2025 Alberta municipal elections
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Alberta's 344 municipalities (19 cities, 106 towns, 80 villages, 51 summer villages, 6 specialized municipalities, 63 municipal districts, 7 improvement districts, and 3 special areas) as of July 2021 | ||
The 2025 Alberta municipal elections are scheduled to be held on 20 October 2025.[1]
Background
Nominations for the election will open January 1, 2025, and close on September 22, 2025.[2] The government of Alberta has tabled legislation to reform the municipal government system; the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, includes two pieces of legislation: the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA) and the Municipal Government Act (MGA).[3] The proposed changes would enable municipal political parties but only as a "pilot project" in Calgary and Edmonton.[4] The Executive Council of Alberta would also have the power to remove councillors.[5]
Cities
Calgary
Incumbent Mayor Jyoti Gondek, elected in 2021, will seek re-election for a second term.[6]
Declared candidates:
- Jeff Davison, 2021 mayoral candidate and former councillor. (Independent candidate)[7]
- Jeromy Farkas, 2021 mayoral candidate and former councillor. (Independent candidate)[8]
- Jyoti Gondek, Incumbent Mayor since 2021. (Independent candidate)
- Sonya Sharp, Ward 1 councillor since 2021. (Communities First candidate)[9]
- Brian Thiessen, lawyer. (The Calgary Party candidate)[10]
Edmonton
Incumbent Mayor Amarjeet Sohi, elected in 2021, will not seek re-election.[11]
Declared candidates:
- Andrew Knack, Incumbent Ward Nakota Isga councillor since 2013. (Independent candidate)
- Tim Cartmell, Incumbent Ward pihêsiwin councillor since 2017 (Better Edmonton candidate)
- Abdul Malik Chukwudi, 2021 mayoral candidate (Independent candidate)
- Omar Mohammad, pediatric dental surgeon (Independent candidate)
- Tony Caterina, former councillor (Independent candidate)
- Rahim Jaffer, former Conservative MP (Independent candidate)[12]
Lethbridge
Incumbent Mayor Blaine Hyggen, elected in 2021, will seek re-election for a second term.[13]
Declared candidates:
- Blaine Hyggen, Incumbent Mayor since 2021.
References
- ^ "21-24F: 2025 Municipal and Federal Election Dates – RMA". rmalberta.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Municipal elections – Overview | Alberta.ca". www.alberta.ca. November 28, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Alberta to overhaul municipal rules to include sweeping new powers, municipal political parties | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ "Questions raised surrounding Alberta's Bill 20: 'Unprecedented intervention' | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Black, Matthew (April 25, 2024). "Alberta cabinet to gain power to remove councillors, change bylaws as province also adds political parties to municipal politics". Edmontonjournal.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-mayor-jyoti-gondek-re-election-1.7396960
- ^ https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/former-calgary-city-councillor-announces-he-will-run-for-mayor/
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/11034173/jeromy-farkas-run-calgary-mayor/
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/sonya-sharp-calgary-mayor-communities-first-1.7498860
- ^ https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/brian-thiessen-run-municipal-political-party-2025-mayor-election
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/liberal-amarjeet-sohi-projected-to-lose-edmonton-southeast-riding-in-canada-federal-election-2025-1.7521097
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/11261632/rahim-jaffer-edmonton-election-mayor-race
- ^ https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/hyggen-says-he-will-seek-another-term-as-lethbridges-mayor/