The 2021 Edmonton municipal election was held on October 18, 2021, to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the Edmonton city council, nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. It was held in conjunction with the 2021 Alberta municipal elections.
In conjunction with the municipal elections, residents voted in a provincially mandated Senate nominee election, a referendum on equalization and on whether to adopt permanent daylight saving time.
Incumbent mayor Don Iveson announced in November 2020 that he would not be seeking re-election.
Mayor was elected through first-past-the-post voting in at-large contest. Councillors and school board trustees were elected through first-past-the-post voting in single-member wards.
Successful candidates do not need to have majority support of the voters in their district. The successful mayoral candidate and nine of the 12 successful ward councillors were elected with less than majority of votes in their districts. Over all the 12 wards, of the more than 210,000 votes cast for councillor candidates, 99,000 voters saw their choice elected.
The total number of votes cast for mayor was 236,488.Official results edmonton.ca
Candidates X = incumbent. Candidates as listed have filed the necessary paperwork with the City of Edmonton.
Mayor
Candidate Vote % Amarjeet Sohi 105,68345.05 Mike Nickel 59,30925.28 Kim Krushell 40,51317.27 Michael Oshry 14,5006.18 Cheryll Watson 6,8032.9 Rick Comrie 1,7520.75 Diana Steele 1,7410.74 Abdul Malik Chukwudi 1,3680.58 Brian (Breezy) Gregg 1,3440.57 Vanessa Denman 9070.39 Augustine Marah 6710.29
Abdul Malik Chukwudi – engineer Rick Comrie – business owner Brian (Breezy) Gregg – retired music artist Kim Krushell – former councillor Augustine Marah – teacher and community activist Mike Nickel – incumbent ward 11 councillor Michael Oshry – former councillor Amarjeet Sohi – former councillor and MP Diana Steele – President of Crestwood Community League Cheryll Watson – Former Head of Innovate Edmonton
Council The following is a list of candidates that announced their candidacy for the 2021 election. Edmonton's ward map was redrawn for the 2021 election, with each ward being given an Indigenous name.
Each ward elected one councillor through First-past-the-post voting.
The total number of candidates for council seats was larger than in any previous election in Edmonton history, beating the record set in the 1964 Edmonton municipal election.
Nakota Isga (Rosenthal, West Jasper Place, Big Lake, Westview Village, Lewis Farms, Glenora)
Candidate Vote % Andrew Knack (X) 12,107 66.15 Dave Olivier 3,288 17.96 Steve Weston 2,908 15.89
Andrew Knack – incumbent Dave Olivier – businessman Steve Weston – construction manager
Anirniq (Calder, the Pallisades, Griesbach, Athlone, Wellington, Lauderdale, Rosslyn, Kensington, Carlisle, Cumberland, Sherbrooke, Inglewood, Woodcroft, Dovercourt, Prince Charles, Albany)
Candidate Vote % Erin Rutherford 4,689 26.14 Bev Esslinger (X) 4,423 24.66 Tyler Zutz 3,949 22.01 Ali Haymour 3,593 20.03 Mark Davies 1,285 7.16
Mark Davies – risk management director Bev Esslinger – incumbent Ali Haymour – finished third in the 2017 Ward 2 race Erin Rutherford – public sector manager Tyler Zutz – business consultant
tastawiyiniwak (Castle Downs, Dickinsfield, Londonderry, Lake District)
Candidate Vote % Karen Principe 6,861 38.90 Jon Dziadyk (X) 5,391 30.57 Ahmed "Knowmadic" Ali 2,689 15.25 Cody Bondarchuk 2,368 13.43 Zain Hafiz 179 1.01 Iannie Gerona 148 0.84
Ahmed "Knowmadic" Ali – poet Cody Bondarchuk – community leader Jon Dziadyk – incumbent Iannie Gerona – shopkeeper Zain Hafiz – business owner Karen Principe – finished third in the 2017 Ward 3 race
Dene (Casselman-Steele Heights, Clareview, Hermitage, Horse Hill, Pilot Sound)
Candidate Vote % Aaron Paquette (X) 8,240 53.62 Tricia Velthuizen 3,358 21.85 Lana Palmer 2,507 16.31 Andy Andrzej Gudanowski 637 4.14 Gerard Mutabazi Amani 626 4.07
Gerard Mutabazi Amani – community leader Andy Andrzej Gudanowski – finished sixth in the 2017 Ward 7 race Aaron Paquette – incumbent Lana Palmer – oral surgeon Tricia Velthuizen – spokesperson for Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish, finished fourth in the 2017 Ward 4 race
O-day’min (Riverview Area, Edgemont, Stillwater, Uplands, River's Edge, Glastonbury, Granville, Hamptons, Lymnurn, Ormsby Place, Dechene, Downtown, Callingwood North/South, Elmwood, Lynnwood, Patricia Heights, Quesnell, Oleskiew, Thorncliff, Westringe, Cameron, Jamieson Place, Wedgewood, Donsdale, Gariepy, Lessard North)
