Voting starts Oct. 8 for the 2025 municipal elections in Lethbridge. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Voting opens Wednesday for Lethbridge’s municipal election

Oct 8, 2025 | 6:00 AM

Eligible residents will be able to cast their ballots in the 2025 municipal election in Lethbridge as of today.

Polls open for the first time on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, running from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre (formerly Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre) and the Cor Van Raay YMCA.

These locations will be open to voters on October 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, and the general election day on Monday, Oct. 20.

A third polling station will operate out of the Trinity Reformed Church on Oct. 20.

The full list of candidates, with links to news articles on each, is below:

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Mayor

Blaine Hyggen – incumbent

Quentin Carlson

Ryan Mennie

Michael Petrakis

City Council:

Kaitte Aurora

Kelti Baird

Al Beeber

Mark Campbell – incumbent

Belinda Crowson – incumbent

Rajko Dodic – incumbent

Rufa Doria

Robin James

Tevi Legge

Margaret (Magie) Matulic

John Middleton-Hope – incumbent

Ryan Parker – incumbent

Gerry Saguin

Jenn Schmidt-Rempel – incumbent

Tom Roulston

Mike Schmidtler

Suketu Shah

Ryan Wolfe

The full list of all candidates, including for school board trustee, is available here.

More details on the 2025 municipal election, including the voting process and ID requirements, can be found on Lethbridge.ca

If you would like to hear from the candidates directly before voting, there are three election forum events being held in the city next week.

READ MORE: Several municipal election forums set for Lethbridge