2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections

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

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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[4] Vote %
Terry French Acclaimed

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate[5] Vote[6] %
Jim Parsons 3,775 56.18
Charles Pender (X) 2,945 43.82

City council

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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

Mayor

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Candidate[19] Vote[20] %
Dave Aker 5,345 81.27
Travis Faulkner 1,232 18.73

City Council

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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

Mayor

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Candidate Vote %
Dan Bobbett (X) 4,107 78.17
John Roberts 1,147 21.83

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City Council

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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

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By-election, 2019

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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

Mayor

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Candidate Vote %
Danny Breen 20,261 53.19
Andy Wells[24] 12,604 33.09
Renee Sharpe 5,225 13.72

Deputy Mayor

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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

By-election

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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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