2010 Edmonton municipal election
Introduction The '''2010 Edmonton municipal election''' was held Monday, October 18, 2010 to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council, the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Two incumbent public school trustees had no challengers so were elected by acclamation. Since 1968, provincial legislation had required every municipality to hold triennial elections.On July 22, 2009, City Council voted to change the electoral system of six wards to a system of 12 wards; each represented by a single councillor, the changes took effect for the 2010 election. Of the estimated 596,406 eligible voters, only 199,359 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 33.4%. A municipal census conducted in 2009 showed a population of 782,439, meaning approximately 76.2% of the population was eligible to vote.The mayor was elected in the city at-large through First-past-the-post voting.The councillors were elected in single-member wards through First-past-the-post voting.They were all elected to three year terms in single-member wards. All contests were conducted according to the first past the post (FPTP) system. Although FPTP elects the candidate that receives the most votes, it does not always produce a winner that has received over 50% of the votes. The winner in seven of the 12 city councillor contests was elected with less than a majority of the votes cast.
Candidates '''Bold''' indicates '''elected''', ''italics'' indicates ''incumbent''.===Mayor===+Mayor Candidate  Votes  %'''''Stephen Mandel''''' '''109,432''' '''55.23'''David Dorward 58,856 29.70Daryl Bonar 20,672 10.43Dan Dromarsky 4,621 2.33Dave Dowling 2,295 1.16Andrew Lineker 1,131 0.57Bob Ligertwood 1,129 0.57'''Total''''''198,136''''''100'''===Councillors===+CouncillorsWard 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Candidate  Votes  %  Candidate  Votes  %  Candidate  Votes  %'''''Linda Sloan''''' '''8,836''' '''55.7''' '''''Kim Krushell''''' '''6,855''' '''43.4''' '''Dave Loken''' '''3,953''' '''28.1'''Andrew Knack 5,369 33.8 Don Koziak 6,303 39.9 Terry Demers 3,446 24.5Jamie Kenneth Post 1,668 10.5 Shelley Tupper 1,103 7.0 John Oplanich 2,340 16.6Ward 4Roxie Malone-Richards 772 4.9 Kim Cassady 1,454 10.3'''''Ed Gibbons''''' '''6,524''' '''46.2''' Thomas Hinderks 539 3.4 Louis Sobolewski 922 6.5Dan Backs 5,466 38.7 Michael Waddy 233 1.5 Hatem Naboulsi 788 5.6Hafsa Goma 846 6.0Ward 5Michael Suess 633 4.5Ken Atkinson 811 5.7 '''''Karen Leibovici''''' '''11,893''' '''72.1''' Greg Siver 404 2.9Scott Robb  467 3.3 Steve Bergeron 3,211 19.5 Shawn Fairbridge 149 1.1Ward 6Brian Kendrick 987 6.0Ward 7'''''Jane Batty''''' '''7,187''' '''44.7''' Mark Grandish 409 2.5 '''''Tony Caterina''''' '''7,214''' '''48.2'''Bryan Kapitza 3,220 20.0Ward 8Scott McKeen 5,355 35.8James Johnson 2,548 15.8 '''''Ben Henderson''''' '''9,248''' '''47.7''' Brendan Van Alstine 1,229 8.2Chris Basualdo 1,599 9.9 Lori Jeffery-Heaney 4,990 25.8 Terry Rolls 667 4.5Carla Frost 618 3.8 Sheila McKay 2,450 12.6 Grant Pullishy 506 3.4Thomas Roberts 413 2.6 Hana Razga 1,930 10.0Ward 9Lee Permann 313 1.9 Duane Good Striker 749 3.9 '''''Bryan Kent Anderson''''' '''12,688''' '''69.7'''Adil Pirbhai 191 1.2Ward 10Jennifer Watts2,582 14.2Ward 11'''''Don Iveson''''' '''13,059''' '''76.3''' Calvin Lim 1,662 9.1'''Kerry Diotte''' '''7,341''' '''44.2''' Al Slemko 4,048 23.7 Rami Bader 1,269 7.0Chinwe Okelu 4,728 28.5Ward 12Brent Schaffrick 1,783 10.7 '''''Amarjeet Sohi''''' '''10,292''' '''64.0'''Shane Bergadhl 1,427 8.6 Chuck McKenna 4,208 26.1Vishal Luthra 890 5.4 Gerry Horn 1,165 7.2Roberto Maglalang 438 2.6 Vikram Bagga 428 2.7===Public school trustees===+Edmonton Public SchoolsWard A Ward B Ward C Candidate  Votes  %  Candidate  Votes  %  Candidate  Votes  %'''Cheryl Johner''' '''9,140''' '''67.7''' '''''Ken Shipka''''' '''5,231''' '''41.1''' '''Christopher Spencer''' '''6,382''' '''48.2'''Kevan Warner 3,042 22.5 Amanda Beisiegel 3,720 29.3 Tony Henshall 3,549 26.8Rory Johannes Koopmans 1,317 9.8 Perry Chahal 1,710 13.4 Mary Gradisar 3,312 25.0Ward DGeorge P. Nicholson 1,200 9.4Ward E'''''Dave Colburn''''' '''Acclaimed''' Darryl Lagerquist 854 6.7 '''Heather MacKenzie''' '''4,947''' '''37.7'''Ward F Ward GNeil MacDonald 4,155 31.7'''Michael Janz''' '''9,198''' '''53.6''' '''Sarah Hoffman''' '''14,270''' '''69.8''' Ken Soroka 4,015 30.6Bev Sawyer 5,845 34.1 ''George Rice'' 6,169 30.2Ward HJoanna Rozmus 2,114 12.3Ward I'''''Catherine Ripley''''' '''Acclaimed''' '''Leslie