2007 Slave Lake municipal election

The 2007 Slave Lake municipal election was held Monday, October 15, 2007. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. The citizens of Slave Lake, Alberta, elected one mayor and six councillors (all at large), and participated in electing two of the High Prairie School Division No. 48's eight trustees (as Ward 4). The voters were also asked a series of plebiscite questions. Of the eligible voters, only 1,261 turned in a ballot, an average of 4.5 councillors per ballot.

Results

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Bold indicates elected, and incumbents are italicized.

Mayor

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Mayor[1]
Candidate Votes %
Karina Pillay-Kinnee 731 58.0%
Christopher Jones 530 42.0%

Councillors

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Councillors[1][2]
Candidate Votes %
Ed Procyshyn 930 16.35%
Valerie Tradewell 880 15.47%
Rob Chalmers 845 14.85%
Elaine Carmichael 814 14.31%
Rob Irwin 788 13.85%
Laura Vanderwell-Ross 731 12.85%
George Snider 701 12.32%

Public School Trustees

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High Prairie School Division No. 48[1]
Ward 4
Candidate Votes %
Lenny Richer 703 44.1%
Monica Smears 538 33.8%
Natasha Albert 352 22.1%

Trustee Monica Edwards (née Smears) married in January 2008.

Questions

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Public support of reducing the speed limit on Highway 2, through the Town of Slave Lake, from 80 km/h to 60 km/h[1]
Selection Votes %
In Favour 970 77.9%
Opposed 275 22.1%
Public support of clearing additional beachfront within, or adjacent to the Town, for public use on Devonshire Beach[1]
Selection Votes %
In Favour 878 82.5%
Opposed 186 17.5%
Catholic supporters for withdrawing from the Living Waters Catholic School Division No. 42[1]
Selection Votes %
In Favour 153 70.8%
Opposed 63 29.2%

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "The Lakesider - Pilley-Kinnee returned as Slave Lake mayor". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  2. ^ Town of Slave Lake: Council Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine