Photo: Waynercook · Public domainRed Deer’s MP is Burton Bailey (Conservative Party of Canada), for the riding of the same name
Red Deer’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. Statistics Canada lists Red Deer as a city. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Red Deer is named here. Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Red Deer, a city 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 Red Deer 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 Red Deer, from the most recent elections.
- 1Red Deer councilCity
- 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 Red Deer votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Red Deer council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta was last elected on 29 May 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose Red Deer council on 20 October 2025 and will 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 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
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
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. The 2025 general election sent Burton Bailey to the Commons for the first time.
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, Red Deer sat in Red Deer—Mountain View; the 2025 election put it in Red Deer. 54% of Red Deer lived in it.
The 2019 result had favoured Earl Dreeshen as well, at 80%. Red Deer—Mountain View elected Earl Dreeshen (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 64% of the vote, a lead of 31,854 over Marie Grabowski (New Democratic Party). At 70%, more of Red Deer—Mountain View voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Across Canada’s 338 ridings, only 15 were won more comfortably.
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
Red Deer 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.
An electricity or gas utility is part of the books, 11% of all spending. Spending by Red Deer council reached $3,866 a resident in 2024, well over the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. The largest line is police, fire and protection: 22% of the total, $853 a resident. It employs the equivalent of 1,287 full-time positions, or 11.2 for each thousand people. At 35%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province. Red Deer council carried $286.3M of long-term debt, $2,481 per resident against a typical $745.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police, fire and protection | $98.5M | $853 | 22% |
| Roads and transit | $93.2M | $808 | 21% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $60.2M | $522 | 13% |
| Recreation and culture | $60M | $520 | 13% |
| General government | $59.7M | $518 | 13% |
| Electricity and gas | $48M | $416 | 11% |
| Planning and development | $11.5M | $100 | 3% |
| Social housing | $9.6M | $83 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $5.4M | $47 | 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 Red Deer is run
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elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- 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 Red Deer is run
Who is the MP for Red Deer?
Burton Bailey of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for the riding of the same name, which includes Red Deer.
Which party won Red Deer in the 2021 federal election?
Red Deer—Mountain View went to Earl Dreeshen (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Burton Bailey has been the MP for Red Deer.
Who is the MLA for Red Deer?
This page can’t say which riding Red Deer is in; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Red Deer?
Red Deer, a city, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does Red Deer council spend?
Red Deer council spent $446.2M in 2024 for about 115,409 residents; its largest service line was police, fire and protection, at $98.5M.
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).