2021 Edmonton municipal election
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Mayor and 12 councillors to Edmonton City Council
Turnout37.6%[1] (Increase6.6 pp)
 
Amarjeet Sohi in 2019.jpg
Mike Nickel in 2016 (24688660614) (cropped).jpg
Candidate Amarjeet Sohi Mike Nickel
Popular vote 105,683 59,309
Percentage 45.05% 25.28%
 
ECC - scavenger hunt - Kim Krushell (cropped).jpg
Michael Oshry in 2016 (25200914232) (cropped).jpg
Candidate Kim Krushell Michael Oshry
Popular vote 40,513 14,500
Percentage 17.27% 6.18%
Mayor before election

Don Iveson

 Elected Mayor

Amarjeet Sohi

The 2021 Edmonton municipal election was held on October 18, 2021, to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the Edmonton city council, nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. It was held in conjunction with the 2021 Alberta municipal elections.

In conjunction with the municipal elections, residents voted in a provincially mandated Senate nominee election, a referendum on equalization and on whether to adopt permanent daylight saving time.[2]

Incumbent mayor Don Iveson announced in November 2020 that he would not be seeking re-election.[3]

Mayor and councillors were elected through first-past-the-post voting in single-member wards.

The total number of votes cast for mayor was 236,488.[4]

Candidates

X = incumbent. Candidates as listed have filed the necessary paperwork with the City of Edmonton.[2]

Mayor

Candidate Vote[1] %
Amarjeet Sohi[5] 105,683 45.05
Mike Nickel[6] 59,309 25.28
Kim Krushell[7] 40,513 17.27
Michael Oshry[8] 14,500 6.18
Cheryll Watson 6,803 2.9
Rick Comrie[a] 1,752 0.75
Diana Steele 1,741 0.74
Abdul Malik Chukwudi[b] 1,368 0.58
Brian (Breezy) Gregg 1,344 0.57
Vanessa Denman 907 0.39
Augustine Marah[11] 671 0.29

Council

The following is a list of candidates that announced their candidacy for the 2021 election.[12] Edmonton's ward map was redrawn for the 2021 election, with each ward being given an Indigenous name.[13]

Each ward elected one councillor through First-past-the-post voting.

The total number of candidates for council seats was larger than in any previous election in Edmonton history, even beating the record set in the 1964 Edmonton municipal election.

Nakota Isga

(Rosenthal, West Jasper Place, Big Lake, Westview Village, Lewis Farms, Glenora)

Candidate Vote %
Andrew Knack (X) 12,107 66.15
Dave Olivier 3,288 17.96
Steve Weston 2,908 15.89

Anirniq

(Calder, the Pallisades, Griesbach, Athlone, Wellington, Lauderdale, Rosslyn, Kensington, Carlisle, Cumberland, Sherbrooke, Inglewood, Woodcroft, Dovercourt, Prince Charles, Albany)

Candidate Vote %
Erin Rutherford 4,689 26.14
Bev Esslinger (X) 4,423 24.66
Tyler Zutz 3,949 22.01
Ali Haymour 3,593 20.03
Mark Davies 1,285 7.16

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tastawiyiniwak

(Castle Downs, Dickinsfield, Londonderry, Lake District)

Candidate Vote %
Karen Principe 6,861 38.90
Jon Dziadyk (X) 5,391 30.57
Ahmed "Knowmadic" Ali 2,689 15.25
Cody Bondarchuk 2,368 13.43
Zain Hafiz 179 1.01
Iannie Gerona 148 0.84

Dene

(Casselman-Steele Heights, Clareview, Hermitage, Horse Hill, Pilot Sound)

Candidate Vote %
Aaron Paquette (X) 8,240 53.62
Tricia Velthuizen 3,358 21.85
Lana Palmer 2,507 16.31
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski 637 4.14
Gerard Mutabazi Amani 626 4.07

O-day’min

(Riverview Area, Edgemont, Stillwater, Uplands, River's Edge, Glastonbury, Granville, Hamptons, Lymnurn, Ormsby Place, Dechene, Downtown, Callingwood North/South, Elmwood, Lynnwood, Patricia Heights, Quesnell, Oleskiew, Thorncliff, Westringe, Cameron, Jamieson Place, Wedgewood, Donsdale, Gariepy, Lessard North)

Candidate Vote %
Anne Stevenson 4,026 26.71
Gabrielle Battiste 2,993 19.86
Adrian Bruff 2,706 17.95
Joshua Wolchansky 1,808 11.99
Tony Caterina (X) 1,556 10.32
Gino Akbari 1,216 8.07
Mohammed Migdaddy 307 2.04
Naima Haile 240 1.59
Ibrahim Wado 128 0.85
Adil Pirbhai 93 0.62

