Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.0Swan Hills’ MP is Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada), for Peace River—Westlock
For local government, Swan Hills is a town. Mayors and councillors in Alberta aren’t on any open list, so Swan Hills’ council goes unnamed here. Swan Hills’ riding for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta can’t be shown, because the province’s boundary file is licensed for non-commercial use only. Of the 37 Commons seats from Alberta, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 33.
Three governments, and who does what
Swan Hills, 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.
Swan Hills has no upper-tier council: Division No. 17, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Swan Hills, from the most recent elections.
- 1Swan Hills 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 Swan Hills votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Swan Hills council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Swan Hills council was elected on 20 October 2025, and the next vote is on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. The last general elections came on 29 May 2023 for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
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
Arnold Viersen was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Arnold Viersen’s 4th. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Peace River—Westlock would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 63%, and Arnold Viersen kept it for them 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
Arnold Viersen kept Peace River—Westlock for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Peace River—Westlock as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Arnold Viersen was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 81%. In 2021, Peace River—Westlock went to Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) on 63%; Gail Ungstad (New Democratic Party) finished 23,467 votes behind. Peace River—Westlock turned out at only 62% in 2021; the country managed 63%. That put it among the safest seats in the country: 16 of 338 ridings had wider leads.
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
Swan Hills 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.
At $3,717 for every resident in 2024, Swan Hills council sits above the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. Full-time staff number 22, about 15.4 to every thousand residents. General government takes the biggest share, 24%, or $883 per resident. Local taxpayers carry a smaller share than elsewhere: 32% of revenue, where the province’s returns show 44%. Debt Swan Hills council owes over the long term came to $91K, $63 a resident, under the median of $745.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| General government | $1.3M | $883 | 24% |
| Roads and transit | $1.2M | $842 | 23% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.2M | $820 | 22% |
| Recreation and culture | $960K | $671 | 18% |
| Police, fire and protection | $651K | $455 | 12% |
| Social services and child care | $36K | $25 | 1% |
| Planning and development | $30K | $21 | 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 Swan Hills 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
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no 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.
- 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 Swan Hills is run
Who is the MP for Swan Hills?
Peace River—Westlock’s MP, Arnold Viersen of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Swan Hills.
Which party won Swan Hills in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Arnold Viersen won Peace River—Westlock in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Swan Hills?
Swan Hills’ riding isn’t placed on this page; the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s members page lists every MLA by riding.
Who heads the council in Swan Hills?
Ask the municipality itself: Swan Hills, a town, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
How much does Swan Hills council spend?
The 2024 return of Swan Hills council shows $5.3M of spending for roughly 1,430 residents, $1.3M of it on general government.
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).