Photo: Qyd · CC BY-SA 3.0Edson sends William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Yellowhead
The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta. Locally, Edson is run as a town. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Edson is named here. No provincial riding is named for Edson: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.
Three governments, and who does what
Edson, 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.
The census places Edson in Division No. 14, 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 Edson, from the most recent elections.
- 1Edson councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsYellowhead
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 Edson votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Edson council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The council elected on 20 October 2025 serves until 15 October 2029, when Edson council is chosen again. That date comes from the Local Authorities Election Act, which sets 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. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
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
William Stevenson represents Yellowhead in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Yellowhead · Conservative 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
William Stevenson is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Yellowhead, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 60%; William Stevenson 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
Counts for Yellowhead within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Gerald Soroka won the 2021 race in Yellowhead for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 66% and beating Michael Manchen (People's Party of Canada) by 27,128 votes. The 2019 result had favoured Gerald Soroka as well, at 82%. That put it among the safest seats in the country: 12 of 338 ridings had wider leads. Yellowhead turned out at 68% in 2021; the country managed 63%.
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
Edson 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.
At 22% of spending ($802 a resident), water, sewers and waste leads the budget. It employs the equivalent of 93 full-time positions, or 10.7 for each thousand people. Edson council spent $3,590 per resident in 2024, against a median of $3,457 among Alberta’s municipalities. At $1,053 per resident, Edson council’s $9.1M of long-term debt is more than the $745 median. Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 35% of revenue, against 44% across the province’s returns.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $7M | $802 | 22% |
| Roads and transit | $6.7M | $772 | 21% |
| Recreation and culture | $5.8M | $667 | 19% |
| Police, fire and protection | $5.4M | $620 | 17% |
| General government | $4.5M | $517 | 14% |
| Social services and child care | $1.2M | $139 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $625K | $72 | 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 Edson 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. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- 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. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Edson is run
Who is the MP for Edson?
William Stevenson of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Yellowhead, which includes Edson.
Which party won Edson in the 2021 federal election?
Gerald Soroka won Yellowhead for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Yellowhead, held by William Stevenson.
Who is the MLA for Edson?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Edson has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Edson?
Edson is a town; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
How much does Edson council spend?
The 2024 return of Edson council shows $31.2M of spending for roughly 8,692 residents, $7M of it on water, sewers and waste.
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).