1995 Edmonton municipal election

Municipal election in Alberta, Canada September 2023 The 1995 Edmonton municipal election was held October 16, 1995 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen 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 two plebiscite questions. Councillors were elected in two-seat wards. This was the first election in which the public school board used nine wards instead of six to elect its trustees. Electoral system Mayor was elected through first past the post. Councillors were elected through plurality block voting, two per ward, where each voter could cast up to two votes. Public school board trustees were elected through first past the post.Rek, Municipal Elections in Edmonton The Separate school board trustees were elected through a different system—one trustee was elected from each ward through first past the post, and the seventh seat was filled by the non-victorious candidate with the most total votes anywhere in the city. Voter turnout There were 221,236 ballots cast out of 440,044 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 50.3%. Results (bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent) Mayor Candidate Votes %Bill Smith79,83236.48%Jan Reimer78,51436.02%John Ramsey42,04419.29%Brad Checknita10,3614.75%Lance White7,0813.25%Bob Ligertwood5630.26%Paul Earley4520.21% Aldermen Ward 1Ward 2Ward 3Ward 4Ward 5Ward 6Leroy Chahley24,822Allan Bolstad16,802Brian Mason23,769Jim Taylor8,531Larry Langley13,360Terry Cavanagh17,664Wendy Kinsella21,456Rose Rosenberger15,189Robert Noce13,526Michael Phair8,031Brent Maitson12,989Dick Mather17,117Bruce Campbell15,715Lori Hall11,195Sherry McKibben8,471Terence Harding7,809Lillian Staroszik12,600Dave Thiele13,237Roger Kotch5,263Ed Powell10,629John Bethel8,141Brian Bechtel7,158Margaret Asch10,832Sheila McKay11,652Joe Goebel2,334Bradley Day1,752Bill Maxim8,096Tooker Gomberg7,031Sheilah Montgomery9,076Riaz Choudhry6,595Carl Williams1,393Jerry Kitt2,571Janice Fleming4,441Craig Murray5,429Ken Kozak4,250Perry Dane1,245Veronika Greenwald1,559Sean Armstrong2,863Donald McMann4,063Art Clarke4,092Hatem Naboulsi882David Ward1,949Don Koziak2,644Charles Relland2,128Helene Donahue1,619Elaine Jones2,600Frank Klemen1,012Olga Cylurik872Rod Foster696Monty Worobec684Sui Wing Mak621Adil Pirbhai548Dennis Clark440Josephine Koper503Wes Barlow395George Richardson354Thomas Tomlinson294Art Sproul253 Public school trustees Ward AWard BWard DWard FWard HBill Bonko4,48033.48%Janice Melnychuk6,35551.34%Terry Sulyma5,77950.88%Don Fleming6,91446.22%George NicholsonAcclaimedMaureen Ford2,44118.24%John Nicoll5,10841.27%Mimi Williams5,57849.12%Jim Selby4,42429.57%Cathy Kutryk2,17516.25%Matt Diederichs9157.39%Michael Ekelund3,62124.21%Joe Hak1,93314.45%Ward CWard EWard GWard ILarry Phillips8005.98%Don Williams9,29556.23%Jean Woodrow9,68566.30%Kay Chernowski5,78032.00%Gerry Gibeault7,10645.95%Perry Dane5654.22%Leon Lubin7,12043.77%Stephen Mandel4,92233.70%Jim Patrick4,77426.43%Bev Esslinger6,00438.83%Victor Varvis5594.18%Marianne Stolz4,15222.99%Jeff Caskenette2,35315.22%Dan McAra4283.20%Anna Der3,35418.57% Separate (Catholic) school trustees One trustee is elected from each ward, and the unsuccessful candidate (across the city) with the most votes is also elected. Ward 1Ward 2Ward 3David MacDougall4,84352.48%Ronald Zapisocki6,43358.13%Mary-Anne Razzolini7,24769.88%John Patrick Day4,38647.52%Jim Urlacher4,63341.87%Jim Shinkaruk3,12330.12%Ward 4Ward 5Ward 6Ron Patsula3,49657.00%Michael Savaryn4,44455.29%Brian Mitchell5,41557.44%Cindy Holan2,63743.00%Alice Leung3,59444.71%Barbara Ann Thompson4,01142.56% Plebiscites Edmonton Municipal Airport Do you direct City Council to repeal "The Edmonton Municipal Airport referendum bylaw" (No. 10,205)? That bylaw requires the City to operate the Municipal Airport and promote that airport's air passenger service. A "YES" vote means that the City will promote MOVING scheduled air passenger service to the Edmonton International Airport. A "NO" vote means that the City will promote MAINTAINING scheduled air passenger service at the Edmonton Municipal Airport. Under both options the City will continue to own and offer general air services (e.g. private planes, small charters, air ambulance) at the Municipal Airport. Votes %Yes166,40476.81%No50,25323.19% Keillor Road Do you direct City Council to PASS the Keillor Road Referendum Bylaw (No. 11, 124)? A "YES" vote means the City must leave Keillor Road OPEN to traffic, including motor vehicle traffic. A "NO" vote means City should CLOSE Keillor Road. Votes %Yes92,80743.67%No119,69356.33% References External links City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections 1995 Category:1995 elections in Canada Category:1995 in Alberta Category:1990s in Edmonton Category:October 1995 in Canada