Red Deer municipal election, 2013

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Red Deer municipal election, 2013
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  2010 October 21, 20132017 

Mayor and 8 councillors to Red Deer City Council

 
Candidate Tara Veer Cindy Jefferies Dennis Trepanier
Popular vote 9,400 7,971 1,514
Percentage 46.4 39.4 7.5

Mayor before election

Morris Flewwelling

Elected Mayor

Tara Veer

The 2013 Red Deer municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013. The citizens of Red Deer, Alberta, elected one mayor, eight councillors (all at large) to the Red Deer City Council, the seven Red Deer School District No. 104 trustees (at large), and five of the Red Deer Catholic Regional Division No. 39's seven trustees (as Red Deer Ward). The election also featured a non-binding plebiscite about adopting a city council ward system. [1]

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Red Deer, Alberta City in Alberta, Canada

Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills that is home to oil, grain, and cattle production. It is a centre for oil and agriculture distribution, and the surrounding region is a major centre for petrochemical production. Red Deer had a population of 100,418 as of the Canada 2016 census making Red Deer Alberta's third city to surpass 100,000 people.

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

Contents

From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years. [2] The Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act. [3] Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle. [4] Incumbent three-term Mayor Morris Flewwelling retired following the election, two councillors ran for the vacant seat. [5] Of the 63,979 eligible voters, only 20,364 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 31.8%. [6]

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Single house of Legislature of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly consists of 87 members, elected first past the post from single-member electoral districts.

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Candidates

Bold indicates elected, italics indicates incumbent.

Mayor

Mayor [6]
Candidate Votes %
Tara Veer 9,40046.4
Cindy Jefferies 7,971 39.4
Dennis Trepanier 1,514 7.5
William (Joe) Horn 951 4.7
Chad Mason 409 2.0
  • William Horn - taxi driver [7]
  • Cindy Jefferies - incumbent councillor [7]
  • Chad Mason - accounting [7]
  • Dennis Trepanier
  • Tara Veer - incumbent councillor [7]

Councillors

Councillors [6]
Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes %
Dianne Wyntjes9,84148.3Darren Young 3,470 17.0
S.H. (Buck) Buchanan8,43541.4Calvin Yzerman 3,452 17.0
Lawrence Lee8,40641.3David Helm 3,298 16.2
Lynne Mulder8,34141.0Bob Bevins 3,139 15.4
Frank Wong8,01939.4Ben Ordman 2,984 14.7
Ken Johnston7,13435.0Bettylyn Baker 2,975 14.6
Paul Harris6,63132.6Jonathan Wieler 2,747 13.5
Tanya Handley6,62332.5Dan McKenna 2,462 12.1
Dennis Moffat 5,437 26.7 Jerry Anderson 2,332 11.5
Terry Balgobin 4,743 23.3 Tim Lasiuta 1,974 9.7
Serge Gingras 4,734 23.2 Lloyd Erland Johnson 1,685 8.3
Janella Spearing 3,838 18.8 Matt Chapin 1,163 5.7
Calvin Goulet-Jones 3,591 17.6 Steve Coop 1,139 5.6
Dawna Morey 3,540 17.4 Victor Mobley 979 4.8
Garry I Didrikson 3,517 17.3 Troy Wavrecan 469 2.3
  • Jerry Anderson - retired businessman [8]
  • Terry Balgobin - business owner [8]
  • Bob Bevins - business owner [8]
  • Buck Buchanan - incumbent councillor [8]
  • Matt Chapin - community volunteer [8]
  • Serge Gingras - college instructor [8]
  • Calvin Goulet-Jones - business owner [8]
  • Tanya Handley
  • Paul Harris - incumbent councillor
  • David Helm - grain farmer [8]
  • Ken Johnston - bank manager [8]
  • Lawrence Lee - incumbent public school board trustee [8]
  • Dan McKenna - casino gaming consultant [8]
  • Victor Mobley - Agricultural Partsperson [8]
  • Dawna Morey
  • Lynne Mulder - incumbent councillor [8]
  • Janella Spearing
  • Troy Wavercan - computer technician [8]
  • Jonathan Wieler - business owner [8]
  • Frank Wong - incumbent councillor [8]
  • Dianne Wyntjes - incumbent councillor [8]
  • Darren Young - information technology manager [8]

Public school trustees

Red Deer School District No. 104 [6]
Candidate Votes
Bill Stuebing6,759
Bev Manning6,754
Bill Christie5,833
Cathy Peacocke4,943
Jim Watters4,943
Dianne Macaulay4,849
Dick Lemke4,823
Lianne Kruger 4,442
Shari Hanson 3,811
Milt Williams 3,587
Ben Ordman 3,299
Kerri Kenworthy 3,227
Raymond Yaworski 2,553
Kurt Victor Spady 2,314

Separate school trustees

Red Deer Catholic Regional Division No. 39 [6]
Candidate Votes Candidate Votes Candidate Votes
Red Deer Ward Highway 11 Ward QE II Ward
Adriana LaGrange3,274Liam McNiff Acclaimed Diane J. MacKayAcclaimed
Anne Marie Watson3,168
David Bouchard2,845
Guy Pelletier2,804
Murray Hollman2,056
Cory G. Litzenberger 1,809
Brandie Towers 1,585

Plebiscite

Red Deer City Council approved a non-binding plebiscite question and choices on May 27, 2013. [1] [9]

Do you want the city of Red Deer divided into wards?
Choice Votes %
No, I want to keep voting for Council candidates for the whole city, not just the area where I live. 13,315 71.8
Yes, I want to be able to vote for the Council candidates who run in the area I live in (my ward). 5,240 28.2

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References

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