2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections explained

Election Name:	2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
Country:	Newfoundland and Labrador
Type:	municipal
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2013 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
Previous Year:	2013
Next Election:	2021 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
Next Year:	2021
Election Date:	September 26, 2017

Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on September 26, 2017. This article lists the results in selected municipalities. Results are for mayoral elections unless otherwise specified.

Bay Roberts

Mayoral Candidate^[1]	Vote^[2]	%
Philip Wood (X)	1,580	59.57
George Simmons	1,073	40.44

Corner Brook

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate^[5]	Vote^[6]	%
Jim Parsons	3,775	56.18
Charles Pender (X)	2,945	43.82

City council

Candidate	Vote	%
Bill Griffin	2,933	8.28
Vaughn Granter	2,741	7.74
Linda Chaisson (X)	2,579	7.28
Bernd Staeben (X)	2,564	7.24
Josh Carey (X)	2,514	7.10
Tony Buckle (X)	2,317	6.54
Lenny Benoit	2,268	6.40
Katrina Basha	2,224	6.28
Keith Cormier (X)	2,104	5.94
Pamela Gill	2,024	5.71
Leo Bruce	1,961	5.54
Devon Pardy	1,924	5.43
Brian Sparkes	1,885	5.32
Donna Wheeler	1,616	4.56
Priscilla Boutcher	1,283	3.62
Tom Stewart	1,078	3.04
Kyle Brookings	857	2.42
Maureen Mennie	543	1.53

Deer Lake

Mayoral Candidate^[7]	Vote^[8]	%
Dean Ball (X)	1,293	61.02
Sandra Pinksen	826	38.98

Gander

Mayoral Candidate^[9]	Vote^[10]	%
Percy Farwell	2,000	54.38
Cyril Abbott	1,557	42.33
Frank Ireland	121	3.29

Grand Falls-Windsor

Mayoral Candidate^[11]	Vote^[12]	%
Barry Manuel (X)	4,358	76.79
Peggy Bartlett	1,317	23.21

Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Mayoral Candidate^[13]	Vote^[14]	%
John Hickey	1,393	56.90
George Andrews	565	23.08
Tony Chubbs	490	20.02

Labrador City

Council voted in 2017 to not hold a separate election for mayor. The council candidate who wins the most votes is elected mayor.^[15]

Council Candidate^[16] (7 to be elected)	Vote	%
Wayne Button (elected mayor)	1,186	10.22
Fabian Benoit	1,030	8.87
Junior Humphries (X)	998	8.60
Nick McGrath	920	7.92
John Penney (X)	883	7.61
Kenneth Lawlor	863	7.43
Richard Fahey	783	6.74
Peter Pike	758	6.53
Edward Conway (X)	744	6.41
Corinna Wentzell	684	5.89
Jamie-Lynn Patterson	655	5.64
Toby Leon	629	5.42
Clarence Rogers (X)	584	5.03
	515	3.44
Christopher Lacey (X)	377	3.25

Marystown

Mayoral Candidate^[17]	Vote^[18]	%
Sam Synard (X)	1,907	69.62
Lisa Slaney	832	30.38

Mount Pearl

Mayor

Candidate^[19]	Vote^[20]	%
Dave Aker	5,345	81.27
Travis Faulkner	1,232	18.73

City Council

Candidate	Vote	%
Jim Locke (X)	4,812	14.55
Lucy Stoyles (X)	4,331	13.09
Andrew Ledwell (X)	4,298	12.99
Isabelle Fry	3,429	10.37
Andrea Power	2,994	9.05
Bill Antle	2,844	8.60
Gerard Curtis	1,981	5.99
Max Harvey	1,793	5.42
	1,697	5.13
Darren Chislett	1,417	4.28
Dave Kelly	1,294	3.91
Rick Pearson	1,211	3.66
Tony Janes	979	2.96

Paradise

Mayor

Candidate	Vote	%
Dan Bobbett (X)	4,107	78.17
John Roberts	1,147	21.83

^[21]

