2013 Edmonton municipal election explained

Election Name:2013 Edmonton mayoral election
Country:Alberta
Type:legislative
Previous Election:2010 Edmonton municipal election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2017 Edmonton municipal election
Next Year:2017
Election Date:October 21, 2013
Color1:A3CF5F
Candidate1:Don Iveson
Popular Vote1:132,162
Percentage1:62.22%
Color2:0245B0
Candidate2:Karen Leibovici
Popular Vote2:41,182
Percentage2:19.39%
Color3:01AE42
Candidate3:Kerry Diotte
Popular Vote3:32,917
Percentage3:15.50%
Mayor
Before Election:Stephen Mandel
After Election:Don Iveson
Ongoing:No
Turnout:34.50%

The 2013 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013 to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council, seven of the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Two incumbent public school trustees had no challengers. From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years.[1] The Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act.[2] Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.[3]

The 12 electoral wards are the same as that of the 2010 election; each represented by a single councillor. Of the estimated 619,138 eligible voters, only 213,585 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 34.5%. A municipal census conducted in 2012 showed a population of 817,498, meaning approximately 75.7% of the population was eligible to vote.[4] Three incumbent councillors retired from politics, Jane Batty, Kim Krushell, and Linda Sloan, while incumbent councillors Kerry Diotte, Don Iveson and Karen Leibovici ran for the position left by incumbent Mayor Stephen Mandel, guaranteeing at least six new councillors. The six vacancies were the only new councillors, as the remaining seven incumbents were re-elected. While the mayoral election was billed as a three-way race between the incumbent councillors, on election night Iveson won by a large margin.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Candidates

Bold indicates elected, italics indicates incumbent.

Mayor

Mayor[9] ! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Don Iveson 132,162 62.2
41,182 19.4
32,917 15.5
Joshua Semotiuk 2,596 1.2
Gordon Ward 2,248 1.1
Kristine Acielo 1,292 0.6

Ward 1

Ward 1! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Andrew Knack 7,491 44.7
Bryan Sandilands 3,374 20.1
Sharon Maclise 2,551 15.2
Sean Amato 1,674 10.0
Jamie Kenneth Post 1,016 6.1
Rob Pasay 665 4.0

Ward 2

Ward 2! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Bev Esslinger 4,553 29.4
Don Koziak 3,316 21.4
Nita Jalkanen 1,921 12.4
Ted Grand 1,684 10.9
Shelley Tupper 1,400 9.0
Mustafa Ali 1,355 8.7
Jason Millar 1,278 8.2

Ward 3

Ward 3! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Dave Loken 6,564 45.2
David Dodge 6,062 41.7
Rob Bernshaw 1,135 7.8
Hakin Isse 761 5.2

Ward 4

Ward 4! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Ed Gibbons 10,752 77.2
Sam Hachem 3,181 22.8

Ward 5

Ward 5! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Michael Oshry 5,433 29.2
Jim Gibbon 4,805 25.8
Terry Diane Demers 3,313 17.8
Rob Hennigar 2,249 12.1
Rodolfo 'Rudy' Arcilla 1,081 5.8
Allan Santos 1,002 5.4
Brian Kendrick 297 1.6
Alla Ternikova 282 1.5
Mark Grandish 173 0.9

Ward 6

Ward 6! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Scott McKeen 6,352 36.0 Carla Frost 268 1.5
Heather MacKenzie 4,698 26.6 Kyle Brown 254 1.4
Dexx Williams 1,942 11.0 Taz Bouchier 199 1.1
Derrick Forsythe 1,163 6.6 Adil Pirbhai 177 1.0
Bryan George Kapitza 928 5.3 Andrzej Gudanowski 171 1.0
478 2.7 Javed Sommers* 85 0.5
Melinda Hollis 469 2.7 Alfie White 73 0.4
Terry Parada 310 1.8 Erin Northey 66 0.4
* indicates withdrew from race after nomination day

Ward 7

Ward 7! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Tony Caterina 6,064 42.1
Dave Colburn 4,892 34.0
Mimi Williams 1,770 12.3
Tish Prouse 1,053 7.3
Terry Rolls 476 3.3
A. Daniel Eniafe 154 1.1

Ward 8

Ward 8! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Ben Henderson 14,651 74.5
Heather Workman 2,603 13.2
Brian A. Deacon 1,417 7.2
Kris Szczepanski 535 2.7
Nicholas Reading 448 2.3

Ward 9

Ward 9! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Bryan Anderson 18,735 82.6
Andrew Gorman 3,952 17.4

Ward 10

Ward 10! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Michael Walters 11,807 63.9
3,818 20.7
Hafis Devji 1,509 8.2
Dan 'Can Man Dan' Johnstone 907 4.9
Ray Bessel 444 2.4

Ward 11

Ward 11! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Mike Nickel 8,235 47.8
Sonia Bitar 2,488 14.4
Harvey Panesar 2,318 13.5
Brent Schaffrick 1,433 8.3
Dennis John Gane 1,123 6.5
Mujahid Chak 920 5.3
Roberto Maglalang 475 2.8
Rob Aromin 228 1.3

Ward 12

Ward 12! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Amarjeet Sohi 13,427 76.8
Chinwe Okelu 3,572 20.4
Raja Abbas 479 2.7

Public school trustees

Edmonton Public School! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Ward A
Cheryl R Johner Acclaimed
Ward B
Michelle Draper 6,271 53.1
Carl Kaminsky 3,413 28.9
Steve Jaswal 2,120 18.0
Ward C
Orville Chubb 3,876 28.1
Susan Ketteringham 3,714 27.0
Tina Jardine 3,252 23.6
Karen J. Pheasant 2,939 21.3
Ward D
Ray Martin 6,306 60.8
Elizabeth Johannson 4,059 39.2
Ward E
Ken Gibson 6,959 48.0
Bridget Stirling 4,469 30.8
Lorraine Wheatley 3,077 21.2
Ward F
Michael Christopher Janz 14,709 80.0
Noah Shillington 3,670 20.0
Ward G
Sarah Hoffman Acclaimed
Ward H
Nathan Ip 6,475 32.7
Weslyn Mather 5,992 30.2
Mike Lanteigne 3,691 18.6
Julie Davies-Jodoin 3,656 18.5
Ward I
Sherry Adams 9,795 64.4
Leslie Ann Cleary 5,421 35.6

Separate school trustees

Edmonton Catholic Schools! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Ward 71
Patricia Grell 2,709 44.6
Terry Harris 1,779 29.3
Zach Koziak 1,588 26.1
Ward 72
Larry Kowalczyk 4,551 62.4
Dan Posa 2,748 37.6
Ward 73
Cindy Olsen 4,246 58.8
Michelle Davis 1,551 21.5
Jennifer Chahal 1,422 19.7
Ward 74
Debbie Engel 5,535 67.7
Brad Lohner 2,641 32.3
Ward 75
John Acheson 4,107 50.4
Andrea Klotz 4,037 49.6
Ward 76
Marilyn Bergstra 5,409 56.7
Tom Solyom 4,132 43.3
Ward 77
Laura Thibert 3,650 47.6
Kara Pelech 1,998 26.1
Stephen Dufresne 1,375 17.9
Roger Riashy 640 8.4

Mayoral opinion polling

Polling firmDateDon
Iveson
Karen
Leibovici
Kerry
Diotte
OtherSample
size
Polling
method
Election61.8819.2815.41Josh Semotiuk 1.22%, Gordon Ward 1.05%, Kristine Acielo 0.60%, Spoiled 0.56%213,585ballot
Insights WestOctober 17–18, 2013401813Undecided 25%, Other 4%399online
Leger MarketingOctober 11–14, 2013391713Undecided 25%, Not voting 4%, Kristine Acielo 1%, Josh Semotiuk 1%, Gordon Ward 1%809online
Edmonton SunOctober 7–13, 2013422033Josh Semotiuk 2%, Gordon Ward 2%, Kristine Acielo 1%1,137online
Praxis Analytics40.11716.7Undecided 19.2%, Other 7%4,144telephone
Leger MarketingSeptember 11–17, 2013201112Undecided 51%, Not voting 6%404online

2015 by-election

On May 5, 2015, Sarah Hoffman left her position as Ward G trustee for Edmonton Public Schools, and was elected as an MLA in the Alberta general election for Edmonton-Glenora.[52] The 2015 Edmonton municipal by-election was held on Monday September 28, 2015 to elect one trustee to replace Hoffman.

Ward G[53] ! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Bridget Stirling 528 47.1
Ros Smith 371 30.2
Rob Bernshaw 110 9.0
Kristen Kuefler 55 4.5
Aminah Aboughoushe 53 4.3
Wayde Lever 33 2.7
Christopher Suchit 22 1.8
R.J. Koopmans 5 0.4

2016 by-election

In October 2015 Amarjeet Sohi left his position as Ward 12 city councillor, after being elected as an MP in the Canadian federal election for Edmonton Mill Woods. The 2016 Edmonton municipal by-election was held on Monday February 22, 2016 to elect one councillor to replace Sohi. With 32 candidates running, the by-election had a record number of candidates for a by-election in Alberta.[54]

Ward 12[55] ! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Candidate !! Votes !! %
Moe Banga 2,359 17.76 Nick Chamchuk 222 1.67
Laura Thibert 1,283 9.66 Nicole Szymanowka 193 1.45
Arundeep Singh Sandhu 1,106 8.33 Jag Gill 169 1.27
Irfan Chaudhry 950 7.15 Lincoln Ho 146 1.10
Nav Kaur 888 6.69 Jagat Singh Sheoran 122 0.92
Danisha Bhaloo 843 6.35 Steve 'CP' Toor 93 0.70
Preet Toor 665 5.01 Jeri Stevens 90 0.68
Sam Jhajj 612 4.61 Terry J. Mckinnon 49 0.37
Rakesh Patel 542 4.08 Andrew Gorman 40 0.30
Brian Henderson 541 4.07 Jason Bale 37 0.28
Balraj Singh Manhas 466 3.51 Victor Viorel Bujor 37 0.28
Dan 'Can Man Dan' Johnstone 436 3.28 Kelly A. Kadla 33 0.25
Mike Butler 371 2.79 Nirpal Sekhon 29 0.22
Yash Sharma 334 2.52 Stephen Wutzke 23 0.17
Field Pieterse 315 2.37 Shani Ahmad 20 0.15
Don Koziak 260 1.96 R. Joey Koopmans 5 0.04

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 28th Legislature, 1st Session (2012). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 9, 2012.
  3. Web site: Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105. 2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 9, 2012. December 5, 2012.
  4. Web site: Who is Eligible to Vote?. The City of Edmonton. September 2, 2013. 2013.
  5. Web site: Edmonton election diary: Iveson's vote total sets record. Edmonton Journal. October 24, 2013. October 22, 2013.
  6. Web site: Kent. Gordon. Mayor-elect Iveson seeks help building 'extraordinary' Edmonton. Edmonton Journal. October 24, 2013. October 22, 2013.
  7. Web site: Mason. Gary. Nenshi, Iveson election wins show powerful winds of change in Alberta. The Globe and Mail. October 25, 2013. October 22, 2013.
  8. Web site: Kliess. Karen. Edmonton election brings handful of surprises and upsets. Edmonton Journal. October 24, 2013. October 22, 2013.
  9. Web site: 2013 Official Elections Results . City of Edmonton . October 24, 2013 . November 9, 2013.
  10. Web site: Kristine Acielo - Mayoral Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021044719/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/mayoral-candidates/kristine-acielo-mayoral-candidate . October 21, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  11. Web site: Coun. Iveson confirms entry into Edmonton's mayor race. CBC News. August 20, 2013. June 18, 2013.
  12. Web site: Kent. Gordon. City councillor Karen Leibovici joins race for Edmonton mayor (with video). Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. June 13, 2013.
  13. Web site: Joshua Semotiuk - Mayoral Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131023113756/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/mayoral-candidates/joshua-semotiuk-mayoral-candidate . October 23, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  14. Web site: TV journalist joins Edmonton council race in Ward 1. Edmonton Journal. September 26, 2013. September 16, 2013.
  15. Web site: Sand. Andrea. Sloan pulls plug on re-election campaign, retires from politics. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. August 16, 2013.
  16. Web site: Bryan Sandilands joins Ward 1 council race. Edmonton Journal. September 15, 2013. September 10, 2013.
  17. Web site: Ali and Isse among new city council candidates. https://archive.today/20130916040416/http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=b9cbde62-f352-436d-83ee-48f1ddb8a34c. dead. September 16, 2013. Edmonton Journal. September 15, 2013. September 6, 2013.
  18. Web site: Former school board chair seeking Ward 2 seat. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. June 20, 2013.
  19. Web site: Ted Grand enters Ward 2 council race. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. July 16, 2013.
  20. Web site: Another candidate joins Edmontonís Ward 2 council race. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. July 9, 2013.
  21. Web site: Four more candidates seek seats on Edmonton city council. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. June 18, 2013.
  22. Web site: David Dodge - Ward Three Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131015073307/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-three/david-dodge-ward-three-candidate . October 15, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  23. Web site: Zabjek. Alexandra. Incumbents have the upper hand in municipal elections. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. August 11, 2013.
  24. Web site: Wittmeier. Brent. West Edmonton businessman enters Ward 5 council race. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. July 16, 2013.
  25. Web site: Allan Santos - Ward Five Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131015073255/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-five/allan-santos-ward-five-candidate . October 15, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  26. Web site: Tumilty. Ryan. More candidates enter Edmonton election race. Metro Edmonton. September 2, 2013. August 19, 2013.
  27. Web site: City employee Kyle Brown to run for council in Ward 6. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. July 9, 2013.
  28. Web site: Derrick Forsythe - Ward Six Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131015073329/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-six/derrick-forsythe-ward-six-candidate . October 15, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  29. Web site: Psychotherapist latest candidate for Edmontonís Ward 6 council seat. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. August 13, 2013.
  30. Web site: Kent. Gordon. Development, crime hot topics at Ward 6 forum. Edmonton Journal. September 26, 2013. September 17, 2013.
  31. Web site: Erin Northey - Ward Six Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131015073324/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-six/erin-northey-ward-six-candidate . October 15, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  32. Web site: Tenth candidate enters race for Ward 6. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. July 29, 2013.
  33. Web site: Canada Gazette Commissions. Canada Gazette. September 18, 2013. August 24, 2013.
  34. Web site: Javed Sommers withdraws from Edmonton’s Ward 6 race; endorses MacKenzie. Edmonton Journal. October 22, 2013. October 19, 2013.
  35. Web site: Alfie White - Ward Six Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131015073451/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-six/alfie-white-ward-six-candidate . October 15, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  36. Web site: Dexx Williams - Ward Six Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131015073337/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-six/dexx-williams-ward-six-candidate . October 15, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  37. Web site: Robb. Trevor. Former Edmonton Public School Board chairman Dave Colburn seeks Ward 7 city council seat. Edmonton Examiner. September 2, 2013. May 15, 2013.
  38. Web site: Archeologist announces bid for Ward 7 seat. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. August 29, 2013.
  39. Web site: Parrish. Julia. Ward 8 councillor to run for reelection. CTV News. September 2, 2013. June 6, 2013.
  40. Web site: Andrew Gorman - Ward Nine Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131015073407/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-nine/andrew-gorman-ward-nine-candidate . October 15, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  41. Web site: Ray Bessel - Ward Ten Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150615232225/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-ten/ray-bessel-ward-ten-candidate . June 15, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  42. Web site: Fifth candidate enters Ward 10 race. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. July 17, 2013.
  43. Web site: Rodrigues. Angelique. Edmonton council hopefuls begin campaigns for Oct. 21 election. Edmonton Sun. September 2, 2013. May 31, 2013.
  44. Web site: Tumilty. Ryan. More candidates gearing up for Edmonton’s fall vote. Metro Edmonton. September 2, 2013. August 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150109230331/http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/763633/more-candidates-gearing-up-for-edmontons-fall-vote/. January 9, 2015. dead.
  45. Web site: Rob Aromin - Ward Eleven Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228215141/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-eleven/rob-aromin-ward-eleven-candidate . December 28, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  46. Web site: Sonia Bitar - Ward Eleven Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228222157/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-eleven/sonia-bitar-ward-eleven-candidate . December 28, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  47. Web site: Voice of Edmonton's ethnic communities running in Ward 11. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. August 16, 2013.
  48. Web site: Roberto Maglalang - Ward Eleven Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228145536/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-eleven/roberto-maglalang-ward-eleven-candidate . December 28, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  49. Web site: Kent. Gordon. Former councillor Mike Nickel to seek council seat in Ward 11. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. June 12, 2013.
  50. Web site: Sports promoter running for Ward 11 seat. Edmonton Journal. September 2, 2013. July 23, 2013.
  51. Web site: Brent Schaffrick - Ward Eleven Candidate . October 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228144549/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/election-2013/ward-eleven/brent-schaffrick-ward-eleven-candidate . December 28, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  52. Web site: Holoiday. Leah. Edmonton public school trustee Sarah Hoffman steps into provincial spotlight. Edmonton Metro. October 1, 2015. May 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151003173621/http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2015/05/06/edmonton-public-school-trustee-sarah-hoffman-steps-into-provincial-spotlight.html. October 3, 2015. dead.
  53. Web site: Official By-Election Results. City of Edmonton. November 20, 2015. September 28, 2015.
  54. Web site: Kent. Gordon. Record number of candidates running in Edmonton council byelection. Edmonton Journal. February 22, 2016. January 25, 2016.
  55. Web site: Unofficial Election Results. City of Edmonton. February 22, 2016. February 22, 2016.