Photo: Nathan Schneider, aka Schnits at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Penhold sends Burton Bailey (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Red Deer
Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada. Penhold is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. This page names no head of council for Penhold, as no open list of councils exists in Alberta. Penhold’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta can’t be shown, because the province’s boundary file is licensed for non-commercial use only.
Three governments, and who does what
Penhold, 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 Penhold in Division No. 8, 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 Penhold, from the most recent elections.
- 1Penhold councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsRed Deer
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 Penhold votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Penhold 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. Voters last chose Penhold council on 20 October 2025 and will again on 15 October 2029. It is the third Monday in October every four years, as the Local Authorities Election Act provides. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023.
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
Burton Bailey represents Red Deer in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Red Deer · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
The 2025 general election sent Burton Bailey to the Commons for the first time. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Red Deer would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 61%, and Burton Bailey 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
Red Deer—Mountain View returned Earl Dreeshen (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Penhold sat in Red Deer—Mountain View; the 2025 election put it in Red Deer.
The 2021 count in Red Deer—Mountain View put Earl Dreeshen (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 64%, with Marie Grabowski (New Democratic Party) 31,854 votes back. Back in 2019, Earl Dreeshen took the riding on 80%. That put it among the safest seats in the country: 15 of 338 ridings had wider leads. At 70%, more of Red Deer—Mountain View voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 7 candidates in Red Deer—Mountain View, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Dreeshen | Conservative Party of Canada | 40,680 | 64.3% |
| Marie Grabowski | New Democratic Party | 8,826 | 13.9% |
| Kelly Lorencz | People's Party of Canada | 7,581 | 12.0% |
| Olumide Adewumi | Liberal Party of Canada | 4,084 | 6.5% |
| Mark Wilcox | Maverick Party | 1,640 | 2.6% |
| Clayten Willington | Independent | 298 | 0.5% |
| Jared Pilon | Libertarian Party of Canada | 211 | 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
Penhold 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.
More goes to recreation and culture than to anything else: $904 a resident, 28% of all spending. Spending by Penhold council came to $3,216 a resident in 2024, under the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. It employs the equivalent of 29 full-time positions, or 7.6 for each thousand people. Long-term debt at Penhold council stood at $2.1M, or $564 a resident, below the $745 median. Taxes on property make up 42% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $3.4M | $904 | 28% |
| General government | $2.6M | $692 | 22% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.1M | $555 | 17% |
| Roads and transit | $2M | $532 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1M | $264 | 8% |
| Social services and child care | $829K | $218 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $199K | $52 | 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 Penhold 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
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- 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 place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
Questions about how Penhold is run
Who is the MP for Penhold?
For Penhold, it’s Burton Bailey (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Red Deer.
Which party won Penhold in the 2021 federal election?
Earl Dreeshen won Red Deer—Mountain View for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Red Deer, held by Burton Bailey.
Who is the MLA for Penhold?
This page can’t say which riding Penhold is in; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Penhold?
The head of Penhold’s council isn’t named here; as a town, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Penhold council spend?
In 2024, Penhold council spent $12.3M in all, for some 3,812 residents, of which $3.4M went on recreation and culture, 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).