Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on September 26, 2017. This article lists the results in selected municipalities. Results are for mayoral elections unless otherwise specified.
2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
Mayoral Candidate[ 1]
Vote[ 2]
%
Philip Wood (X)
1,580
59.57
George Simmons
1,073
40.44
Mayoral Candidate[ 3]
Vote
%
Frazer Russell (X)
Acclaimed
Mayoral Candidate[ 5]
Vote[ 6]
%
Jim Parsons
3,775
56.18
Charles Pender (X)
2,945
43.82
Candidate[ 5]
Vote[ 6]
%
Bill Griffin
2,933
8.28
Vaughn Granter
2,741
7.74
Linda Chaisson (X)
2,579
7.28
Bernd Staeben (X)
2,564
7.24
Josh Carey (X)
2,514
7.10
Tony Buckle (X)
2,317
6.54
Lenny Benoit
2,268
6.40
Katrina Basha
2,224
6.28
Keith Cormier (X)
2,104
5.94
Pamela Gill
2,024
5.71
Leo Bruce
1,961
5.54
Devon Pardy
1,924
5.43
Brian Sparkes
1,885
5.32
Donna Wheeler
1,616
4.56
Priscilla Boutcher
1,283
3.62
Tom Stewart
1,078
3.04
Kyle Brookings
857
2.42
Maureen Mennie
543
1.53
Mayoral Candidate[ 7]
Vote[ 8]
%
Dean Ball (X)
1,293
61.02
Sandra Pinksen
826
38.98
Mayoral Candidate[ 9]
Vote[ 10]
%
Percy Farwell
2,000
54.38
Cyril Abbott
1,557
42.33
Frank Ireland
121
3.29
Mayoral Candidate[ 11]
Vote[ 12]
%
Barry Manuel (X)
4,358
76.79
Peggy Bartlett
1,317
23.21
Mayoral Candidate[ 13]
Vote[ 14]
%
John Hickey
1,393
56.90
George Andrews
565
23.08
Tony Chubbs
490
20.02
Council voted in 2017 to not hold a separate election for mayor. The council candidate who wins the most votes is elected mayor.[ 15]
Council Candidate[ 16] (7 to be elected)
Vote
%
Wayne Button (elected mayor)
1,186
10.22
Fabian Benoit
1,030
8.87
Junior Humphries (X)
998
8.60
Nick McGrath
920
7.92
John Penney (X)
883
7.61
Kenneth Lawlor
863
7.43
Richard Fahey
783
6.74
Peter Pike
758
6.53
Edward Conway (X)
744
6.41
Corinna Wentzell
684
5.89
Jamie-Lynn Patterson
655
5.64
Toby Leon
629
5.42
Clarence Rogers (X)
584
5.03
Jordan Brown
515
3.44
Christopher Lacey (X)
377
3.25
Mayoral Candidate[ 17]
Vote[ 18]
%
Sam Synard (X)
1,907
69.62
Lisa Slaney
832
30.38
Candidate[ 19]
Vote[ 20]
%
Dave Aker
5,345
81.27
Travis Faulkner
1,232
18.73
Candidate[ 19]
Vote[ 20]
%
Jim Locke (X)
4,812
14.55
Lucy Stoyles (X)
4,331
13.09
Andrew Ledwell (X)
4,298
12.99
Isabelle Fry
3,429
10.37
Andrea Power
2,994
9.05
Bill Antle
2,844
8.60
Gerard Curtis
1,981
5.99
Max Harvey
1,793
5.42
Terry Ryan
1,697
5.13
Darren Chislett
1,417
4.28
Dave Kelly
1,294
3.91
Rick Pearson
1,211
3.66
Tony Janes
979
2.96
Candidate
Vote
%
Dan Bobbett (X)
4,107
78.17
John Roberts
1,147
21.83
[ 21]
Candidate
Vote
%
Allan English
2,765
11.20
Elizabeth Laurie (X)
2,554
10.34
Paul Dinn (X)
2,417
9.79
Deborah Quilty (X)
2,128
8.62
Patrick Martin (X)
1,842
7.46
Sterling Willis (X)
1,807
7.32
Coreen Bennett
1,761
7.13
Kimberley Street
1,568
6.35
Scott Dawe
1,533
6.21
Sheldon Antle
1,517
6.14
Glen Carew
1,238
5.01
Neil Farrell
1,162
4.71
Reggie Lawrence
956
3.87
Jamie Thornhill
591
2.40
Tony Kelly
560
2.27
Anthony Pittman
292
1.18
[ 21]
Candidate [ 22]
Vote
%
Kimberley Street
788
Curtis Knee
648
Coreen Bennett
580
Tony Kelly
169
Mayoral Candidate[ 23]
Vote
%
Carol McDonald
1,282
48.95
Gavin Will
1,045
39.90
Joe Duggan
292
11.15
Candidate
Vote
%
Sheilagh O'Leary
30,689
84.21
Michelle Worthman
5,753
15.79
Candidate[ 25]
Vote
%
Ward 1
Deanne Stapleton
3,715
45.49
Lou Puddister
3,534
43.27
Nadeem Saqlain
918
11.24
Ward 2
Hope Jamieson
2,989
38.81
Jonathan Galgay (X)
2,674
34.72
Derek Winsor
635
8.24
Tom Badcock
485
6.30
Pamela Hodder
370
4.80
Wayne Ralph
280
3.64
Greg Dunne
269
3.49
Ward 3
Jamie Korab
5,079
63.02
Peter McDonald
1,710
21.22
Walter Harding
1,270
15.76
Ward 4
Ian Froude
3,652
60.77
Scott Fitzgerald
2,358
39.23
Ward 5
Wally Collins (X)
2,286
31.06
Jamie Finn
1,758
23.89
Fraser Piccott
1,350
18.34
Mike Walsh
995
13.52
Paul Dinn
971
13.19
At large (4 to be elected)
Maggie Burton
20,623
15.78
Dave Lane (X)
16,959
12.98
Sandy Hickman (X)
14,273
10.92
Debbie Hanlon
13,632
10.43
Art Puddister (X)
12,772
9.77
Ron Ellsworth
12,335
9.44
Tom Hann (X)
11,765
9.00
Darrell Power
9,992
7.65
Tracy Holmes
5,844
4.47
Jennifer McCreath
5,537
4.24
Terry Bennett
4,682
3.58
Larry Borne
2,253
1.72
A by-election was held October 20, 2020 in Ward 2 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hope Jamieson.
Candidate
Vote[ 26]
%
Shawn Skinner
1,242
22.88
Ophelia Ravencroft
936
17.24
Lorne Loder
923
17.00
Greg Smith
586
10.79
Carol Anne Furlong
570
10.50
Matt House
480
8.84
Greg Noseworthy
470
8.66
Wallace Ryan
222
4.09
Mayoral Candidate[ 27]
Vote[ 28]
%
Tom Rose
1,248
53.56
Tom O'Brien (X)
1,082
46.44
Mayoral Candidate[ 29]
Vote
%
Craig Scott
Acclaimed
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