Photo: Kyla Duhamel from Saskatoon, Canada · CC BY 2.0Candle Lake’s MP is Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada), for Prince Albert
Of the 14 Commons seats from Saskatchewan, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 13. Locally, Candle Lake is run as a resort village. Who leads Candle Lake’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Saskatchewan. With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s ridings map, Candle Lake isn’t placed in a riding here.
Three governments, and who does what
Candle Lake, a resort village in Saskatchewan, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
legassembly.sk.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
No county or regional government sits above Candle Lake’s council; Division No. 15 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Candle Lake, from the most recent elections.
- 1Candle Lake councilResort village
- 2Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan–
- 3House of CommonsPrince Albert
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 Candle Lake votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Candle Lake council | 13 November 2024 | 8 November 2028 |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Candle Lake council was elected on 13 November 2024, and the next vote is on 8 November 2028. That date comes from the The Local Government Election Act, 2015, which sets the second Wednesday in November every four years for cities, towns and villages. The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was last elected on 28 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 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 Saskatchewan: 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
legassembly.sk.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Randy Hoback represents Prince Albert in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Prince Albert · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2008
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada13
- Liberal Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Prince Albert, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 64%; Randy Hoback held it for them in 2025. First elected in 2008, Randy Hoback is serving the 6th term of a Commons career.
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
Gary Vidal kept Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Under the 2013 boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections, Candle Lake sat in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River; the 2025 election put it in Prince Albert.
The 2019 result had favoured Gary Vidal as well, at 42%. 4,503 votes separated Gary Vidal (Conservative Party of Canada) from Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in 2021, when the winner took 49%. In 2021, 44% of electors cast a ballot in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, under the national 63%.
All 6 candidates in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Vidal | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,036 | 48.8% |
| Buckley Belanger | Liberal Party of Canada | 5,533 | 26.9% |
| Harmonie King | New Democratic Party | 3,548 | 17.3% |
| Dezirae Reddekopp | People's Party of Canada | 1,002 | 4.9% |
| Stephen King | Independent | 240 | 1.2% |
| Nasser Dean Chalifoux | Green Party of Canada | 215 | 1.1% |
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
Having a say in how Candle Lake is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.sk.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
Questions about how Candle Lake is run
Who is the MP for Candle Lake?
Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Prince Albert, the riding Candle Lake is in.
Which party won Candle Lake in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada, with Gary Vidal in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River; since 2025 Randy Hoback represents Prince Albert.
Who is the MLA for Candle Lake?
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Candle Lake in one.
Who heads the council in Candle Lake?
The head of Candle Lake’s council isn’t named here; as a resort village, it publishes its council itself.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · 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).