Elections

The next civic/school board election will take place in November 2028. More details for candidates and voters will be posted once available. See below for general information on candidacy. General elections in Saskatchewan are held every four years. Elections are held in order to elect a mayor and 8 councillors, one for each of the City’s 8 wards. The City of Prince Albert also conducts the in-City elections for both the Prince Albert Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division No. 119 and the Prince Albert Catholic School Division No. 6 in order to elect their respective trustees.

Please view the Local Government Elections Act which outlines the requirements of a Municipal and School Board Election and the Running for Municipal Office page from the Government of Saskatchewan for more information.

Election results

2024
2024 Civic and School Boards Election Results 2024 Civic and School Boards Poll Summary Results
2023 (by-election)
2023 Ward 8 By-Election Results
2020
2020 Civic Election - Poll-by-Poll Election Results 2020 Civic and School Boards Election Results
2016
2016 Civic Election – Ward 3 Recount Results 2016 Civic and School Boards Poll-by-Poll Election Results 2016 Civic and School Boards Election Results
2012
2012 Civic and School Boards Poll-by-Poll Election Results 2012 Civic and School Boards Election Results

For election results older than 2012, please contact the City Clerk's Office.

Becoming a Candidate

Below are general guidelines for those interested in running for the office of a member of City Council or School Board Trustee. Closer to the Election in 2024 a complete Candidate Guide will be prepared and made available.

Qualifications for candidates

A person may run for the office of a member of City Council or School Board Trustee if he/she:

is at least 18 years of age on the day of the election
is a Canadian citizen, at the time of submitting Nomination Papers
has resided in the City of Prince Albert, or on land now in the City, for at least three (3) consecutive months immediately preceding the date on which Nomination Papers are submitted
has resided in Saskatchewan for at least six (6) consecutive months immediately preceding the date on which Nomination Papers are submitted
is not disqualified pursuant to The Local Government Election Act, 2015.

Candidates for Councillor do not have to reside within the ward in which they are running; however, all of the people nominating the candidate must be electors of the ward.

In the case of School Board elections, you must be a voter of the school division on the day of the election, to be nominated as a candidate.

In the case of a separate school division election, an eligible nominator must be a voter of the separate school division in accordance with Subsection (36)(2) of The Local Government Election Act, 2015.

Disqualifications for candidates

You may not run for the office of City Council, if you are:

a judge of a court
an auditor or solicitor of the City

An employee of The City, Board or Joint Board, may seek nomination if he/she has first obtained a leave of absence in accordance with Subsection 2-54(2)(a) of The Saskatchewan Employment Act.

Ward Boundaries and Ward Councillors

To find the ward you live in, search for your property in the interactive map on the ward boundaries page.

To find the Councillor that represents your ward, visit the City Council page.

Elections

Election results

2024

2023 (by-election)

2020

2016

2012

Becoming a Candidate

Qualifications for candidates

Disqualifications for candidates

Ward Boundaries and Ward Councillors