2017 Alberta municipal elections


Municipal elections were held in Alberta, Canada on Monday, October 16, 2017. Mayors, councillors, and trustees were up for election in all cities, all towns, all villages, all specialized municipalities, all municipal districts, three of the eight improvement districts, and the advisory councils of the special areas.

Cities

Airdrie">Airdrie, Alberta">Airdrie

Council

Top six candidates elected and are shown in bold
CandidateVote%
Ron Chapman 5,59110.43
Kelly Hegg 5,40910.09
Al Jones5,3439.96
Candice Kolson 4,4238.25
Darrell Belyk 3,6086.73
Tina Petrow3,3296.21
Shelley Bitz2,9995.59
Allan Hunter 2,8125.24
Lindsey Coyle2,2764.24
Nicole Proseilo2,2084.12
Charlotte Blackwell2,1894.08
Rick Northey1,8983.54
Tim Lowing1,7733.31
Mike De Bokx1,7363.24
Rachael Sasha Mercedes1,5662.92
Brenda McIntosh-Doell1,3882.59
Chris Gourlie1,1642.17
Trevor Dziaduck1,0471.95
Serge Desrochers8971.67
Mo Benini6431.20
Daria Skibington-Roffel5741.07
Tanveer Ahmad Taj4460.87
Richard Douglas Absalom Herdman2810.52

[Grande Prairie]

Council

Top eight candidates elected and are marked in bold
CandidateVote%
Eunice Friesen5,2829.61
Chris Thiessen 5,2799.60
Jackie Clayton 4,3827.97
Dylan Bressey4,1637.57
Clyde Blackburn3,9017.10
Wade Pilat3,8697.04
Kevin P. O'Toole 3,7436.81
Yadvinder Singh Minhas3,0305.51
Kevin McLean 2,9065.29
John Alger Mark Kirska2,8695.22
Cheryl Montgomery2,7745.50
Shannon Dunfield2,5364.61
John Croken2,4394.44
Timothy Nesbitt2,0603.75
Cam White2,0563.74
Tyla Savard1,7333.15
Sydney M. Fletcher1,1102.02
Mike Wolfel4280.78
Morgan Suurd4220.77

[Lethbridge]

Council

Top eight candidates elected and are marked in bold
CandidateVote%
Mark Campbell 9,5227.46
Joe Mauro 8,8916.97
Jeff Carlson 8,1406.38
Ryan Parker 7,9196.21
Blaine E. Hyggen 7,4385.83
Belinda Crowson 7,3915.79
Jeffrey Coffman 7,3685.78
Rob Miyashiro 7,2725.70
Liz Iwaskiw5,6804.45
Nick Paladino5,6684.44
Jennifer Takahashi5,2644.13
Harold Pereverseff4,7593.73
Joey Schackleford4,7283.71
Shelby J. McLeod3,8753.04
David Mikuliak3,7092.91
Aileen Burke3,6002.82
Bruce Thurber3,3252.61
Rena Woss3,1022.43
Zachary Gibb3,0582.40
Stephnie Watson2,6382.07
Bill Ginther2,2701.78
Raymond Hoffarth2,2501.76
Craig Burrows-Johnson2,0911.64
John Pogorzelski1,7791.39
Davey Wiggers1,5321.20
Louise Marie Saloff1,3211.04
Ross Morrell1,0560.83
Kevin Mark Layton9940.78
Clint Germsheid9370.73

[Medicine Hat]

Council

Top eight candidates elected and are shown in bold
CandidateVote%
Robert Dumanowski 8,3568.38
Kris Samraj7,6197.64
Phil Turnbull7,3937.41
Julie Christine Friesen 7,0567.07
Darren Hirsch6,9576.97
Jim Turner 6,3936.41
Brian Varga 6,1156.13
Jamie McIntosh 6,0836.10
Bill Cocks 5,9705.99
Les Pearson 5,8425.86
Immanuel Moritz5,6505.66
Mo Roberts5,1415.15
Hugh English4,2304.24
Michael Klassen3,7173.73
Colette Smithers3,6113.62
Myles Mulholland3,5363.54
Chuck Turner2,6562.66
Leslie Rath2,0082.01
Ryan Philip Norman Regnier1,4161.42

