The 2013 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013 to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council, seven of the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Two incumbent public school trustees had no challengers. From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act. Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.

The 12 electoral wards are the same as that of the 2010 election; each represented by a single councillor. Of the estimated 619,138 eligible voters, only 213,585 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 34.5%. A municipal census conducted in 2012 showed a population of 817,498, meaning approximately 75.7% of the population was eligible to vote. Three incumbent councillors retired from politics, Jane Batty, Kim Krushell, and Linda Sloan, while incumbent councillors Kerry Diotte, Don Iveson and Karen Leibovici ran for the position left by incumbent Mayor Stephen Mandel, guaranteeing at least six new councillors. The six vacancies were the only new councillors, as the remaining seven incumbents were re-elected. While the mayoral election was billed as a three-way race between the incumbent councillors, on election night Iveson won by a large margin.

Candidates Bold indicates elected, italics indicates incumbent.

Mayor

+Mayor Candidate Votes %Don Iveson 132,162 62.2Karen Leibovici 41,182 19.4Kerry Diotte 32,917 15.5Joshua Semotiuk 2,596 1.2Gordon Ward 2,248 1.1Kristine Acielo 1,292 0.6

Kristine Acielo - sales with ACN Canada Kerry Diotte - incumbent ward 11 councillor Don Iveson - incumbent ward 10 councillor Karen Leibovici - incumbent ward 5 councillor, former MLA Josh Semotiuk - electrician Gordon Ward

Ward 1

+Ward 1 Candidate Votes %Andrew Knack 7,491 44.7Bryan Sandilands 3,374 20.1Sharon Maclise 2,551 15.2Sean Amato 1,674 10.0Jamie Kenneth Post 1,016 6.1Rob Pasay 665 4.0

Sean Amato - television journalist Andrew Knack - community league president, finished second in the 2010 Ward 1 race Sharon Maclise Jamie Post - finished third in the 2010 Ward 1 race Bryan Sandilands - health economist

Ward 2

+Ward 2 Candidate Votes % Bev Esslinger 4,553 29.4 Don Koziak 3,316 21.4 Nita Jalkanen 1,921 12.4 Ted Grand 1,684 10.9 Shelley Tupper 1,400 9.0 Mustafa Ali 1,355 8.7 Jason Millar 1,278 8.2

Mustafa Ali Bev Esslinger - former public school chair Ted Grand - purchaser Nita Jalkanen Don Koziak - finished second in the 2010 Ward 2 race Jason Millar - trucking company manager Shelley Tupper - finished third in the 2010 Ward 2 race

Ward 3

+Ward 3 Candidate Votes %Dave Loken 6,564 45.2David Dodge 6,062 41.7Rob Bernshaw 1,135 7.8Hakin Isse 761 5.2

Rob Bernshaw David Dodge - CKUA radio producer Hakin Isse - business owner Dave Loken - incumbent

Ward 4

+Ward 4 Candidate Votes %Ed Gibbons 10,752 77.2Sam Hachem 3,181 22.8

Ed Gibbons - incumbent Sam Hachem - real estate agent

Ward 5

+Ward 5 Candidate Votes %Michael Oshry 5,433 29.2Jim Gibbon 4,805 25.8Terry Diane Demers 3,313 17.8Rob Hennigar 2,249 12.1Rodolfo 'Rudy' Arcilla 1,081 5.8Allan Santos 1,002 5.4Brian Kendrick 297 1.6Alla Ternikova 282 1.5Mark Grandish 173 0.9

Rudy Arcilla - former Catholic school trustee Terry Demers - president of community league, finished second in the 2010 Ward 3 race Jim Gibbon - brewery founder Mark Grandish - finished fourth in the 2010 Ward 5 race Rob Hennigar - business owner Brian Kendrick - finished third in the 2010 Ward 5 race Michael Oshry - business owner Allan Santos - transit operator Alla Ternikova - construction business manager

Ward 6

+Ward 6 Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Scott McKeen 6,352 36.0 Carla Frost 268 1.5 Heather MacKenzie 4,698 26.6 Kyle Brown 254 1.4 Dexx Williams 1,942 11.0 Taz Bouchier 199 1.1 Derrick Forsythe 1,163 6.6 Adil Pirbhai 177 1.0 Bryan George Kapitza 928 5.3 Andrzej Gudanowski 171 1.0 Candas Jane Dorsey 478 2.7 Javed Sommers* 85 0.5 Melinda Hollis 469 2.7 Alfie White 73 0.4 Terry Parada 310 1.8 Erin Northey 66 0.4

