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]
The current mayor of Yellowknife is Rebecca Alty. [2]
In the 2018 election, voters chose to extend the term of office from three to four years. [3]
Mayoral Candidate | Vote [4] | % |
---|---|---|
Rebecca Alty | Acclaimed |
Mayoral Candidate | Vote [5] | % |
---|---|---|
Rebecca Alty | 2,938 | 54.99 |
Adrian Bell | 2,210 | 41.36 |
Bob Stewart | 102 | 1.91 |
Jerald Sibbeston | 93 | 1.74 |
Mayoral Candidate | Vote [6] | % |
---|---|---|
Mark Heyck | 4,479 | 76.04 |
John Himmelman | 1,411 | 23.96 |
Mayoral Candidate | Vote [7] | % |
---|---|---|
Mark Heyck | 2,008 | 46.82 |
Tim Doyle | 1,465 | 34.16 |
Paul Falvo | 816 | 19.03 |
Mayoral Candidate | Vote [8] | % |
---|---|---|
Gordon Van Tighem | 2,497 | 73.77 |
Bryan Sutherland | 592 | 17.49 |
John Westergreen | 296 | 8.74 |
Mayoral Candidate | Vote [4] | % |
---|---|---|
Gordon Van Tighem | Acclaimed |
Mayoral Candidate | Vote [9] | % |
---|---|---|
Gordon Van Tighem | Acclaimed |
Mayoral Candidate | Vote [10] | % |
---|---|---|
Gordon Van Tighem | 1,555 | 37.47 |
Bob Brooks | 1,355 | 32.65 |
David Lovell | 899 | 21.66 |
Cheryl Best | 341 | 8.22 |
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 Candidates | Votes [11] | % | Elected (8) |
---|---|---|---|
Rob Warburton | 2,172 | 55.1% | Yes |
Cat McGurk | 2,132 | 54.1% | Yes |
Stacie Smith | 2,116 | 53.7% | Yes |
Tom McLennan | 1,883 | 47.8% | Yes |
Garett Cochrane | 1,831 | 46.4% | Yes |
Ryan Fequet | 1,711 | 43.4% | Yes |
Steve Payne | 1,642 | 41.6% | Yes |
Ben Hendriksen | 1,564 | 39.7% | Yes |
Rob Foote | 1,444 | 36.6% | No |
Dwane Simmons | 1,093 | 27.7% | No |
Rommel Silverio | 1,080 | 27.4% | No |
Devon Hodder | 1,059 | 26.8% | No |
Mike Martin | 1,030 | 26.1% | No |
Beaton Mackenzie | 917 | 23.2% | No |
Stewart Pallard | 691 | 17.5% | No |
John Fredericks | 623 | 15.8% | No |
2018 saw 5,354 voters out of an eligible 9,544, which represents a 56% voter turnout.
Councillor Candidates | Vote 10] | % | Elected (8) |
---|---|---|---|
Shauna Morgan (incumbent) | 3,398 | 63.5 | Yes |
Julian Morse (incumbent) | 2,895 | 54.2 | Yes |
Robin Williams | 2,845 | 53.2 | Yes |
Steve Payne (incumbent) | 2,671 | 49.9 | Yes |
Stacie Smith | 2,517 | 47.1 | Yes |
Niels Konge (incumbent) | 2,459 | 46 | Yes |
Cynthia Mufandaedza | 2,160 | 40.4 | Yes |
Rommel Silverio (incumbent) | 2,027 | 37.9 | Yes |
Chris Gillander | 1,968 | 36.8 | No |
Edwin Castillo | 1,954 | 36.6 | No |
Dane Mason | 1,741 | 32.6 | No |
Terry Testart | 1,265 | 23.7 | No |
William Gomes | 1,185 | 22.2 | No |
Josh Campbell | 969 | 18.1 | No |
John Dalton | 957 | 17.9 | No |
Mark Bogan | 530 | 9.9 | No |
Bylaw 4969 to increase the term of office for City Council from three to four years | Vote 10] | % |
---|---|---|
Yes | 3,096 | 57.9 |
No | 2,013 | 37.7 |
Didn't vote | 235 | 0.44 |
Bibb County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 157,346. Bibb County is geographically located in the Central Georgia region, and is the largest county in the Macon metropolitan area.
