2013 Lethbridge municipal election

2013 Lethbridge municipal election
Mayor and 8 councillors to Lethbridge City Council
Mayor before election; Rajko Dodic;	Elected mayor ; Chris Spearman;

The 2013 Lethbridge municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013 to elect a mayor and eight councillors (at-large), the seven Lethbridge School District No. 51 trustees, and five of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4’s nine trustees (as Ward 2). This election marks a change of title for council members, from "Alderman", to "Councillor".

From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years.^[1] The Legislative Assembly of Alberta 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] Of the 72,912 eligible voters, only 21,726 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 29.8%, and an average of 5.66 councillors per ballot.

Results

Bold indicates elected, and incumbents are italicized.

Mayor

Mayor^[4]
Candidate	Votes	%
Chris Spearman	9,855	46.1
Bridget Mearns	6,410	30.0
Faron Ellis	4,101	19.2
Curtis Simpson	1,000	4.7

Councillors

Councillors^[4]
Candidate	Votes	%	Candidate	Votes	%
Joe Mauro	11,121	51.2	Kerry Milder	3,380	15.6
Ryan Parker	9,946	45.8	Harold Pereverseff	3,209	14.8
Jeffrey Coffman	9,785	45.0	George R. McCrea	2,661	12.2
Jeff Carlson	9,253	42.6	Darlene McLean	2,599	12.0
Rob Miyashiro	7,265	33.4	Fiona Doherty	2,143	9.9
Wade Galloway	6,922	31.9	Mark Leeb	2,109	9.7
Blaine Hyggen	6,229	28.7	Dillon Hargreaves	1,787	8.2
Liz Iwaskiw	5,942	27.3	Kevin Layton	1,260	5.8
Lea P. Switzer	5,811	26.7	Rory McKeown	1,190	5.5
Peter Deys	5,726	26.4	Marco Bergeron	971	4.5
Joey Shackleford	4,752	21.9	Tyler Gschaid	780	3.6
Jeff Wall	4,564	21.0	Yves Gauthier	760	3.5
Martin Heavy Head	4,232	19.5	Mako Tani	661	3.0
Rena Woss	3,816	17.6	James F. Suge	335	1.5
Michelle Madge	3,763	17.3

Public School Trustees

Lethbridge School District No. 51^[4]
Candidate	Votes	%	Candidate	Votes	%
Mich Forster	4,392	26.7	Aileen Burke	1,564	9.5
Janice (Jan) Foster	3,957	24.0	Corey Anderson	1,366	8.3
Lola Major	3,826	23.2	Stephen Neis	1,218	7.4
Keith Fowler	3,060	18.6	Lynn Ambedian	1,124	6.8
Donna Hunt	2,949	17.9	Hazel Hart	1,087	6.6
Don Lacey	2,895	17.6	Lorne Darlington	1,077	6.5
Tyler Demers	2,395	14.5	Sherry Hunt	1,073	6.5
David Low	2,105	12.8	Marlene Applegate (Barratt)	1,052	6.4
Mary Kay	2,060	12.5	Hailey Solorzano	805	4.9
Nancy Mitchell	1,777	10.8	Jonathan Ostrom	639	3.9
Brooke Culley	1,571	9.6	Travis Burndred	631	3.8

Separate School Trustees

Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4^[4]
Ward 2
Candidate	Votes	%
Ken Tratch	2,863	54.4
Garth Renyk	2,532	48.1
Danny Ponjavic	2,232	42.2
Bob Spitzig	1,928	36.6
Bryan E. Kranzler	1,493	28.4
Clint Germsheid	1,209	23.0

References

^ "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 "2013 Official Election Results" (PDF). City of Lethbridge. October 24, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[1] "1968 Bill 23". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.

[2] "28th Legislature, 1st Session (2012)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved December 9, 2012.

[3] "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.

[results-4] "2013 Official Election Results" (PDF). City of Lethbridge. October 24, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.

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