Photo: Peter Vaitkunas · Public domainA 30,730-vote win for Shannon Stubbs made Lakeland safer in 2021 than 98% of ridings
No provincial riding is named for St. Paul: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. 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. For local government, St. Paul is a town. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of St. Paul is named here.
What stands out in how St. Paul is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021 the winner in Lakeland led the runner-up (People's Party of Canada) by 58.4 points, a wider gap than in 98% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How St. Paul has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Federal turnout in Lakeland beat 79% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. 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, 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.
St. Paul has no upper-tier council: Division No. 12, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for St. Paul, from the most recent elections.
- 1St. Paul councilTown
- 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 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| St. Paul council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. Elected on 20 October 2025, St. Paul council is up again on 15 October 2029. That date comes from the Local Authorities Election Act, which sets the third Monday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023.
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.
The Conservative Party of Canada holds 33 of 37 seats from Alberta, including Shannon Stubbs’s.
The MP’s record
Shannon Stubbs was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Shannon Stubbs’ 4th. 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
Shannon Stubbs kept Lakeland for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Counts for Lakeland within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Back in 2019, Shannon Stubbs took the riding on 84%. Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) took Lakeland in 2021 with 69% of the vote, 30,730 votes ahead of Ann McCormack (People's Party of Canada).
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 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 42%, property taxes count for less of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province. Debt St. Paul council owes over the long term came to $6.7M, $1,085 a resident, higher than the median of $745. It employs the equivalent of 65 full-time positions, or 10.5 for each thousand people. St. Paul council spent $3,179 per resident in 2024, against a median of $3,457 among Alberta’s municipalities. Recreation and culture takes the biggest share, 22%, or $710 per resident.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $4.4M | $710 | 22% |
| Roads and transit | $4.2M | $678 | 21% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $3.9M | $633 | 20% |
| Police, fire and protection | $3.2M | $510 | 16% |
| General government | $2.4M | $393 | 12% |
| Social services and child care | $1.1M | $172 | 5% |
| Planning and development | $523K | $84 | 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 St. Paul 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
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Not on this page. Band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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.
Questions about how St. Paul is run
Who is the MP for St. Paul?
Shannon Stubbs of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Lakeland, which includes St. Paul.
Which party won St. Paul in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Shannon Stubbs won Lakeland in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for St. Paul?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta is on its members page, which is where to find the one for St. Paul.
Who heads the council in St. Paul?
St. Paul, a town, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
How much does St. Paul council spend?
The 2024 return of St. Paul council shows $19.8M of spending for roughly 6,218 residents, $4.4M of it on recreation and culture.
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).