The 2021 Lethbridge municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2021, to elect a mayor and eight councillors (at-large), the seven Lethbridge School Division trustees, and five of the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division's nine trustees (as Ward 2).
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Incumbent mayor Chris Spearman, announced in January 2021 that he would not seek re-election.[1] He served 2 terms as mayor—being first elected in 2013—after having sat for several years on the Holy Spirit school board. Of the 8 incumbent councillors, Rob Miyashiro, Joe Mauro, and Jeff Coffman declined to run for re-election.[2][3][4] Four incumbent councillors, Mark Campbell, Jeff Carlson, Belinda Crowson, and Ryan Parker stated they would run again,[2][5] and another incumbent, Blaine Hyggen, announced he would try for the mayoral vacancy left by Spearman's departure.[6]
During the 2017 municipal election, 21,357 of the 78,772 eligible voters turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 27%.
Results
editBold indicates elected, and incumbents are marked with an (X).
81,276 eligible voters
28,348 voted
Voter turn-out: 34.88 percent [7]
Mayor
editCandidates
edit| Candidate[8] | Vote[9] | % |
|---|---|---|
| Blaine Hyggen | 11,973 | 42.79 |
| Bridget Mearns | 11,465 | 40.97 |
| Stephen Mogdan | 2,459 | 8.79 |
| Sheldon Joseph Day Chief | 1,079 | 3.86 |
| Gary Klassen | 687 | 2.45 |
| Kolton Menzak | 321 | 1.15 |
Declared
edit- Sheldon Joseph Day Chief, former leader at Blood Tribe[10]
- Blaine Hyggen, incumbent councillor[6]
- Gary Klassen, real estate agent[11]
- Bridget Mearns, former councillor and mayoral candidate[2][12][13][14][15]
- Kolton Menzak, MMA fighter[16]
- Stephen Mogdan, lawyer[17]
Councillors
editCandidates
editTop eight candidates are elected at large
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rajko Dodic | 12,079 | 7.32 |
| Belinda Crowson (X) | 10,738 | 6.51 |
| Jenn Schmidt-Rempel | 10,463 | 6.34 |
| Ryan Parker (X) | 10,256 | 6.22 |
| John Middleton-Hope | 10,046 | 6.09 |
| Mark Campbell (X) | 9,117 | 5.53 |
| Jeff Carlson (X) | 8,877 | 5.38 |
| Nick Paladino | 7,916 | 4.80 |
| Ryan Wolfe | 7,651 | 4.64 |
| Bill Ginther | 6,289 | 3.81 |
| Jennifer (Jenn) Prosser | 5,872 | 3.56 |
| Kelti Baird | 5,785 | 3.51 |
| Harold Pereverseff | 5,643 | 3.42 |
| Wally Schenk | 5,574 | 3.38 |
| Darcy Logan | 4,883 | 2.96 |
| Marissa Black | 4,839 | 2.93 |
| Rufa Doria | 4,777 | 2.90 |
| Jerry Firth | 4,695 | 2.85 |
| Ryan Lepko | 3,835 | 2.33 |
| Shelby J. Macleod | 3,661 | 2.22 |
| Suketu Shah | 3,636 | 2.20 |
| Boyd Thomas | 3,083 | 1.87 |
| Zachary Hampton | 2,842 | 1.72 |
| Tim Vanderbeek | 2,720 | 1.65 |
| Dale P. Leier | 2,333 | 1.41 |
| Robin Ryan Walker | 1,884 | 1.14 |
| Davey Wiggers | 1,707 | 1.04 |
| Ben Christensen | 1,207 | 0.73 |
| Bernard (Bernie) Mbonihankuye | 850 | 0.52 |
| Chris Rowley | 763 | 0.46 |
| Bradley Whalen | 487 | 0.30 |
| Michael Petrakis | 406 | 0.25 |
Declared
edit- Kelti Baird, business owner[18]
- Marissa Black, tax professional[19]
- Mark Campbell, incumbent[2][3]
- Jeff Carlson, incumbent
- Ben Christensen, business owner[20]
- Rufa Doria, immigration consultant[8]
- Bill Ginther, Soup Kitchen executive director[21]
- Dale Leier, retired[22]
- Darcy Logan, not-for-profit administrator[23]
- Shelby MacLeod,
- Bernard Mbonihankuye[8]
- John Middleton-Hope, former police chief[24]
- Nick Paladino, municipal development consultant[8]
- Ryan Parker, incumbent
- Jenn Prosser, not-for-profit administrator[8]
- Chris Rowley, community activist[25]
- Kyle Sargeant, business owner[26]
- Jenn Schmidt-Rempel, business owner[27]
- Suketu Shah, financial advisor[28]
- Tim Vanderbeek,
- Bradley Whalen, business owner[29][30][31][32]
- Davey Wiggers[33]
- Ryan Wolfe, mortgage professional[8]
- Boyd Thomas, not-for-profit director[34]
Plebiscite
editLethbridge's 2021 municipal election will include two plebiscite questions – one on establishing a ward system and one to construct a third river crossing over the Oldman River.[35]
| Question[35] | Yes[9] | No[9] |
|---|---|---|
| "Do you support using a ward system to elect City Councillors (other than the Mayor) starting with the 2025 municipal election?" | 14,611 | 11,625 |
| "Do you agree that city council should approve plans to construct a 3rd bridge prior to 2030 as a municipal capital project priority?" | 16,463 | 10,790 |
References
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- ^ "Councillor Jeffrey Coffman will not seek re-election". My Lethbridge Now. September 3, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "Four city councillors and one former Lethbridge mayor seeking re-election in municipal election". bridgecitynews.ca. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
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- ^ City of Lethbridge 2021 Election Unofficial Results
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- ^ Gunn, Connor. "Bridget Mearns running for Mayor of Lethbridge". Lethbridge News Now. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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- ^ Goulet, Justin. "Kolton "The Maniac" Menzak running for mayor of Lethbridge". Lethbridge News Now. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Siedlecki, Pat (March 11, 2021). "Stephen Mogdan, Lethbridge's first mayoral candidate for October election". My Lethbridge Now. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ Baird, Kelti (February 11, 2021). "Campaign announcement". Twitter. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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- ^ Kalinowski, Tim (March 4, 2021). "Bill Ginther first to announce council candidacy". The Lethbridge Herald. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Kalinowski, Tim (July 24, 2021). "Candidate looking for transparency, growth and performance on city council". The Lethbridge Herald. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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