Edmonton municipal election, 1998
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The 1998 municipal election was held October 26, 1998 to elect a mayor and twelve councillors to sit on Edmonton City Council
, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board. Edmontonians also decided one plebiscite question and participated in the Senate election
.
(Edward Wieclaw was acclaimed to the seat representing Vegreville
on the board.)
and Bert Brown
were elected (see Alberta Senate nominee election, 1998
for province-wide results).
Edmonton City Council
The Edmonton City Council is the governing body of the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors. Until 2010, Edmonton was divided in six wards with two councillors representing citizens in each ward...
, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board. Edmontonians also decided one plebiscite question and participated in the Senate election
Alberta Senate nominee election, 1998
The 2nd Alberta Senate nominee election was held in Alberta, Canada, on October 19, 1998 in conjunction with the Alberta Municipal Elections. It was held to elect Alberta's candidates for appointment to the Canadian Senate....
.
Voter turnout
There were 172215 ballots cast out of 482763 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 35.7%.Mayor
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Bill Smith Bill Smith (Alberta politician) William Smith is a businessman, Canadian politician, and former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta.Smith was first elected in 1995 after defeating incumbent Mayor Jan Reimer and was re-elected in 1998 and 2001... |
84,512 | 50.62% |
Mike Nickel Mike Nickel Mike Nickel is a politician in Alberta, Canada and a former municipal councillor in Edmonton.Nickel was born in Edmonton and attended the University of Alberta, earning a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Master's degree in Statistics and Media Studies... |
27,029 | 16.19% |
Ihor Broda | 22,280 | 13.35% |
Tooker Gomberg Tooker Gomberg Tooker Gomberg was a Canadian politician and environmental activist.A native of Montreal, Quebec and a liberal-arts graduate of Hampshire College , Gomberg founded one of Canada's first curbside recycling programs in Montreal, and later moved to Edmonton, Alberta, where he created educational... |
21,614 | 12.95% |
Rory Nugent | 3,869 | 2.32% |
Cheryl Schumacher | 3,740 | 2.24% |
Kelly Morris | 2,178 | 1.30% |
Brian Gregg | 1,726 | 1.03% |
Councillors
Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 | ||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Candidate | Votes | Candidate | Votes | Candidate | Votes | Candidate | Votes | Candidate | Votes |
Wendy Kinsella | 18,731 | Allan Bolstad | 15,605 | Brian Mason Brian Mason Brian Mason is a Canadian politician and leader of the Alberta New Democrats . Mason was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood in a 2001 byelection, and his career in politics spans more than 20 years.Mason first became politically active... |
19,311 | Jim Taylor | 20,357 | Larry Langley | 13,805 | Terry Cavanagh Terry Cavanagh Terence James Cavanagh is a Canadian politician, municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta, who served as mayor. He was Edmonton's first native-born mayor.-Early life:... |
13,659 |
Leroy Chahley | 18,589 | Rose Rosenberger | 11,141 | Robert Noce | 17,094 | Michael Phair Michael Phair Michael Phair is a Canadian politician, who served on Edmonton City Council from 1992 until 2007. He was the first openly gay elected politician in the province of Alberta.-External links:**... |
19,708 | Bryan Anderson | 12,731 | Dave Thiele Dave Thiele Dave Thiele is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Edmonton City Council, representing Ward 6 alongside Amarjeet Sohi.... |
9,773 |
Jane Standing | 7,958 | Don Koziak | 7,875 | Gordon Stamp | 8,085 | Douglas Meggison | 5,191 | Jane Batty Jane Batty Jane Batty is a member of Edmonton City Council, currently representing Ward 6. She was first elected in the 2001 civic election. Prior to her first term on council, Batty served as both a management consultant and vice-president at Denny Andrew's Ford in Edmonton... |
8,785 | Chinwe Okelu | 7,654 |
Jerry Voss | 3,350 | Mimi Williams | 5,739 | Thomas Tomilson | 2,046 | Lee Permann | 4,893 | Maurice Fritz | 6,503 | Sheila McKay | 6,781 |
Sergio Teixeira | 1,783 | Donna Finucane | 6,369 | Ziad Jaber | 3,937 | ||||||
Brenda Platzer | 5,973 | Frank Atkinson | 2,823 | ||||||||
Adil Pirbhai | 891 | Greg Dagg | 2,022 | ||||||||
Gordon McIntosh | 1,927 | ||||||||||
Anna Graham | 1,306 | ||||||||||
Marcel Fayant | 228 |
Public school trustees
Ward A | Ward C | Ward E | Ward G | Ward H | ||||||||||
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Bill Bonko Bill Bonko Bill Bonko is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was first elected in the 2004 election as a Liberal in Edmonton Decore, but was defeated in his 2008 re-election bid by Progressive Conservative Janice Sarich.... |
4,867 | 48.31% | Don Williams | 3,979 | 33.12% | Carole Anne Dean | 4,944 | 48.22% | Svend Hansen | 3,806 | 25.37% | George Nicholson | 9,510 | 65.94% |
