Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Lac Ste. Anne County votes in 2 federal ridings, led by St. Albert—Sturgeon River and Parkland
Statistics Canada lists Lac Ste. Anne County as a municipal district. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Lac Ste. Anne County is named here. Michael Cooper represents 84% of Lac Ste. Anne County in the Commons, while Dane Lloyd covers the bulk of the rest. Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Lac Ste. Anne County is in.
What stands out in how Lac Ste. Anne County is governed
Split between ridings
The riding line runs through Lac Ste. Anne County: St. Albert—Sturgeon River has 84% of its residents, Parkland most of the other 16%. Member of Parliament ↓
Low spending per resident
In 2024, 78% of Alberta’s municipalities spent more per resident than Lac Ste. Anne County council. Council money ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Lac Ste. Anne County, 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 Lac Ste. Anne County; Division No. 13 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Lac Ste. Anne County, from the most recent elections.
- 1Lac Ste. Anne County councilMunicipal district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsSt. Albert—Sturgeon River · 84%
- 4House of CommonsParkland · 16%
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 Lac Ste. Anne County votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Lac Ste. Anne County council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 20 October 2025 election, Lac Ste. Anne County council next goes to the polls on 15 October 2029. 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. 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
Lac Ste. Anne County has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
St. Albert—Sturgeon River · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015 · 84%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Parkland · Conservative Party of Canada · 16%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
Michael Cooper sits with the Conservative Party of Canada, which holds 33 of the 37 seats from Alberta.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s St. Albert—Sturgeon River puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 56%; Michael Cooper held it for the party in 2025. The current Parliament is Michael Cooper’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015.
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
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Yellowhead, Lac Ste. Anne County’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in St. Albert—Sturgeon River. It held 63% of Lac Ste. Anne County’s residents.
Yellowhead elected Gerald Soroka (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 66% of the vote, a lead of 27,128 over Michael Manchen (People's Party of Canada). 82% had elected Gerald Soroka there in 2019. Only 12 of Canada’s 338 ridings were won by a wider margin. 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
Lac Ste. Anne County 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.
The largest line is roads and transit: 46% of the total, $1,206 a resident. 104 full-time positions are funded, 8.2 per thousand residents. At $2,611 for every resident in 2024, Lac Ste. Anne County council sits below the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. At $572 per resident, Lac Ste. Anne County council’s $7.2M of long-term debt is less than the $745 median. At 49%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $15.2M | $1,206 | 46% |
| General government | $7.6M | $605 | 23% |
| Police, fire and protection | $3.6M | $282 | 11% |
| Planning and development | $2.4M | $188 | 7% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2M | $158 | 6% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.5M | $117 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $698K | $55 | 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 Lac Ste. Anne County 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
- 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.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- 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. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
Questions about how Lac Ste. Anne County is run
Who is the MP for Lac Ste. Anne County?
Most residents of Lac Ste. Anne County have Michael Cooper (Conservative Party of Canada) as MP for St. Albert—Sturgeon River; the rest mainly have Dane Lloyd, for Parkland.
Which party won Lac Ste. Anne County in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Gerald Soroka (Conservative Party of Canada), in Yellowhead; St. Albert—Sturgeon River has elected Michael Cooper since.
Who is the MLA for Lac Ste. Anne County?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Lac Ste. Anne County has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Lac Ste. Anne County?
Ask the municipality itself: Lac Ste. Anne County, a municipal district, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
How much does Lac Ste. Anne County council spend?
Lac Ste. Anne County council spent $33M in 2024 for about 12,639 residents; its largest service line was roads and transit, at $15.2M.
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).