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The Yellowknife City Council is the governing body of the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The council consists of a mayor and eight councillors originally elected to three year terms, but after a referendum in 2018 this has now been changed to four year terms.[1]
The current mayor of Yellowknife is Rebecca Alty.[2]
- Rebecca Alty, mayor
- Rob Warburton
- Cat McGurk
- Stacie Arden Smith
- Tom McLennan
- Garett Cochrane
- Ryan Fequet
- Steve Payne
- Ben Hendriksen
In the 2018 election, voters chose to extend the term of office from three to four years. [3]
- Rebecca Alty, mayor
- Shauna Morgan
- Julian Morse
- Robin Williams
- Steve Payne
- Stacie Smith
- Niels Konge
- Cynthia Mufandaedza
- Rommel Silverio
Election results (mayor)
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| Mayoral Candidate
|
Vote[4]
|
%
|
| Rebecca Alty
|
Acclaimed
|
| Mayoral Candidate
|
Vote[5]
|
%
|
| Rebecca Alty |
2,938 |
54.99
|
| Adrian Bell |
2,210 |
41.36
|
| Bob Stewart |
102 |
1.91
|
| Jerald Sibbeston |
93 |
1.74
|
| Mayoral Candidate
|
Vote[6]
|
%
|
| Mark Heyck |
4,479 |
76.04
|
| John Himmelman |
1,411 |
23.96
|
| Mayoral Candidate
|
Vote[7]
|
%
|
| Mark Heyck |
2,008 |
46.82
|
| Tim Doyle |
1,465 |
34.16
|
| Paul Falvo |
816 |
19.03
|
| Mayoral Candidate
|
Vote[8]
|
%
|
| Gordon Van Tighem |
2,497 |
73.77
|
| Bryan Sutherland |
592 |
17.49
|
| John Westergreen |
296 |
8.74
|
| Mayoral Candidate
|
Vote[4]
|
%
|
| Gordon Van Tighem
|
Acclaimed
|
| Mayoral Candidate
|
Vote[9]
|
%
|
| Gordon Van Tighem
|
Acclaimed
|
| Mayoral Candidate
|
Vote[10]
|
%
|
| Gordon Van Tighem |
1,555 |
37.47
|
| Bob Brooks |
1,355 |
32.65
|
| David Lovell |
899 |
21.66
|
| Cheryl Best |
341 |
8.22
|
Election Results (Councillors)
[edit]2022 had 3,939 voters out of an eligible 8,190, which represents a 48% voter turnout. This is down from the 56% turn out in 2018.
| Councillor Candidates
|
Votes[11]
|
%
|
Elected (8)
|
| Rob Warburton |
2,172 |
55.1%
|
Yes
|
| Cat McGurk |
2,132 |
54.1%
|
Yes
|
| Stacie Smith |
2,116 |
53.7%
|
Yes
|
| Tom McLennan |
1,883 |
47.8%
|
Yes
|
| Garett Cochrane
|
1,831
|
46.4%
|
Yes
|
| Ryan Fequet
|
1,711
|
43.4%
|
Yes
|
| Steve Payne
|
1,642
|
41.6%
|
Yes
|
| Ben Hendriksen
|
1,564
|
39.7%
|
Yes
|
| Rob Foote
|
1,444
|
36.6%
|
No
|
| Dwane Simmons
|
1,093
|
27.7%
|
No
|
| Rommel Silverio
|
1,080
|
27.4%
|
No
|
| Devon Hodder
|
1,059
|
26.8%
|
No
|
| Mike Martin
|
1,030
|
26.1%
|
No
|
| Beaton Mackenzie
|
917
|
23.2%
|
No
|
| Stewart Pallard
|
691
|
17.5%
|
No
|
| John Fredericks
|
623
|
15.8%
|
No
|
2018 saw 5,354 voters out of an eligible 9,544, which represents a 56% voter turnout.
| Councillor Candidates
|
Vote10]
|
%
|
Elected (8)
|
| Shauna Morgan (incumbent) |
3,398 |
63.5
|
Yes
|
| Julian Morse (incumbent) |
2,895 |
54.2
|
Yes
|
| Robin Williams |
2,845 |
53.2
|
Yes
|
| Steve Payne (incumbent) |
2,671 |
49.9
|
Yes
|
| Stacie Smith
|
2,517
|
47.1
|
Yes
|
| Niels Konge (incumbent)
|
2,459
|
46
|
Yes
|
| Cynthia Mufandaedza
|
2,160
|
40.4
|
Yes
|
| Rommel Silverio (incumbent)
|
2,027
|
37.9
|
Yes
|
| Chris Gillander
|
1,968
|
36.8
|
No
|
| Edwin Castillo
|
1,954
|
36.6
|
No
|
| Dane Mason
|
1,741
|
32.6
|
No
|
| Terry Testart
|
1,265
|
23.7
|
No
|
| William Gomes
|
1,185
|
22.2
|
No
|
| Josh Campbell
|
969
|
18.1
|
No
|
| John Dalton
|
957
|
17.9
|
No
|
| Mark Bogan
|
530
|
9.9
|
No
|
Referendum in 2018 election to increase term of office for City Council from three to four years
[edit]
| Bylaw 4969 to increase the term of office for City Council from three to four years
|
Vote10]
|
%
|
| Yes |
3,096 |
57.9
|
| No |
2,013 |
37.7
|
| Didn't vote
|
235
|
0.44
|
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