Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Barnwell
- Exact method
- Elected at large for a 4-year term; the 5 candidates with the most votes win (Local Authorities Election Act). Council then chooses one councillor as Mayor.
- Seats
- 5
Who holds these seats now
- Debra Hansen since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Jacob Hiebert since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Jane Jensen since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Melissa (Missy) Foster since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Shayla Anderson since October 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
Most recent election, October 20, 2025: Debra Hansen, Jacob Hiebert, Jane Jensen, Melissa (Missy) Foster, Shayla Anderson 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: 5. 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, 102 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-27. For: Debra Hansen, 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: Debra Hansen, current term, Jacob Hiebert, current term, Jane Jensen, current term, Shayla Anderson, 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, 72 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-27. For: Jacob Hiebert, 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, 116 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-27. For: Jane Jensen, 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, 121 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-27. For: Melissa (Missy) Foster, 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 Mayor. For: Melissa (Missy) Foster, 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, 87 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-27. For: Shayla Anderson, 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