Crowsnest Pass residents rejected sitting council members at the polls on Monday night and elected an entirely new slate.
Taking the mayor’s seat for the next four years was Blair Painter, with an overwhelming majority of 2,065 votes versus sitting mayor Bruce Decoux with 467 votes and third place candidate John Prince capturing 152.
From 15 contenders for a council seat, six were elected with the following number of votes:
- Bill Kovach – 1987
- Shar Lazzarotto - 1832
- Marlene Anctil - 1450
- Dave Filipuzzi - 1348
- Dean Ward - 1135
- Doreen Glavin – 1102
Only Dean Ward has previously served on council while Doreen Glavin was unsuccessful in her bid to secure a seat in the last municipal election by a slight 44 votes.
In 2010, there were 19 candidates for a councillor position.
Runners up in the order of number of votes garnered were:
- Ed Strembicki – 999
- Tim Juhlin – 911
- Brian Gallant – 828
- Jerry Lonsbury – 765
- Larry Mitchell – 534
- Emile Saindon – 483
- Sasha JaegerBaird – 334
- Jamie Thomson – 289
- Paul Saltarelli – 159
Four unsuccessful candidates sat on the previous council (Gallant, Lonsbury, Mitchell and Saindon) while three others ran unsuccessfully in previous elections (JaegerBaird, Thomson and Saltarelli).
All figures await official confirmation as candidates have four days to challenge the results or ask for a recount.
There was little change in voter turnout this year at slightly over 56% versus just over 59% in 2010. Past elections saw 60% (2001), 52% (2004), and 49% (2007).
Based on the most recent census (May 2011) there were a total of 4,880 eligible voters in the municipality. The total number of ballots turned in saw a slight increase over the last municipal election of 2010. For the position of mayor, there were 2,748 ballots turned in (versus 2,730 in 2010) and for councillor seats, there were 2,755 (versus 2,732 in 2010).
The new council will be sworn in on Tuesday, Oct. 29 with official photographs and an organizational meeting to assign council members to municipal boards and committees.
I like the comment on the Cowley election "Long term residents produce long term solutions". Applicable here too.
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now they need to get rid of the CAO
ReplyDeleteCurious about the May 2011 census and how it can determine the number of eligible voters. Did it differentiate permanent resident, part time resident etc? Thinking the part time residents voted in their primary residence location. How was the census run? I am a part time resident, pay taxes etc but wasn't enumerated? Hmmmm...
ReplyDeleteI am too, but part timers don't count. And can't vote
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