Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by everyone in Vauxhall
- Exact method
- Elected at large for a 4-year term; the 7 candidates with the most votes win (Local Authorities Election Act). Council then chooses one councillor as Mayor.
- Seats
- 7
Who holds these seats now
- Heinrich Zacharias since November 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Jimmy Wolf since November 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- John Paul Ballard since November 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Kimberley Mae Cawley since November 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Marilyn Jean Forchuk since November 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Russell C Norris since November 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
- Shelley Rae Deleeuw since November 2025 Report Source: alberta.ca, checked (+1 more)
Most recent election, October 20, 2025: Heinrich Zacharias, Jimmy Wolf, John Paul Ballard, Kimberley Mae Cawley, Marilyn Jean Forchuk, Russell C Norris, Shelley Rae Deleeuw 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. Elected 2025-10-20, 92 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Heinrich Zacharias, current term, Kimberley Mae Cawley, 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: Heinrich Zacharias, current term, Jimmy Wolf, current term, John Paul Ballard, current term, Marilyn Jean Forchuk, current term, Russell C Norris, current term, Shelley Rae Deleeuw, 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, 79 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Jimmy Wolf, 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, 95 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: John Paul Ballard, 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: Kimberley Mae Cawley, 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, 108 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Marilyn Jean Forchuk, 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, 77 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Russell C Norris, 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, 91 votes; organizational meeting 2025-11-03. For: Shelley Rae Deleeuw, 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