Photo: Jason Woodhead · CC BY 2.0Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Battle River—Crowfoot, the riding that includes Paintearth County No. 18
The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta. No provincial riding is named for Paintearth County No. 18: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. In the census’s list of municipalities, Paintearth County No. 18 is a municipal district. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Paintearth County No. 18 is named here.
Three governments, and who does what
Paintearth County No. 18, 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.
No county or regional government sits above Paintearth County No. 18’s council; Division No. 7 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Paintearth County No. 18, from the most recent elections.
- 1Paintearth County No. 18 councilMunicipal district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsBattle River—Crowfoot
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 Paintearth County No. 18 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Paintearth County No. 18 council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. The last general elections came on 29 May 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Paintearth County No. 18 council was elected on 20 October 2025, and the next vote is on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act fixes that date: the third Monday in October every four years.
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
Pierre Poilievre represents Battle River—Crowfoot in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Battle River—Crowfoot · Conservative Party of Canada · member since 18 August 2025 · first elected 2004
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
In Ottawa, Pierre Poilievre has been Leader of the Official Opposition (since 2025) and Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2015). Pierre Poilievre won the seat at a by-election on 18 August 2025. Wikidata lists Pierre Poilievre as having belonged to the Canadian Alliance, the Conservative Party of Canada and the Reform Party of Canada. Mapped onto today’s Battle River—Crowfoot, the 2021 vote favoured the Conservative Party of Canada with 71%, 61.7 points clear of the runner-up (New Democratic Party). The current Parliament is Pierre Poilievre’s 8th, counting from a first win in 2004.
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
Damien Kurek kept Battle River—Crowfoot for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Counts for Battle River—Crowfoot within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Damien Kurek (Conservative Party of Canada) took Battle River—Crowfoot in 2021 with 71% of the vote, 36,058 votes ahead of Tonya Ratushniak (New Democratic Party). In 2019, Damien Kurek had won the same riding with 85%. Only 1 of Canada’s 338 ridings were won by a wider margin. At 72%, more of Battle River—Crowfoot voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 7 candidates in Battle River—Crowfoot, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Kurek | Conservative Party of Canada | 41,819 | 71.3% |
| Tonya Ratushniak | New Democratic Party | 5,761 | 9.8% |
| Dennis Trepanier | People's Party of Canada | 5,440 | 9.3% |
| Leah Diane McLeod | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,515 | 4.3% |
| Jeff Golka | Maverick Party | 2,393 | 4.1% |
| Daniel Brisbin | Green Party of Canada | 554 | 0.9% |
| John Irwin | Veterans Coalition Party of Canada | 178 | 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
Paintearth County No. 18 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.
At 56% of spending ($4,124 a resident), roads and transit leads the budget. It employs the equivalent of 39 full-time positions, or 19.4 for each thousand people. Spending by Paintearth County No. 18 council reached $7,374 a resident in 2024, well over the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. The return shows no long-term debt for Paintearth County No. 18 council. Taxes on property make up 73% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 44%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $8.3M | $4,124 | 56% |
| General government | $3.1M | $1,555 | 21% |
| Planning and development | $1.1M | $538 | 7% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $808K | $401 | 5% |
| Police, fire and protection | $802K | $398 | 5% |
| Recreation and culture | $584K | $290 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $103K | $51 | 1% |
| Other | $33K | $16 | 0% |
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 Paintearth County No. 18 is run
Check or update the federal list.
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elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- 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 Paintearth County No. 18 is run
Who is the MP for Paintearth County No. 18?
Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Battle River—Crowfoot, the riding Paintearth County No. 18 is in.
Which party won Paintearth County No. 18 in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Damien Kurek (Conservative Party of Canada), in Battle River—Crowfoot; Battle River—Crowfoot has elected Pierre Poilievre since.
Who is the MLA for Paintearth County No. 18?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Paintearth County No. 18 isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Paintearth County No. 18?
Paintearth County No. 18 is a municipal district; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
How much does Paintearth County No. 18 council spend?
The 2024 return of Paintearth County No. 18 council shows $14.9M of spending for roughly 2,014 residents, $8.3M of it on roads and transit.
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).