Lethbridge municipal election, 2010

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Lethbridge municipal election, 2010
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  2007 October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18) 2013  

Mayor and 8 aldermen to Lethbridge City Council

 
Leader Rajko Dodic Chris Spearman
Popular vote 6,170 5,962
Percentage 25.2 24.3

 
Leader Cheryl Meheden James Frey
Popular vote 5,168 4,911
Percentage 21.1 20.0

Mayor before election

Bob Tarleck

Elected Mayor

Rajko Dodic

The 2010 Lethbridge municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010 to elect a mayor and eight aldermen (at-large), and five of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4's nine trustees (as Ward 2). The seven Lethbridge School District No. 51 trustees were acclaimed, five being incumbents. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. Of the 69,863 eligible voters, only 24,522 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 35.1%, and an average of 5.9 aldermen per ballot. One seat was not filled at the swearing-in ceremony, as a result of Alderman-elect Bob Babki's death. The seat was filled following a by-election over three months later.

Lethbridge City in Alberta, Canada

Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by land area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's warm summers, mild winters, and windy climate. Lethbridge lies southeast of Calgary on the Oldman River.

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Results

Bold indicates elected, incumbents are italicized, and an asterisk indicates not sworn in.

Mayor

Mayor [1]
Candidate Votes %
Rajko Dodic 6,17025.2
Chris Spearman 5,962 24.3
Cheryl Meheden 5,168 21.1
James P. Frey 4,911 20.0
Dennis Carrier 1,298 5.3
Kay Adeniyi 667 2.7

Aldermen

Aldermen [1]
Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes %
Joe Mauro12,96252.9Margaret Simmons3,985 16.3
Bob Babki * 11,44046.7Geri Hecker 3,728 15.2
Bridget Mearns8,74035.6Melvin James Fletcher 3,667 15.0
Ryan Parker8,48934.6Bev Lanz 3,453 14.1
Jeff Carlson8,06732.9Lee Cutforth 3,257 13.3
Faron Ellis7,89132.2Hazel Hart 2,694 11.0
Liz Iwaskiw6,96328.4Joyce Van Der Lee 2,638 10.8
Tom Wickersham6,80327.7Bob Cooney 2,470 10.1
Jeffrey Coffman 6,590 26.9 Rory Tarant 1,956 8.0
Lea Switzer 6,407 26.1 Fiona Doherty 1,953 8.0
Blaine E. Hyggen 5,867 23.9 Kris Bouchard 1,895 7.7
Bal Boora 5,773 23.5 Kris Jones 1,021 4.2
Shaun Ward4,706 19.2 Kevin Layton 1,018 4.2
Gary Weikum 4,367 17.8 Bob Janzen 938 3.8
Ken Tratch4,274 17.4 Rod Hoeg 539 2.2

* Bob Babki died before being sworn into office. [2]

By-election

The 2011 Lethbridge municipal by-election was held Tuesday, February 1, 2011 to elect one aldermen at-large. On October 18, 2010, Bob Babki was elected to the eight alderman council, in the regular scheduled municipal election. He died on October 30, from a suspected heart failure, two days before he would have been sworn into office. [2] Minister of Municipal Affairs Hector Goudreau wrote Mayor Rajko Dodic, and by extension all citizens of Lethbridge, on November 18, that because Alderman-elect Babki was declared elected, a by-election would be required. [3] The Municipal Government Act requires the City to hold a by-election within 90 days of a vacancy, since the vacancy did not occur until the new council was sworn in on November 1, 2010, it would have been January 30, 2011 at the latest, the two day discrepancy was not explained on the City election website. [4] Of the 68,294 eligible voters, only 8,843 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 12.9%.

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The Lethbridge City Council is the legislative governing body that represents the citizens of Lethbridge, Alberta. Eight councillors and the mayor comprise the council. The mayor is the city's chief elected official and the city manager is its chief administrative officer. For the 2017–2021 term, the mayor is Chris Spearman and the councillors are Mark Campbell, Jeff Carlson, Jeffrey Coffman, Belinda Crowson, Blaine Hyggen, Joseph Mauro, Rob Miyashiro, and Ryan Parker.

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Alderman [5]
Candidate Votes %
Jeffrey Coffman3,30437.4
Lea Switzer 1,363 15.4
George R. McCrea 1,015 11.5
Bal Boora 944 10.7
Ken Tratch876 9.9
Blaine Eddy Hyggen 771 8.7
Wade Galloway 237 2.7
Kay Adeniyi 231 2.6
Kevin Layton 72 0.8
Rod J. Hoeg 30 0.3

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