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2013 Wood Buffalo municipal election

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2013 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo municipal election

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Mayor and 10 councilors to Wood Buffalo Council
 
Candidate Melissa Blake Gene Ouellette Jim Rogers
Last election 7,799 did not run did not run
Popular vote 6,987 3,477 1,120
Percentage 60.3 30.0 9.8

Wood Buffalo and surrounding wards (click to enlarge)

Mayor before election

Melissa Blake

Elected mayor

Melissa Blake

The 2013 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013. From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years.[1] The Alberta Legislative Assembly 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]

The citizens of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, elected one mayor, ten councillors, the five Fort McMurray Public School District trustees (in Fort McMurray), five of the Northland School Division No. 61's 23 school boards (outside Fort McMurray, three or five trustees each), and the five Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 32 trustees (in Fort McMurray). Wood Buffalo includes Fort McMurray, an urban service area deemed equivalent of a city.

Results

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Bold indicates elected, and incumbents are italicized.

Mayor

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Mayor[4]
Candidate Votes %
Melissa Blake 6,987 60.3
Gene Ouellette 3,477 30.0
Jim Rogers 1,120 9.8

Councillors

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Council consists of ten councillors, six from Ward 1, two from Ward 2, one from Ward 3, and one from Ward 4.

Councillors[4]
Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4
Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes %
Guy C. Boutilier 6,649 12.7 Julia Cardinal 130 23.7 Allan Glenn Vinni 206 60.1 Jane Stroud 268 72.0
Sheldon Germain 6,037 11.5 John H. (H.J.) Chadi 119 21.7 Bradley Friesen 137 39.9 Bob Galbraith 56 15.1
Phil Meagher 5,642 10.8 Lloyd (Sonny) Flett 108 19.7 Gordon S. Janvier 48 12.9
Lance E. Bussieres 4,349 8.3 David Blair 101 18.4
Tyran Ault 4,106 7.8 Edith Fraser 90 16.4
Keith McGrath 3.874 7.4
Colleen Tatum 3,770 7.2
Veronica Doleman 3,276 6.3
Christine Burton 3,193 6.1
Russell Vincent Thomas 2,910 5.6
Jon Tupper 2,534 4.8
Steve Kelly 2,216 4.2
Carmen Ramstead-Royer 1,723 3.3
Abbas Abbas 1,428 2.7
Andrew Manyevere 589 1.1

Public School Trustees

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Fort McMurray Public School District[4]
Candidate Votes %
Angela Adams 4,249 19.6
Jeff Thompson 4,115 19.0
Linda Mywaart 3,711 17.2
Stephan Drover 3,478 16.1
Tim O'Hara 3,475 16.1
Mohamed (Moe) Farhat 2,595 12.0

References

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  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. ^ a b c "2013 Election Results". Wood Buffalo. October 21, 2013. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.