Photo: The Heliotype Co. Ltd.: Publisher · Public domainLacombe sends Blaine Calkins (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Ponoka—Didsbury
No provincial riding is named for Lacombe: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. Locally, Lacombe is run as a city. Who leads Lacombe’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Alberta. Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Lacombe, a city 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 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, from the most recent elections.
- 1Lacombe councilCity
- 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 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Lacombe council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. After the 20 October 2025 election, Lacombe 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.
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
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
First elected in 2006, Blaine Calkins is serving the 7th term of a Commons career. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Ponoka—Didsbury would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 68%, and Blaine Calkins kept 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
Blaine Calkins kept Red Deer—Lacombe for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Lacombe voted in Red Deer—Lacombe; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Ponoka—Didsbury is its riding today.
Back in 2019, Blaine Calkins took the riding on 80%. Blaine Calkins won the 2021 race in Red Deer—Lacombe for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 64% and beating Tanya Heyden-Kaye (New Democratic Party) by 30,999 votes. Turnout in Red Deer—Lacombe reached 65% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
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 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.
Spending by Lacombe council came to $3,030 a resident in 2024, under the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. The return counts 132 full-time positions, 9.0 for every thousand residents. Water, sewers and waste takes the biggest share, 25%, or $748 per resident. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 39% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%. Lacombe council carried $21.6M of long-term debt, $1,466 per resident against a typical $745.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $11M | $748 | 25% |
| Roads and transit | $9.4M | $638 | 21% |
| Police, fire and protection | $8.4M | $570 | 19% |
| Recreation and culture | $7.9M | $539 | 18% |
| General government | $5.3M | $359 | 12% |
| Planning and development | $1.9M | $130 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $697K | $47 | 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 Lacombe 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. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- 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. 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 Lacombe is run
Who is the MP for Lacombe?
Blaine Calkins (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Ponoka—Didsbury, the riding Lacombe is in.
Which party won Lacombe in the 2021 federal election?
Blaine Calkins (Conservative Party of Canada) took Red Deer—Lacombe in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Ponoka—Didsbury.
Who is the MLA for Lacombe?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Lacombe in one.
Who heads the council in Lacombe?
Ask the municipality itself: Lacombe, a city, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
How much does Lacombe council spend?
In 2024, Lacombe council spent $44.6M in all, for some 14,733 residents, of which $11M went on water, sewers and waste, 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).