Métis

(Abbottsfield, Alberta Avenue, Avonmore, Beacon Heights, Bellevue, Bergman, Beverly Heights, Bonnie Doon, Capilano, Cloverdale, Cromdale, Delton, Eastwood, Elmwood Park, Forest Heights, Fulton Place, Gold Bar, Highlands, Holyrood, Idylwylde, Kenilworth, King Edward Park, Montrose, Newton, Ottewell, Parkdale, Rundle Heights, Strathearn, Terrace Heights, Virginia Park)[16]

Candidate Vote %
Ashley Salvador 8,316 34.46
Caroline Matthews 5,357 22.20
Cori Longo 4,367 18.09
James Kosowan 1,790 7.42
Steven Townsend 1,424 5.90
Liz John-West 1,382 5.73
Rob Bernshaw 555 2.30
Brian Kendrick 332 1.38
Salar Melli 190 0.79
Abdulhakim Dalel 157 0.65
Daniel John Kornak 147 0.61
Jim Rickett 118 0.49

sipiwiyiniwak

(The Grange, Riverview, Cameron Heights, Laurier Heights, Edgemont)

Candidate Vote %
Sarah Hamilton (X) 10,227 44.22
Giselle General 5,180 22.40
Derek Hlady 4,380 18.94
Daniel Heikkinen 2,291 9.91
Scott Hayes 1,050 4.54

papastew

(Belgravia, Strathcona, Ritchie, Grandview, Allendale, Pleasantview, Aspen Gardens, Greenfield, Duggan)

Candidate Vote %
Michael Janz 8,614 40.58
Susan Field 4,354 20.51
Kirsten Goa 4,089 19.27
Haruun Ali 1,713 8.07
James Cameron 1,384 6.52
Tarcy Schindelka 630 2.97
Byron Vass 441 2.08

pihêsiwin

(Riverbend, Terwillegar Heights, Windermere, Magrath Heights, Mactaggart)

Candidate Vote %
Tim Cartmell (X) 16,252 81.24
Guiscela Perez Arellano 3,754 18.76

Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

(Kaskitayo:Blue Quill, Ermineskin, Keheewin, Twinbrooks; Heritage Valley:Blackburne, Rutherford, Graydon Hill, Chappelle, Allard)

Candidate Vote %
Jennifer Rice 5,831 32.40
Rhiannon Hoyle 5,792 32.18
Scott Johnston[17] 2,103 11.68
Glynnis Andrea Lieb 1,760 9.78
Jon Morgan 1,727 9.60
Jason Carter 785 4.36

Karhiio

(Ellerslie, Knottwood, Lakewood, Mill Woods Town Centre, Millbourne, Millhurst, Woodvale, Summerside, Southeast Edmonton)

Candidate Vote %
Keren Tang 7,459 39.72
Tom Shaw 5,682 30.26
Shamair Turner 2,314 12.32
Charan Saggu 1,667 8.88
Sana Kakar 1,341 7.14
Muhammad Herman Gill 315 1.68

Sspomitapi

(Decoteau, The Meadows, Burnewood, Ridgewood, Southwood, Maple Ridge)

Candidate Vote %
Jo-Anne Wright 5,860 34.45
Harman Singh Kandola 4,624 27.18
Moe Banga (X) 4,054 23.83
Sanjay Malhotra 810 4.76
Jasbir Singh Gill 802 4.71
Rashpal Sehmby 608 3.57
Mukesh Makwana 252 1.48

Edmonton Public School Board Trustees

Nine elected, one per ward through first past the post.

Candidate Votes %
Ward A
Perry Chahal 1,959 13.21
Sherri O'Keefe[18] 6,571 44.32
Everline Atieno Oloo 632 4.26
Sheeraz Rahman 1,678 11.32
Belen Samuel 3,987 26.89
Ward B
Dakota Drouillard 1,851 13.36
Esther Ekpe Adewuyi 2,170 15.66
Keltie Marshall 4,384 31.65
Marsha Nelson[18] 5,448 39.33
Ward C
Kassie Burkholder 3,736 21.64
David Dougherty 2,618 15.17
Leticia Gomez 1,981 11.48
Marcia Hole[18] 7,099 41.12
Lisa Shefsky 1,829 10.59
Ward D
Trisha Estabrooks[18] (X) 17,465 74.25
Jen Martin 6,056 25.75
Ward E
Sam Filice 3,813 22.59
Rebecca Graff-McRae 3,673 21.76
Dawn Hancock[18] 4,598 27.24
Judy Kim-Meneen 3,396 20.12
Kim Doyle Thorsen 1,398 8.28
Ward F
Nancy Hunt 5,772 22.81
Julie Kusiek[18] 9,597 37.92
Ken Lister 7,950 31.41
Kimberley McMann 1,989 7.86
Ward G
Guri Dhaliwal 3,445 15.95
Hannah Hamilton 4,981 23.06
Angela MacLaggan 3,330 15.42
Saadiq Sumar[18] 5,432 25.15
Heather D. Swain 3,844 17.79
Inderjeet Kaur Tuli 570 2.64
Ward H
William John Haines 3,754 26.67
Nathan Ip (X) 10,325 73.33
Ward I
Ricardo Casanova 780 6.36
Taranvir Singh Dhanoa 1,445 11.77
Navjot Kaur 1,212 9.88
Emily MacKenzie 2,791 22.74
Corrine Rondeau 976 7.95
Jan Sawyer[18] 3,940 32.11
Simran Villing 1,128 9.19

Ip, the elected trustee for Ward H, was elected MLA in the 2023 provincial election. He resigned as trustee – the school board voted not to hold a by-election but to have trustee Jan Sawyer cover his ward as well as her own.[19]

Edmonton Catholic School Board Trustees

Candidate Votes %
Ward 71
Terrence (Terry) Harris (X) Acclaimed
Ward 72
Sandra Palazzo (X) Acclaimed
Ward 73
Carla Smiley (X) Acclaimed
Ward 74
Debbie Engel (X) Acclaimed
Ward 75
Alene Mutala (X) Acclaimed
Ward 76
Lisa Turchansky (X) Acclaimed
Ward 77
Kara Pelech 2,514 32.72%
Laura Thibert[18] (X) 5,170 67.28%

Carla Smiley resigned from the position in October 2021. As of July 2023, the Catholic School Board was refusing to hold a by-election.[20]

Mayoral opinion polling

Polling firm Date Rick
Comrie 		Kim
Krushell 		Mike
Nickel 		Michael
Oshry 		Amarjeet
Sohi 		Cheryll
Watson 		Other Sample
size 		Polling
method 		Lead
Leger October 11, 2021 – 12% 16% 6% 34% 5% Undecided 20%, Other 4% 503 online 18%
Spadina Strategies October 11, 2021 – 14.9% 26.4% 8.9% 32.3% 3.5% Undecided 14.0% 529 IVR 5.9%
Leger Archived 2021-08-03 at the Wayback Machine July 26, 2021 2% 5% 10% 3% 29% 2% Undecided 43%, Abdul Malik Chukwudi 1%, Diana Steele 1% 458 online 10%
Mainstreet Research January 18, 2021 – 7.2% 11% – – 4.9% Undecided 62%, Andrew Knack 8.4%, Other 6.4% 1,113 online 2.6%

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Dropped out of the race, endorsed Mike Nickel[9]
  2. ^ Dropped out of the race, endorsed Mike Nickel[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 Edmonton Election – Official Results – Mayor" (PDF). www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "For Voters". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Ramsay, Caley (January 4, 2021). "Nominations for 2021 Edmonton municipal election now open". Global News. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Official results edmonton.ca
  5. ^ Bourne, Kirby; Ramsay, Caley (May 17, 2021). "Former councillor, MP Amarjeet Sohi announces Edmonton mayoral campaign". Global News. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Ramsay, Caley (January 22, 2021). "Edmonton city councillor Mike Nickel running for mayor in 2021 election". Global News. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  7. ^ Ramsay, Caley (January 27, 2021). "Former Edmonton councillor Kim Krushell running for mayor in fall election". Global News.
  8. ^ Amato, Sean (February 11, 2021). "Oshry joins Edmonton mayoral race, becoming third candidate with council experience". CTV News. Edmonton. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Comrie drops out, supports Nickel after attacking Sohi in several forums". CTV News Edmonton. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "Edmonton mayoral candidate giving and receiving endorsements from other candidates". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  11. ^ Lachacz, Adam (May 20, 2021). "Edmonton teacher and community activist Augustine Marah runs for mayor". CTV News Edmonton. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "Edmonton Election 2021 – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "Indigenous Ward Naming Knowledge Committee | City of Edmonton". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "Edmonton elections" (PDF). edmonton.ca. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  15. ^ Amato, Sean (February 18, 2021). "UCP press secretary to keep job while running for Edmonton City Council seat". CTV News. Edmonton. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  16. ^ Communities in Ward Métis. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  17. ^ Amato, Sean (February 18, 2021). "Longtime City Hall reporter seeking seat on Edmonton City Council". CTV News. Edmonton. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Unofficial 2021 Election Results". City of Edmonton. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  19. ^ "Edmonton Public School Board to leave chair vacant after trustee becomes Alberta MLA | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  20. ^ "Parents demand byelection to replace school board trustees in Edmonton, Calgary | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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