Photo: Wtshymanski · Public domainPrince Albert gave Randy Hoback a 17,126-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 95% of ridings
Nipawin is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. No open list of councils exists in Saskatchewan, so no mayor of Nipawin is named here. No provincial riding is named for Nipawin, because the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s boundary file gives no terms of reuse. Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Prince Albert, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Nipawin.
What stands out in how Nipawin is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 49.8 points separated first and second (New Democratic Party) in Prince Albert, more than in 95% of the 338 ridings. How Nipawin has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
More electors stayed home in Prince Albert than in 73% of Canada’s ridings at the 2021 election. 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
Nipawin, a town 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.
Nipawin has no upper-tier council: Division No. 14, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Nipawin, from the most recent elections.
- 1Nipawin councilTown
- 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 Nipawin votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Nipawin council | 13 November 2024 | 8 November 2028 |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 13 November 2024 election, Nipawin council next goes to the polls on 8 November 2028. The The Local Government Election Act, 2015 sets the day: the second Wednesday in November every four years for cities, towns and villages. The last general elections came on 28 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
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.
Randy Hoback is one of 13 Conservative Party of Canada MPs among the 14 from Saskatchewan.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Randy Hoback’s 6th, counting from a first win in 2008. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Prince Albert would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 64%, and Randy Hoback 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
Prince Albert returned Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Prince Albert; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
The 2021 count in Prince Albert put Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 65%, with Ken MacDougall (New Democratic Party) 17,126 votes back. Randy Hoback was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 68%.
All 6 candidates in Prince Albert, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Hoback | Conservative Party of Canada | 22,340 | 64.9% |
| Ken MacDougall | New Democratic Party | 5,214 | 15.2% |
| Estelle Hjertaas | Liberal Party of Canada | 3,653 | 10.6% |
| Joseph McCrea | People's Party of Canada | 2,388 | 6.9% |
| Heather Schmitt | Maverick Party | 466 | 1.4% |
| Hamish Graham | Green Party of Canada | 364 | 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 Nipawin 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. 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.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
Questions about how Nipawin is run
Who is the MP for Nipawin?
Prince Albert’s MP, Randy Hoback of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Nipawin.
Which party won Nipawin in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Randy Hoback won Prince Albert in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Nipawin?
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Nipawin in one.
Who heads the council in Nipawin?
The head of Nipawin’s council isn’t named here; as a town, 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).