Vote here sign shown at the Lethbridge Trade & Convention Centre, one of two polling stations that are now open. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Advance voting in Lethbridge returns Wednesday to Saturday

Oct 15, 2025 | 6:00 AM

People in Lethbridge will have five more days to cast their ballots in the 2025 municipal elections.

Voting in the 2025 municipal election opened on Oct. 8 in Lethbridge, and through the first four days last week, 2,832 people had already voted. This represents 3.2 per cent of the 88,647 eligible voters.

Advance voting dates are being held on Oct. 15, 16, 17 and 18, while the general election day is Monday, Oct. 20.

Polls will be open on all of those days 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.

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

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

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

If you are undecided about who to vote for, you can attend either of the final two candidate forums on Wednesday, Oct. 15:

Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (Mayor and Council):

• Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
• Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization
• Meet and greet with mayor and council candidates.

Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge (Mayor and Council)

• Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
• Multicultural Centre, Diversity Ballroom
• Mix and mingle. Candidates will be assigned tables, and attendees can visit them as they wish. No prepared remarks are required.

Check out voting locations and plan your route using this interactive map.

More coverage of the 2025 municipal election here.