Yellowknife City Council

The Yellowknife City Council is the governing body of the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The council consists of a mayor and eight councillors originally elected to three year terms, but after a referendum in 2018 this has now been changed to four year terms.[1]

The current mayor of Yellowknife is Rebecca Alty.[2]

2022-2026 council

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  • Rebecca Alty, mayor
  • Rob Warburton
  • Cat McGurk
  • Stacie Arden Smith
  • Tom McLennan
  • Garett Cochrane
  • Ryan Fequet
  • Steve Payne
  • Ben Hendriksen

2018-2022 council

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In the 2018 election, voters chose to extend the term of office from three to four years. [3]

  • Rebecca Alty, mayor
  • Shauna Morgan
  • Julian Morse
  • Robin Williams
  • Steve Payne
  • Stacie Smith
  • Niels Konge
  • Cynthia Mufandaedza
  • Rommel Silverio

Election results (mayor)

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2022

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[4] %
Rebecca Alty Acclaimed

2018

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[5] %
Rebecca Alty 2,938 54.99
Adrian Bell 2,210 41.36
Bob Stewart 102 1.91
Jerald Sibbeston 93 1.74

2015

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[6] %
Mark Heyck 4,479 76.04
John Himmelman 1,411 23.96

2012

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[7] %
Mark Heyck 2,008 46.82
Tim Doyle 1,465 34.16
Paul Falvo 816 19.03

2009

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[8] %
Gordon Van Tighem 2,497 73.77
Bryan Sutherland 592 17.49
John Westergreen 296 8.74

2006

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[4] %
Gordon Van Tighem Acclaimed

2003

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[9] %
Gordon Van Tighem Acclaimed

2000

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Mayoral Candidate Vote[10] %
Gordon Van Tighem 1,555 37.47
Bob Brooks 1,355 32.65
David Lovell 899 21.66
Cheryl Best 341 8.22

Election Results (Councillors)

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2022

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2022 had 3,939 voters out of an eligible 8,190, which represents a 48% voter turnout. This is down from the 56% turn out in 2018.

Councillor Candidates Votes[11] % Elected (8)
Rob Warburton 2,172 55.1% Yes
Cat McGurk 2,132 54.1% Yes
Stacie Smith 2,116 53.7% Yes
Tom McLennan 1,883 47.8% Yes
Garett Cochrane 1,831 46.4% Yes
Ryan Fequet 1,711 43.4% Yes
Steve Payne 1,642 41.6% Yes
Ben Hendriksen 1,564 39.7% Yes
Rob Foote 1,444 36.6% No
Dwane Simmons 1,093 27.7% No
Rommel Silverio 1,080 27.4% No
Devon Hodder 1,059 26.8% No
Mike Martin 1,030 26.1% No
Beaton Mackenzie 917 23.2% No
Stewart Pallard 691 17.5% No
John Fredericks 623 15.8% No

2018

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2018 saw 5,354 voters out of an eligible 9,544, which represents a 56% voter turnout.

Councillor Candidates Vote10] % Elected (8)
Shauna Morgan (incumbent) 3,398 63.5 Yes
Julian Morse (incumbent) 2,895 54.2 Yes
Robin Williams 2,845 53.2 Yes
Steve Payne (incumbent) 2,671 49.9 Yes
Stacie Smith 2,517 47.1 Yes
Niels Konge (incumbent) 2,459 46 Yes
Cynthia Mufandaedza 2,160 40.4 Yes
Rommel Silverio (incumbent) 2,027 37.9 Yes
Chris Gillander 1,968 36.8 No
Edwin Castillo 1,954 36.6 No
Dane Mason 1,741 32.6 No
Terry Testart 1,265 23.7 No
William Gomes 1,185 22.2 No
Josh Campbell 969 18.1 No
John Dalton 957 17.9 No
Mark Bogan 530 9.9 No

Referendum in 2018 election to increase term of office for City Council from three to four years

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Bylaw 4969 to increase the term of office for City Council from three to four years Vote10] %
Yes 3,096 57.9
No 2,013 37.7
Didn't vote 235 0.44

References

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  1. ^ "Election referendum |" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Elections". 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Referendum". 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Rebecca Alty set to serve 2nd term as Yellowknife mayor". CBC News. 2022-09-20. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07.
  5. ^ "Elections - City of Yellowknife". Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  6. ^ "Results". 10 February 2021.
  7. ^ 2012 Election Results[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ 2009 Election Results [permanent dead link]
  9. ^ 2003 Election Results [permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "OCTOBER 15, 2018 CITIES, TOWNS & VILLAGES ELECTION RESULTS" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  11. ^ "Election Results". www.yellowknife.ca. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
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