The 2013 Lethbridge municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013 to elect a mayor and eight councillors (at-large ), the seven Lethbridge School District No. 51 trustees , and five of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4 ’s nine trustees (as Ward 2). This election marks a change of title for council members, from "Alderman", to "Councillor".
2013 Lethbridge municipal election
Candidate
Chris Spearman
Bridget Mearns
Faron Ellis
Popular vote
9,855
6,410
4,101
Percentage
46.1
30.0
19.22
From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years.[ 1] Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act.[ 2] [ 3]
Bold indicates elected , and incumbents are italicized .
Mayor[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Chris Spearman 9,855 46.1
Bridget Mearns
6,410
30.0
Faron Ellis
4,101
19.2
Curtis Simpson
1,000
4.7
Councillors[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Candidate
Votes
%
Joe Mauro 11,121 51.2
Kerry Milder
3,380
15.6
Ryan Parker 9,946 45.8
Harold Pereverseff
3,209
14.8
Jeffrey Coffman 9,785 45.0
George R. McCrea
2,661
12.2
Jeff Carlson 9,253 42.6
Darlene McLean
2,599
12.0
Rob Miyashiro 7,265 33.4
Fiona Doherty
2,143
9.9
Wade Galloway 6,922 31.9
Mark Leeb
2,109
9.7
Blaine Hyggen 6,229 28.7
Dillon Hargreaves
1,787
8.2
Liz Iwaskiw 5,942 27.3
Kevin Layton
1,260
5.8
Lea P. Switzer
5,811
26.7
Rory McKeown
1,190
5.5
Peter Deys
5,726
26.4
Marco Bergeron
971
4.5
Joey Shackleford
4,752
21.9
Tyler Gschaid
780
3.6
Jeff Wall
4,564
21.0
Yves Gauthier
760
3.5
Martin Heavy Head
4,232
19.5
Mako Tani
661
3.0
Rena Woss
3,816
17.6
James F. Suge
335
1.5
Michelle Madge
3,763
17.3
Public School Trustees
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Lethbridge School District No. 51[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Candidate
Votes
%
Mich Forster 4,392 26.7
Aileen Burke
1,564
9.5
Janice (Jan) Foster 3,957 24.0
Corey Anderson
1,366
8.3
Lola Major 3,826 23.2
Stephen Neis
1,218
7.4
Keith Fowler 3,060 18.6
Lynn Ambedian
1,124
6.8
Donna Hunt 2,949 17.9
Hazel Hart
1,087
6.6
Don Lacey 2,895 17.6
Lorne Darlington
1,077
6.5
Tyler Demers 2,395 14.5
Sherry Hunt
1,073
6.5
David Low
2,105
12.8
Marlene Applegate (Barratt)
1,052
6.4
Mary Kay
2,060
12.5
Hailey Solorzano
805
4.9
Nancy Mitchell
1,777
10.8
Jonathan Ostrom
639
3.9
Brooke Culley 1,571
9.6
Travis Burndred
631
3.8
Separate School Trustees
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Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4[ 4]
Ward 2
Candidate
Votes
%
Ken Tratch 2,863 54.4
Garth Renyk 2,532 48.1
Danny Ponjavic 2,232 42.2
Bob Spitzig 1,928 36.6
Bryan E. Kranzler 1,493 28.4
Clint Germsheid
1,209
23.0
^ "1968 Bill 23" . Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012 .^ "28th Legislature, 1st Session (2012)" . Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved December 9, 2012 .^ "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 .^ a b c d "2013 Official Election Results" (PDF) . City of Lethbridge. October 24, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013 .
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