US EditionAlbertans to pick mayors, councillors in provincewide municipal elections
New political parties participate in Calgary and Edmonton elections while hand-counting ballots adds $3.3 million to costs, delaying results for thousands of voters, officials said.
- On Oct 20, 2025, Albertans vote across nearly every municipality to elect mayors, councillors, and school board trustees, with 105 towns, 78 villages, and 63 districts participating.
- Under new law, candidates may run with municipal parties in Calgary and Edmonton, where Bill 20 and the Local Authorities Election Act require local party registration and bar provincial or federal ties.
- Polls open Monday at 10 a.m. and close at 8 p.m., with about 10.7 of eligible Calgarians, or roughly 96,549 voters, participating in early voting from Oct. 6 to Oct. 11.
- Because ballots are counted by hand, Elections Calgary faces higher costs—adding $3.3 million—to a total budget just shy of $12 million, delaying official results submission by 12 p.m. on Oct. 24.
- In Calgary, incumbent Mayor Jyoti Gondek seeks a second term as an Independent, facing eight challengers including Coun. Sonya Sharp, Communities First, while Edmonton's mayoral race guarantees a new mayor after Amarjeet Sohi's departure, with Andrew Knack among about a dozen candidates.
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Results from municipal elections across northern Alberta begin to trickle in
Although a change by the Alberta government means municipal election results across the province must be counted by hand and are coming in slower, a few races have been unofficially declared in smaller centres.
Calgary and Edmonton Choose Next Mayor as Alberta Holds Municipal Elections
Voters across Alberta are heading to the polls today for the first municipal elections since the province updated its policies to require hand-counting of every ballot. The two biggest races in the province—Calgary and Edmonton—will see voters casting their ballots for mayor, councillors, and school board trustees. Here’s a look at the races in Alberta’s two largest cities. Calgary The City of Calgary’s 2025 municipal election spans 14 wards and…
Albertans to pick mayors, councillors in provincewide municipal elections (Alberta)
Albertans are set to pick their next mayors and councillors today as municipal elections take place across the province. Edmonton is guaranteed to see a new face in the mayor's chair, as Amarjeet Sohi decided not to seek re-election after an unsuccessful run at returning to Parliament. In Calgary, J...
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