Photo: Glenlarson~commonswiki · Public domainPeace River—Westlock, which takes in Slave Lake, is held by Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada)
From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada. For local government, Slave Lake is a town. Mayors and councillors in Alberta aren’t on any open list, so Slave Lake’s council goes unnamed here. Slave Lake’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
Slave Lake, 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 Slave Lake in Division No. 17, 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 Slave Lake, from the most recent elections.
- 1Slave Lake councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsPeace River—Westlock
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 Slave Lake votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Slave Lake council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Provincially the last general election was on 29 May 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; federally, on 28 April 2025. Slave Lake council was elected on 20 October 2025, and the next vote is on 15 October 2029. That date comes from the Local Authorities Election Act, which sets the third Monday in October every four years. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
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
Arnold Viersen represents Peace River—Westlock in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Peace River—Westlock · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Peace River—Westlock puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 63%; Arnold Viersen held it for the party in 2025. The current Parliament is Arnold Viersen’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015.
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
Peace River—Westlock returned Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Counts for Peace River—Westlock within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Across Canada’s 338 ridings, only 16 were won more comfortably. Peace River—Westlock turned out at only 62% in 2021; the country managed 63%. Peace River—Westlock elected Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 63% of the vote, a lead of 23,467 over Gail Ungstad (New Democratic Party). In 2019, Arnold Viersen had won the same riding with 81%.
All 6 candidates in Peace River—Westlock, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Viersen | Conservative Party of Canada | 29,486 | 63.0% |
| Gail Ungstad | New Democratic Party | 6,019 | 12.9% |
| Darryl Boisson | People's Party of Canada | 5,916 | 12.6% |
| Colin Krieger | Maverick Party | 2,573 | 5.5% |
| Leslie Penny | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,431 | 5.2% |
| Jordan Francis MacDougall | Green Party of Canada | 364 | 0.8% |
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
Slave Lake 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.
Slave Lake council carried $18.8M of long-term debt, $2,558 per resident against a typical $745. At 34%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province. More goes to water, sewers and waste than to anything else: $863 a resident, 24% of all spending. Slave Lake council spent $3,625 per resident in 2024, against a median of $3,457 among Alberta’s municipalities. It employs the equivalent of 74 full-time positions, or 10.1 for each thousand people.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $6.3M | $863 | 24% |
| Police, fire and protection | $5.3M | $727 | 20% |
| Recreation and culture | $4.6M | $626 | 17% |
| General government | $4M | $542 | 15% |
| Roads and transit | $3.3M | $447 | 12% |
| Social housing | $1.8M | $251 | 7% |
| Social services and child care | $719K | $98 | 3% |
| Planning and development | $519K | $71 | 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 Slave Lake 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. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Slave Lake is run
Who is the MP for Slave Lake?
Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Peace River—Westlock, the riding Slave Lake is in.
Which party won Slave Lake in the 2021 federal election?
Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) took Peace River—Westlock in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Slave Lake?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Slave Lake has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Slave Lake?
Slave Lake, a town, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does Slave Lake council spend?
The 2024 return of Slave Lake council shows $26.6M of spending for roughly 7,334 residents, $6.3M of it on water, sewers and waste.
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).