Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.0In 2021, Arnold Viersen carried Peace River—Westlock by 23,467 votes, a margin wider than 95% of Canada’s ridings
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Fairview No. 136 is Peace River—Westlock, and Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. No provincial riding is named for Fairview No. 136: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. In the census’s list of municipalities, Fairview No. 136 is a municipal district. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Fairview No. 136 is named here.
What stands out in how Fairview No. 136 is governed
High spending per resident
Only a minority of Alberta’s municipalities spent more per resident in 2024 than Fairview No. 136 council: it is ahead of 83%. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
In 2021 the winner in Peace River—Westlock led the runner-up (New Democratic Party) by 50.2 points, a wider gap than in 95% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Fairview No. 136 has voted ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Fairview No. 136, a municipal district 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 Fairview No. 136; Division No. 19 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Fairview No. 136, from the most recent elections.
- 1Fairview No. 136 councilMunicipal district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsPeace River—Westlock
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 Fairview No. 136 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Fairview No. 136 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. Elected on 20 October 2025, Fairview No. 136 council is up again on 15 October 2029. That date comes from the Local Authorities Election Act, which sets the third Monday in October every four years. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
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
Arnold Viersen represents Peace River—Westlock in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Peace River—Westlock · 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.
Of the 37 MPs from Alberta, 33 are with the Conservative Party of Canada, Arnold Viersen among them.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Peace River—Westlock puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 63%; Arnold Viersen held it for the party in 2025. Arnold Viersen has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament.
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
Arnold Viersen kept Peace River—Westlock for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Peace River—Westlock as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
At 62%, fewer of Peace River—Westlock voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) took Peace River—Westlock in 2021 with 63% of the vote, 23,467 votes ahead of Gail Ungstad (New Democratic Party). In 2019, Arnold Viersen had won the same riding with 81%.
All 6 candidates in Peace River—Westlock, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Viersen | Conservative Party of Canada | 29,486 | 63.0% |
| Gail Ungstad | New Democratic Party | 6,019 | 12.9% |
| Darryl Boisson | People's Party of Canada | 5,916 | 12.6% |
| Colin Krieger | Maverick Party | 2,573 | 5.5% |
| Leslie Penny | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,431 | 5.2% |
| Jordan Francis MacDougall | Green Party of Canada | 364 | 0.8% |
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
Fairview No. 136 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.
No long-term debt appears on Fairview No. 136 council’s books. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 59% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 43%, or $2,331 per resident. The return counts 21 full-time positions, 12.8 for every thousand residents. Each resident’s share of Fairview No. 136 council’s 2024 spending came to $5,412, where the middle of Alberta’s municipalities sat at $3,457.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $3.8M | $2,331 | 43% |
| General government | $3M | $1,843 | 34% |
| Recreation and culture | $613K | $372 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $577K | $351 | 6% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $565K | $343 | 6% |
| Police, fire and protection | $224K | $136 | 3% |
| Social services and child care | $60K | $36 | 1% |
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 Fairview No. 136 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
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
Questions about how Fairview No. 136 is run
Who is the MP for Fairview No. 136?
For Fairview No. 136, it’s Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Peace River—Westlock.
Which party won Fairview No. 136 in the 2021 federal election?
Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) took Peace River—Westlock in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Fairview No. 136?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Fairview No. 136 has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Fairview No. 136?
Fairview No. 136, a municipal district, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does Fairview No. 136 council spend?
Fairview No. 136 council spent $8.9M in 2024 for about 1,647 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $3.8M.
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).