Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0Dane Lloyd (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Parkland, the riding that includes Mayerthorpe
Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Mayerthorpe is in. Statistics Canada lists Mayerthorpe as a town. Mayors and councillors in Alberta aren’t on any open list, so Mayerthorpe’s council goes unnamed here. Of the 37 Commons seats from Alberta, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 33.
Three governments, and who does what
Mayerthorpe, 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.
The census places Mayerthorpe in Division No. 13, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Mayerthorpe, from the most recent elections.
- 1Mayerthorpe councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsParkland
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 Mayerthorpe votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Mayerthorpe council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. Elected on 20 October 2025, Mayerthorpe 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.
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
Dane Lloyd represents Parkland in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Parkland · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2017
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 2017, Dane Lloyd is serving the 4th term of a Commons career. Mapped onto today’s Parkland, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 63%; in 2025 Dane Lloyd kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Gerald Soroka kept Yellowhead for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in Yellowhead, Mayerthorpe’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in Parkland.
Gerald Soroka (Conservative Party of Canada) took Yellowhead in 2021 with 66% of the vote, 27,128 votes ahead of Michael Manchen (People's Party of Canada). Gerald Soroka already held it after the 2019 election, won with 82%. Only 12 of Canada’s 338 ridings were won by a wider margin. 68% of electors in Yellowhead voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada.
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
Mayerthorpe 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.
Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 24%, or $826 per resident. 11 full-time positions are funded, 7.8 per thousand residents. Spending by Mayerthorpe council reached $3,478 a resident in 2024, well over the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. Debt Mayerthorpe council owes over the long term came to $3.4M, $2,397 a resident, higher than the median of $745. Taxes on property make up 38% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $1.2M | $826 | 24% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.1M | $772 | 22% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.1M | $756 | 22% |
| General government | $885K | $623 | 18% |
| Police, fire and protection | $413K | $291 | 8% |
| Social services and child care | $181K | $128 | 4% |
| Planning and development | $117K | $83 | 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 Mayerthorpe is run
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elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about how Mayerthorpe is run
Who is the MP for Mayerthorpe?
For Mayerthorpe, it’s Dane Lloyd (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Parkland.
Which party won Mayerthorpe in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada, with Gerald Soroka in Yellowhead; since 2025 Dane Lloyd represents Parkland.
Who is the MLA for Mayerthorpe?
Find the riding for Mayerthorpe on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Mayerthorpe?
The head of Mayerthorpe’s council isn’t named here; as a town, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Mayerthorpe council spend?
In 2024, Mayerthorpe council spent $4.9M in all, for some 1,419 residents, of which $1.2M 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).