2007 Edmonton municipal election

2007 Edmonton municipal election

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Mayor and 12 councilors to Edmonton City Council
 
Candidate Stephen Mandel Don Koziak
Popular vote 98,751 38,027
Percentage 65.8 25.3

Mayor before election

Stephen Mandel

Elected mayor

Stephen Mandel

The 2007 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday, October 15, 2007, to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council, eight of the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and four of the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. One incumbent public school trustee had no challengers, and three separate school trustee candidates (one being an incumbent) were unchallenged. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. Of the estimated 560,117 eligible voters, only 152,576 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 27.2%.[1]

This was the last Edmonton city election to be held with multiple members elected in a contest. On July 22, 2009, City Council voted to change the electoral system of six wards electing two councillors each, to a system of 12 wards; each ward to be represented by a single councillor. The changes took effect for the 2010 election.[2]

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  2. ^ "City of Edmonton". www.edmonton.ca. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.