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Edmonton municipal election, 2013

Edmonton municipal election, 2013
Alberta
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Mayor and 12 councilors to Edmonton City Council
  Councillor Don Iveson.jpg Karen Leibovici 2013.jpg 2013-05-16 Kerry Diotte.jpg
Candidate Don Iveson Karen Leibovici Kerry Diotte
Popular vote 132,162 41,182 32,917
Percentage 62.2% 19.4% 15.5%

Edmonton City Council election, 2013 results by ward.svg
Results of the City Council election

Mayor before election

Stephen Mandel

Elected Mayor

Don Iveson


Stephen Mandel

Don Iveson

The 2013 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013 to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council, seven of the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Two incumbent public school trustees had no challengers. From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta 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 incumbent councillors retired from politics, Jane Batty, Kim Krushell, and Linda Sloan, while incumbent councillors Kerry Diotte, Don Iveson and Karen Leibovici ran for the position left by incumbent Mayor Stephen Mandel, 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.


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