* indicates withdrew from race after nomination day

Taz Bouchier Kyle Brown - city employee Candas Jane Dorsey - writer Derrick Forsythe - provincial employee Carla Frost - finished fifth in the 2010 Ward 6 race Melinda Hollis - psychotherapist Bryan Kapitza - finished second in the 2010 Ward 6 race Heather MacKenzie - former public school trustee Scott McKeen - finished second in the 2010 Ward 7 race, journalist Erin Northey - swim instructor Adil Pirbhai - finished seventh in the 1998 Ward 5 race, accountant Javed Sommers - public service auditor, withdrew from race on October 19 and endorsed Heather MacKenzie Alfie White - mechanic Dexx Williams - financial advisor

Ward 7

+Ward 7 Candidate Votes % Tony Caterina 6,064 42.1 Dave Colburn 4,892 34.0 Mimi Williams 1,770 12.3 Tish Prouse 1,053 7.3 Terry Rolls 476 3.3 A. Daniel Eniafe 154 1.1

Tony Caterina - incumbent Dave Colburn - former public school board chairman Tish Prouse - archeologist Terry Rolls - finished fourth in the 2010 Ward 7 race Mimi Williams - finished third in the 2001 Ward 2 race, activist

Ward 8

+Ward 8 Candidate Votes %Ben Henderson 14,651 74.5Heather Workman 2,603 13.2Brian A. Deacon 1,417 7.2Kris Szczepanski 535 2.7Nicholas Reading 448 2.3

Ben Henderson - incumbent

Ward 9

+Ward 9 Candidate Votes %Bryan Anderson 18,735 82.6Andrew Gorman 3,952 17.4

Bryan Anderson - incumbent Andrew Gorman - Edmonton International Airport employee

Ward 10

+Ward 10 Candidate Votes %Michael Walters 11,807 63.9Richard Feehan 3,818 20.7Hafis Devji 1,509 8.2Dan 'Can Man Dan' Johnstone 907 4.9Ray Bessel 444 2.4

Ray Bessel - businessman Hafis Devji - businessman Richard Feehan - university instructor Dan Johnstone (also known as "Can Man Dan") - activist Michael Walters - community organizer

Ward 11

+Ward 11 Candidate Votes %Mike Nickel 8,235 47.8Sonia Bitar 2,488 14.4Harvey Panesar 2,318 13.5Brent Schaffrick 1,433 8.3Dennis John Gane 1,123 6.5Mujahid Chak 920 5.3Roberto Maglalang 475 2.8Rob Aromin 228 1.3

Rob Aromin - labourer Sonia Bitar - former citizenship judge Mujahid Chak - public servant Dennis Gane - businessman Roberto Maglalang - finished sixth in the 2010 Ward 11 race, human resources director Mike Nickel - former councillor Harvey Panesar - mixed martial arts promoter Brent Schaffrick - finished third in the 2010 Ward 11 race, drilling consultant

Ward 12

+Ward 12 Candidate Votes %Amarjeet Sohi 13,427 76.8Chinwe Okelu 3,572 20.4Raja Abbas 479 2.7

Chinwe Okelu - finished second in the 2010 Ward 11 race Amarjeet Sohi - incumbent

Public school trustees +Edmonton Public School Candidate Votes % Ward ACheryl R Johner Acclaimed Ward BMichelle Draper 6,271 53.1Carl Kaminsky 3,413 28.9Steve Jaswal 2,120 18.0 Ward COrville Chubb 3,876 28.1Susan Ketteringham 3,714 27.0Tina Jardine 3,252 23.6Karen J. Pheasant 2,939 21.3 Ward DRay Martin 6,306 60.8Elizabeth Johannson 4,059 39.2 Ward EKen Gibson 6,959 48.0Bridget Stirling 4,469 30.8Lorraine Wheatley 3,077 21.2 Ward FMichael Christopher Janz 14,709 80.0Noah Shillington 3,670 20.0 Ward GSarah Hoffman Acclaimed Ward HNathan Ip 6,475 32.7Weslyn Mather 5,992 30.2Mike Lanteigne 3,691 18.6Julie Davies-Jodoin 3,656 18.5 Ward ISherry Adams 9,795 64.4Leslie Ann Cleary 5,421 35.6