Bev Esslinger | 3,325 | 33.00% | Mel Huizinga | 3,312 | 27.57% | Dennis Freeman | 3,569 | 34.81% | Donna Fong | 3,299 | 21.99% | Kerry Brown | 4,912 | 34.06% |
Lynette Young | 1,883 | 18.69% | Dorothy Reynolds | 2,405 | 20.02% | Lise Watts | 1,740 | 16.97% | Lori Hilibeck | 2,418 | 16.12% | |||
Dorothy Reynolds | 2,405 | 20.02% | Larry Zbitnew | 1,591 | 10.61% | |||||||||
John McDonald | 1,259 | 10.48% | Anna Der | 1,244 | 8.29% | |||||||||
Murray Clarke | 1,060 | 8.82% | Jim Patrick | 1,058 | 7.05% | |||||||||
Ward B | Ward D | Ward F | Jason Burns | 503 | 3.35% | Ward I | ||||||||
Janice Melnychuk | 3,972 | 41.80% | Terry Sulyma | 3,395 | 41.22% | Don Fleming | Acclaimed | Ron Kuban | 405 | 2.70% | Gerry Gibeault Gerry Gibeault Gerry Gibeault is a former School Trustee with Edmonton Public Schools and served as the Trusee for Ward I. He previously served as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993 sitting with the New Democrat caucus in opposition.-Early life:Gibeault graduated post secondary... |
6,328 | 54.87% | |
Loreen Kabanuk | 1,661 | 17.48% | Vicki Stamp | 3,128 | 37.98% | Lynn Lunde | 372 | 2.48% | David Fletcher | 5,205 | 45.13% | |||
Doug Stamp | 1,287 | 13.54% | Karl Kuss | 1,713 | 21.13% | David Balcon | 304 | 2.03% | ||||||
Andy Chichak | 1,254 | 13.20% | ||||||||||||
Denis Lapierre | 716 | 7.53% | ||||||||||||
Dwayne Jiry | 613 | 6.45% |
Separate (Catholic) school trustees
Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Debbie Engel | 2,357 | 34.07% | Ronald Zapisocki | 3,655 | 42.47% | Jim Shinkaruk | 2,477 | 30.18% |
David MacDougall | 1,189 | 17.18% | Jim Urlacher | 2,587 | 30.06% | Gerda Krug | 2,217 | 27.01% |
Don Mah | 1,013 | 14.64% | Vincent Capri | 2,365 | 27.48% | Helen Tymoczo | 1,955 | 23.82% |
John Patrick Day | 1,011 | 14.61% | Gunda Murray | 1,558 | 18.98% | |||
Reg Kastelan | 993 | 14.35% | ||||||
Don Marriott | 198 | 2.86% | ||||||
Robert Gossain | 158 | 2.28% | ||||||
Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 | ||||||
Ron Patsula | 2,772 | 43.78% | Judy Buddle | 4,610 | 77.67% | Brian Mitchell | 3,784 | 58.47% |
Debbie Cavaliere | 2,033 | 32.11% | Raphael Watzke | 1,325 | 22.33% | Barbara Ann Thompson | 2,688 | 41.53% |
Don Weideman | 1,526 | 24.10% |
(Edward Wieclaw was acclaimed to the seat representing Vegreville
Vegreville, Alberta
-Notable Vegrevillans :*Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman*Cam Cole, Canadian sports writer*Laurence Decore, lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party*Roderick Fraser, former president of the University of Alberta...
on the board.)
Video Lottery Terminal Plebiscite
Are you in favour of Bylaw No. 1853 which says, "City Council requests the Government of Alberta through the Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission to remove Video Lottery Terminals from the City of Edmonton?" Vote Yes or No.Votes | % | |
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Yes | 80,964 | 49.85% |
No | 81,449 | 50.15% |
Senate Nominee Election
This was a province-wide election. Results below reflect only Edmonton vote totals; provincially, Ted MortonTed Morton
Frederick Lee Morton , known commonly as Ted Morton, is a Canadian politician and Minister of Energy for the Province of Alberta. As a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta he represents the constituency of Foothills-Rocky View as a Progressive Conservative...
and Bert Brown
Bert Brown
For the English footballer Bert Brown, see Sailor BrownBert Brown is a Canadian Senator and retired farmer and development consultant currently residing in Balzac, Alberta.-Early life:...
were elected (see Alberta Senate nominee election, 1998
Alberta Senate nominee election, 1998
The 2nd Alberta Senate nominee election was held in Alberta, Canada, on October 19, 1998 in conjunction with the Alberta Municipal Elections. It was held to elect Alberta's candidates for appointment to the Canadian Senate....
for province-wide results).
Party | Candidate | Votes |
Reform Reform Party of Alberta The Reform Party of Alberta is a defunct provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was registered with Elections Alberta. Its leader was David Salmon.-Early history:... |
Bert Brown Bert Brown For the English footballer Bert Brown, see Sailor BrownBert Brown is a Canadian Senator and retired farmer and development consultant currently residing in Balzac, Alberta.-Early life:... |
56,456 |
Reform Reform Party of Alberta The Reform Party of Alberta is a defunct provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was registered with Elections Alberta. Its leader was David Salmon.-Early history:... |
Ted Morton Ted Morton Frederick Lee Morton , known commonly as Ted Morton, is a Canadian politician and Minister of Energy for the Province of Alberta. As a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta he represents the constituency of Foothills-Rocky View as a Progressive Conservative... |
47,785 |
Independent | Guy Desrosiers | 36,472 |
Independent | Vance Gough | 28,588 |
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