Lethbridge municipal election, 2007

Lethbridge municipal election, 2007

October 15, 2007

Mayor and 8 aldermen to Lethbridge City Council
 
Leader Bob Tarleck
Last election 15,333
Popular vote Acclamation

Mayor before election

Bob Tarleck

Elected Mayor

Bob Tarleck

The 2007 Lethbridge municipal election was held Monday, October 15, 2007, to elect eight aldermen (at-large), the seven Lethbridge School District No. 51 trustees (at-large), and five of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4's nine trustees (as Ward 2). The incumbent mayor had no challengers. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. Of the 65,835 eligible voters, only 14,896 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 22.6%, and an average of 5.7 aldermen per ballot.

Results

Bold indicates elected, and incumbents are italicized.

Mayor

Mayor[1]
Candidate Vote
Bob Tarleck Acclamation

Aldermen

Aldermen[1]
Candidate Votes %
Ryan Parker 9,899 66.5
Jeff Carlson 7,975 53.5
Tom Wickersham 7,909 53.1
Rajko Dodic 7,537 50.6
Ken Tratch 5,935 39.8
Margaret Simmons 5,928 39.8
Barbara Lacey 5,755 38.6
Shaun Ward 5,262 35.3
Michelle Madge 5,049 33.9
Blaine Hyggen 4,935 33.1
Rick Homan 4,776 32.1
Brady Hway 3,523 23.7
Lesley Ferguson 2,973 20.0
James Conners 2,893 19.4
Jeff Graham 2,871 19.3
Kevin Layton 1,976 13.3

Public School Trustees

Lethbridge School District No. 51[1]
Candidate Votes
Lea Switzer 4,741
Gary Bartlett 4,708
Mich Forster 4,349
Lola Major 4,181
Jan Foster 4,083
Tyler Demers 3,648
Keith Fowler 2,666
Kirbey Lockhart 2,620
Brian Carlson 2,322
Dennis Wickham 2,067
Lewis Callahan 1,950
Daniel Forbes 1,620
Serge Forcier 1,353
Brooke Culley 1,298

Separate School Trustees

Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4[1]
Ward 2
Candidate Votes
Chris Spearman 2,422
Bosco Baptista 2,138
Sandra Dufresne 1,852
Danny Ponjavic 1,625
Bob Spitzig 1,489
David Lynagh 1,392

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