Results coming in Mayerthorpe, Parkland in 2025 federal election

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Polls in Alberta have closed and citizens across the riding of Parkland, including Mayerthorpe, are beginning to receive results. 

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The region saw a seven-way race for the MP’s seat in the Canadian House of Commons. 

Candidates are Daniel Birrell (Green), Ashley Fearnall (Liberal), Keri Goad (NDP), Wade Klassen (United), Jason Lavigne (People’s), Dane Lloyd (Conservative) and Kevin Schulthies (Christian Heritage). 

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This election, Mayerthorpe has been moved out of the Yellowhead riding and into the new Parkland constituency. 

With 4/272 polls counted, results so far are:

Dane Lloyd, 133

Ashley Fearnall, 37

Wade Klassen, 7

Keri Goad, 6

Daniel Birrell, 1

Jason Lavigne, 0

Kevin Schulthies, 0

Parkland is 10,108 square kilometres; Mayerthorpe is joined by Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Drayton Valley and Brazeau and Parkland counties in the constituency. 

Only a portion of Lac Ste. Anne County surrounding Mayerthorpe, including the hamlets of Green Court and Rochfort Bridge, is in Parkland. Sangudo falls in the St. Albert—Sturgeon River riding. 

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Birrell, a Stony Plain-area resident, previously ran for the Alberta Greens in Spruce Grove–Stony Plain in the 2023 provincial election. 

This election, he said that a high cost of living has been an issue for many citizens, and he cited unemployment rates and the number of children living in poverty. 

Fearnall opted to run for the Liberal Party. 

“At the end of the day, I couldn’t sit at the sidelines, because this is an incredibly important election,” Fearnall told the Mayerthorpe Freelancer.  

“I think it’s the most important election of my lifetime, and there was a certain point when I knew I had to put my hand up.” 

Klassen is running with the newly-established United Party. 

“I chose to run in the election simply because of all the stuff that’s happening in Canada,” Klassen told the Mayerthorpe Freelancer.  

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“It’s not hard to see there’s something really wrong in Ottawa.” 

Lavigne, a Breton-area resident and host of the online The Lavigne Show, is also running. 

“During the convoy (protests), I was concerned about where our government was headed,” Lavigne told the Mayerthorpe Freelancer. 

He said he wanted to run to advocate for “parental rights, our future and making sure our children were safe from government overreach.” 

Lloyd, who has served as the MP for Sturgeon River—Parkland since 2017 as a Conservative, launched his campaign to represent Parkland. 

“We have a lot of unfinished business for this country,” Lloyd said. 

“I’m looking forward to having the privilege of representing Mayerthorpe.” 

Lloyd told the Freelancer the Conservatives are advocating for the agricultural and energy sectors, accusing the Liberals of trying to “stop those activities.” 

Finally, Schulthies is the Christian Heritage Party candidate. 

“I wanted to give people a Christ-centred foundation that they can vote on, and an alternative to all the other platforms out there,” Schulthies told the Mayerthorpe Freelancer. 

“That’s very important.” 

bquarin@postmedia.com

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