Yellowknife City Council

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The Yellowknife City Council is the governing body of the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The council consists of a mayor and eight councillors originally elected to three year terms, but after a referendum in 2018 this has now been changed to four year terms. [1]

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The current mayor of Yellowknife is Rebecca Alty. [2]

2022-2026 council

2018-2022 council

In the 2018 election, voters chose to extend the term of office from three to four years. [3]

Election results (mayor)

2022

Mayoral CandidateVote [4]  %
Rebecca AltyAcclaimed

2018

Mayoral CandidateVote [5]  %
Rebecca Alty2,93854.99
Adrian Bell2,21041.36
Bob Stewart1021.91
Jerald Sibbeston931.74

2015

Mayoral CandidateVote [6]  %
Mark Heyck4,47976.04
John Himmelman1,41123.96

2012

Mayoral CandidateVote [7]  %
Mark Heyck2,00846.82
Tim Doyle1,46534.16
Paul Falvo81619.03

2009

Mayoral CandidateVote [8]  %
Gordon Van Tighem2,49773.77
Bryan Sutherland59217.49
John Westergreen2968.74

2006

Mayoral CandidateVote [4]  %
Gordon Van TighemAcclaimed

2003

Mayoral CandidateVote [9]  %
Gordon Van TighemAcclaimed

2000

Mayoral CandidateVote [10]  %
Gordon Van Tighem1,55537.47
Bob Brooks1,35532.65
David Lovell89921.66
Cheryl Best3418.22

Election Results (Councillors)

2022

2022 had 3,939 voters out of an eligible 8,190, which represents a 48% voter turnout. This is down from the 56% turn out in 2018.

Councillor CandidatesVotes [11]  %Elected (8)
Rob Warburton2,17255.1%Yes
Cat McGurk2,13254.1%Yes
Stacie Smith2,11653.7%Yes
Tom McLennan1,88347.8%Yes
Garett Cochrane1,83146.4%Yes
Ryan Fequet1,71143.4%Yes
Steve Payne1,64241.6%Yes
Ben Hendriksen1,56439.7%Yes
Rob Foote1,44436.6%No
Dwane Simmons1,09327.7%No
Rommel Silverio1,08027.4%No
Devon Hodder1,05926.8%No
Mike Martin1,03026.1%No
Beaton Mackenzie91723.2%No
Stewart Pallard69117.5%No
John Fredericks62315.8%No

2018

2018 saw 5,354 voters out of an eligible 9,544, which represents a 56% voter turnout.

Councillor CandidatesVote 10]  %Elected (8)
Shauna Morgan (incumbent)3,39863.5Yes
Julian Morse (incumbent)2,89554.2Yes
Robin Williams2,84553.2Yes
Steve Payne (incumbent)2,67149.9Yes
Stacie Smith2,51747.1Yes
Niels Konge (incumbent)2,45946Yes
Cynthia Mufandaedza2,16040.4Yes
Rommel Silverio (incumbent)2,02737.9Yes
Chris Gillander1,96836.8No
Edwin Castillo1,95436.6No
Dane Mason1,74132.6No
Terry Testart1,26523.7No
William Gomes1,18522.2No
Josh Campbell96918.1No
John Dalton95717.9No
Mark Bogan5309.9No

Referendum in 2018 election to increase term of office for City Council from three to four years

Bylaw 4969 to increase the term of office for City Council from three to four yearsVote 10]  %
Yes3,09657.9
No2,01337.7
Didn't vote2350.44

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