Photo: Koppertone · CC BY-SA 3.0Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Peace River—Westlock, the riding that includes Whitecourt
Locally, Whitecourt is run as a town. Who leads Whitecourt’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Alberta. Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Whitecourt is in. From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Whitecourt, 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.
Whitecourt has no upper-tier council: Division No. 13, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Whitecourt, from the most recent elections.
- 1Whitecourt 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 Whitecourt votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Whitecourt council | 20 October 2025 | 15 October 2029 |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | 29 May 2023 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. After the 20 October 2025 election, Whitecourt council next goes to the polls on 15 October 2029. That date comes from the Local Authorities Election Act, which sets the third Monday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on 29 May 2023.
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
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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
Counts for Peace River—Westlock within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
In 2021, 62% of electors cast a ballot in Peace River—Westlock, under the national 63%. Only 16 of Canada’s 338 ridings were won by a wider margin. In 2019, Arnold Viersen had won the same riding with 81%. The 2021 count in Peace River—Westlock put Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 63%, with Gail Ungstad (New Democratic Party) 23,467 votes back.
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
Whitecourt 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 33% of revenue, against 44% across the province’s returns. Debt Whitecourt council owes over the long term came to $9.7M, $908 a resident, higher than the median of $745. At $3,491 for every resident in 2024, Whitecourt council sits above the $3,457 median of Alberta’s municipalities. It employs the equivalent of 120 full-time positions, or 11.2 for each thousand people. No service costs more than recreation and culture, at $944 per resident and 27% of the total.
Spending per resident nearby
Every service line, 2024
| Service | 2024 | Per resident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation and culture | $10.1M | $944 | 27% |
| Roads and transit | $8M | $744 | 21% |
| Water, sewers and waste | $6.5M | $607 | 17% |
| Police, fire and protection | $5.7M | $529 | 15% |
| General government | $3.9M | $361 | 10% |
| Planning and development | $1.6M | $150 | 4% |
| Social services and child care | $1.5M | $137 | 4% |
| Social housing | $203K | $19 | 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 Whitecourt is run
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elections.ab.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Not on this page. Party control (most Canadian councils sit without parties, and the open lists record none) and band councils.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Council money. Alberta’s 2024 municipal financial returns, per resident with Statistics Canada’s 2025 population estimate.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
Questions about how Whitecourt is run
Who is the MP for Whitecourt?
Peace River—Westlock’s MP, Arnold Viersen of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Whitecourt.
Which party won Whitecourt 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 Whitecourt?
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Whitecourt has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Whitecourt?
Whitecourt is a town; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
How much does Whitecourt council spend?
The 2024 return of Whitecourt council shows $37.4M of spending for roughly 10,708 residents, $10.1M of it on recreation and culture.
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).