In 2021, Randy Hoback carried Prince Albert by 17,126 votes, a margin wider than 95% of Canada’s ridings
Locally, Shellbrook No. 493 is run as a rural municipality. This page names no head of council for Shellbrook No. 493, as no open list of councils exists in Saskatchewan. The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Shellbrook No. 493 is Prince Albert, and Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. Shellbrook No. 493’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan isn’t shown: the province’s boundary file states no licence, so it can’t be reused.
What stands out in how Shellbrook No. 493 is governed
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Prince Albert finished 49.8 points ahead of the runner-up (New Democratic Party), a wider lead than in 95% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Shellbrook No. 493 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
Shellbrook No. 493, a rural municipality 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.
The census places Shellbrook No. 493 in Division No. 16, 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 Shellbrook No. 493, from the most recent elections.
- 1Shellbrook No. 493 councilRural municipality
- 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 Shellbrook No. 493 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Shellbrook No. 493 council | 13 November 2024 | – |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elections Canada’s open records end with the 2021 election; its 2025 results are under terms that rule out commercial use. Provincially the last general election was on 28 October 2024, for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan; federally, on 28 April 2025. The last general municipal elections in Saskatchewan took place on 13 November 2024.
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
Mapped onto today’s Prince Albert, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 64%; in 2025 Randy Hoback kept the seat in the same hands. 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
In 2021, Prince Albert re-elected Randy Hoback of the Conservative Party of Canada
Results in Prince Albert as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025. 76% of Shellbrook No. 493 lived in it.
Prince Albert elected Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 65% of the vote, a lead of 17,126 over Ken MacDougall (New Democratic Party). The 2019 result had favoured Randy Hoback as well, at 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 Shellbrook No. 493 is run
Check or update the federal list.
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elections.sk.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- 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.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
Questions about how Shellbrook No. 493 is run
Who is the MP for Shellbrook No. 493?
Randy Hoback of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Prince Albert, which includes Shellbrook No. 493.
Which party won Shellbrook No. 493 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 Shellbrook No. 493?
This page can’t say which riding Shellbrook No. 493 is in; the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan lists every MLA with theirs.
Who heads the council in Shellbrook No. 493?
Ask the municipality itself: Shellbrook No. 493, a rural municipality, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).