Red Deer">Red Deer, Alberta">Red Deer

Council

Top eight candidates elected and are marked in bold
Each voter cast up to eight votes each
121,746 valid votes cast
128 ballots rejected due to too many choices marked.
Percentage indicated is of votes cast, not of percentage of voters' support.
CandidateVote%
Michael Dawe12,25810.07
Tanya Handley 9,6717.94
Dianne Wyntjes 9,1937.55
Lawrence Lee 8,7967.22
Buck Buchanan 7,4536.12
Ken Johnston 7,3736.06
Frank Wong 6,3065.18
Vesna Hingham6,2965.17
Lynne Mulder 6,1155.02
Rick More5,6694.66
Jonathan Wieler4,7093.87
Ted Johnson3,5372.91
Jeremy Moore3,5042.88
Jordy Smith3,3092.72
Calvin Goulet-Jones3,2602.68
Brice Unland3,0902.54
Sam Bergeron2,7662.27
Valdene Callin2,7542.26
Matthew Slubik2,1631.78
Doug Manderville2,0081.65
Robert Friss1,8661.53
Bobbi McCoy1,6941.39
Jim Kristinson1,5521.27
Bayo Nshombo Bayongwa1,3851.14
Cory Kingsfield1,3771.13
Ian Miller1,1890.98
Matt Chapin9790.80
Kris Maciborksy9350.77
Jason Habuza5390.44

St. Albert">St. Albert, Alberta">St. Albert

Council

Top six candidates elected and are in bold
CandidateVote%
Wes Brodhead 8,9007.82
Jacquie Hansen8,4797.45
Sheena Hughes 7,6426.72
Natalie Joly7,4466.55
Ray Watkins7,4406.54
Ken MacKay 6,7775.96
Allan Bohachyk6,6035.80
Jan Butler6,5995.80
Tash Taylor6,5715.78
Mark Cassidy5,4894.82
Charlene Jelinski4,9364.34
Steve Stone4,8304.25
Bob Russell 4,0833.59
Gilbert Cantin3,7233.27
Sandyne Beach-McCutcheon3,1922.81
Hannes Rudolph3,0992.72
Craig Cameron2,8452.50
Jaye Walter2,7302.40
Barry Zukewich2,4962.19
Ufuoma Odebala-Fregene2,2832.01
Mark Kay1,9001.67
Nestor Andrew Petriw1,7081.50
Leonard Wilkins1,5661.38
Jacy Eberlein1,3031.15
Shayne Kawalilak1,1250.99

Towns

The following are the 2017 municipal election results for towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants.

[Blackfalds]

Mayor

CandidateVote%
Richard Poole86380.06
Gary Smith21519.94

Council

CandidateVote%
Vincent Wolfe
Jennifer Myslicki
James Hoover
Marina Appel
Ray Olfert
William Taylor
Rebecca Stendie
Laura Svab
Michael Francis
Karen Sernecky
Nicole Sutherland
Carol Rosenfelt

Drumheller">Drumheller, Alberta">Drumheller

Peace River">Peace River, Alberta">Peace River

Strathmore">Strathmore, Alberta">Strathmore

Specialized municipalities

[Mackenzie County]

Mackenzie County elects its reeve from among its ten council members.

[Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo]

Council

''Elected candidates shown in bold''

Municipal districts

[Athabasca County]

Athabasca County elects its reeve from among its nine council members.

[County of Barrhead No. 11]

The County of Barrhead No. 11 elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

Beaver County">Beaver County, Alberta">Beaver County

Beaver County elects its reeve from among its five council members.

[Big Lakes County]

Big Lakes County elects its reeve from among its nine council members.

[Camrose County]

Camrose County elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

Clearwater County">Clearwater County, Alberta">Clearwater County

Clearwater County elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

Cypress County">Cypress County, Alberta">Cypress County

Cypress County elects its reeve from among its nine council members.

[Municipal District of Foothills No. 31]

The Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 elects its mayor from among its seven council members.

[County of [Grande Prairie No. 1]]

The County of Grande Prairie No. 11 elects its mayor from among its nine council members.

[Municipal District of Greenview No. 16]

The Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 elects its reeve from among its eight council members.

[Kneehill County]

Kneehill County elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

[Lacombe County]

Lacombe County elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

[Lac Ste. Anne County]

Lac Ste. Anne County elects its mayor from among its seven council members.

[Leduc County]

Leduc County elects its mayor from among its seven council members.

[Lethbridge County]

Lethbridge County elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

[Mountain View County]

Mounatain View County elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

[County of Newell]

The County of Newell elects its reeve from among its ten council members.

[Ponoka County]

Ponoka County elects its reeve from among its five council members.

[Rocky View County]

;Council
Rocky View County's council elects the reeve from among the nine of themselves after the election.

[County of Stettler No. 6]

The County of Stettler No. 6 elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

[Municipal District of Taber]

The Municipal District of Taber elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

[County of Vermilion River]

The County of Vermilion River elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

[Vulcan County]

Vulcan County elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

[Westlock County]

Westlock County elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

[County of Wetaskiwin No. 10]

The County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

Wheatland County">Wheatland County, Alberta">Wheatland County

Wheatland County elects its reeve from among its seven council members.

[Municipal District of [Willow Creek No. 26]]

The Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 elects its reeve from among its seven council members.