2013 Edmonton municipal election

2013 Edmonton mayoral election
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Turnout34.50%
 
Candidate Don Iveson Karen Leibovici Kerry Diotte
Popular vote 132,162 41,182 32,917
Percentage 62.22% 19.39% 15.50%
Mayor before election

Stephen Mandel

 Elected mayor

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.[1] The Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act.[2] Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.[3]

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%.[4] A municipal census conducted in 2012 showed a population of 817,498, meaning approximately 75.7% of the population was eligible to vote.[5] 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.[6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ "1968 Bill 23". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  2. ^ "28th Legislature, 1st Session (2012)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105" (PDF). 2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
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  5. ^ "Who is Eligible to Vote?". The City of Edmonton. 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "Edmonton election diary: Iveson's vote total sets record". Edmonton Journal. October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  7. ^ Kent, Gordon (October 22, 2013). "Mayor-elect Iveson seeks help building 'extraordinary' Edmonton". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  8. ^ Mason, Gary (October 22, 2013). "Nenshi, Iveson election wins show powerful winds of change in Alberta". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  9. ^ Kliess, Karen (October 22, 2013). "Edmonton election brings handful of surprises and upsets". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2013.