Separate school trustees +Edmonton Catholic Schools Candidate Votes % Ward 71Patricia Grell 2,709 44.6Terry Harris 1,779 29.3Zach Koziak 1,588 26.1 Ward 72Larry Kowalczyk 4,551 62.4Dan Posa 2,748 37.6 Ward 73Cindy Olsen 4,246 58.8Michelle Davis 1,551 21.5Jennifer Chahal 1,422 19.7 Ward 74Debbie Engel 5,535 67.7Brad Lohner 2,641 32.3 Ward 75John Acheson 4,107 50.4Andrea Klotz 4,037 49.6 Ward 76Marilyn Bergstra 5,409 56.7Tom Solyom 4,132 43.3 Ward 77Laura Thibert 3,650 47.6Kara Pelech 1,998 26.1Stephen Dufresne 1,375 17.9Roger Riashy 640 8.4

Mayoral opinion polling Polling firm Date DonIveson KarenLeibovici KerryDiotte Other Samplesize Pollingmethod Election 61.88 19.28 15.41 Josh Semotiuk 1.22%, Gordon Ward 1.05%, Kristine Acielo 0.60%, Spoiled 0.56% 213,585 ballot October 17–18, 2013 40 18 13 Undecided 25%, Other 4% 399 online Leger Marketing October 11–14, 2013 39 17 13 Undecided 25%, Not voting 4%, Kristine Acielo 1%, Josh Semotiuk 1%, Gordon Ward 1% 809 online Edmonton Sun October 7–13, 2013 42 20 33 Josh Semotiuk 2%, Gordon Ward 2%, Kristine Acielo 1% 1,137 online Praxis Analytics 40.1 17 16.7 Undecided 19.2%, Other 7% 4,144 telephone Leger Marketing September 11–17, 2013 20 11 12 Undecided 51%, Not voting 6% 404 online

2015 by-election On May 5, 2015, Sarah Hoffman left her position as Ward G trustee for Edmonton Public Schools, and was elected as an MLA in the Alberta general election for Edmonton-Glenora. The 2015 Edmonton municipal by-election was held on Monday September 28, 2015 to elect one trustee to replace Hoffman. +Ward G Candidate Votes %Bridget Stirling 528 47.1Ros Smith 371 30.2Rob Bernshaw 110 9.0Kristen Kuefler 55 4.5Aminah Aboughoushe 53 4.3Wayde Lever 33 2.7Christopher Suchit 22 1.8R.J. Koopmans 5 0.4

2016 by-election In October 2015 Amarjeet Sohi left his position as Ward 12 city councillor, after being elected as an MP in the Canadian federal election for Edmonton Mill Woods. The 2016 Edmonton municipal by-election was held on Monday February 22, 2016 to elect one councillor to replace Sohi. With 32 candidates running, the by-election had a record number of candidates for a by-election in Alberta. +Ward 12 Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes %Moe Banga 2,359 17.76 Nick Chamchuk 222 1.67Laura Thibert 1,283 9.66 Nicole Szymanowka 193 1.45Arundeep Singh Sandhu 1,106 8.33 Jag Gill 169 1.27Irfan Chaudhry 950 7.15 Lincoln Ho 146 1.10Nav Kaur 888 6.69 Jagat Singh Sheoran 122 0.92Danisha Bhaloo 843 6.35 Steve 'CP' Toor 93 0.70Preet Toor 665 5.01 Jeri Stevens 90 0.68Sam Jhajj 612 4.61 Terry J. Mckinnon 49 0.37Rakesh Patel 542 4.08 Andrew Gorman 40 0.30Brian Henderson 541 4.07 Jason Bale 37 0.28Balraj Singh Manhas 466 3.51 Victor Viorel Bujor 37 0.28Dan 'Can Man Dan' Johnstone 436 3.28 Kelly A. Kadla 33 0.25Mike Butler 371 2.79 Nirpal Sekhon 29 0.22Yash Sharma 334 2.52 Stephen Wutzke 23 0.17Field Pieterse 315 2.37 Shani Ahmad 20 0.15Don Koziak 260 1.96 R. Joey Koopmans 5 0.04

References

External links City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections