2017 Edmonton municipal election

2017 Edmonton municipal election
Mayor and 12 councillors to Edmonton City Council
Mayor before election; Don Iveson;	Elected mayor ; Don Iveson;

The 2017 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday, October 16, 2017, to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council, the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. One incumbent public school trustee had no challenger so was elected by acclamation; for the other eight balloting was conducted.

They were all elected to four year terms in single-member wards. All contests were conducted according to the first past the post (FPTP) system. Although FPTP elects the candidate that receives the most votes, it does not always produce a winner that has received over 50% of the votes. The winner in seven of the 12 city councillor contests was elected with less than a majority of the votes cast.

Since 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold quadrennial elections.^[1] The voter turnout was 31.5% with 194,826 ballots cast out of the 618,564 estimate eligible voters.^[2]

Candidates

Bold indicates elected, italics indicates incumbent.

Mayor

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Don Iveson	141,182	73.6
Don Koziak	13,204	6.9
Steven Charles Shewchuk	9,716	5.1
Fahad Mughal	6,626	3.5
Justin Thomas	4,976	2.6
Mike Butler	4,028	2.1
Carla Frost	3,067	1.6
Taz Bouchier	2,782	1.5
Henry Mak	1,531	0.8
Ron Cousineau	1,252	0.7
Neil Stephens	1,231	0.64
Bob Ligertwood	1,129	0.59
Gordon Nikolic	1,062	0.55

Taz Bouchier Native activist - finished eleventh in the 2013 Ward 6 race
Mike Butler - finished thirteenth in the 2016 Ward 12 by-election race
Ron Cousineau - a retired partner of the Oil City Energy Services
Carla Frost - finished fifth in the 2010 Ward 6 race
Don Iveson - incumbent
Don Koziak - finished second in the 2007 Mayor race
Bob Ligertwood - finished seventh in the 2010 Mayor race
Henry Mak - finished seventh in the 2007 Ward 3 race
Fahad Mughal - former City of Edmonton employee
Gordon Nikolic - business owner
Steven Charles Shewchuk - business owner
Neil Stephens - businessman
Justin Thomas - EPS officer

Ward 1

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Andrew Knack	10,091	68.8
Dave Olivier	2,541	17.3
Randy Allen	1,066	7.3
Reuben Avellana	966	6.6

Randy Allen -
Reuben Avellana - game designer
Andrew Knack - incumbent
Dave Olivier - businessman

Ward 2

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Bev Esslinger	7,475	55.4
Ali Haymour	3,240	24.0
Shelley Tupper	2,783	20.6

Bev Esslinger - incumbent
Ali Haymour - Alberta Sheriff
Shelly Tupper - finished third in the 2010 Ward 2 race

Ward 3

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Jon Dziadyk	4,354	29.6
Dave Loken	3,890	26.4
Karen Principe	3,335	22.7
John Oplanich	1,647	11.2
Sarmad Rasheed	1,493	10.1

Jon Dziadyk - urban planner
Dave Loken - incumbent
John Oplanich - finished third in the 2010 Ward 3 race
Karen Principe - dental hygienist
Sarmad Rasheed - business owner

Ward 4

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Aaron Paquette	3,455	23.8
Rocco Caterina	2,517	17.3
Alison Poste	1,835	12.6
Tricia Velthuizen	1,572	10.8
Hassan Haymour	1,250	8.6
Martin Narsing	1,097	7.6
Justin Draper	1,045	7.2
Beatrice Kerubo Ghettuba	765	5.3
Felix Amenaghawon	478	3.3
Sam Hachem	279	1.9
Emerson Mayers	175	1.2
Wade Izzard	53	0.4

Felix Amenaghawon - engineer
Rocco Caterina - son of Tony Caterina
Justin Draper - activist and policy analyst
Beatrice Kerubo Ghettuba - chartered accountant
Sam Hachem - finished second in the 2013 Ward 4 race
Hassan Haymour - engineer
Wade Izzard - Kelly Services employee
Emerson Mayers - nurse
Martin Narsing - former Royal Canadian Navy officer
Aaron Paquette - artist and author
Alison Poste - Government of Alberta employee
Tricia Velthuizen - political staffer

Ward 5

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Sarah Hamilton	6,156	35.5
David Xiao	3,626	20.9
Dawn Newton	2,195	12.7
Miranda Jimmy	2,065	11.9
Nafisa Bowen	1,165	6.7
Svetlana Pavlenko	953	5.5
James Prentice	660	3.8
Brian Kendrick	304	1.8
Philip Michael Asher	216	1.2

Philip Michael Asher - former councillor in Fort Nelson
Nafisa Bowen - development officer of Stollery Children's Hospital
Sarah Hamilton - business owner
Miranda Jimmy - program manager
Brian Kendrick - finished third in the 2010 Ward 5 race
Dawn Newton - senior manager of Telus
Svetlana Pavlenko - executive manager
James Prentice - Government of Alberta employee
David Xiao - former MLA

Ward 6

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Scott McKeen	7,774	50.6
Bill Knight	4,958	32.3
Tish George Prouse	2,202	14.3
Adil Pirbhai	429	2.8

Scott McKeen - incumbent
Bill Knight - entrepreneur
Adil Pirbhai - finished seventh in the 1998 Ward 5 race
Tish George Prouse - finished fourth in the 2013 Ward 7 race

Ward 7

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Tony Caterina	4,017	34.1
Kris Andreychuk	3,852	32.7
Mimi Williams	2,164	18.3
Liz John-West	1,153	9.8
Matthew Kleywegt	341	2.9
Andrzej Gudanowski	267	2.3

Tony Caterina - incumbent
Kris Andreychuk - social worker
Andrzej Gudanowski - finished thirteenth in the 2013 Ward 6 race
Liz John-West - social worker
Matthew Kleywegt - graduation facilitator
Mimi Williams - finished third in both the 2001 Ward 2 race and the 2013 Ward 7 race

Ward 8

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Ben Henderson	6,235	36.9
Kirsten Goa	3,890	23.0
James Kosowan	3,430	20.3
Eli Schrader	2,056	12.2
Rob Bernshaw	688	4.1
Heather Workman	615	3.6

Ben Henderson - incumbent
Rob Bernshaw - finished third in the 2013 Ward 3 race
Kirsten Goa - government employee
James Kosowan - Edmonton Public Schools employee
Eli Schrader - entrepreneur
Heather Workman - finished second in the 2013 Ward 8 race

Ward 9

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Tim Cartmell	9,160	42.0
Rob Agostinis	4,763	21.8
Sandy Pon	3,480	16.0
Payman Parseyan	3,340	15.3
Mark Hope	1,057	4.8

Rob Agostinis - physician
Tim Cartmell - engineer
Mark Hope - entrepreneur
Payman Parseyan - business owner
Sandy Pon - realtor

Ward 10

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Michael Walters	11,678	59.5
Vieri Berretti	5,282	26.9
Sim Senol	1,154	5.9
Samantha Hees	855	4.4
Glenda K. Williams	642	3.3

Vieri Berretti - businessman
Samantha Hees - UofA administrator
Sim Senol - UofA employee
Michael Walters - incumbent
Glenda K. Williams - former reporter

Ward 11

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Mike Nickel	9,148	56.0
Keren Tang	4,361	26.7
Brandy Burdeniuk	1,336	8.2
Chris Christianson	684	4.2
Troy Pavlek	567	3.5
Rob Aromin	243	1.5

Rob Armin - finished eighth in the 2013 Ward 11 race
Brandy Burdeniuk - co-founder of EccoAmmo
Chris Christianson - Government of Alberta public servant
Mike Nickel - incumbent
Troy Pavlek - software developer
Keren Tang - civil servant

Ward 12

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Moe Banga	6,636	45.9
Jo-Anne Wright	3,378	23.4
Mike Russnak	1,798	12.4
Nigel Logan	1,645	11.4
Walter Youb	1,002	6.9

Moe Banga - incumbent
Nigel Logan - NDP MP constituency assistant^[4]
Mike Russnak - business manager
Jo-Anne Wright - government employee
Walter Youb - supply chain consultant

Public school trustees

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Ward A
Cheryl Johner	5,068	35.61
Ahmed Knowmadic Ali	3,294	23.15
James Gault	1,120	7.87
Thomas Deak	978	6.87
Perry Chahal	965	6.78
Joseph Luri	924	6.49
George Chung Yan Lam	760	5.34
Ward B
Michelle Draper	Acclaimed
Ward C
Shelagh Dunn	6,883	45.69
Orville Chubb	2,741	18.19
Jon Hoffman	2,320	15.4
Kurt Otto Kronebusch	1,473	9.78
Ward D
Trisha Estabrooks	8,494	44.67
Kevin O'Connor	4,591	24.14
Jeff Behrens	1,659	8.72
Tamie Perryment	1,499	7.88
Ward E
Ken Gibson	8,752	53.59
Sam Filice	3,599	22.04
Chris Hurley	2,021	12.38
Ward F
Michael Janz	15,671	71.4
Yemi Philip	4,220	19.23
Ward G
Bridget Stirling	10,119	62.73
Tyler Duce	4,762	29.52
Ward H
Nathan Ip	10,479	66.59
Neda Asadi	4,044	25.7
Ward I
Sherry Adams	6,720	59.01
Saira Wagner	2,589	22.74
Sajida Asghar	1,298	11.4

Separate school trustees

Candidate^[3]	Votes^[2]	%
Ward 71
Terry Harris	3,742	63.67
Mara Jan Suchy	1,705	29.01
Ward 72
Sandra Palazzo	4,503	57.89
Dan Posa	1,471	18.91
Mina Angotti	812	10.44
Rudy Arcilla	626	8.05
Ward 73
Carla Smiley	2,846	44.69
Peter Davis	1,763	27.68
Jeff Lee	825	12.95
Bernadette Iahtail	454	7.13
Ward 74
Debbie Engel	4,285	60.26
Gabrielle Johnson	2,441	34.33
Ward 75
Alene Mutala	2,722	32.38
Glen Argan	2,377	28.28
Michael Brown	2,343	27.87
Ward 76
Lisa Turchansky	4,886	53.44
Marilyn Bergstra	3,839	41.99
Ward 77
Laura Thibert	3,297	50.86
Kara Pelech	1,653	25.5
Kristin Heimbecker	1,218	18.79

References

^ "Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105" (PDF). 2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 5, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Official Election Results (Text View)". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "2017 Official Candidate List". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
^ daveberta Alberta Politics blogsite

External links

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections

[1] "Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105" (PDF). 2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 5, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

[results-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Official Election Results (Text View)". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

[candidates-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "2017 Official Candidate List". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

[4] veberta Alberta Politics blogsite

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