Edmonton municipal election, 2010
Encyclopedia
The 2010 Edmonton
municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010
to elect a mayor and 12 councillor
s to the city council
, seven of the nine trustee
s to Edmonton Public Schools
, and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Two incumbent
public school trustees had no challengers. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality
to hold triennial elections.
On July 22, 2009, City Council voted to change the electoral system of six wards to a system of 12 wards; each represented by a single councillor, the changes took effect for the 2010 election. Of the estimated 596,406 eligible voters, only 199,359 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 33.4%. A municipal census conducted in 2009 showed a population of 782,439, meaning approximately 76.2% of the population was eligible to vote.
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010
2010 in Canada
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to elect a mayor and 12 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s to the city council
Edmonton City Council
The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors. Until 2010, Edmonton was divided in six wards with two councillors representing citizens in each ward...
, seven of the nine trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
s to Edmonton Public Schools
Edmonton Public Schools
Edmonton Public Schools is the largest public school district in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The district offers a variety of alternative and special needs programs, and many are offered in multiple locations to improve accessibility for students...
, and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Two incumbent
Incumbent
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
public school trustees had no challengers. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality
Alberta municipal elections, 2010
Municipal elections were held in Alberta, Canada on Monday, October 18, 2010. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections...
to hold triennial elections.
On July 22, 2009, City Council voted to change the electoral system of six wards to a system of 12 wards; each represented by a single councillor, the changes took effect for the 2010 election. Of the estimated 596,406 eligible voters, only 199,359 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 33.4%. A municipal census conducted in 2009 showed a population of 782,439, meaning approximately 76.2% of the population was eligible to vote.
Mayor
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Mandel Stephen Mandel Stephen Mandel is a Canadian politician and the current mayor of Edmonton, Alberta.-Biography:Mandel received an Associate of Arts Degree from Lincoln College in Lincoln, Illinois, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Miami University, and his Masters in Political Science from... |
109,432 | 55.2 |
| David Dorward | 58,856 | 29.7 |
| Daryl Bonar | 20,672 | 10.4 |
| Dan Dromarsky | 4,621 | 2.3 |
| Dave Dowling | 2,295 | 1.2 |
| Andrew Lineker | 1,131 | 0.6 |
| Bob Ligertwood | 1,129 | 0.6 |
Councillors
| Ward 1 | |Ward 2 | |Ward 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Linda Sloan Linda Sloan Linda Sloan is a Canadian politician and current municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.Sloan graduated from the Foothills Hospital School of Nursing in 1982 and began work as a registered nurse... |
8,836 | 55.7 | Kim Krushell | 6,855 | 43.4 | Dave Loken | 3,953 | 28.1 |
| Andrew Knack | 5,369 | 33.8 | Don Koziak | 6,303 | 39.9 | Terry Demers | 3,446 | 24.5 |
| Jamie Kenneth Post | 1,668 | 10.5 | Shelley Tupper | 1,103 | 7.0 | John Oplanich | 2,340 | 16.6 |
| Ward 4 | Roxie Malone-Richards | 772 | 4.9 | Kim Cassady | 1,454 | 10.3 | ||
| Ed Gibbons Ed Gibbons Ed Gibbons is a Canadian politician. He is a current municipal councilor in Edmonton, Alberta and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... |
6,524 | 46.2 | Thomas Hinderks | 539 | 3.4 | Louis Sobolewski | 922 | 6.5 |
| Dan Backs Dan Backs Dan Backs is a politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was elected as a Liberal candidate in the 2004 provincial election, but was kicked out of the Liberal caucus by leader Kevin Taft, who cited concerns about Backs' ability to work as a member of a team... |
5,466 | 38.7 | Michael Waddy | 233 | 1.5 | Hatem Naboulsi | 788 | 5.6 |
| Hafsa Goma | 846 | 6.0 | Ward 5 | Michael Suess | 633 | 4.5 | ||
| Ken Atkinson | 811 | 5.7 | Karen Leibovici Karen Leibovici Karen Leibovici is a city councillor from Edmonton, Alberta.Leibovici was elected to the Alberta Provincial Legislature as a Member of Legislative Assembly in 1993 for the Edmonton Meadowlark provincial riding for the Alberta Liberal Party... |
11,893 | 72.1 | Greg Siver | 404 | 2.9 |
| Scott Robb | 467 | 3.3 | Steve Bergeron | 3,211 | 19.5 | Shawn Fairbridge | 149 | 1.1 |
| Ward 6 | Brian Kendrick | 987 | 6.0 | Ward 7 | ||||
| Jane Batty Jane Batty Jane Batty is a member of Edmonton City Council, currently representing Ward 6. She was first elected in the 2001 civic election. Prior to her first term on council, Batty served as both a management consultant and vice-president at Denny Andrew's Ford in Edmonton... |
7,187 | 44.7 | Mark Grandish | 409 | 2.5 | Tony Caterina Tony Caterina Tony Caterina is a business man and municipal politician from Alberta, Canada. He currently serves a member of Edmonton City Council from 2007 to present.-Early life:... |
7,214 | 48.2 |
| Bryan Kapitza | 3,220 | 20.0 | Ward 8 | Scott McKeen | 5,355 | 35.8 | ||
| James Johnson | 2,548 | 15.8 | Ben Henderson Ben Henderson (politician) Ben Henderson is a member of the Edmonton City Council, currently representing Ward 8.He was a candidate in the 2001 municipal election and 2004 municipal election and gained his seat on City Council in the 2007 municipal election, following Michael Phair's retirement.He is married to Edmonton... |
9,248 | 47.7 | Brendan Van Alstine | 1,229 | 8.2 |
| Chris Basualdo | 1,599 | 9.9 | Lori Jeffery-Heaney | 4,990 | 25.8 | Terry Rolls | 667 | 4.5 |
| Carla Frost | 618 | 3.8 | Sheila McKay | 2,450 | 12.6 | Grant Pullishy | 506 | 3.4 |
| Thomas Roberts | 413 | 2.6 | Hana Razga | 1,930 | 10.0 | Ward 9 | ||
| Lee Permann | 313 | 1.9 | Duane Good Striker | 749 | 3.9 | Bryan Kent Anderson Bryan Anderson (politician) Bryan Kent Anderson is a Canadian politician in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was first elected to the Edmonton City Council in 1998 representing Ward 5. He was re-elected in 2001, 2004, and 2007... |
12,688 | 69.7 |
| Adil Pirbhai | 191 | 1.2 | Ward 10 | Jennifer Watts | 2,582 | 14.2 | ||
| Ward 11 | Don Iveson Don Iveson Don Iveson is a Canadian politician and a municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Early life:Don Iveson grew up in Edmonton's Parkallen neighbourhood, the only child of Margaret, an education professor at the University of Alberta, and Bob Iveson, a sculptor. As a child, Iveson loved books, both... |
13,059 | 76.3 | Calvin Lim | 1,662 | 9.1 | ||
| Kerry Diotte | 7,341 | 44.2 | Al Slemko | 4,048 | 23.7 | Rami Bader | 1,269 | 7.0 |
| Chinwe Okelu | 4,728 | 28.5 | Ward 12 | |||||
| Brent Schaffrick | 1,783 | 10.7 | Amarjeet Sohi Amarjeet Sohi Amarjeet Sohi is a Canadian politician, currently a member of the Edmonton City Council representing Ward 12.... |
10,292 | 64.0 | |||
| Shane Bergadhl | 1,427 | 8.6 | Chuck McKenna | 4,208 | 26.1 | |||
| Vishal Luthra | 890 | 5.4 | Gerry Horn | 1,165 | 7.2 | |||
| Roberto Maglalang | 438 | 2.6 | Vikram Bagga | 428 | 2.7 | |||
Public school trustees
| Ward A | |Ward B | |Ward C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Cheryl Johner | 9,140 | 67.7 | Ken Shipka | 5,231 | 41.1 | Christopher Spencer | 6,382 | 48.2 |
| Kevan Warner | 3,042 | 22.5 | Amanda Beisiegel | 3,720 | 29.3 | Tony Henshall | 3,549 | 26.8 |
| Rory Johannes Koopmans | 1,317 | 9.8 | Perry Chahal | 1,710 | 13.4 | Mary Gradisar | 3,312 | 25.0 |
| Ward D | George P. Nicholson | 1,200 | 9.4 | Ward E | ||||
| Dave Colburn | Acclaimed Acclamation An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:... |
Darryl Lagerquist | 854 | 6.7 | Heather MacKenzie | 4,947 | 37.7 | |
| Ward F | |Ward G | Neil MacDonald | 4,155 | 31.7 | ||||
| Michael Janz | 9,198 | 53.6 | Sarah Hoffman | 14,270 | 69.8 | Ken Soroka | 4,015 | 30.6 |
| Bev Sawyer | 5,845 | 34.1 | George Rice | 6,169 | 30.2 | Ward H | ||
| Joanna Rozmus | 2,114 | 12.3 | Ward I | Catherine Ripley | Acclaimed | |||
| Leslie Cleary | 6,045 | 41.6 | ||||||
| Tina Jardine | 5,907 | 40.7 | ||||||
| Balraj Manhas | 2,577 | 17.7 | ||||||
Separate school trustees
| Ward 71 | |Ward 72 | |Ward 73 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Becky Kallal | 4,097 | 67.4 | Larry Kowalczyk | 3,088 | 45.0 | Cindy Olsen | 4,332 | 58.1 |
| Romeo Ochoa | 1,981 | 32.6 | Patricia Grell | 1,990 | 29.0 | Jennifer Chahal | 2,007 | 26.9 |
| Ward 74 | Carla Smiley | 1,788 | 26.0 | Cynthia Bossmin-Davis | 1,119 | 15.0 | ||
| Debbie Engel | 5,384 | 71.9 | Ward 75 | |Ward 76 | ||||
| Brad Lohner | 2,107 | 28.1 | John Acheson | 3,198 | 40.9 | Marilyn Bergstra | 4,016 | 50.2 |
| Ward 77 | Lauri Friesen | 2,605 | 33.3 | Michael Savaryn | 2,172 | 27.1 | ||
| Laura Thibert | 2,422 | 35.8 | Rudy Arcilla | 2,017 | 25.8 | Bev Heisler | 1,068 | 13.3 |
| Kara Pelech | 2,291 | 33.9 | Katherine Schwabenbauer | 748 | 9.3 | |||
| Danny S. Kinal | 2,044 | 30.3 | ||||||
Mayor
- Daryl Bonar - Canadian Forces lieutenant and real estate investor
- David Dorward - Chartered Accountant, Primary Owner of Edmonton Energy IBL basketball team, Main driving force & fund raiser for Edmonton GO center
- Dave Dowling< - Sales, Lapidary art worker
- Dan Dromarsky - Commercial Accounts Manager
- Bob Ligertwood - Small business owner, agriculture and heavy industry
- Andrew Lineker - PR & administration for three entertainment facilities
- Stephen Mandel - incumbentIncumbentThe incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
Ward 1
- Andrew Knack - finished third in the 2007 Ward 1 race
- Jamie Kenneth Post - I.T. Consultant
- Linda SloanLinda SloanLinda Sloan is a Canadian politician and current municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta.Sloan graduated from the Foothills Hospital School of Nursing in 1982 and began work as a registered nurse...
- incumbent
Ward 2
- Thomas Hinderks - director of the Alberta Aviation Museum
- Don Koziak - hotel owner; only significant competition in 2007 mayor race, finished fourth in the 2004 Ward 2 race
- Kim Krushell - incumbent
- Roxie Malone-Richards - community activist, advocate for the disabled and those with mobility issues and a former 630 CHED broadcaster
- Shelley Tupper - finished fourth in the 2007 Ward 2 race
- Michael Waddy - Entrepreneur, web designer
Ward 3
- Kim Cassady - ran as an Alberta Liberal candidate in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood during the 2001 provincial election
- Terry Demers - Ron Hayter's assistant
- Shawn Philip Fairbridge -
- Dave Loken - finished third in 2007 and 2004 in Ward 2
- Hatem Naboulsi - Businessman
- John (Giovanni) Oplanich - land developer
- Greg Silver - Paramedic
- Louis Sobolewski - Auditor
- Michael Suess - Market & finance
Ward 4
- Ken Atkinson - former member of the Canadian Armed Forces
- Dan BacksDan BacksDan Backs is a politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was elected as a Liberal candidate in the 2004 provincial election, but was kicked out of the Liberal caucus by leader Kevin Taft, who cited concerns about Backs' ability to work as a member of a team...
- former Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaLegislative Assembly of AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
, later sought a provincial Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Association of AlbertaThe Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
nomination - Ed GibbonsEd GibbonsEd Gibbons is a Canadian politician. He is a current municipal councilor in Edmonton, Alberta and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
- incumbent - Hafsa Goma - a former MLA
- Scott Robb -
Ward 5
- Steve Bergeron - Real estate investor
- Mark Grandish - Tow-truck driver
- Brian Kendrick - general contractor
- Karen LeiboviciKaren LeiboviciKaren Leibovici is a city councillor from Edmonton, Alberta.Leibovici was elected to the Alberta Provincial Legislature as a Member of Legislative Assembly in 1993 for the Edmonton Meadowlark provincial riding for the Alberta Liberal Party...
- incumbent
Ward 6
- Cris Basualdo - Edmonton District Labour Council endorsement.
- Jane BattyJane BattyJane Batty is a member of Edmonton City Council, currently representing Ward 6. She was first elected in the 2001 civic election. Prior to her first term on council, Batty served as both a management consultant and vice-president at Denny Andrew's Ford in Edmonton...
- incumbent - Carla Frost -
- James Johnson - Wildrose AllianceWildrose Alliance Party of AlbertaThe Wildrose Party, formerly Wildrose Alliance Party, is a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It includes free market conservative, libertarian and socially conservative factions and was formed in 2008 following a merger of the Wildrose Party of Alberta and the Alberta...
staffer - Bryan George Kapitza - CSU 52 endorsement. Former unionist / current small business owner.
- Lee Permann - Operations Manager
- Adil Pirbhai - finished twelfth in the 2007 Ward 4 race
- Thomas Roberts -
Ward 7
- Tony CaterinaTony CaterinaTony Caterina is a business man and municipal politician from Alberta, Canada. He currently serves a member of Edmonton City Council from 2007 to present.-Early life:...
- incumbent - Scott McKeen - former Edmonton Journal columnist
- Grant David Pullishy - Brewery worker
- Terry Rolls - Assistant shipper/receiver at NAIT, garbageman, writer
- Brendan Van Alstine - social worker
Ward 8
- Duane Good Striker -
- Ben HendersonBen Henderson (politician)Ben Henderson is a member of the Edmonton City Council, currently representing Ward 8.He was a candidate in the 2001 municipal election and 2004 municipal election and gained his seat on City Council in the 2007 municipal election, following Michael Phair's retirement.He is married to Edmonton...
- incumbent - Lori Jeffery-Heaney - finished fifth in the 2007 Ward 6 race
- Sheila Mckay - finished fifth in the 2007 Ward 4 race
- Hana Razga - finished sixth in the 2007 Ward 4 race
Ward 9
- Bryan Kent AndersonBryan Anderson (politician)Bryan Kent Anderson is a Canadian politician in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was first elected to the Edmonton City Council in 1998 representing Ward 5. He was re-elected in 2001, 2004, and 2007...
- incumbent - Rami Bader -
- Calvin Lim - Financial advisor, insurance broker
- Jennifer Watts -
Ward 11
- Shane Bergdahl - Chair of the Mill Woods Presidents' Council (association of community leagues)
- Kerry Diotte - former Edmonton SUN columnist
- Vishal Luthra - 1998 Youth Justice Committee member
- Roberto Maglalang - HR Director/Manager
- Chinwe Okelu - Alberta Government, Department of Housing
- Brent Schaffrick - Twelve years in Canadian Primary Naval Reserve
Ward 12
- Vikram Bagga - Owner of Bagga Jeweller
- Gerry Horn - Worked as a bricklayer, some carpentry, and general construction
- Chuck McKenna - finished fourth in the 2007 Ward 6 race
- Amarjeet SohiAmarjeet SohiAmarjeet Sohi is a Canadian politician, currently a member of the Edmonton City Council representing Ward 12....
- incumbent