Photo: Rural Health Professions Action Plan from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada · CC BY 2.0Shannon Stubbs took Lakeland in 2021 by 30,730 votes, more than the margin in 98% of ridings
Federally, Vermilion River County sits in Lakeland, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Shannon Stubbs of the Conservative Party of Canada. Vermilion River County’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. Locally, Vermilion River County is run as a municipal district. In Alberta, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Vermilion River County’s mayor isn’t named.
What stands out in how Vermilion River County is governed
High spending per resident
In 2024, 78% of Alberta’s municipalities spent less per resident than Vermilion River County council. Council money ↓
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Lakeland finished 58.4 points ahead of the runner-up (People's Party of Canada), a wider lead than in 98% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Vermilion River County 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
Vermilion River 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.
Vermilion River County has no upper-tier council: Division No. 10, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Vermilion River County, from the most recent elections.
- 1Vermilion River 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 Vermilion River County votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Vermilion River County council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose Vermilion River County council on 20 October 2025 and will again on 15 October 2029. It is the third Monday in October every four years, as the Local Authorities Election Act provides. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta was last elected on 29 May 2023, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
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 is one of 33 Conservative Party of Canada MPs among the 37 from Alberta.
The MP’s record
Shannon Stubbs has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament. 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
In 2021, Lakeland re-elected Shannon Stubbs of the Conservative Party of Canada
Lakeland as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Shannon Stubbs was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 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
Vermilion River 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.
Taxes on property make up 59% of what comes in, more than the province-wide 44%. Debt Vermilion River County council owes over the long term came to $3.6M, $440 a resident, under the median of $745. Spending includes a municipal utility for electricity or gas: 19% of the total. Each resident’s share of Vermilion River County council’s 2024 spending came to $4,929, where the middle of Alberta’s municipalities sat at $3,457. Roads and transit takes the biggest share, 52%, or $2,586 per resident. Full-time staff number 113, about 13.6 to every thousand residents.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roads and transit | $21.4M | $2,586 | 52% |
| Electricity and gas | $7.6M | $920 | 19% |
| General government | $3.7M | $446 | 9% |
| Police, fire and protection | $2.7M | $329 | 7% |
| Planning and development | $2.1M | $253 | 5% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $2M | $243 | 5% |
| Recreation and culture | $977K | $118 | 2% |
| Social services and child care | $283K | $34 | 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 Vermilion River 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
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Not on this page. No party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record, and no band councils.
- Who holds each seat. The members named here are Wikidata’s, kept up by volunteers; a by-election or a floor crossing may take a few days to show.
- 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 Vermilion River County is run
Who is the MP for Vermilion River County?
Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Lakeland, the riding Vermilion River County is in.
Which party won Vermilion River County in the 2021 federal election?
Shannon Stubbs (Conservative Party of Canada) took Lakeland in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Vermilion River County?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Vermilion River County.
Who heads the council in Vermilion River County?
Vermilion River County is a municipal district; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
How much does Vermilion River County council spend?
In 2024, Vermilion River County council spent $40.8M in all, for some 8,282 residents, of which $21.4M 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).