Better Edmonton

Better Edmonton
Leader	Tim Cartmell
Founded	May 28, 2025
Ideology	Conservatism [1]
Political position	Centre to centre-right [1]
Colours	Aqua
Seats on council	2 / 13
Website
votebetteredmonton.ca
Politics of Alberta Political parties Elections

Better Edmonton is a municipal political party in Edmonton, Alberta, founded ahead of the city's 2025 municipal election. ^[2] It is led by former city councillor Tim Cartmell. ^[3] The only party on council, it is represented by Michael Elliott and Karen Principe.

Electoral performance

Mayoral election

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Status	Result
2025	Tim Cartmell	61,668	29.83	2nd	Lost

City council

Election	City council seats	+/–	Position	Result
2025	3 / 12	3	2nd	Opposition

Reed Clarke ran under the Better Edmonton banner and was elected, but on November 10, 2025, announced that he would be an independent councillor. Michael Elliott and Karen Principe remain the two BE councillors. ^[4]

References

1. "Keith Gerein: Party politics have proven to be strange experiment in Edmonton's civic election". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
2. "Official List of Candidates Election of the Chief Elected Official (Mayor) for the City of Edmonton" (PDF). Edmonton Elections. City of Edmonton . Retrieved 25 September 2025.
3. "Slates and Political Parties | City of Edmonton". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
4. "Ward Nakota Isga councillor Reed Clarke leaves Better Edmonton to sit as independent". CityNews Edmonton. Rogers Sports & Media. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.

External links

• Official website