2013 Strathcona County municipal election

The 2013 Strathcona County municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013. From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years.^[1] The Alberta Legislative Assembly passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act.^[2] Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.^[3]

2013 Strathcona County municipal election

← 2010 October 21, 2013 2017 →
Mayor and 8 councilors to Strathcona County Council
Candidate Roxanne Carr Linda Osinchuk Last election ran as councillor 13,299 Popular vote 12,583 12,137 Percentage 50.9% 49.1%
Results of the County Council election
Mayor before election Linda Osinchuk Elected Mayor Roxanne Carr

The citizens of Strathcona County, Alberta, elected one mayor, eight councillors (one from each of eight wards), five of the Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14's nine trustees (three from subdivision #2, and one from each of subdivisions #3 and #4), and five of the Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41's seven trustees (supporters in Sherwood Park and Fort Saskatchewan). Strathcona County includes Sherwood Park, an urban service area deemed equivalent of a city.

Results

Bold indicates elected, and incumbents are italicized.

Mayor

Mayor^[4]

Candidate	Votes	%
Roxanne Carr	12,583	50.9
Linda Osinchuk	12,137	49.1

Councillors

Councillors^[4]

Candidate	Votes	%	Candidate	Votes	%	Candidate	Votes	%
Ward 1			Ward 2			Ward 3
Victor Bidzinski	1,819	46.4	Dave Anderson	1,759	43.5	Brian Botterill	1,719	49.9
Ben Proulx	1,147	29.2	Nicole Vankuppeveld	1,180	29.2	Don Jaffray	1,017	29.5
Murray Hutchinson	958	24.4	Ryan Osterberg	860	21.3	Bryan Mortensen	709	20.6
			Dan Carter	249	6.2
Ward 4			Ward 5			Ward 6
Carla Howatt	1,578	59.7	Paul Smith	1,140	50.0	Linton Delainey	1,477	63.3
Joseph Akle	642	24.3	Clinton Alexander	1,119	49.5	Colin Reid	522	22.4
Marie Lynne Kaiser	425	16.1				Garett Blackwell	334	14.3
Ward 7			Ward 8
Bonnie Riddell	936	50.8	Fiona Beland-Quest	2,766	69.9
Terrell Fletcher	907	49.2	Jason Gariepy	1,192	30.1

Public School Trustees

The Elk Island Public School Board consists of nine trustees, one from Lamont County, 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 No. 27.

Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14^[4]

Subdivision 2			Subdivision 3			Subdivision 4
Candidate	Votes	%	Candidate	Votes	%	Candidate	Votes	%
Lynn Patterson	7,477	23.5	William (Skip) Gordon	1,275	59.2	Jim Seutter	1,982	72.1
Barb McNeill	6,084	19.1	Dean James Kakoscke	880	40.8	Lori Tootoosis-Friesen	769	28.0
Trina Boymook	5,864	18.4
Sally Navis	5,087	16.0
Dean Cummings	4,662	14.6
Paul Kruger	2,716	8.5

Separate School Trustees

The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Board consists of seven trustees, four from Sherwood Park, one from Camrose, one from Vegreville, and one from Fort Saskatchewan.

Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41^[4]

Sherwood Park
Candidate	Votes	%
Michelle Szott	3,741	19.9
Tony Sykora	3,723	19.8
Jean Boisvert	3,205	17.1
Ted Paszek	3,167	16.9
Le-Ann Ewaskiw	2,656	14.2
Joann Lloyd	2,279	12.1

References

1. "1968 Bill 23". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
2. "28th Legislature, 1st Session (2012)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
3. "Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105" (PDF). 2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
4. "Unofficial results". October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.