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]
2022-2026 council
- Rebecca Alty, mayor
- Rob Warburton
- Cat McGurk
- Stacie Arden Smith
- Tom McLennan
- Garett Cochrane
- Ryan Fequet
- Steve Payne
- Ben Hendriksen
2018-2022 council
In the 2018 election, voters chose to extend the term of office from three to four years. [3]
- Rebecca Alty, mayor
- Shauna Morgan
- Julian Morse
- Robin Williams
- Steve Payne
- Stacie Smith
- Niels Konge
- Cynthia Mufandaedza
- Rommel Silverio
Election results (mayor)
2022
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[4] | % |
Rebecca Alty | Acclaimed |
2018
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 |
2015
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[6] | % |
Mark Heyck | 4,479 | 76.04 |
John Himmelman | 1,411 | 23.96 |
2012
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[7] | % |
Mark Heyck | 2,008 | 46.82 |
Tim Doyle | 1,465 | 34.16 |
Paul Falvo | 816 | 19.03 |
2009
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[8] | % |
Gordon Van Tighem | 2,497 | 73.77 |
Bryan Sutherland | 592 | 17.49 |
John Westergreen | 296 | 8.74 |
2006
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[4] | % |
Gordon Van Tighem | Acclaimed |
2003
Mayoral Candidate | Vote[9] | % |
Gordon Van Tighem | Acclaimed |
2000
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 |
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 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
2018 saw 5,354 voters out of an eligible 9,544, which represents a 56% voter turnout.
Councillor Candidates | Vote10] | % | 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 |
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 years | Vote10] | % |
Yes | 3,096 | 57.9 |
No | 2,013 | 37.7 |
Didn't vote | 235 | 0.44 |
References
- ^ "Election referendum |" (PDF).
- ^ "Elections". 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Referendum". 13 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Rebecca Alty set to serve 2nd term as Yellowknife mayor". CBC News. 2022-09-20. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07.
- ^ "Elections - City of Yellowknife". Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Results". 10 February 2021.
- ^ 2012 Election Results[permanent dead link]
- ^ 2009 Election Results [permanent dead link]
- ^ 2003 Election Results [permanent dead link]
- ^ "OCTOBER 15, 2018 CITIES, TOWNS & VILLAGES ELECTION RESULTS" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Election Results". www.yellowknife.ca. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
External links
- Yellowknife City Council website
- Yellowknife. City Council fonds. Northwest Territories Archives
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