Candidate Vote % Anne Stevenson 4,026 26.71 Gabrielle Battiste 2,993 19.86 Adrian Bruff 2,706 17.95 Joshua Wolchansky 1,808 11.99 Tony Caterina (X) 1,556 10.32 Gino Akbari 1,216 8.07 Mohammed Migdaddy 307 2.04 Naima Haile 240 1.59 Ibrahim Wado 128 0.85 Adil Pirbhai 93 0.62
Gino Akbari – entrepreneur Gabrielle Battiste – lawyer Adrian Bruff – entrepreneur Tony Caterina – incumbent Naima Haile – curator Mohammed Migdaddy – clinical pharmacist Adil Pirbhai – finished fourth in the 2017 Ward 6 race Anne Stevenson – urban planner Ibrahim Wado Joshua Wolchansky – civil servant
Métis (Abbottsfield, Alberta Avenue, Avonmore, Beacon Heights, Bellevue, Bergman, Beverly Heights, Bonnie Doon, Capilano, Cloverdale, Cromdale, Delton, Eastwood, Elmwood Park, Forest Heights, Fulton Place, Gold Bar, Highlands, Holyrood, Idylwylde, Kenilworth, King Edward Park, Montrose, Newton, Ottewell, Parkdale, Rundle Heights, Strathearn, Terrace Heights, Virginia Park)Communities in Ward Métis. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
Candidate Vote % Ashley Salvador 8,316 34.46 Caroline Matthews 5,357 22.20 Cori Longo 4,367 18.09 James Kosowan 1,790 7.42 Steven Townsend 1,424 5.90 Liz John-West 1,382 5.73 Rob Bernshaw 555 2.30 Brian Kendrick 332 1.38 Salar Melli 190 0.79 Abdulhakim Dalel 157 0.65 Daniel John Kornak 147 0.61 Jim Rickett 118 0.49
Rob Bernshaw – finished third in the 2013 Ward 3 race Abdulhakim Dalel – political activist Liz John-West – finished fourth in the 2017 Ward 7 race Brian Kendrick – finished third in the 2010 Ward 5 race Daniel John Kornak – political activist James Kosowan – finished third in the 2017 Ward 8 race Cori Longo – postal worker Caroline Matthews – entrepreneur Salar Melli – entrepreneur Jim Rickett – Telus operations manager Ashley Salvador – entrepreneur Steven Townsend – entrepreneur
sipiwiyiniwak (The Grange, Riverview, Cameron Heights, Laurier Heights, Edgemont)
Candidate Vote % Sarah Hamilton (X) 10,227 44.22 Giselle General 5,180 22.40 Derek Hlady 4,380 18.94 Daniel Heikkinen 2,291 9.91 Scott Hayes 1,050 4.54
Giselle General – public servant Sarah Hamilton – incumbent Scott Hayes – realtor Daniel Heikkinen – entrepreneur Derek Hlady – entrepreneur
papastew (Belgravia, Strathcona, Ritchie, Grandview, Allendale, Pleasantview, Aspen Gardens, Greenfield, Duggan)
Candidate Vote % Michael Janz 8,614 40.58 Susan Field 4,354 20.51 Kirsten Goa 4,089 19.27 Haruun Ali 1,713 8.07 James Cameron 1,384 6.52 Tarcy Schindelka 630 2.97 Byron Vass 441 2.08
Haruun Ali – university student James Cameron – businessman Susan Field – businesswoman Kirsten Goa – finished second in the 2017 Ward 8 race Michael Janz – former public school trustee of Ward F Tarcy Schindelka – businessman Byron Vass – environmental sector
pihêsiwin (Riverbend, Terwillegar Heights, Windermere, Magrath Heights, Mactaggart)
Candidate Vote % Tim Cartmell (X) 16,252 81.24 Guiscela Perez Arellano 3,754 18.76
Guiscela Perez Arellano – IT Tim Cartmell – incumbent
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi (Kaskitayo:Blue Quill, Ermineskin, Keheewin, Twinbrooks; Heritage Valley:Blackburne, Rutherford, Graydon Hill, Chappelle, Allard)
Candidate Vote % Jennifer Rice 5,831 32.40 Rhiannon Hoyle 5,792 32.18 Scott Johnston 2,103 11.68 Glynnis Andrea Lieb 1,760 9.78 Jon Morgan 1,727 9.60 Jason Carter 785 4.36
Jason Carter – Indigenous artist Rhiannon Hoyle – entrepreneur Scott Johnston – radio reporter Glynnis Andrea Lieb – social psychologist Jon Morgan – community leader Jennifer Rice – public servant
Karhiio (Ellerslie, Knottwood, Lakewood, Mill Woods Town Centre, Millbourne, Millhurst, Woodvale, Summerside, Southeast Edmonton)
Candidate Vote % Keren Tang 7,459 39.72 Tom Shaw 5,682 30.26 Shamair Turner 2,314 12.32 Charan Saggu 1,667 8.88 Sana Kakar 1,341 7.14 Muhammad Herman Gill 315 1.68
Muhammad Herman Gill – businessman Sana Kakar – architect Charan Saggu – businessman Tom Shaw – project manager Keren Tang – finished second in the 2017 Ward 11 race Shamair Turner – insurance broker
Sspomitapi (Decoteau, The Meadows, Burnewood, Ridgewood, Southwood, Maple Ridge)
Candidate Vote % Jo-Anne Wright 5,860 34.45 Harman Singh Kandola 4,624 27.18 Moe Banga (X) 4,054 23.83 Sanjay Malhotra 810 4.76 Jasbir Singh Gill 802 4.71 Rashpal Sehmby 608 3.57 Mukesh Makwana 252 1.48
Moe Banga – incumbent Jasbir Singh Gill – President of Edmonton Taxi Association Harman Singh Kandola – lawyer Mukesh Makwana – welder Sanjay Malhotra – businessman Rashpal Sehmby – postal worker Jo-Anne Wright – finished second in the 2013 Ward 12 race
Edmonton Public School Board Trustees Nine elected, one per ward through first past the post.
