The 2010 Strathcona County municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010

2010 in Canada

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. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality

Alberta municipal elections, 2010

Municipal elections were held in Alberta, Canada on Monday, October 18, 2010. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections...

 to hold triennial elections. The citizens of Strathcona County

Strathcona County, Alberta

Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in central Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park.It is located in Division No. 11 and is also part of the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area. More than half of the population lives in Sherwood Park, a large community east of...

, (this includes the Urban Service Area of Sherwood Park,) Alberta, elected one mayor

Mayor

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, five of their eight councillor

Councillor

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s (one from each of eight wards), four of the Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14's nine trustees (3 from subdivision #2, and 1 from subdivision #3), and four of the Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41's seven trustees (supporters in Sherwood Park). Three incumbent

Incumbent

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 councillors had no challengers, and the candidate for public school trustee Strathcona County south had no challengers.

Mayor

Mayor

Candidate	Votes	%
Linda Osinchuk	13,299	56.8
Cathy Olesen	10,115	43.2

Councillors

Councillors

Ward 1			|Ward 2	|Ward 3
Candidate	Votes	%	Candidate	Votes	%	Candidate	Votes	%
Vic Bidzinski	2,540	67.2	Roxanne Carr	Acclaimed Acclamation An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...		Brian Botterill	1,849	51.6
Murray Hutchinson	1,237	32.8				Keith Paterson	1,532	42.7
Ward 4			|Ward 5	Neal Sarnecki	205	5.7
Peter Wlodarczak	Acclaimed		Jacquie Fenske	Acclaimed
Ward 6			|Ward 7	|Ward 8
Linton Delainey	1,307	49.7	Bonnie Riddell	915	43.8	Jason Gariepy	2,412	64.0
Alan Dunn	982	37.4	Don McPherson	826	39.5	Dave Cherniawsky	1,356	36.0
Sharon Bishop	340	12.9	Colin Bonneau	348	16.7

Public School Trustees

The Elk Island Public School Board consists of nine trustees, one from Lamont County

Lamont County, Alberta

Lamont County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada, located in Census Division Number 10, northeast of Edmonton. The county contains 27 Townships. Its seat of government is Lamont.-History:...

, two from Fort Saskatchewan, three from Sherwood Park (subdivision 2), one from Strathcona County north (subdivision 3), one from Strathcona County south (subdivision 4), and one from the County of Minburn

Minburn County No. 27, Alberta

The County of Minburn No. 27 is a municipal district in east central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 10. It was established as a county on Jan 01, 1965 from the former Municipal District of Minburn No. 72. The municipal seat is set in the Town of Vegreville.-Demographics:In 2006,...

.

Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14

Subdivision 2			|Subdivision 3
Candidate	Votes	%	Candidate	Votes	%
Lisa G. Brower	7,517	73.3	W.H. (Skip) Gordon	1,202	61.2
Lynn Patterson	6,791	66.2	Dean James Kakoschke	762	38.8
Barb McNeill	4,828	47.1	Subdivision 4
Trina Boymook	3,951	38.5	Lori Tootoosis-Friesen	Acclaimed
Paul John Dolynny	3,195	31.2
Mick Shygera	1,541	15.0
Savi Rajan	1,521	14.8
Larry Maclise	1,424	13.9

Separate School Trustees

The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Board consists of seven trustees, four from Sherwood Park, one from Camrose

Camrose, Alberta

Camrose is a city in central Alberta, Canada, amid some of the richest farmland in the prairies. It is a relatively small city which originally grew up along a railroad and now grows along Highway 13. Camrose is a scenic community with many parks, leading to its moniker "The Rose City"...

, one from 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...

, and one from Fort Saskatchewan.

Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41

Sherwood Park
Candidate	Votes	%
Tony Sykora	4,164	90.7
Jean Boisvert	3,784	82.4
Ted Paszek	3,771	82.1
Joann Lloyd	3,665	79.8
John Convey	2,987	65.0

External links

• Strathcona County Election 2010