2013 Lethbridge municipal election
October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)
Mayor and 8 councillors to Lethbridge City Council
 
Candidate Chris Spearman Bridget Mearns Faron Ellis
Popular vote 9,855 6,410 4,101
Percentage 46.1 30.0 19.22
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]
CandidateVotes %
Chris Spearman9,85546.1
Bridget Mearns6,41030.0
Faron Ellis4,10119.2
Curtis Simpson1,0004.7

Councillors

Councillors[4]
CandidateVotes %CandidateVotes %
Joe Mauro11,12151.2 Kerry Milder3,38015.6
Ryan Parker9,94645.8 Harold Pereverseff3,20914.8
Jeffrey Coffman9,78545.0 George R. McCrea2,66112.2
Jeff Carlson9,25342.6 Darlene McLean2,59912.0
Rob Miyashiro7,26533.4 Fiona Doherty2,1439.9
Wade Galloway6,92231.9 Mark Leeb2,1099.7
Blaine Hyggen6,22928.7 Dillon Hargreaves1,7878.2
Liz Iwaskiw5,94227.3 Kevin Layton1,2605.8
Lea P. Switzer5,81126.7 Rory McKeown1,1905.5
Peter Deys5,72626.4 Marco Bergeron9714.5
Joey Shackleford4,75221.9 Tyler Gschaid7803.6
Jeff Wall4,56421.0 Yves Gauthier7603.5
Martin Heavy Head4,23219.5 Mako Tani6613.0
Rena Woss3,81617.6 James F. Suge3351.5
Michelle Madge3,76317.3

References

  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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2013 Official Election Results" (PDF). City of Lethbridge. October 24, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
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