Candidate Votes % Ward A Perry Chahal 1,959 13.21 Sherri O'Keefe 6,571 44.32 Everline Atieno Oloo 632 4.26 Sheeraz Rahman 1,678 11.32 Belen Samuel 3,987 26.89 Ward B Dakota Drouillard 1,851 13.36 Esther Ekpe Adewuyi 2,170 15.66 Keltie Marshall 4,384 31.65 Marsha Nelson 5,448 39.33 Ward C Kassie Burkholder 3,736 21.64 David Dougherty 2,618 15.17 Leticia Gomez 1,981 11.48 Marcia Hole 7,099 41.12 Lisa Shefsky 1,829 10.59 Ward D Trisha Estabrooks (X) 17,465 74.25 Jen Martin 6,056 25.75 Ward E Sam Filice 3,813 22.59 Rebecca Graff-McRae 3,673 21.76 Dawn Hancock 4,598 27.24 Judy Kim-Meneen 3,396 20.12 Kim Doyle Thorsen 1,398 8.28 Ward F Nancy Hunt 5,772 22.81 Julie Kusiek 9,597 37.92 Ken Lister 7,950 31.41 Kimberley McMann 1,989 7.86 Ward G Guri Dhaliwal 3,445 15.95 Hannah Hamilton 4,981 23.06 Angela MacLaggan 3,330 15.42 Saadiq Sumar 5,432 25.15 Heather D. Swain 3,844 17.79 Inderjeet Kaur Tuli 570 2.64 Ward H William John Haines 3,754 26.67 Nathan Ip (X) 10,325 73.33 Ward I Ricardo Casanova 780 6.36 Taranvir Singh Dhanoa 1,445 11.77 Navjot Kaur 1,212 9.88 Emily MacKenzie 2,791 22.74 Corrine Rondeau 976 7.95 Jan Sawyer 3,940 32.11 Simran Villing 1,128 9.19
Ip, the elected trustee for Ward H, was elected MLA in the 2023 provincial election. He resigned as trusteethe school board voted not to hold a by-election but to have trustee Jan Sawyer cover his ward as well as her own.
Edmonton Catholic School Board Trustees Candidate Votes % Ward 71 Terrence (Terry) Harris (X) Acclaimed Ward 72 Sandra Palazzo (X) Acclaimed Ward 73 Carla Smiley (X) Acclaimed Ward 74 Debbie Engel (X) Acclaimed Ward 75 Alene Mutala (X) Acclaimed Ward 76 Lisa Turchansky (X) Acclaimed Ward 77 Kara Pelech 2,514 32.72% Laura Thibert (X) 5,170 67.28%
Carla Smiley resigned from the position in October 2021. As of July 2023, the Catholic School Board was refusing to hold a by-election.
Mayoral opinion polling
Polling firm Date RickComrie KimKrushell MikeNickel MichaelOshry AmarjeetSohi CheryllWatson Other Samplesize Pollingmethod Lead Leger October 11, 2021 – 12% 16% 6% 34% 5% Undecided 20%, Other 4% 503 online 18% Spadina Strategies October 11, 2021 – 14.9% 26.4% 8.9% 32.3% 3.5% Undecided 14.0% 529 IVR 5.9% Leger July 26, 2021 2% 5% 10% 3% 29% 2% Undecided 43%, Abdul Malik Chukwudi 1%, Diana Steele 1% 458 online 10% Mainstreet Research January 18, 2021 – 7.2% 11% – – 4.9% Undecided 62%, Andrew Knack 8.4%, Other 6.4% 1,113 online
See also 2021 Alberta municipal elections 2021 Calgary municipal election 2021 Lethbridge municipal election
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