Photo: runran from An island in the stream · CC BY-SA 2.0A 30,730-vote win for Shannon Stubbs made Lakeland safer in 2021 than 98% of ridings
Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Lakeland, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in St. Paul County No. 19. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so St. Paul County No. 19 isn’t placed in a riding here. Statistics Canada lists St. Paul County No. 19 as a municipal district. Mayors and councillors in Alberta aren’t on any open list, so St. Paul County No. 19’s council goes unnamed here.
What stands out in how St. Paul County No. 19 is governed
High spending per resident
Per resident, St. Paul County No. 19 council’s 2024 spending tops 69% of Alberta’s municipalities. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 58.4 points separated first and second (People's Party of Canada) in Lakeland, more than in 98% of the 338 ridings. How St. Paul County No. 19 has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Fewer electors stayed home in Lakeland than in 79% of Canada’s ridings at the 2021 election. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
St. Paul County No. 19, 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.
The census places St. Paul County No. 19 in Division No. 12, 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 St. Paul County No. 19, from the most recent elections.
- 1St. Paul County No. 19 councilMunicipal district
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsLakeland
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. Paul County No. 19 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| St. Paul County No. 19 council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 20 October 2025 election, St. Paul County No. 19 council next goes to the polls on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta was last elected on 29 May 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
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
Shannon Stubbs represents Lakeland in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Lakeland · 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.
Shannon Stubbs is one of 33 Conservative Party of Canada MPs among the 37 from Alberta.
The MP’s record
Shannon Stubbs has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Lakeland puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 69%; Shannon Stubbs 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
Lakeland returned Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Lakeland as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
30,730 votes separated Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) from Ann McCormack (People's Party of Canada) in Lakeland in 2021, when the winner took 69%. Shannon Stubbs already held it after the 2019 election, won with 84%.
All 6 candidates in Lakeland, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Stubbs | Conservative Party of Canada | 36,557 | 69.4% |
| Ann McCormack | People's Party of Canada | 5,827 | 11.1% |
| Des Bissonnette | New Democratic Party | 5,519 | 10.5% |
| John Turvey | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,610 | 5.0% |
| Fred Sirett | Maverick Party | 1,674 | 3.2% |
| Kira Brunner | Green Party of Canada | 464 | 0.9% |
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. Paul County No. 19 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.
More goes to roads and transit than to anything else: $2,479 a resident, 57% of all spending. Spending by St. Paul County No. 19 council reached $4,321 a resident in 2024, well over the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. Full-time staff number 91, about 14.1 to every thousand residents. Long-term debt at St. Paul County No. 19 council stood at $5.5M, or $854 a resident, above the $745 median. Local taxpayers carry a bigger share than elsewhere: 73% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $16M | $2,479 | 57% |
| General government | $4M | $619 | 14% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.5M | $379 | 9% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.1M | $324 | 7% |
| Recreation and culture | $1.8M | $283 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $1.5M | $225 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $84K | $13 | 0% |
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. Paul County No. 19 is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
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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. 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. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
Questions about how St. Paul County No. 19 is run
Who is the MP for St. Paul County No. 19?
Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Lakeland, the riding St. Paul County No. 19 is in.
Which party won St. Paul County No. 19 in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Lakeland still.
Who is the MLA for St. Paul County No. 19?
Find the riding for St. Paul County No. 19 on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in St. Paul County No. 19?
St. Paul County No. 19, a municipal district, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does St. Paul County No. 19 council spend?
In 2024, St. Paul County No. 19 council spent $27.9M in all, for some 6,462 residents, of which $16M 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).