2025 Edmonton municipal election

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2025 Edmonton municipal election
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Mayor and 12 councillors to Edmonton City Council
Turnout30.41% [1] (Decrease2.svg7.2 pp)
 Majority partyMinority party
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Candidate Andrew Knack Tim Cartmell
Party Independent Better Edmonton
Popular vote78,51961,668
Percentage37.98%29.83%
 Third partyFourth party
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OM
CandidateMichael WaltersOmar Mohammad
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote24,59620,505
Percentage11.90%9.92%
Mayor before election

Amarjeet Sohi

Elected mayor

Andrew Knack

City Council election
12 seats on Edmonton City Council [a]
7 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Ind –66.40%9−3
BE Tim Cartmell24.89%3+3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2025 Edmonton municipal election was held on October 20, 2025, to elect a mayor, twelve councillors to the Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to the Edmonton Public Schools board of trustees, and seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Each of these were elected using the first-past-the-post voting election system.

Contents

Background

The 2025 election was the first election (in many years) featuring political parties and slates. Two were formed: the Principled Accountable Coalition for Edmonton (PACE) and Better Edmonton (led by sitting councillor Tim Cartmell). [2]

Incumbent mayor Amarjeet Sohi, elected in 2021, did not seek re-election. [3]

Mayoral election

PartyCandidate [4] Votes%
  Independent Andrew Knack 78,51937.98
  Better Edmonton Tim Cartmell61,66829.83
  Independent Michael Walters24,59611.90
  Independent Omar Mohammad20,5059.92
  Independent Rahim Jaffer 8,9804.34
  Independent Tony Caterina 6,5023.14
  Independent Vanessa Denman1,7190.83
  Independent Paul Bakhmut1,1920.58
  Independent Ronald Stewart Billingsley, Jr.1,0660.52
  Independent Abdul Malik Chukwudi7780.38
  Independent Andy Andrzej Gudanowski5730.28
  Independent Olney Tugwell3560.17
  Independent Utha Nadauk2910.14

Candidates

Opinion polling

Polling firmDateTim
Cartmell		Tony CaterinaAbdul Malik
Chukwudi		Vanessa
Denman		Rahim
Jaffer		Andrew
Knack		Omar
Mohammad		Michael
Walters		OtherSample
size		MOEPolling
method		Lead
Janet Brown Opinion Research/Trend Research [9] [b] Oct 1-8, 202521%6%1%1%7%41%10%10%Paul Bakhmut 1%
Ronald Stewart Billingsley, Jr. <1%
Andy, Andrzej Gudanowski <1%
Utha Nadauk <1%
Olney Tugwell 0%		1,000±3.1pponline20%
Abacus Data [11] Sep 25-29, 202522%———7%17%8%6%Undecided 37%, Another candidate 3%700±3.8pponline5%
Léger [12] Sep 26-28, 202514%3%1%2%3%14%6%5%419±4.8pponlineTie
Cardinal Research [13] Sep 17-20, 202513%———5%13%4%15%Undecided 48%, Others 2%914±3.3ppIVR2%
Léger [14] Aug 22-25, 202510%2%1%1%5%12%4%7%401±4.9pponline2%

City council elections

Summary

PartyParty leaderCandidatesSeats wonPopular vote%
Independent —609135,29066.40
Better Edmonton Tim Cartmell12350,71224.89
PACE Doug Main 9017,7548.71

Eight incumbent councillors were re-elected. One incumbent trying for re-election was not re-elected. Incumbents are marked with an X below.