City Council

Candidate	Vote	%
Allan English	2,765	11.20
Elizabeth Laurie (X)	2,554	10.34
Paul Dinn (X)	2,417	9.79
Deborah Quilty (X)	2,128	8.62
Patrick Martin (X)	1,842	7.46
Sterling Willis (X)	1,807	7.32
Coreen Bennett	1,761	7.13
Kimberley Street	1,568	6.35
Scott Dawe	1,533	6.21
Sheldon Antle	1,517	6.14
Glen Carew	1,238	5.01
Neil Farrell	1,162	4.71
Reggie Lawrence	956	3.87
Jamie Thornhill	591	2.40
Tony Kelly	560	2.27
Anthony Pittman	292	1.18

By-election, 2019

Candidate ^[22]	Vote	%
Kimberley Street	788
Curtis Knee	648
Coreen Bennett	580
Tony Kelly	169

Portugal Cove-St. Philip's

Mayoral Candidate^[23]	Vote	%
Carol McDonald	1,282	48.95
Gavin Will	1,045	39.90
Joe Duggan	292	11.15

St. John's

Mayor

Candidate	Vote	%
Danny Breen	20,261	53.19
Andy Wells^[24]	12,604	33.09
Renee Sharpe	5,225	13.72

Deputy Mayor

Candidate	Vote	%
Sheilagh O'Leary	30,689	84.21
Michelle Worthman	5,753	15.79

City Council

Candidate^[25]	Vote	%
Ward 1
Deanne Stapleton	3,715	45.49
Lou Puddister	3,534	43.27
Nadeem Saqlain	918	11.24
Ward 2
Hope Jamieson	2,989	38.81
Jonathan Galgay (X)	2,674	34.72
Derek Winsor	635	8.24
Tom Badcock	485	6.30
Pamela Hodder	370	4.80
Wayne Ralph	280	3.64
Greg Dunne	269	3.49
Ward 3
Jamie Korab	5,079	63.02
Peter McDonald	1,710	21.22
Walter Harding	1,270	15.76
Ward 4
Ian Froude	3,652	60.77
Scott Fitzgerald	2,358	39.23
Ward 5
Wally Collins (X)	2,286	31.06
Jamie Finn	1,758	23.89
Fraser Piccott	1,350	18.34
Mike Walsh	995	13.52
Paul Dinn	971	13.19
At large (4 to be elected)
Maggie Burton	20,623	15.78
Dave Lane (X)	16,959	12.98
Sandy Hickman (X)	14,273	10.92
Debbie Hanlon	13,632	10.43
Art Puddister (X)	12,772	9.77
Ron Ellsworth	12,335	9.44
Tom Hann (X)	11,765	9.00
Darrell Power	9,992	7.65
Tracy Holmes	5,844	4.47
Jennifer McCreath	5,537	4.24
Terry Bennett	4,682	3.58
Larry Borne	2,253	1.72

By-election

A by-election was held October 20, 2020 in Ward 2 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hope Jamieson.

Candidate	Vote^[26]	%
Shawn Skinner	1,242	22.88
Ophelia Ravencroft	936	17.24
Lorne Loder	923	17.00
	586	10.79
Carol Anne Furlong	570	10.50
Matt House	480	8.84
Greg Noseworthy	470	8.66
Wallace Ryan	222	4.09

Stephenville

Mayoral Candidate^[27]	Vote^[28]	%
Tom Rose	1,248	53.56
Tom O'Brien (X)	1,082	46.44

