Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0Legal sends Michael Cooper (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from St. Albert—Sturgeon River
Locally, Legal is run as a town. Who leads Legal’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Alberta. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Legal isn’t placed in a riding here. 33 of the 37 MPs from Alberta belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Legal, 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.
There is no county government over Legal; Division No. 11 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Legal, from the most recent elections.
- 1Legal councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsSt. Albert—Sturgeon River
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 Legal votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Legal council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elected on 20 October 2025, Legal council is up again on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 29 May 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; federally, on 28 April 2025. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
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
Michael Cooper represents St. Albert—Sturgeon River in Ottawa
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
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s St. Albert—Sturgeon River, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 56%; in 2025 Michael Cooper kept the seat in the same hands. 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
Sturgeon River—Parkland returned Dane Lloyd (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Before the 2023 redistribution, Legal voted in Sturgeon River—Parkland; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and St. Albert—Sturgeon River is its riding today.
In 2019, Dane Lloyd had won the same riding with 78%. In 2021, Sturgeon River—Parkland went to Dane Lloyd (Conservative Party of Canada) on 62%; Kendra Mills (New Democratic Party) finished 28,425 votes behind. Turnout in Sturgeon River—Parkland reached 70% in 2021, against 63% nationally.
All 6 candidates in Sturgeon River—Parkland, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Lloyd | Conservative Party of Canada | 40,957 | 61.6% |
| Kendra Mills | New Democratic Party | 12,532 | 18.9% |
| Murray MacKinnon | People's Party of Canada | 6,671 | 10.0% |
| Irene Walker | Liberal Party of Canada | 4,579 | 6.9% |
| Jeff Dunham | Maverick Party | 1,240 | 1.9% |
| Jeffrey Willerton | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 497 | 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
Legal 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 return counts 10 full-time positions, 8.0 for every thousand residents. Spending by Legal council came to $2,270 a resident in 2024, under the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. The largest line is general government: 29% of the total, $653 a resident. Taxes on property make up 13% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%. Legal council reported no long-term debt.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| General government | $818K | $653 | 29% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $615K | $491 | 22% |
| Recreation and culture | $608K | $485 | 21% |
| Roads and transit | $476K | $380 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $201K | $160 | 7% |
| Social services and child care | $94K | $75 | 3% |
| Planning and development | $31K | $25 | 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 Legal 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
- 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.
- 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. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
Questions about how Legal is run
Who is the MP for Legal?
Legal is in St. Albert—Sturgeon River, represented by Michael Cooper (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Legal in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Dane Lloyd (Conservative Party of Canada), in Sturgeon River—Parkland; St. Albert—Sturgeon River has elected Michael Cooper since.
Who is the MLA for Legal?
Find the riding for Legal on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Legal?
The head of Legal’s council isn’t named here; as a town, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Legal council spend?
The 2024 return of Legal council shows $2.8M of spending for roughly 1,253 residents, $818K of it on general government.
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).