Photo: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Federally, Edmonton is divided between 9 ridings, among them Edmonton Centre and Edmonton Southeast
The open record names Andrew Knack as mayor of Edmonton. In Ottawa, Eleanor Olszewski speaks for 11% of Edmonton, and Jagsharan Singh Mahal for most of the remainder. Edmonton’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
Edmonton, a city 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.
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 Edmonton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Edmonton councilelectedAndrew Knack
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsEdmonton Centre · 11%
- 4House of CommonsEdmonton Southeast · 11%
- 5House of CommonsEdmonton Northwest · 11%
- 6House of CommonsEdmonton West · 11%
- 7House of CommonsEdmonton Manning · 11%
- 8House of CommonsEdmonton Riverbend · 11%
- 9House of CommonsEdmonton Strathcona · 11%
- 10House of CommonsEdmonton Griesbach · 11%
- 11House of CommonsEdmonton Gateway · 11%
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 Edmonton 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 | – |
Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The council elected on 20 October 2025 serves until 15 October 2029, when Edmonton council is chosen again. The next council election in Edmonton falls on 15 October 2029, the third Monday in October every four years under the Local Authorities Election Act. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
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
Edmonton has 9 MPs
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 · 11%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Edmonton Southeast · Conservative Party of Canada · 11%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Edmonton Northwest · Conservative Party of Canada · 11%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Edmonton West · Conservative Party of Canada · 11%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Edmonton Manning · Conservative Party of Canada · 11%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Edmonton Riverbend · Liberal Party of Canada · member since 18 February 2026 · 11%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Edmonton Strathcona · New Democratic Party · 11%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Edmonton Griesbach · Conservative Party of Canada · 11%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Edmonton Gateway · Conservative Party of Canada · 11%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
In Alberta, Eleanor Olszewski belongs to a minority: the Liberal Party of Canada has 3 of 37 seats, the Conservative Party of Canada 33.
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). 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. 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
In 2021, Edmonton West re-elected Kelly McCauley of the Conservative Party of Canada
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Edmonton West, Edmonton’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Edmonton Centre. It held 13% of Edmonton’s residents.
Turnout in Edmonton West was 62% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Kelly McCauley was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 61%. Kelly McCauley won the 2021 race in Edmonton West for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 45% and beating Sandra Hunter (New Democratic Party) by 11,088 votes.
All 5 candidates in Edmonton West, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly McCauley | Conservative Party of Canada | 25,278 | 45.2% |
| Sandra Hunter | New Democratic Party | 14,190 | 25.3% |
| Adam Wilson Brown | Liberal Party of Canada | 13,016 | 23.3% |
| Brent Kinzel | People's Party of Canada | 3,354 | 6.0% |
| Peggy Morton | Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada | 151 | 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
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.
Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 45% of revenue, against 44% across the province’s returns. Edmonton council carried $4.4 billion of long-term debt, $3,528 per resident against a typical $745. 11,598 full-time positions are funded, 9.4 per thousand residents. In 2024 the median among Alberta’s municipalities was $3,457 a resident; Edmonton council spent $3,085. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $935 per resident and 30% of the total.
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 Edmonton 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
- 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.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
Questions about how Edmonton is run
Who is the MP for Edmonton?
Most residents of Edmonton have Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal Party of Canada) as MP for Edmonton Centre; the rest mainly have Jagsharan Singh Mahal, for Edmonton Southeast.
Which party won Edmonton in the 2021 federal election?
Kelly McCauley won Edmonton West for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Edmonton Centre, held by Eleanor Olszewski.
Who is the MLA for Edmonton?
This page can’t say which riding Edmonton is in; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Edmonton?
Edmonton council is led by Andrew Knack, its mayor.
How much does Edmonton council spend?
Edmonton council spent $3.8 billion in 2024 for about 1,238,295 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $1.2 billion.
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).