Edmonton municipal election, 1986

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The 1986 municipal election was held October 20, 1986 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board.

Edmonton City Council governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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This was the last election in which school trustees were elected at large. Beginning in 1989, both districts introduced a ward system.

The fifty-seven candidates for the public school board remains the most in Edmonton's history.

Voter turnout

There were 134020 ballots cast out of 396004 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 33.8%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Mayor

Laurence Decore Canadian politician

Laurence George Decore, was a Ukrainian-Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta. He was mayor of Edmonton, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.

Aldermen

Ward 1

  • Bruce Campbell - 10929
  • Helen Paull - 10074
  • Dan Backs - 6545
  • Paul Norris - 5038
  • Walter Coombs - 2320
  • John Ludwig - 2104
  • Mary Hislop-Perraton - 864
  • Roxanne Herbert - 712
  • Francis Dryden - 490
Bruce Campbell (Alberta politician) Canadian politician

Bruce Campbell was a Canadian politician, commercial contractor, carpenter, and Rotarian. He was born in Cadomin, Alberta, and resided in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for most of his life.

Dan Backs is a politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was elected as a Liberal candidate in the 2004 provincial election, but was kicked out of the Liberal caucus by leader Kevin Taft, who cited concerns about Backs' ability to work as a member of a team. He sat as an independent thereafter and, after failing to secure the Progressive Conservative nomination for his riding, sought re-election in that capacity as well. He finished third in the riding in the 2008 election.

Ward 2

Ronald John Hayter was the longest-serving city councillor of Edmonton, Alberta, having served since 1971 until 1995, when he stepped down to join the National Parole Board. He returned to council during the 2001 civic election, was re-elected in the 2004 and 2007 civic elections, and retired in 2010. During his tenure, he spearheaded people-friendly development such as the Shaw Convention Center, the LRT, waste recycling programs, preservation of the River Valley wilderness, and promotion of arts and especially sports events that helped turned a modest oil and agriculture city into a world class capital. He was proudest though, of his lifelong efforts to promote the rights of, and create reconciliation with, First Nations communities.

Ward 3

  • Judy Bethel - 8779
  • Julian Kinisky - 7812
  • Joe Filewych - 4172
  • Bill Kostiniuk - 3888
  • John Strikwerda - 2994
  • Kathy Kellman - 1872
  • Mike Kachkar - 1309
  • John Lakusta - 1306

Judith Claire Bethel was a member of the House of Commons of Canada for the Edmonton East electoral district from 1993 to 1997. Her career was in education and finance.

Ward 4

  • Lance White - 7639
  • Mel Binder - 6249
  • Donna Artuso - 4823
  • Alice Hanson - 4816
  • Gerry Wright - 4256
  • Ed Leger - 3579
  • Ron Pilling - 1609
  • Gordon Hum - 705
  • Carl Byrd Williams - 260

Ward 5

  • Lillian Staroszik - 12753
  • Patricia MacKenzie - 9052
  • Wes Candler - 8429
  • Donald Grimble - 5433
  • Ross Brown - 4278
  • Rom Smit - 875

Ward 6

  • Terry Cavanagh - 13990
  • Ken Kozak - 9977
  • Sheila McKay - 9809
  • Wayne Weeks - 4301
  • Ron Hodgins - 4077
  • John Bracegirdle - 2120
  • Eric Saemisch - 901
  • Bill Gowan-Smith - 566
  • Keith Adamson - 532

Public school trustees

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

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References

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections