Photo: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia · CC0St. Albert—Sturgeon River, which takes in St. Albert, is held by Michael Cooper (Conservative Party of Canada)
St. Albert’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. St. Albert is a city by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of St. Albert is named here. From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
St. Albert, 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.
There is no county government over St. Albert; Division No. 11 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for St. Albert, from the most recent elections.
- 1St. Albert councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsSt. Albert—Sturgeon River
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 St. Albert votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| St. Albert council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021. Provincially the last general election was on 29 May 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; federally, on 28 April 2025. The council elected on 20 October 2025 serves until 15 October 2029, when St. Albert council is chosen again. 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
Michael Cooper represents St. Albert—Sturgeon River in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
St. Albert—Sturgeon River · 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
Michael Cooper has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s St. Albert—Sturgeon River puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 56%; Michael Cooper held it for the party 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
Michael Cooper kept St. Albert—Edmonton for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
The 2019 and 2021 counts in St. Albert—Edmonton, St. Albert’s riding before the map was redrawn; it now votes in St. Albert—Sturgeon River.
Turnout in St. Albert—Edmonton reached 66% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Michael Cooper was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 61%. In 2021, St. Albert—Edmonton went to Michael Cooper (Conservative Party of Canada) on 48%; Kathleen Mpulubusi (New Democratic Party) finished 11,836 votes behind.
All 4 candidates in St. Albert—Edmonton, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cooper | Conservative Party of Canada | 29,652 | 47.6% |
| Kathleen Mpulubusi | New Democratic Party | 17,816 | 28.6% |
| Greg Springate | Liberal Party of Canada | 11,188 | 18.0% |
| Brigitte Cecelia | People's Party of Canada | 3,684 | 5.9% |
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
St. Albert 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.
At 47%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province. At $1,308 per resident, St. Albert council’s $97.6M of long-term debt is more than the $745 median. 708 full-time positions are funded, 9.5 per thousand residents. St. Albert council spent $3,185 per resident in 2024, against a median of $3,457 among Alberta’s municipalities. The largest line is roads and transit: 27% of the total, $866 a resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $64.6M | $866 | 27% |
| Police, fire and protection | $51.6M | $691 | 22% |
| Recreation and culture | $45.3M | $608 | 19% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $34.1M | $457 | 14% |
| General government | $32.9M | $441 | 14% |
| Planning and development | $5.7M | $76 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $3.4M | $45 | 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 St. Albert 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
- 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. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
Questions about how St. Albert is run
Who is the MP for St. Albert?
St. Albert is in St. Albert—Sturgeon River, represented by Michael Cooper (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won St. Albert in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Michael Cooper won St. Albert—Edmonton in 2021 and is the MP for today’s St. Albert—Sturgeon River.
Who is the MLA for St. Albert?
This page can’t say which riding St. Albert is in; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in St. Albert?
Ask the municipality itself: St. Albert, a city, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
How much does St. Albert council spend?
In 2024, St. Albert council spent $237.7M in all, for some 74,621 residents, of which $64.6M went on roads and transit, 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).