Photo: Umbra Lab, Inc. · CC BY 4.0Blaine Calkins (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Lacombe County in Ottawa as MP for Ponoka—Didsbury
Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada. Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Lacombe County is in. Statistics Canada lists Lacombe County as a municipal district. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Lacombe County is named here.
Three governments, and who does what
Lacombe 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.
Lacombe County has no upper-tier council: Division No. 8, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Lacombe County, from the most recent elections.
- 1Lacombe County councilMunicipal district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsPonoka—Didsbury
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 Lacombe County votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Lacombe County council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. After the 20 October 2025 election, Lacombe 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. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023.
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
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Blaine Calkins represents Ponoka—Didsbury in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Ponoka—Didsbury · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2006
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Blaine Calkins has sat in the Commons since 2006, now for the 7th Parliament. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Ponoka—Didsbury, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 68%; Blaine Calkins 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
Red Deer—Lacombe returned Blaine Calkins (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Red Deer—Lacombe, Lacombe County’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Ponoka—Didsbury.
In 2021, 65% of electors cast a ballot in Red Deer—Lacombe, more than the national 63%. 30,999 votes separated Blaine Calkins (Conservative Party of Canada) from Tanya Heyden-Kaye (New Democratic Party) in Red Deer—Lacombe in 2021, when the winner took 64%. 80% had elected Blaine Calkins there in 2019.
All 7 candidates in Red Deer—Lacombe, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Calkins | Conservative Party of Canada | 39,805 | 64.2% |
| Tanya Heyden-Kaye | New Democratic Party | 8,806 | 14.2% |
| Megan Lim | People's Party of Canada | 7,893 | 12.7% |
| David Ondieki | Liberal Party of Canada | 3,704 | 6.0% |
| Harry Joujan | Maverick Party | 986 | 1.6% |
| Joan Barnes | Independent | 573 | 0.9% |
| Matthew Watson | Libertarian Party of Canada | 212 | 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
Lacombe County 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.
Lacombe County council reported no long-term debt. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 70% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 58%, or $2,808 per resident. 97 full-time positions are funded, 8.8 per thousand residents. Spending by Lacombe County council reached $4,859 a resident in 2024, well over the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $31.1M | $2,808 | 58% |
| General government | $6.4M | $579 | 12% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $5.3M | $480 | 10% |
| Police, fire and protection | $4.3M | $389 | 8% |
| Recreation and culture | $3.6M | $328 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $2.6M | $236 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $442K | $40 | 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 Lacombe County is run
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- 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.
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- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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 Lacombe County is run
Who is the MP for Lacombe County?
Ponoka—Didsbury’s MP, Blaine Calkins of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Lacombe County.
Which party won Lacombe County in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Blaine Calkins (Conservative Party of Canada), in Red Deer—Lacombe; Blaine Calkins represents Ponoka—Didsbury today.
Who is the MLA for Lacombe County?
This page can’t say which riding Lacombe County is in; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Lacombe County?
Lacombe County, a municipal district, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does Lacombe County council spend?
In 2024, Lacombe County council spent $53.8M in all, for some 11,072 residents, of which $31.1M went on roads and transit, 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).