2025 Edmonton municipal election
The 2025 Edmonton municipal election was held on October 20, 2025, to elect a mayor, twelve councillors to the Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to the Edmonton Public Schools board of trustees, and seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Each of these were elected using the first-past-the-post voting election system.
Background
The 2025 election was the first election featuring political parties and slates. Two were formed: the Principled Accountable Coalition for Edmonton and Better Edmonton.Incumbent mayor Amarjeet Sohi, elected in 2021, did not seek re-election.
Mayoral election
Candidates
- Paul Bakhmut '
- Ronald Stewart Billingsley, Jr. '
- Tim Cartmell, Incumbent Ward pihêsiwin councillor since 2017 '
- Tony Caterina, former councillor '
- Abdul Malik Chukwudi, 2021 mayoral candidate '
- Vanessa Denman, 2021 mayoral candidate '
- Andy Andrzej Gudanowski
- Rahim Jaffer, former Conservative MP '
- Andrew Knack, Incumbent Ward Nakota Isga councillor since 2013. '
- Omar Mohammad, pediatric dental surgeon '
- Utha Nadauk '
- Olney Tugwell ''
- Michael Walters, former councillor ''''
Opinion polling
| Polling firm | Date | Tim Cartmell | Tony Caterina | Abdul Malik Chukwudi | Vanessa Denman | Rahim Jaffer | Andrew Knack | Omar Mohammad | Michael Walters | Other | Sample size | MOE | Polling method | Lead |
| Janet Brown Opinion Research/Trend Research | Oct 1-8, 2025 | 21% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 41% | 10% | 10% | Paul Bakhmut 1% Ronald Stewart Billingsley, Jr. <1% Andy, Andrzej Gudanowski <1% Utha Nadauk <1% Olney Tugwell 0% | 1,000 | ±3.1pp | online | 20% |
| Abacus Data | Sep 25-29, 2025 | 22% | — | — | — | 7% | 17% | 8% | 6% | Undecided 37%, Another candidate 3% | 700 | ±3.8pp | online | 5% |
| Léger | Sep 26-28, 2025 | 14% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 14% | 6% | 5% | Undecided 41% Olney Tugwell 1% Someone else 1% Andy Andrzej Gudanowski <1% | 419 | ±4.8pp | online | Tie |
| Cardinal Research | Sep 17-20, 2025 | 13% | — | — | — | 5% | 13% | 4% | 15% | Undecided 48%, Others 2% | 914 | ±3.3pp | IVR | 2% |
| Léger | Aug 22-25, 2025 | 10% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 12% | 4% | 7% | Undecided 48% Olney Tugwell <1% Andy Andrzej Gudanowski <1% Someone else <1% | 401 | ±4.9pp | online | 2% |
City council elections
Summary
Eight incumbent councillors were re-elected.One incumbent trying for re-election was not re-elected.
Incumbents are marked with an X below.
The following are official candidates for Edmonton's twelve council seats: