Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Medicine Hat
- Exact method
- Elected at large for a 4-year term; the 8 candidates with the most votes win (Local Authorities Election Act)
- Seats
- 8
Who holds these seats now
Bill Cocks since November 2025
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Brian Varga since November 2025
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Cheryl Phaff since November 2025
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Chris Hellman since November 2025
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Dan Reynish since November 2025
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Stuart Young since November 2025
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Ted Clugston since November 2025
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Yusuf Ibrahim Mohammed since November 2025
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Most recent election, October 20, 2025: Bill Cocks, Brian Varga, Cheryl Phaff, Chris Hellman, Dan Reynish, Stuart Young, Ted Clugston, Yusuf Ibrahim Mohammed 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: 9 including the head of council elected at large. 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. Elected 2025-10-20, 4449 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Bill Cocks, 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: Bill Cocks, current term, Brian Varga, current term, Cheryl Phaff, current term, Chris Hellman, current term, Dan Reynish, current term and 3 more
- 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, 3867 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Brian Varga, 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, 4375 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Cheryl Phaff, 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, 6608 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Chris Hellman, 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, 3965 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Dan Reynish, 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, 6999 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Stuart Young, 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, 7752 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Ted Clugston, 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, 8236 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Yusuf Ibrahim Mohammed, 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