Cleary''' '''6,045''' '''41.6'''Tina Jardine 5,907 40.7Balraj Manhas 2,577 17.7===Separate school trustees===+Edmonton Catholic SchoolsWard 71 Ward 72 Ward 73 Candidate  Votes  %  Candidate  Votes  %  Candidate  Votes  %'''''Becky Kallal''''' '''4,097''' '''67.4''' '''Larry Kowalczyk''' '''3,088''' '''45.0''' '''''Cindy Olsen''''' '''4,332''' '''58.1'''Romeo Ochoa 1,981 32.6 Patricia Grell 1,990 29.0 Jennifer Chahal 2,007 26.9Ward 74Carla Smiley 1,788 26.0 Cynthia Bossmin-Davis 1,119 15.0'''''Debbie Engel''''' '''5,384''' '''71.9'''Ward 75 Ward 76Brad Lohner 2,107 28.1 '''John Acheson''' '''3,198''' '''40.9''' '''''Marilyn Bergstra''''' '''4,016''' '''50.2'''Ward 77Lauri Friesen 2,605 33.3 Michael Savaryn 2,172 27.1'''Laura Thibert''' '''2,422''' '''35.8''' ''Rudy Arcilla'' 2,017 25.8 Bev Heisler 1,068 13.3''Kara Pelech'' 2,291 33.9  Katherine Schwabenbauer 748 9.3Danny S. Kinal 2,044 30.3
Candidate summaries ===Mayor===*Daryl Bonar - Canadian Forces lieutenant and real estate investor*David Dorward - Chartered Accountant, Primary Owner of Edmonton Energy IBL basketball team*Dave Dowling - Sales, Lapidary art worker*Dan Dromarsky - Commercial Accounts Manager*Bob Ligertwood - Small business owner, agriculture and heavy industry*Andrew Lineker - PR & administration for three entertainment facilities*''Stephen Mandel'' - incumbent===Ward 1===*Andrew Knack - finished third in the 2007 Ward 1 race*Jamie Kenneth Post - I.T. Consultant*''Linda Sloan'' - incumbent===Ward 2===*Thomas Hinderks - director of the Alberta Aviation Museum*Don Koziak - hotel owner; only significant competition in 2007 mayor race, finished fourth in the 2004 Ward 2 race*''Kim Krushell'' - incumbent*Roxie Malone-Richards - community activist, advocate for the disabled and those with mobility issues and a former 630 CHED broadcaster*Shelley Tupper - finished fourth in the 2007 Ward 2 race*Michael Waddy - Entrepreneur, web designer===Ward 3===*Kim Cassady - ran as an Alberta Liberal candidate in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood during the 2001 provincial election*Terry Demers - Ron Hayter's assistant*Shawn Philip Fairbridge - *Dave Loken - finished third in 2007 and 2004 in Ward 2*Hatem Naboulsi - Businessman*John (Giovanni) Oplanich - land developer*Greg Silver - Paramedic*Louis Sobolewski - Auditor*Michael Suess - Market & finance===Ward 4===*Ken Atkinson - former member of the Canadian Armed Forces*Dan Backs - former Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, later sought a provincial Progressive Conservative nomination *''Ed Gibbons'' - incumbent*Hafsa Goma - a former MLA*Scott Robb -===Ward 5===*Steve Bergeron - Real estate investor*Mark Grandish - Tow-truck driver*Brian Kendrick - general contractor *''Karen Leibovici'' - incumbent===Ward 6===*Cris Basualdo - Edmonton District Labour Council endorsement. *''Jane Batty'' - incumbent*Carla Frost - *James Johnson - Wildrose Alliance staffer*Bryan George Kapitza - CSU 52 endorsement. Former unionist / current small business owner. *Lee Permann - Operations Manager*Adil Pirbhai - finished twelfth in the 2007 Ward 4 race*Thomas Roberts -===Ward 7===*''Tony Caterina'' - incumbent*Scott McKeen - former Edmonton Journal columnist*Grant David Pullishy - Brewery worker*Terry Rolls - Assistant shipper/receiver at NAIT, garbageman, writer*Brendan Van Alstine - social worker===Ward 8===*Duane Good Striker - *''Ben Henderson'' - incumbent*Lori Jeffery-Heaney - finished fifth in the 2007 Ward 6 race*Sheila Mckay - finished fifth in the 2007 Ward 4 race*Hana Razga - finished sixth in the 2007 Ward 4 race===Ward 9===*''Bryan Kent Anderson'' - incumbent*Rami Bader - *Calvin Lim - Financial advisor, insurance broker*Jennifer Watts -===Ward 10===*''Don Iveson'' - incumbent*Al Slemko - finished fourth in the 2004 Ward 5 race===Ward 11===*Shane Bergdahl - Chair of the Mill Woods Presidents' Council (association of community leagues)*Kerry Diotte - former Edmonton SUN columnist*Vishal Luthra - 1998 Youth Justice Committee member*Roberto Maglalang - HR Director/Manager*Chinwe Okelu - Alberta Government, Department of Housing*Brent Schaffrick - Twelve years in Canadian Primary Naval Reserve===Ward 12===*Vikram Bagga - Owner of Bagga Jeweller*Gerry Horn - Worked as a bricklayer, some carpentry, and general construction*Chuck McKenna - finished fourth in the 2007 Ward 6 race*''Amarjeet Sohi'' - incumbent
References
External links *  City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections