Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.0Chris Warkentin (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Grande Prairie, the riding that includes Manning
For local government, Manning is a town. This page names no head of council for Manning, as no open list of councils exists in Alberta. Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Manning is in. 33 of the 37 MPs from Alberta belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Manning, 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.
No county or regional government sits above Manning’s council; Division No. 17 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Manning, from the most recent elections.
- 1Manning councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsGrande Prairie
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 Manning votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Manning 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, Manning council is up again 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. Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out 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
Chris Warkentin represents Grande Prairie in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Grande Prairie · 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
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Grande Prairie puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 69%; Chris Warkentin held it for the party in 2025. The current Parliament is Chris Warkentin’s 7th, counting from a first win in 2006.
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
Chris Warkentin kept Grande Prairie—Mackenzie for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Grande Prairie—Mackenzie, the riding Manning belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Grande Prairie.
Chris Warkentin was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 84%. Chris Warkentin won the 2021 race in Grande Prairie—Mackenzie for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 68% and beating Jennifer Villebrun (New Democratic Party) by 29,899 votes. Only 9 of Canada’s 338 ridings were won by a wider margin.
All 6 candidates in Grande Prairie—Mackenzie, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Warkentin | Conservative Party of Canada | 36,361 | 68.4% |
| Jennifer Villebrun | New Democratic Party | 6,462 | 12.2% |
| Shawn McLean | People's Party of Canada | 5,411 | 10.2% |
| Dan Campbell | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,397 | 4.5% |
| Ambrose Ralph | Maverick Party | 2,195 | 4.1% |
| Donovan Eckstrom | Parti Rhinocéros Party | 314 | 0.6% |
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
Manning 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.
In 2024 the median among Alberta’s municipalities was $3,457 a resident; Manning council spent $4,682. Spending includes a municipal utility for electricity or gas: 11% of the total. Full-time staff number 9, about 7.8 to every thousand residents. No service costs more than water, sewers and waste, at $1,439 per resident and 31% of the total. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 27% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%. Manning council’s borrowing is on the heavy side: $1M long term, $888 a resident where the median is $745.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.7M | $1,439 | 31% |
| Recreation and culture | $926K | $803 | 17% |
| Roads and transit | $875K | $759 | 16% |
| General government | $681K | $590 | 13% |
| Electricity and gas | $603K | $523 | 11% |
| Police, fire and protection | $418K | $363 | 8% |
| Social services and child care | $161K | $139 | 3% |
| Planning and development | $76K | $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 Manning 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. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- 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. 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. 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.
Questions about how Manning is run
Who is the MP for Manning?
Chris Warkentin (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Grande Prairie, the riding Manning is in.
Which party won Manning in the 2021 federal election?
Chris Warkentin (Conservative Party of Canada) took Grande Prairie—Mackenzie in 2021, and still holds the seat, now Grande Prairie.
Who is the MLA for Manning?
Find the riding for Manning on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Manning?
Ask the municipality itself: Manning, a town, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
How much does Manning council spend?
Manning council spent $5.4M in 2024 for about 1,153 residents; its largest service line was water, sewers and waste, at $1.7M.
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).