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

Bold indicates elected, and incumbents are italicized.

Mayor

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

Councillors

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

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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Lakesider - Pilley-Kinnee returned as Slave Lake mayor". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
^ Town of Slave Lake: Council Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine

[results-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Lakesider - Pilley-Kinnee returned as Slave Lake mayor". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-09-26.

[2] Town of Slave Lake: Council Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine

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