2013 Lethbridge municipal election

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".

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

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

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