The 2013 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013 to elect a

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s to the

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, seven of the nine

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, and the seven trustees to the

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public school trustees had no challengers. From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years. The

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passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act. Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle. The 12 electoral wards are the same as that of the 2010 election; each represented by a single councillor. Of the estimated 619,138 eligible voters, only 213,585 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 34.5%. A municipal census conducted in 2012 showed a population of 817,498, meaning approximately 75.7% of the population was eligible to vote. Three

councillors retired from politics, Jane Batty, Kim Krushell, and Linda Sloan, while incumbent councillors

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and Karen Leibovici ran for the position left by incumbent Mayor

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, guaranteeing at least six new councillors. The six vacancies were the only new councillors, as the remaining seven incumbents were re-elected. While the mayoral election was billed as a three-way race between the incumbent councillors, on election night Iveson won by a large margin.

Candidates

Bold indicates elected, ''italics'' indicates ''incumbent''.

Mayor

*Kristine Acielo - sales with ACN Canada *

ward 11 councillor *

- incumbent ward 10 councillor * Karen Leibovici - incumbent ward 5 councillor, former MLA *Josh Semotiuk - electrician *Gordon Ward

Ward 1

*Sean Amato - television journalist *Andrew Knack - community league president, finished second in the 2010 Ward 1 race *Sharon Maclise *Jamie Post - finished third in the 2010 Ward 1 race *Bryan Sandilands - health economist

Ward 2

*Mustafa Ali *Bev Esslinger - former public school chair *Ted Grand - purchaser *Nita Jalkanen *Don Koziak - finished second in the 2010 Ward 2 race *Jason Millar - trucking company manager *Shelley Tupper - finished third in the 2010 Ward 2 race

Ward 3

*Rob Bernshaw *David Dodge -

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radio producer *Hakin Isse - business owner *Dave Loken - incumbent

Ward 4

* Ed Gibbons - incumbent *Sam Hachem - real estate agent

Ward 5

*Rudy Arcilla - former Catholic school trustee *Terry Demers - president of community league, finished second in the 2010 Ward 3 race *Jim Gibbon - brewery founder *Mark Grandish - finished fourth in the 2010 Ward 5 race *Rob Hennigar - business owner *Brian Kendrick - finished third in the 2010 Ward 5 race *Michael Oshry - business owner *Allan Santos - transit operator *Alla Ternikova - construction business manager

Ward 6

* indicates withdrew from race after nomination day *Taz Bouchier *Kyle Brown - city employee *

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- writer *Derrick Forsythe - provincial employee *Carla Frost - finished fifth in the 2010 Ward 6 race *Melinda Hollis - psychotherapist *Bryan Kapitza - finished second in the 2010 Ward 6 race *Heather MacKenzie - former public school trustee *Scott McKeen - finished second in the 2010 Ward 7 race, journalist *Erin Northey - swim instructor *Adil Pirbhai - finished seventh in the 1998 Ward 5 race, accountant *Javed Sommers - public service auditor, withdrew from race on October 19 and endorsed Heather MacKenzie *Alfie White - mechanic *Dexx Williams - financial advisor

Ward 7

* Tony Caterina - incumbent *Dave Colburn - former public school board chairman *Tish Prouse - archeologist *Terry Rolls - finished fourth in the 2010 Ward 7 race *Mimi Williams - finished third in the 2001 Ward 2 race, activist

Ward 8

* Ben Henderson - incumbent

Ward 9

* Bryan Anderson - incumbent *Andrew Gorman - Edmonton International Airport employee

Ward 10

*Ray Bessel - businessman *Hafis Devji - businessman *Richard Feehan - university instructor *Dan Johnstone (also known as "Can Man Dan") - activist *Michael Walters - community organizer

Ward 11

*Rob Aromin - labourer *Sonia Bitar - former citizenship judge *Mujahid Chak - public servant *Dennis Gane - businessman *Roberto Maglalang - finished sixth in the 2010 Ward 11 race, human resources director * Mike Nickel - former councillor *Harvey Panesar - mixed martial arts promoter *Brent Schaffrick - finished third in the 2010 Ward 11 race, drilling consultant

Ward 12

*Chinwe Okelu - finished second in the 2010 Ward 11 race *

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- incumbent

Public school trustees

Separate school trustees

Mayoral opinion polling

2015 by-election

On May 5, 2015, Sarah Hoffman left her position as Ward G trustee for Edmonton Public Schools, and was elected as an MLA in the Alberta general election for

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. The 2015 Edmonton municipal by-election was held on Monday September 28, 2015 to elect one trustee to replace Hoffman.

2016 by-election

In October 2015

left his position as Ward 12 city councillor, after being elected as an MP in the

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for

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. The 2016 Edmonton municipal by-election was held on Monday February 22, 2016 to elect one councillor to replace Sohi. With 32 candidates running, the by-election had a record number of candidates for a by-election in Alberta.

References

External links

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections
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