Scott Gillingham

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Scott Gillingham
Scott Gillingham at U.S. Consulate Winnipeg 2022 (cropped).jpg
Gillingham in 2022
44th Mayor of Winnipeg
Assumed office
November 1, 2022
Occupation
  • Politician
  • pastor

Scott Gillingham is a Canadian politician who currently serves as the 44th mayor of Winnipeg, being elected on October 26, 2022. Before being elected as mayor, he was the city councillor for St. James from 2014 to 2022. He was sworn in as the mayor of Winnipeg on November 1, 2022.

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Biography

Gillingham was born in Brandon, Manitoba, and raised on a farm near Carman. He played hockey in his youth, including stints with the Steinbach Hawks, Dauphin Kings and Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. [1]

He was a Pentecostal pastor before entering politics in 2014 as a member of the Winnipeg City Council. [2] In 2021, he considered running in the 2021 Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba leadership election, but decided not to, citing the party's timeline. [3]

In 2022, he was elected mayor of Winnipeg. [4]

Electoral record

Municipal

2022 Winnipeg mayoral election

CandidateVotes [5]  %
Scott Gillingham53,66327.54
Glen Murray 49,27225.29
Kevin Klein 28,80614.78
Shaun Loney28,56714.66
Robert-Falcon Ouellette 15,0297.71
Jenny Motkaluk7,4433.82
Rana Bokhari 5,9003.03
Rick Shone2,5701.32
Don Woodstock1,8890.97
Idris Adelakun1,2630.65
Chris Clacio4510.23

2018 Winnipeg city council election

St. James
CandidateVotes %
Scott Gillingham (X)9,13055.43
Shawn Dobson (X)5,74034.85
Kurt Morton1,6019.72

2014 Winnipeg city council election

St. James-Brooklands
CandidateVotes %
Scott Gillingham5,17443.69
Bryan Metcalfe3,54829.96
Stefan Jonasson2,29219.35
Fred Morris8286.99

Provincial

2011 Manitoba general election : St. James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Deanne Crothers 4,43249.61−6.04$25,563.25
Progressive Conservative Scott Gillingham 3,41438.21+7.38$31,468.19
Liberal Gerard Allard6857.67−0.96$5,903.97
Green Trevor Vandale3774.22$205.40
Total valid votes8,908
Rejected and declined ballots25
Turnout8,93362.02+2.82
Electors on the lists14,403

References

  1. "Mayor Scott Gillingham". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. Sam Samson (October 24, 2022). "Former Pentecostal pastor running for Winnipeg mayor says views on gay marriage changed years ago". CBC News. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  3. Ian Froese (October 24, 2022). "Winnipeg city councillor won't seek PC leadership, blames party's timeline for undermining challengers". CBC News. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  4. Danton Unger (October 26, 2022). "Scott Gillingham elected as Winnipeg's next mayor". CTV News Winnipeg. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  5. "2022 Elections - Unofficial Results". October 26, 2022.