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Election day is: Monday, April 28, 2025

Advance voting takes place on:

  • Friday, April 18, 2025
  • Saturday, April 19, 2025
  • Sunday, April 20, 2025
  • Monday, April 21, 2025

For more information on voting, visit the Elections Canada website.

National

CP NewsAlert: Mark Carney set to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump this morning
OTTAWA - A White House official says Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump this morning. More to come. Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press
Mar 28, 2025
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election yet to be called
Conservative Party, People's Party choose candidates for new federal Red Deer riding
Burton Bailey will be the next Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the new re-aligned riding of Red Deer in the next federal election, according to a newsletter sent out this week by the party to members. Bailey, who has served for several years as executive assistant to Red Deer-North MLA Adriana Lagrange, was ...
Mar 15, 2025
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Over 62 per cent voter turnout on Sept. 20 federal election
Elections Canada has released its estimated voter turnout from last month's federal election.The 44th federal election took place on Sept. 20.Elections Canada's preliminary estimates indicate that 17,209,000 Canadians cast a ballot. This translates into a voter turnout rate of about 62.5 per cent. Exact voter turnout n...
Oct 01, 2021
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Unofficial Results
CP News Alert: Liberals to win most seats in 2021 federal election
The Canadian Press is projecting that the Liberal party will win the most seats in the 2021 federal election, giving them the best chance to form the next government.It is not yet clear whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will win a majority, or need the support of at least one other party to remain in power with a m...
Sep 21, 2021
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the winner is...
Red Deer-Lacombe's Blaine Calkins wins 6th term
Votes are still being counted, but Conservative candidate Blaine Calkins is projected to once again be re-elected as Member of Parliament for Red Deer-Lacombe. Calkins, 52, was first elected in 2006 as Member of Parliament for the former federal riding of Wetaskiwin. This is the third time he has been voted to represen...
Sep 21, 2021
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results are in
Earl Dreeshen takes Red Deer-Mountain View for 5th term
Results remain unofficial, but Earl Dreeshen is projected to win a fifth term as Member of Parliament, representing the riding of Red Deer-Mountain View.Dreeshen will once again be a member of the Opposition Conservatives after Justin Trudeau and the Liberals won a minority government Monday."With the mood of the ...
Sep 21, 2021
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