Photo: Rural Health Professions Action Plan from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada · CC BY 2.0Lakeland gave Shannon Stubbs a 30,730-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 98% of ridings
No provincial riding is named for Elk Point: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Elk Point is Lakeland, and Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. For local government, Elk Point is a town. Mayors and councillors in Alberta aren’t on any open list, so Elk Point’s council goes unnamed here.
What stands out in how Elk Point is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 58.4 points separated first and second (People's Party of Canada) in Lakeland, more than in 98% of the 338 ridings. How Elk Point has voted ↓
High federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, Lakeland out-voted 79% of the country’s ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Elk Point, 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.
There is no county government over Elk Point; Division No. 12 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Elk Point, from the most recent elections.
- 1Elk Point councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsLakeland
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 Elk Point votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Elk Point 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. Voters last chose Elk Point council on 20 October 2025 and will again on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under 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
Shannon Stubbs represents Lakeland in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Lakeland · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Shannon Stubbs’s party, the Conservative Party of Canada, has 33 of the 37 seats from Alberta.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2015, Shannon Stubbs is serving the 4th term of a Commons career. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Lakeland, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 69%; Shannon Stubbs 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
In 2021, Lakeland re-elected Shannon Stubbs of the Conservative Party of Canada
Lakeland as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Lakeland elected Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 69% of the vote, a lead of 30,730 over Ann McCormack (People's Party of Canada). 84% had elected Shannon Stubbs there in 2019.
All 6 candidates in Lakeland, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Stubbs | Conservative Party of Canada | 36,557 | 69.4% |
| Ann McCormack | People's Party of Canada | 5,827 | 11.1% |
| Des Bissonnette | New Democratic Party | 5,519 | 10.5% |
| John Turvey | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,610 | 5.0% |
| Fred Sirett | Maverick Party | 1,674 | 3.2% |
| Kira Brunner | Green Party of Canada | 464 | 0.9% |
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
Elk Point 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.
More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $1,080 a resident, 32% of all spending. Full-time staff number 12, about 8.1 to every thousand residents. At $3,362 for every resident in 2024, Elk Point council sits below the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. Debt Elk Point council owes over the long term came to $487K, $329 a resident, under the median of $745. Taxes on property make up 41% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.6M | $1,080 | 32% |
| Roads and transit | $1.4M | $960 | 29% |
| General government | $641K | $433 | 13% |
| Police, fire and protection | $433K | $293 | 9% |
| Recreation and culture | $404K | $273 | 8% |
| Planning and development | $336K | $227 | 7% |
| Social services and child care | $131K | $88 | 3% |
| Other | $13K | $9 | 0% |
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 Elk Point 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
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- 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. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- 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.
Questions about how Elk Point is run
Who is the MP for Elk Point?
Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Lakeland, the riding Elk Point is in.
Which party won Elk Point in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Shannon Stubbs won Lakeland in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Elk Point?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Elk Point has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Elk Point?
The head of Elk Point’s council isn’t named here; as a town, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Elk Point council spend?
In 2024, Elk Point council spent $5M in all, for some 1,481 residents, of which $1.6M went on water, sewers and waste, 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).