The following are official candidates for Edmonton's twelve council seats: [15]

Anirniq

PartyCandidateVote%
Independent Erin Rutherford (X)6,19439.18
Independent Jesse Watson4,72229.87
PACE Rob Fediuk2,00212.66
Independent Ali Haymour1,0246.48
Better Edmonton Nurmaiya Brady1,0146.41
Independent Ali Al Kassab6994.42
Independent Aggripa Wajo1560.99

Dene

PartyCandidateVote%
Independent Aaron Paquette (X)6,45343.15
Better Edmonton Banisha Sandhu2,73318.27
Independent Lana Palmer2,50016.72
PACE Albert Mazzocca2,32815.57
Independent Paul Brake5994.01
Independent Jean Pierre Valois3432.29

Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

PartyCandidateVote%
Independent Jon Morgan6,40636.81
Independent Jennifer Rice (X)5,77133.16
Independent Funke Olokude2,89516.64
Better Edmonton Nicholas Rheubottom1,1626.68
Independent Ramey Demian4472.57
Independent Fahad Mughal3952.27
Independent Beth Mathison3271.88

Karhiio

PartyCandidateVote%
Independent Keren Tang (X)6,97544.87
Independent Jason Bale3,00719.35
Better Edmonton Joti Buttar2,90018.66
Independent Manny Bautista1,0036.45
Independent Atiq Rehman6424.13
PACE Hali Kaur4482.88
Independent Yogesh Garg2751.77
Independent Paul Mah1971.27
Independent Avinash Soochit970.62

Métis

PartyCandidateVote%
Independent Ashley Salvador (X)10,56448.57
Better Edmonton Caroline Matthews6,24428.71
PACE Justin Thomas3,55516.34
Independent James Gosse6823.14
Independent Norm Paradis4331.99
Independent Abdulhakim Dalel2711.25

Nakota Isga

PartyCandidateVote%
Better Edmonton Reed Clarke6,17735.78
Independent Rajah Maggay5,71433.10
PACE Diana Steele2,04411.84
Independent Nicky Gocuan1,3637.90
Independent Jordon Woodruff1,1946.92
Independent Joseph Mugodo7704.46

O-Day'Min

PartyCandidateVote%
Independent Anne Stevenson (X)6,26950.38
Better Edmonton Stephen Hammerschmidt2,19817.66
Independent Anand Pye1,88415.14
Independent Patrick Stewart9237.42
Independent David Aaron5194.17
Independent James Miller2982.39
Independent Mully Tesfay1661.33
Independent Adil Pirbhai1000.80
Independent Lee Permann860.69

Papastew

PartyCandidateVote%
Independent Michael Janz (X)10,62056.87
Better Edmonton Joshua Doyle3,53318.92
PACE Mark Hillman3,17717.01
Independent Terrie Holgerson7994.28
Independent Rozalia Janiszewska5462.92

Pihêsiwin

PartyCandidateVote%
Better Edmonton Michael Elliott7,98441.24
Independent Jackie Liu6,01131.05
Independent Larry Langley2,31811.97
Independent Rupesh Patel1,1485.93
Independent Sara Awatta9975.15
Independent Mohammed Ali Kamal9044.67

sipiwiyiniwak

A recount took place in this ward on October 22.

PartyCandidateVote%
Independent Thu Parmar6,66730.36
Better Edmonton Darrell Friesen6,04027.50
Independent Giselle General4,85022.08
Independent Danny Heikkinen2,0559.36
Independent Roger Kotch1,0554.80
Independent Bassam Fares6763.08
PACE Ken Ropcean6192.82

Sspomitapi

PartyCandidateVote%
Independent Jo-Anne Wright (X)5,45239.59
Better Edmonton Harman Singh Kandola3,29123.90
PACE Steve Van Diest1,63211.85
Independent Sandeep Singh1,0297.47
Independent Annie Chua-Frith8576.22
Independent Imran Bashir6154.47
Independent Sukhi Randhawa5173.75
Independent Ashok Sui3782.74

tastawiyiniwak

PartyCandidateVote%
Better Edmonton Karen Principe (X)7,52649.79
Independent Jennifer Porritt2,83218.74
PACE Fidel Ammar2,05113.57
Independent Farhan Chak1,96913.03
Independent Jimmy Clement7364.87

Edmonton Public Schools trustee elections

The following are Official Candidates for Edmonton's nine Public School Board seats:

CandidateVotes%
Ward A
Sherri O'Keefe (X)3,94635.70
Marcelle Kosman2,64423.92
Nicole Renaud2,39421.66
Hassan Tukade Mohamed2,06918.72
Ward B
Linda Lindsay8,20469.66
Ahmed Muruh Ali1,86915.87
Erik Scott Olesen1,70514.48
Ward C
Holly Nichol 12,80083.99
Amyjoy Clow2,44016.01
Ward D
Nickela Anderson9,03947.21
Nancy Hunt5,54528.96
Colette Bachand3,82519.98
Rufino Comia Ranon7383.85
Ward E
Sarah Doll8,74159.45
Chuck Smit2,98120.27
Jodi Howard2,44716.64
Raine Turner5353.64
Ward F
Julie Kusiek (X)13,36464.96
Alex Marshall7,20935.04
Ward G
Saadiq Sumar (X)7,31343.37
Corrine Rondeau4,64827.56
Aleen Lenana3,01517.88
Pranshu Patel1,88611.18
Ward H
Melanie Hoffman7,84961.45
Edison Li2,39718.77
Dhaval Patel1,0408.14
Rajesh Kumar9957.79
Joshua Boateng Akom4923.85
Ward I
Jan Sawyer (X)5,87266.40
Gursharan Singh Chohan1,65418.70
Sanjay Patel96910.96
Tamilvanan Mani3493.95

Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division trustee elections

The following are Official Candidates for Edmonton's seven Catholic Separate School Division seats:

CandidateVotes%
Ward 71
Leah Fiorillo2,65457.60
Mona-Lee Feehan1,95442.40
Ward 72
Sandra Palazzo (X)4,77275.85
Annette Valstar1,51924.15
Ward 73
Kara Pelech2,17050.62
Ron Fernandes1,43233.40
Mark Swanson68515.98
Ward 74
Debbie Engel (X)4,87578.23
Berchman Parcon1,35721.77
Ward 75
Alene Mutala (X)Acclaimed
Ward 76
Lisa Castell Turchansky (X)4,83557.85
Susan Johnson3,52342.15
Ward 77
Laura Thibert (X)4,48374.32
Santo Chines1,54925.68

Notes

  1. ↑ The mayor is a member of City Council, but for the purposes of documentation is treated as their own individual.
  2. ↑ Numbers reported here are only among decided and/or leaning voters. 46% of voters were still undecided per CBC. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Edmonton Election Results (Official) | City of Edmonton". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Slates and Political Parties | City of Edmonton". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Election 2025: Sohi loses in Edmonton Southeast as Conservative Mahal clinches victory". edmontonjournal. Archived from the original on July 8, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Official List of Candidates Election of the Chief Elected Official (Mayor) for the City of Edmonton" (PDF). Edmonton Elections. City of Edmonton . Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2025 Edmonton Election Candidates | City of Edmonton". www.edmonton.ca.
  6. ↑ "Former Edmonton city councillor Tony Caterina running for mayor - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Former federal politician who once faked radio interview plans to run for mayor in Edmonton - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca". Global News.
  8. ↑ Carmichael, Jackie (May 22, 2025). "Andrew Knack, Edmonton's longest-serving councillor, enters mayoral race". Edmonton Journal . Archived from the original on June 4, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  9. ↑ "CBC Edmonton Municipal Election Poll" (PDF). Janet Brown Opinion Polling. October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ "If 'undecided' was a person, they'd be on track to be Edmonton's next mayor, poll suggests". CBC NEWS. October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Abacus Data Poll: Edmonton Voters Focused on Stability and Affordability as Mayoral Race Heats Up". Abacus Data. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Edmonton Municipal Polling: October 2025" (PDF). Leger. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Edmonton Municipal Polling". Cardinal Research. September 22, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Edmonton Municipal Polling" (PDF). Leger. August 29, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Official List of Candidates City of Edmonton Election of Councillors" (PDF). edmonton.ca.
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