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2010 Lethbridge municipal election
Leader
Rajko Dodic
Chris Spearman
Popular vote
6,170
5,962
Percentage
25.2
24.3
Leader
Cheryl Meheden
James Frey
Popular vote
5,168
4,911
Percentage
21.1
20.0
Mayor before election
Bob Tarleck
Elected Mayor
Rajko Dodic
The 2010 Lethbridge municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010 to elect a mayor and eight aldermen (at-large ), and five of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4 's nine trustees (as Ward 2). The seven Lethbridge School District No. 51 trustees were acclaimed , five being incumbents . Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. Of the 69,863 eligible voters, only 24,522 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 35.1%, and an average of 5.9 aldermen per ballot. One seat was not filled at the swearing-in ceremony, as a result of Alderman-elect Bob Babki's death. The seat was filled following a by-election over three months later.
Results [ edit ]
Bold indicates elected , incumbents are italicized , and an asterisk indicates not sworn in.
Mayor[1]
Candidate
Votes
%
Rajko Dodic
6,170
25.2
Chris Spearman
5,962
24.3
Cheryl Meheden
5,168
21.1
James P. Frey
4,911
20.0
Dennis Carrier
1,298
5.3
Kay Adeniyi
667
2.7
Aldermen [ edit ]
Aldermen[1]
Candidate
Votes
%
Candidate
Votes
%
Joe Mauro
12,962
52.9
Margaret Simmons
3,985
16.3
Bob Babki *
11,440
46.7
Geri Hecker
3,728
15.2
Bridget Mearns
8,740
35.6
Melvin James Fletcher
3,667
15.0
Ryan Parker
8,489
34.6
Bev Lanz
3,453
14.1
Jeff Carlson
8,067
32.9
Lee Cutforth
3,257
13.3
Faron Ellis
7,891
32.2
Hazel Hart
2,694
11.0
Liz Iwaskiw
6,963
28.4
Joyce Van Der Lee
2,638
10.8
Tom Wickersham
6,803
27.7
Bob Cooney
2,470
10.1
Jeffrey Coffman
6,590
26.9
Rory Tarant
1,956
8.0
Lea Switzer
6,407
26.1
Fiona Doherty
1,953
8.0
Blaine E. Hyggen
5,867
23.9
Kris Bouchard
1,895
7.7
Bal Boora
5,773
23.5
Kris Jones
1,021
4.2
Shaun Ward
4,706
19.2
Kevin Layton
1,018
4.2
Gary Weikum
4,367
17.8
Bob Janzen
938
3.8
Ken Tratch
4,274
17.4
Rod Hoeg
539
2.2
Bob Babki died before being sworn into office.[2]
Public School Trustees [ edit ]
Lethbridge School District No. 51
Gary Bartlet
Acclaimed
Brooke Culley
Acclaimed
Mich Forster
Acclaimed
Jan Foster
Acclaimed
Keith Fowler
Acclaimed
Lola Major
Acclaimed
Dennis Wickham
Acclaimed
Separate School Trustees [ edit ]
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4[1]
Ward 2
Candidate
Votes
%
Sandra Dufresne
3,054
50.5
Bosco Baptista
3,021
50.0
Danny Ponjavic
2,323
38.4
Bob Spitzig
2,218
36.7
Bryan E. Kranzler
1,731
28.6
Clint Germsheid
1,431
23.7
By-election [ edit ]
The 2011 Lethbridge municipal by-election was held Tuesday, February 1, 2011 to elect one aldermen at-large . On October 18, 2010, Bob Babki was elected to the eight alderman council , in the regular scheduled municipal election. He died on October 30, from a suspected heart failure, two days before he would have been sworn into office.[2] Minister of Municipal Affairs Hector Goudreau wrote Mayor Rajko Dodic, and by extension all citizens of Lethbridge , on November 18, that because Alderman-elect Babki was declared elected, a by-election would be required.[3] The Municipal Government Act requires the city to hold a by-election within 90 days of a vacancy, since the vacancy did not occur until the new council was sworn in on November 1, 2010, it would have been January 30, 2011 at the latest, the two day discrepancy was not explained on the City election website.[4] Of the 68,294 eligible voters, only 8,843 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 12.9%.
Alderman[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Jeffrey Coffman
3,304
37.4
Lea Switzer
1,363
15.4
George R. McCrea
1,015
11.5
Bal Boora
944
10.7
Ken Tratch
876
9.9
Blaine Eddy Hyggen
771
8.7
Wade Galloway
237
2.7
Kay Adeniyi
231
2.6
Kevin Layton
72
0.8
Rod J. Hoeg
30
0.3
References [ edit ]