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Alberta Votes in Municipal Elections as Hand Counts Delay Results

A new provincial law forces hand counts, reshaping timelines and costs.

Its municipal election day in communities across Alberta. Most polls are open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
It's municipal election day in Alberta and while some of the results face lengthy delays, Global Calgary will keep you up to date with our live election special, Decision Calgary.
Rooms set up for vote tallying at the counting centre set up in the Big Four Roadhouse Building in Calgary on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025.
October 20, 2025, is voting day for the Calgary municipal election.

Overview

  • Polls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and anyone in line at closing can still vote.
  • Calgary will count advance mayoral ballots first with a late-night outcome possible, council results expected Tuesday, and all races due to the province by noon on Friday, Oct. 24.
  • Elections Calgary added $3.3 million in staffing to meet manual counting needs, taking the total election budget to just under $12 million.
  • More than 896,000 Calgarians are eligible to vote, and about 96,549 cast ballots in advance polls from Oct. 6–11, an unofficial turnout of roughly 10.7 percent.
  • Bill 20 also allows municipal party labels, which a political scientist says have created confusion as Calgary’s five-way mayoral contest features Jyoti Gondek, Jeromy Farkas, Sonya Sharp, Jeff Davison and Brian Thiessen.