Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Falher in Ottawa as MP for Peace River—Westlock
Falher’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. In the census’s list of municipalities, Falher is a town. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Falher is named here. The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
Three governments, and who does what
Falher, 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.
No county or regional government sits above Falher’s council; Division No. 19 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Falher, from the most recent elections.
- 1Falher councilTown
- 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 Falher votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Falher council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown. Elected on 20 October 2025, Falher 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. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta was last elected on 29 May 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2015, Arnold Viersen is serving the 4th term of a Commons career. 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.
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
Peace River—Westlock returned Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Counts for Peace River—Westlock within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Just 16 of the 338 ridings in Canada saw a bigger lead. Peace River—Westlock turned out at only 62% in 2021; the country managed 63%. In 2021, Peace River—Westlock went to Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) on 63%; Gail Ungstad (New Democratic Party) finished 23,467 votes behind. 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
Falher 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.
At $34 per resident, Falher council’s $37K of long-term debt is less than the $745 median. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 31% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $858 a resident, 27% of all spending. In 2024 the median among Alberta’s municipalities was $3,457 a resident; Falher council spent $3,207. It employs the equivalent of 8 full-time positions, or 7.4 for each thousand people.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $930K | $858 | 27% |
| Recreation and culture | $744K | $687 | 21% |
| Roads and transit | $680K | $628 | 20% |
| General government | $564K | $520 | 16% |
| Social services and child care | $320K | $295 | 9% |
| Police, fire and protection | $136K | $126 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $102K | $94 | 3% |
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 Falher is run
Check or update the federal list.
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elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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.
- 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 Falher is run
Who is the MP for Falher?
Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Peace River—Westlock, the riding Falher is in.
Which party won Falher in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Peace River—Westlock still.
Who is the MLA for Falher?
Find the riding for Falher on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Falher?
Ask the municipality itself: Falher, a town, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
How much does Falher council spend?
Falher council spent $3.5M in 2024 for about 1,084 residents; its largest service line was water, sewers and waste, at $930K.
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).