Yellowknife is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about 400 km (250 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the outlet of the Yellowknife River.
The 2003 Northwest Territories general election was held on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.
Referendums in the United Kingdom are occasionally held at a national, regional or local level. Historically, national referendums are rare due to the long-standing principle of parliamentary sovereignty. There is no constitutional requirement to hold a national referendum for any purpose or on any issue however the UK Parliament is free to legislate through an Act of Parliament for a referendum to be held on any question at any time.
Elections in Hungary are held at two levels: general elections to elect the members of the National Assembly and local elections to elect local authorities. European Parliament elections are also held every 5 years.
Elections in Lithuania are held to select members of the parliament, the president, members of the municipal councils and mayors, as well as delegates to the European Parliament. Lithuanian citizens can also vote in mandatory or consultative referendums.
Elections in Turkey are held for six functions of government: presidential elections (national), parliamentary elections (national), municipality mayors (local), district mayors (local), provincial or municipal council members (local) and muhtars (local). Apart from elections, referendums are also held occasionally.
Chilliwack City Council is the governing body for the City of Chilliwack, British Columbia. Its powers and responsibilities are regulated through the Local Government Act, and the Community Charter. It has the power of a natural person, the power to expropriate, and the power to establish and enforce bylaws. It raises funds through property taxes and user fees, and can borrow a limited amount through the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia to pay for capital costs.
Wendy Bisaro is a Canadian politician who represented Frame Lake in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 2007 to 2015.
The District of Columbia holds general elections every two years to fill various D.C. government offices, including mayor, attorney general, members of the D.C. Council, members of the D.C. State Board of Education, and members of its Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Additionally, citywide ballot measures may be proposed and voted on.
Elections in Oregon are all held using a Vote by Mail (VBM) system. This means that all registered voters receive their ballots via postal delivery and can vote from their homes. A state Voters’ Pamphlet is mailed to every household in Oregon about three weeks before each statewide election. It includes information about each measure and candidate in the upcoming election.
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. 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.
The Mayor of Bristol was the political leader of Bristol City Council. The mayor was a directly elected politician who, along with the 70 members of Bristol City Council, was responsible for the strategic government of the city of Bristol, England. The role was created after a local referendum held on 3 May 2012, which followed the passage of the Localism Act 2011. 41,032 voted for an elected mayor and 35,880 voted against, with a turnout of 24%. An election for the new post was held on 15 November 2012.
The 2015 Northwest Territories general election was held November 23, 2015. Under the territory's fixed election date legislation, the election was supposed to be held on October 5, 2015, however, since the federal election date of October 19, 2015, overlapped with that date, the N.W.T. government moved the date of the territorial election. The election selected 19 members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
The 2018 municipal elections in Ontario were held on October 22, 2018.
Municipal elections were held in Israel on October 30, 2018. A run-off was held on November 13 in localities where a candidate for mayor received at least 40% of the vote.
Local elections held in Iligan City last May 13, 2019 as part of the Philippine general election. Registered voters elected officials for the local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the one congressman, and twelve councilors. At the end of filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) last October 2018, a total of 54 hopefuls have filed their COC for city's 15 elective positions: 4 are running for congressman, 4 for mayor, 3 for vice-mayor, and 13 for city councilors.
The 2019 Wisconsin Spring Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on April 2, 2019. There was one seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on the ballot, as well as several other nonpartisan local and judicial elections. There were also a number of local referendums for school funding. The 2019 Wisconsin Spring Primary was held February 19, 2019.
The 2021 mayoral election in Allentown, Pennsylvania was held on November 2, 2021. The primary election was held on May 18, 2021.