Notes and References

1. Web site: NOTICE OF CANDIDATES – Voting Information – Town of Bay Roberts -2017 – Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045812/https://www.bayroberts.com/?p=6805. 2017-09-24.
2. Web site: Bay Roberts Election 2017.
3. Web site: No election needed in Clarenville as mayor, entire council acclaimed. 2017-09-01. CBC. 2022-08-09.
4. Web site: Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, Canada . 2017-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045005/https://www.conceptionbaysouth.ca/contact/council/election2017 . 2017-09-24 . dead .
5. Web site: City of Corner Brook public notice. 2017-08-31. City of Corner Brook. 2022-08-09. live. 2017-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045338/https://www.cornerbrook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Public-Notice-2017-Municipal-Election-Certified-List-of-Candidates.pdf.
6. Web site: Corner Brook Municipal Election Results 2017. www.cornerbrook.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001104242/http://www.cornerbrook.com/election-results/ . 1 October 2017 . dead.
7. Web site: A look at the municipal candidates in western Newfoundland. 2017-09-30. The Western Star. 2022-08-09.
8. Web site: Election Results. 2017-09-26. The Western Star. 2022-08-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170928005514/http://www.thewesternstar.com/news/local/2017/9/26/election-results.html. 2017-09-28.
9. Web site: Candidates Announced For 2017 Municipal Election – Town Of Gander . 2017-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924044939/http://www.gandercanada.com/candidates-announced-for-2017-municipal-election/ . 2017-09-24 . dead .
10. Web site: Results 0f 2017 general municipal election. www.gandercanada.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170928005555/http://www.gandercanada.com/results-of-2017-general-municipal-election/. 28 September 2017 . dead.
11. Web site: Candidates for Grand Falls, Windsor Municipal Election. 2017-08-31. GFW Advertiser. 2022-08-09. dead. 2017-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045429/http://www.gfwadvertiser.ca/community/2017/8/31/candidates-for-grand-falls-windsor-municipal-election.html.
12. Web site: Home - Grand Falls-Windsor. 2017. Grand Falls, Windsor. 2022-08-09.
13. Web site: Public notice of candidates. 2017-09-23 . 2017-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045511/https://happyvalley-goosebay.com/app/uploads/2017/08/Notice-of-Candidates-running-2017.pdf . dead .
14. Web site: John Hickey new mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. 2017-09-26. The Labradorian. 2022-08-09. dead. 2017-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170927112824/http://www.thelabradorian.ca/news/local/2017/9/26/john-hickey-new-mayor-of-happy-valley-goose-bay.html.
15. Web site: No shortage of candidates for Labrador City town council: Mayor Karen Oldford not seeking re-election. 2017-09-11. The Aurora. PressReader. 2022-08-09. dead. 2017-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924093315/https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-aurora-labrador-city/20170911/281479276573673.
16. Web site: Municipality of Laborador City: 2017 General Election . 2017-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924092624/https://labradorwest.com/app/uploads/2017/08/Notice-of-Candidates.pdf . 2017-09-24 . dead .
17. Web site: 2017 Municipal Elections - Notice of Candidates. 2017-09-23 . 2017-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045514/http://www.townofmarystown.com/news.php . dead .
18. Web site: Sam Synard wins landslide re-election as Marystown mayor. 2017-09-26. The Southern Gazette. 2022-08-09. dead. 2017-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170927074854/http://www.southerngazette.ca/news/local/2017/9/26/sam-synard-wins-landslide-re-election-as-marystown-mayor.html.
19. News: Penney. Beth. Candidates named for Mount Pearl municipal election. 16 September 2017. The Telegram. 1 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170917033502/http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/2017/9/1/candidates-named-for-mount-pearl-municipal-election.html. 17 September 2017. dead.
20. Mount_Pearl. 912855480132935680. All polls now reported. #MountPearlVotes.
21. Web site: 2017 Election Results. www.paradise.ca. en. 2018-10-29. 2017-10-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20171005215421/http://www.paradise.ca/en/town-hall/2017-election-results-.aspx.
22. Web site: Election Candidates | City Of St. John's . Stjohns.ca . 2013-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062219/http://www.stjohns.ca/city-hall/election-2013/election-candidates . 2014-01-09 . dead .
23. Web site: Elections. 2017-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045338/https://pcsp.ca/local-government/elections/.
24. Web site: Andy Wells wants back in: Former St. John's mayor declares candidacy for fall election. 2017-08-08. CBC. MacEachern. Daniel. 2022-08-09.
25. Web site: 2017 Municipal Election - St. John's Board of Trade . 2017-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170825021423/http://stjohnsbot.ca/2017-municipal-election/ . 2017-08-25 . dead .
26. Web site: 2020 By-Election Results | City of St. John's. 2020.
27. Web site: Municipality of Stephenville Municipal Election. 2017-09-23 . 2017-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924045846/http://www.townofstephenville.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ad-Notice-of-Candidates-2017-Scan.pdf . dead .
28. Web site: Municipal election report. 2017-09-27 . 2017-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170928005330/http://www.townofstephenville.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-results.pdf . dead .
29. Web site: Meet the candidates. 2017-09-23 . 2017-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924093528/https://torbayvotes.ca/voter/meet-the-candidates/ . dead .