The City of Airdrie is urging residents to register to vote ahead of the 2025 municipal election, citing new provincial requirements under Bill 20.
Online registration is open at airdrie.ca/registertovote and will close Sept. 14. Residents can also register in person while voting between Oct. 8 and 20.
"Taking five minutes now to get on the voters’ list as a first-time voter, update existing voter information or checking if a resident is registered to vote helps saves our residents time during the election," said Noshy Karbani, the city’s project lead for census and municipal elections.
According to the city, the requirement for a voters list came with the passing of Bill 20. Airdrie is required to maintain a voters list under the legislation passed by the Alberta government.
"The 2025 Airdrie Municipal Election will be significantly different from previous elections," said Charlotte Satink, the city’s returning officer. "Due to Bill 20, we are now required to maintain a voters’ list. We must also hand count each paper ballot cast during the election, resulting in more time required for delivering the results," she said.
"That, combined with Airdrie’s at-large representation system (meaning no ward system), makes this election very complex requiring a lot of additional hands to count, and we will be looking to hire a lot more election workers starting in June," she said.
The 2025 election includes races for mayor, six city councillors, and Ward 3 trustees for the Rocky View School Board. The Calgary Catholic School Division trustee election will be administered by Elections Calgary using Airdrie voting stations.
Candidate filings to date
As of May 19, no official nominations have been submitted for mayor.
Two candidates have filed nomination papers for city councillor:
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David Dempsey
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Simisola Obasan
Three individuals have submitted a Notice of Intent to Run:
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Tomisin (Tomi) Adenipekun
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Darrell Belyk
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Jay Raymundo
Key dates
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Aug. 1 – Mail-in ballot request opens
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Sept. 14 – Online voter registration closes
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Sept. 22 (noon) – Candidate nomination deadline
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Oct. 6–10 – Advance voting at City Hall (4:30–10 p.m.)
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Oct. 8, 11, 14, 16 – Advance voting at Town and Country Centre
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Oct. 14–17 – Early morning voting at City Hall (6:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.)
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Oct. 20 – Election Day
Voter identification requirements
To vote in the 2025 Airdrie Municipal Election, residents must bring one of the following forms of identification showing name and current address. Photo ID is not required.
Government-issued identity documents:
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ID issued by a Canadian government or agency with a photo, name, and current address.
Government-issued documents:
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Government cheque or cheque stub
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Income or property tax assessment notice
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Statement of government benefits (e.g., EI, OAS, child tax benefits)
School, college or university documents:
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Correspondence from a school, college or university
Attestation letter (prior to voting):
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Signed by a correctional institution representative
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Supportive living or treatment centre authority
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Property management company (landlord)
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Post-secondary institution
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Facility serving the homeless
Other documents:
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Residential lease or mortgage statement
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Utility bill (telephone, electricity, gas, water, television)
Vouching:
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A person may vouch for another voter’s identity and address if both are voting at the same station.
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A voucher must have acceptable ID and may only vouch for one household.
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A person who was vouched for may not vouch for someone else.
Election worker hiring
Hiring for election workers will begin in summer 2025. Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada but do not need to be Canadian citizens.
Roles include setting up voting stations, assisting voters, providing information, counting ballots, and taking down equipment at the end of the day.
Election workers are expected to remain on site for their full shift. The city recommends bringing water, food, required medication, and comfortable footwear.
Past voter turnout and results
In the 2021 Airdrie municipal election, 12,074 residents cast ballots, representing a turnout of 22.2 per cent. There were 54,373 eligible voters.
Mayoral results (official):
The successful candidate with the highest number of votes is bolded. Asterisks indicate incumbents as marked in the official results.
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Brown, Peter* – 7,848
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Coyle, Lindsey – 2,382
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Hunter, Allan – 1,592
Councillor results (official):
The six successful candidates with the highest number of votes are bolded. Asterisks indicate incumbents as marked in the official results.
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Adeleye, Sunday – 2,020
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Belyk, Darrell* – 3,014
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Cameron, Trevor – 2,163
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Chapman, Ron* – 5,161
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Dorchak, Jaclyn – 2,738
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Glass, Chris – 2,550
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Greenwood, Derrick – 2,144
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Jones, Al* – 4,502
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Kolson, Candice* – 5,111
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Lang, Reggie – 1,391
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Mercedes, Rachael – 2,084
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Perez, Lore – 2,072
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Petrow, Tina* – 6,827
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Raymundo, Jay – 2,917
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Spearman, Heather – 4,937
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Steffler, Mark – 2,823
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Stockton, Chris – 2,757
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Taj, Tanveer – 605
Rocky View Schools – Ward 3 trustee results (official):
The three successful candidates with the highest number of votes are bolded. Asterisks indicate incumbents as marked in the official results.
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Bowen, Melyssa* – 3,902
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Brand, Todd* – 3,309
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Burley, Fred – 3,182
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Forrest, Aftan – 2,072
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Spratt, Jason – 1,739
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Thursfield, Pam – 2,441
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