Photo: Saddle Hills County · CC BY-SA 4.0Chris Warkentin (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Grande Prairie, the riding that includes Saddle Hills County
Of the 37 Commons seats from Alberta, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 33. Statistics Canada lists Saddle Hills County as a municipal district. In Alberta, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Saddle Hills County’s mayor isn’t named. No provincial riding is named for Saddle Hills County: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.
Three governments, and who does what
Saddle Hills County, 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.
There is no county government over Saddle Hills County; Division No. 19 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Saddle Hills County, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saddle Hills County councilMunicipal district
- 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 Saddle Hills County votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle Hills County 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, Saddle Hills County council is up again on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: 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. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
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
Chris Warkentin was first elected in 2006; the current Parliament is Chris Warkentin’s 7th. Mapped onto today’s Grande Prairie, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 69%; in 2025 Chris Warkentin 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
In 2021, Grande Prairie—Mackenzie re-elected Chris Warkentin of the Conservative Party of Canada
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Saddle Hills County sat in Grande Prairie—Mackenzie; the 2025 election put it in Grande Prairie.
That put it among the safest seats in the country: 9 of 338 ridings had wider leads. In 2021, Grande Prairie—Mackenzie went to Chris Warkentin (Conservative Party of Canada) on 68%; Jennifer Villebrun (New Democratic Party) finished 29,899 votes behind. In 2019, Chris Warkentin had won the same riding with 84%.
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
Saddle Hills County 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.
Saddle Hills County council reported no long-term debt. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 73% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%. At 38% of spending ($5,873 a resident), general government leads the budget. In 2024 the median among Alberta’s municipalities was $3,457 a resident; Saddle Hills County council spent $15,296. It employs the equivalent of 64 full-time positions, or 26.1 for each thousand people.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| General government | $14.4M | $5,873 | 38% |
| Roads and transit | $14M | $5,707 | 37% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $4.4M | $1,776 | 12% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.1M | $843 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $1.6M | $662 | 4% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.1M | $434 | 3% |
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 Saddle Hills County 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. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- 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. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- 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 Saddle Hills County is run
Who is the MP for Saddle Hills County?
Chris Warkentin of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Grande Prairie, which includes Saddle Hills County.
Which party won Saddle Hills County in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Chris Warkentin won Grande Prairie—Mackenzie in 2021 and is the MP for today’s Grande Prairie.
Who is the MLA for Saddle Hills County?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Saddle Hills County in one.
Who heads the council in Saddle Hills County?
Saddle Hills County, a municipal district, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does Saddle Hills County council spend?
The 2024 return of Saddle Hills County council shows $37.5M of spending for roughly 2,449 residents, $14.4M of it on general government.
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).