Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Sunrise Beach
- Exact method
- Elected at large for a 4-year term; the 3 candidates with the most votes win (Local Authorities Election Act). Council then chooses one councillor as Mayor.
- Seats
- 3
Who holds these seats now
- Brian Benning since August 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Michael Benson since August 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Sean Hooker Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
Sean Hooker was acclaimed as Councillor on June 20, 2026. No vote was needed: they were the only candidate.
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: 3. 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 2025-07-12; organizational meeting 2025-08-26. For: Brian Benning, current term, Michael Benson, 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: Brian Benning, 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: Michael Benson, current term, Sean Hooker, 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 2026-06-20; organizational meeting n/a. For: Sean Hooker, current term
- alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Upcoming Elections and Municipal Candidates (published nominations), read 2026-10-11. 2025 election day 2025-07-12. For: General election, July 7, 2029
- 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, July 7, 2029