A 30,730-vote win for Shannon Stubbs made Lakeland safer in 2021 than 98% of ridings
Thorhild County is a municipal district by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. In Alberta, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Thorhild County’s mayor isn’t named. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Thorhild County is Lakeland, and Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. No provincial riding is named for Thorhild County: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.
What stands out in how Thorhild County is governed
High spending per resident
In 2024, 82% of Alberta’s municipalities spent less per resident than Thorhild County council. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
With 58.4 points between the winner and the runner-up (People's Party of Canada), Lakeland was safer in 2021 than 98% of the 338 ridings. How Thorhild County has voted ↓
High federal turnout
In 2021, Lakeland voted in greater numbers than 79% of the ridings. 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
Thorhild County, 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 Thorhild County in Division No. 13, 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 Thorhild County, from the most recent elections.
- 1Thorhild County 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 Thorhild County votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Thorhild County 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, Thorhild County council next goes to the polls on 15 October 2029. The Local Authorities Election Act fixes that date: the third Monday in October every four years. Provincially the last general election was on 29 May 2023, for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; federally, on 28 April 2025. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under 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’s party, the Conservative Party of Canada, has 33 of the 37 seats from Alberta.
The MP’s record
Shannon Stubbs has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament. Mapped onto today’s Lakeland, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 69%; in 2025 Shannon Stubbs kept the seat in the same hands.
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.
The 2021 count in Lakeland put Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 69%, with Ann McCormack (People's Party of Canada) 30,730 votes back. In 2019, Shannon Stubbs had won the same riding 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
Thorhild County 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.
The return shows no long-term debt for Thorhild County council. At 51%, property taxes count for more of the revenue than the 44% seen across the province. It employs the equivalent of 53 full-time positions, or 17.0 for each thousand people. No service costs more than roads and transit, at $2,364 per resident and 44% of the total. Spending by Thorhild County council reached $5,345 a resident in 2024, well over the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. The council runs its own power or gas utility, which accounts for 13% of spending.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $7.4M | $2,364 | 44% |
| General government | $2.6M | $818 | 15% |
| Electricity and gas | $2.2M | $714 | 13% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $1.4M | $449 | 8% |
| Police, fire and protection | $1.1M | $338 | 6% |
| Planning and development | $1M | $325 | 6% |
| Recreation and culture | $777K | $247 | 5% |
| Social services and child care | $282K | $90 | 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 Thorhild County 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
- 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.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
Questions about how Thorhild County is run
Who is the MP for Thorhild County?
Lakeland’s MP, Shannon Stubbs of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Thorhild County.
Which party won Thorhild County 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 Thorhild County?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Thorhild County.
Who heads the council in Thorhild County?
Ask the municipality itself: Thorhild County, a municipal district, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
How much does Thorhild County council spend?
In 2024, Thorhild County council spent $16.8M in all, for some 3,147 residents, of which $7.4M 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).