• 1 Mayor
• 8 Councillors

To see a list of current candidates please check here.
Please note: The City of Grande Prairie does not provide any additional information on candidates or their platforms, other than the list of candidates. 

Advance Vote

• Thursday, October 9, 2025
• Friday, October 10, 2025
• Saturday, October 11, 2025
• Thursday, October 16, 2025
• Friday, October 17, 2025 
• Saturday, October 18, 2025

Election Day

• October 20, 2025

Advance Vote: Teresa Sargent Hall in the Montrose Cultural Centre (9839-103 Avenue).
Election Day: Station information will be provided closer to Election Day.
 

Yes, you must be a Canadian citizen. You must also be:
•    At least 18 years old; 
•    A resident of Alberta and your place of residence is located in the local jurisdiction where you are voting on election day.
To determine whether you are eligible to vote, see the Local Authorities Election Act.

In order to vote, a voter must prove their identity and address. You can do this by:

1. If you are on the Elector Register, producing one piece of identification issued by a Canadian government (federal, provincial or local) or an agency of the government, that includes a photograph (ex. driver’s licence, motor vehicle operator’s licence); or
2. If you either aren’t on the Elector Register or do not have the above described ID, making a statement that you are eligible to vote in the presence of an officer at the voting station, on a provided form, and validate your address by producing:
   1. One piece of identification issued by a Canadian government (federal, provincial or local) or an agency of the government, that includes a photograph, your name and your address;
   2. 1 pieces of identification authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer, that establishes the person’s name and current address. To view a list of acceptable ID please visit elections.ab.ca.
   3. Another Elector, who is on the registered voter list, validates your address.
       

If attend school in the City of Grande Prairie but have family outside of the City who you usually live with when not attending school, then you are not eligible to vote. You must have a permanent address in the City of Grande Prairie in order to vote.

Yes, property ownership is not the determining factor on who can vote, all citizens who meet the eligibility to vote requirements, as per the Local Authorities Election Act, are eligible to vote. 

No. You would not meet the eligibility criteria of the Local Authorities Elections Act as your place of residence must be located in the City of Grande Prairie on Election Day.

No, you may be a resident of only one place at a time for the purposes of voting under Local Authorities Election Act. 
If a person has more than one residence, the person shall designate one place of residence for the purposes of the Local Authorities Election Act in the following order of priority:

1. the address shown on the person’s driver’s licence or motor vehicle operator’s licence issued by or on behalf of the Government of Alberta or an identification card issued by or on behalf of the Government of Alberta;
2. the address to which the person’s income tax correspondence is addressed and delivered; 
3. the address to which the person’s mail is addressed and delivered.

The City has measures in place to ensure residents’ information is protected. The City does collect some information from residents to support the administrative requirements of the local authorities election process. All personal information collected during the election is managed in compliance with the privacy provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and is destroyed soon after the election.

The City does not coordinate any forums. 

Yes. You can view nomination papers at any time after the commencement of the nomination period until the term of office to which the filed nomination papers relate has expired. A person may request to examine the filed nomination papers during regular business hours and in the presence of the Returning Officer.
Contact us at elections@cityofgp.com or by calling 780-357-4954 to make an appointment with the Returning Officer to view nomination papers.

No. You must be a candidate in order to incur candidate expenses. You are not officially a candidate until you file your nomination papers along with your deposit. Nominations can be filed from January 2, 2025 up to noon on September 22, 2025.
 

In order to be eligible to run in the election, you need to take a leave of absence prior to January 1, 2025. For more information please refer to the Local Authorities Election Act. Candidates are solely responsible for making sure they are eligible to run.

No. Campaign material and signs must not:

• Show a ballot marked for a candidate; and
•  Use the City of Grande Prairie crest, symbol, logo or brand.

This includes all manner of advertising such as posters, brochures, door-knockers, pamphlets, social media sites, etc.

Please review the candidate package and the Local Authorities Election Act for further information.
 

Election signs can be posted on Private Lands with the permission of Land Owners at any time. 
Election signs can be posted on Public Lands "City-Owned Land" as of September 8, 2025. Candidates can use the Municipal Elections Sign App to place "pin" their campaign signs on public land within the interactive App. (App coming soon)
For approved locations, please refer to the Use of Public Lands Bylaw C-1078G  - "Appendix B" Elections Signs
Please note, to be a candidate, and be able to post signs in accordance with the above legislation, you must have submitted your Nomination Paperwork.

No. Please see the Local Authorities Election Act section 152 and 152.1 for more information.

Yes. If you have concerns, please contact the Returning Officer at elections@cityofgp.com on the steps you need to take.

A recount may be made if the Returning Officer is shown reasonable grounds by a candidate, official agent or a scrutineer that the count of votes is inaccurate. The Returning Officer may also consider a recount based on the number of rejected ballots, valid ballots objected to, or any administrative or technical errors. For more information on recount, see Local Authorities Election Act. 

If a count results in a tie, the Returning Officer will write the names of those candidates in the tie on separate pieces of paper and will "draw a name from a hat". The name on the paper pulled from the hat is considered to receive one more vote. For more information see section 99 of the Local Authorities Election Act.

Yes; however, if that person has been convicted of an election offence (federal, provincial or local) within the past 10 years, they are not allowed to run in the Election. Ineligibility to run in a local Election is outlined in the Local Authorities Election Act.

In 2024 the Local Authorities Election Act was amended by Bill 20. 

The provincial government has provided a collection of fact sheets regarding these changes which can be found here: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/changes-to-laea-2024

In addition, you may wish to use tools such as CanLII, to run a version comparison.

Please note, the candidate is responsibility for reading and understanding the legislation or seeking appropriate legal or accounting advice from professionals as required.