Photo: Sir-Mister-Horse · CC BY 4.0William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Sundre in Ottawa as MP for Yellowhead
Statistics Canada lists Sundre as a town. No open list of councils exists in Alberta, so no mayor of Sundre is named here. Sundre’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. The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
Three governments, and who does what
Sundre, 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 Sundre in Division No. 6, 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 Sundre, from the most recent elections.
- 1Sundre councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsYellowhead
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 Sundre votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Sundre council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023. Sundre council was elected on 20 October 2025, and the next vote is on 15 October 2029. It is the third Monday in October every four years, as the Local Authorities Election Act provides.
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
William Stevenson represents Yellowhead in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Yellowhead · Conservative Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada33
- Liberal Party of Canada3
- New Democratic Party1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
William Stevenson is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Yellowhead puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 60%; William Stevenson 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
In 2021, Red Deer—Mountain View re-elected Earl Dreeshen of the Conservative Party of Canada
Results in Red Deer—Mountain View, the riding Sundre belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Yellowhead.
Turnout in Red Deer—Mountain View reached 70% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Only 15 of Canada’s 338 ridings were won by a wider margin. Earl Dreeshen was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 80%. 31,854 votes separated Earl Dreeshen (Conservative Party of Canada) from Marie Grabowski (New Democratic Party) in Red Deer—Mountain View in 2021, when the winner took 64%.
All 7 candidates in Red Deer—Mountain View, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Dreeshen | Conservative Party of Canada | 40,680 | 64.3% |
| Marie Grabowski | New Democratic Party | 8,826 | 13.9% |
| Kelly Lorencz | People's Party of Canada | 7,581 | 12.0% |
| Olumide Adewumi | Liberal Party of Canada | 4,084 | 6.5% |
| Mark Wilcox | Maverick Party | 1,640 | 2.6% |
| Clayten Willington | Independent | 298 | 0.5% |
| Jared Pilon | Libertarian Party of Canada | 211 | 0.3% |
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
Sundre 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.
Property taxes and payments in lieu brought in 27% of revenue, against 44% across the province’s returns. Debt Sundre council owes over the long term came to $4.3M, $1,620 a resident, higher than the median of $745. Spending includes a municipal utility for electricity or gas: 11% of the total. Each resident’s share of Sundre council’s 2024 spending came to $3,857, where the middle of Alberta’s municipalities sat at $3,457. At 23% of spending ($871 a resident), water, sewers and waste leads the budget. Full-time staff number 31, about 11.6 to every thousand residents.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $2.3M | $871 | 23% |
| Recreation and culture | $2.3M | $843 | 22% |
| Roads and transit | $1.4M | $537 | 14% |
| General government | $1.2M | $463 | 12% |
| Electricity and gas | $1.2M | $431 | 11% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.1M | $410 | 11% |
| Planning and development | $638K | $238 | 6% |
| Social services and child care | $174K | $65 | 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 Sundre 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. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
Questions about how Sundre is run
Who is the MP for Sundre?
Sundre is in Yellowhead, represented by William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Sundre in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Earl Dreeshen (Conservative Party of Canada), in Red Deer—Mountain View; Yellowhead has elected William Stevenson since.
Who is the MLA for Sundre?
Find the riding for Sundre on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Sundre?
Sundre is a town; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
How much does Sundre council spend?
The 2024 return of Sundre council shows $10.3M of spending for roughly 2,683 residents, $2.3M 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).