2013 Strathcona County municipal election
The 2013 Strathcona County municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013. From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years.[1] The Alberta Legislative Assembly 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]
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Mayor and 8 councilors to Strathcona County Council | ||||||||||||||||
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 Results of the County Council election | ||||||||||||||||
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The citizens of Strathcona County, Alberta, elected one mayor, eight councillors (one from each of eight wards), five of the Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14's nine trustees (three from subdivision #2, and one from each of subdivisions #3 and #4), and five of the Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41's seven trustees (supporters in Sherwood Park and Fort Saskatchewan). Strathcona County includes Sherwood Park, an urban service area deemed equivalent of a city.
Results
editBold indicates elected, and incumbents are italicized.
Mayor
edit| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Roxanne Carr | 12,583 | 50.9 |
| Linda Osinchuk | 12,137 | 49.1 |
Councillors
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 | ||||||
| Victor Bidzinski | 1,819 | 46.4 | Dave Anderson | 1,759 | 43.5 | Brian Botterill | 1,719 | 49.9 |
| Ben Proulx | 1,147 | 29.2 | Nicole Vankuppeveld | 1,180 | 29.2 | Don Jaffray | 1,017 | 29.5 |
| Murray Hutchinson | 958 | 24.4 | Ryan Osterberg | 860 | 21.3 | Bryan Mortensen | 709 | 20.6 |
| Dan Carter | 249 | 6.2 | ||||||
| Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 | ||||||
| Carla Howatt | 1,578 | 59.7 | Paul Smith | 1,140 | 50.0 | Linton Delainey | 1,477 | 63.3 |
| Joseph Akle | 642 | 24.3 | Clinton Alexander | 1,119 | 49.5 | Colin Reid | 522 | 22.4 |
| Marie Lynne Kaiser | 425 | 16.1 | Garett Blackwell | 334 | 14.3 | |||
| Ward 7 | Ward 8 | |||||||
| Bonnie Riddell | 936 | 50.8 | Fiona Beland-Quest | 2,766 | 69.9 | |||
| Terrell Fletcher | 907 | 49.2 | Jason Gariepy | 1,192 | 30.1 | |||
Public School Trustees
editThe Elk Island Public School Board consists of nine trustees, one from Lamont County, two from Fort Saskatchewan, three from Sherwood Park (subdivision 2), one from Strathcona County north (subdivision 3), one from Strathcona County south (subdivision 4), and one from the County of Minburn No. 27.
| Subdivision 2 | Subdivision 3 | Subdivision 4 | ||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Lynn Patterson | 7,477 | 23.5 | William (Skip) Gordon | 1,275 | 59.2 | Jim Seutter | 1,982 | 72.1 |
| Barb McNeill | 6,084 | 19.1 | Dean James Kakoscke | 880 | 40.8 | Lori Tootoosis-Friesen | 769 | 28.0 |
| Trina Boymook | 5,864 | 18.4 | ||||||
| Sally Navis | 5,087 | 16.0 | ||||||
| Dean Cummings | 4,662 | 14.6 | ||||||
| Paul Kruger | 2,716 | 8.5 | ||||||
Separate School Trustees
editThe Elk Island Catholic Separate School Board consists of seven trustees, four from Sherwood Park, one from Camrose, one from Vegreville, and one from Fort Saskatchewan.
| Sherwood Park | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Michelle Szott | 3,741 | 19.9 |
| Tony Sykora | 3,723 | 19.8 |
| Jean Boisvert | 3,205 | 17.1 |
| Ted Paszek | 3,167 | 16.9 |
| Le-Ann Ewaskiw | 2,656 | 14.2 |
| Joann Lloyd | 2,279 | 12.1 |
References
edit- ^ "1968 Bill 23". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "28th Legislature, 1st Session (2012)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105" (PDF). 2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Unofficial results". October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.