca ↗
Provincial elections

Ridings, registration and voting dates.

elections.ab.ca ↗
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
  • 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. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
  • Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
  • Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.

Questions about how Sherbrooke is run

Who is the MP for Sherbrooke?

Sherbrooke is in Edmonton Centre, represented by Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal Party of Canada).

Which party won Sherbrooke in the 2021 federal election?

Randy Boissonnault won Edmonton Centre for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Edmonton Centre, held by Eleanor Olszewski.

Who is the MLA for Sherbrooke?

Sherbrooke’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s members page lists every MLA by riding.

Who heads the council in Edmonton?

Edmonton council is led by Andrew Knack, its mayor.

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).