Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Olds
- Exact method
- Elected at large for a 4-year term; the 6 candidates with the most votes win (Local Authorities Election Act)
- Seats
- 6
Who holds these seats now
- Benjamin Chrusch since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Chad Taylor since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Curtis Cook since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Darren Wilson since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Mary Anne Overwater since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Wanda Blatz since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
Most recent election, October 20, 2025: Benjamin Chrusch, Chad Taylor, Curtis Cook, Darren Wilson, Mary Anne Overwater, Wanda Blatz 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 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, 1016 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-27. For: Benjamin Chrusch, 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: Benjamin Chrusch, current term, Chad Taylor, current term, Curtis Cook, current term, Darren Wilson, current term, Mary Anne Overwater, current term, Wanda Blatz, 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, 1003 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-27. For: Chad Taylor, 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, 778 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-27. For: Curtis Cook, 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, 1079 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-27. For: Darren Wilson, 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, 815 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-27. For: Mary Anne Overwater, 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, 1074 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-27. For: Wanda Blatz, 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