Photo: Fil.Al · CC BY 2.0Jasper sends William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Yellowhead
Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Jasper is in. Locally, Jasper is run as a specialized municipality. Mayors and councillors in Alberta aren’t on any open list, so Jasper’s council goes unnamed here. Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Jasper, a specialized municipality 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 Jasper in Division No. 15, 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 Jasper, from the most recent elections.
- 1Jasper councilSpecialized municipality
- 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 Jasper votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 29 May 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; federally, on 28 April 2025. The council elected on 20 October 2025 serves until 15 October 2029, when Jasper council is chosen again. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
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
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Yellowhead puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 60%; William Stevenson held it for the party in 2025. William Stevenson 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, Yellowhead re-elected Gerald Soroka of the Conservative Party of Canada
Results in Yellowhead as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Gerald Soroka (Conservative Party of Canada) took Yellowhead in 2021 with 66% of the vote, 27,128 votes ahead of Michael Manchen (People's Party of Canada). In 2019, Gerald Soroka had won the same riding with 82%. Just 12 of the 338 ridings in Canada saw a bigger lead. At 68%, more of Yellowhead voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (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
Jasper 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 59% of spending ($7,719 a resident), police, fire and protection leads the budget. The return counts 150 full-time positions, 32.4 for every thousand residents. At $13,100 for every resident in 2024, Jasper council sits above the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. At $5,091 per resident, Jasper council’s $23.6M of long-term debt is more than the $745 median. At 13%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police, fire and protection | $35.7M | $7,719 | 59% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $7M | $1,519 | 12% |
| Recreation and culture | $5.5M | $1,186 | 9% |
| Social services and child care | $4.7M | $1,025 | 8% |
| General government | $3.8M | $818 | 6% |
| Roads and transit | $3.1M | $672 | 5% |
| Planning and development | $436K | $94 | 1% |
| Social housing | $304K | $66 | 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 Jasper 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. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- 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. 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. 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.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
Questions about how Jasper is run
Who is the MP for Jasper?
For Jasper, it’s William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Yellowhead.
Which party won Jasper in the 2021 federal election?
Yellowhead went to Gerald Soroka (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, William Stevenson has been the MP for Yellowhead.
Who is the MLA for Jasper?
Find the riding for Jasper on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Jasper?
Jasper, a specialized municipality, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does Jasper council spend?
Jasper council spent $60.6M in 2024 for about 4,627 residents; its largest service line was police, fire and protection, at $35.7M.
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).