Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.5David Bexte (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Vauxhall in Ottawa as MP for Bow River
No provincial riding is named for Vauxhall: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse. Vauxhall is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Who leads Vauxhall’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Alberta. The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
Three governments, and who does what
Vauxhall, 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 Vauxhall in Division No. 2, 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 Vauxhall, from the most recent elections.
- 1Vauxhall councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Alberta–
- 3House of CommonsBow River
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 Vauxhall votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall 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. The council elected on 20 October 2025 serves until 15 October 2029, when Vauxhall council is chosen again. The Local Authorities Election Act sets the day: the third Monday in October every four years. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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
David Bexte represents Bow River in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Bow River · 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
Mapped onto today’s Bow River, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 70%; in 2025 David Bexte kept the seat in the same hands. David Bexte is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote.
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
Martin Shields kept Bow River for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Bow River as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
That put it among the safest seats in the country: 3 of 338 ridings had wider leads. 84% had elected Martin Shields there in 2019. 30,568 votes separated Martin Shields (Conservative Party of Canada) from Jonathan Bridges (People's Party of Canada) in Bow River in 2021, when the winner took 70%.
All 6 candidates in Bow River, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Shields | Conservative Party of Canada | 35,676 | 69.8% |
| Jonathan Bridges | People's Party of Canada | 5,108 | 10.0% |
| Michael MacLean | New Democratic Party | 4,726 | 9.2% |
| Getu Shawile | Liberal Party of Canada | 3,869 | 7.6% |
| Orrin Bliss | Maverick Party | 1,368 | 2.7% |
| Tom Lipp | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 391 | 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
Vauxhall 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.
Taxes on property make up 24% of what comes in, less than the province-wide 44%. Long-term debt at Vauxhall council stood at $248K, or $171 a resident, below the $745 median. Full-time staff number 8, about 5.5 to every thousand residents. Vauxhall council spent $2,326 per resident in 2024, against a median of $3,457 among Alberta’s municipalities. No service costs more than water, sewers and waste, at $714 per resident and 31% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water, sewers and waste | $1M | $714 | 31% |
| Recreation and culture | $779K | $537 | 23% |
| Roads and transit | $726K | $500 | 22% |
| General government | $543K | $374 | 16% |
| Police, fire and protection | $230K | $158 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $32K | $22 | 1% |
| Social services and child care | $29K | $20 | 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 Vauxhall 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
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- 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. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
Questions about how Vauxhall is run
Who is the MP for Vauxhall?
Vauxhall is in Bow River, represented by David Bexte (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Vauxhall in the 2021 federal election?
Bow River went to Martin Shields (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, David Bexte has been the MP for Bow River.
Who is the MLA for Vauxhall?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Vauxhall.
Who heads the council in Vauxhall?
The head of Vauxhall’s council isn’t named here; as a town, it publishes its council itself.
How much does Vauxhall council spend?
Vauxhall council spent $3.4M in 2024 for about 1,451 residents; its largest service line was water, sewers and waste, at $1M.
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).