Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected by ward for a 4-year term: 7 wards, one councillor each, first past the post (Local Authorities Election Act; Municipal Government Act s.148). Council then chooses one councillor as Reeve.
- Seats
- 7
Who holds these seats now
- Albert Poetker since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- John Sinkwich since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Karen Portelance since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Mel Duvall since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Nelson Kitchen since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Stephan Syncox since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Timothy Chandonnet since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
Most recent election, October 20, 2025: Nelson Kitchen elected.
Next vote
Sources
- kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000 c M-26 (consolidated to 2026-09-01). Number of councillors, s.143; wards and divisions, s.148. For: Councillor
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). For: Councillor
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Ward/Division Information 2025, Election History; read 2026-10-11. 2025 council positions: 7. For: Councillor
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Acclaimed 2025-10-20 in Ward 1; organizational meeting 2025-10-28. For: Albert Poetker, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). Listed as Reeve. For: Albert Poetker, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Elected 2025-10-20 in Ward 4, 98 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-28. For: John Sinkwich, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). Listed as Councillor. For: John Sinkwich, current term, Karen Portelance, current term, Mel Duvall, current term, Nelson Kitchen, current term, Stephan Syncox, current term, Timothy Chandonnet, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Acclaimed 2025-10-20 in Ward 7; organizational meeting 2025-10-28. For: Karen Portelance, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Acclaimed 2025-10-20 in Ward 5; organizational meeting 2025-10-28. For: Mel Duvall, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Elected 2025-10-20 in Ward 2, 19 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-28. For: Nelson Kitchen, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Acclaimed 2025-10-20 in Ward 3; organizational meeting 2025-10-28. For: Stephan Syncox, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Acclaimed 2025-10-20 in Ward 6; organizational meeting 2025-10-28. For: Timothy Chandonnet, current term
- kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Local Authorities Election Act, RSA 2000 c L-21 (consolidated to 2025-12-18): s.10 general election every 4th year from 2013; s.11(1)(a) election day the 3rd Monday in October; s.11(2) council may choose the preceding Saturday by bylaw passed before June 30 of the election year; s.12 summer villages: election day 4 weeks after a nomination day in June or July set by council. For: General election, October 15, 2029