An increased number of citizens headed to the polls on October 26th to elect Rod Perkins as Kindersley’s next mayor.
A total of 1,182 votes were cast on Election Day. An additional 169 votes were cast during the October 13th advance poll, totalling 1,351 overall. This represents an increase of 210 votes (18.4 per cent) over the last municipal election in 2012.
Returning Officer Bernie Morton made the official public announcement of the newly elected mayor and council during a short ceremony held this morning at 9:30 A.M. in the Council Chambers of the Kindersley Administration Office. The announcement was also livestreamed on the Town of Kindersley website (www.kindersley.ca).
Two candidates – Rob Cote and Elyse Moss - tied for the sixth councillor position with 598 votes each, and in accordance with the regulations set out in the Local Government Elections Act, a draw was taken to determine the winner. Councillor-Elect Elyse Moss was the successor in this draw, which was witnessed by both the candidates, in addition to the outgoing and incoming mayors.
Below are the official results:
Mayor
Rod Perkins 935
Council
Gary Becker 1174
Randy Ervine 1065
Ken Francis 917
Dean Galbraith 860
Shaun Henry 776
Elyse Moss 598
Not Elected
Tom Morris (Mayor)
Rob Cote
Tammy Anderson-Jackson
Rob Gilmour
Chris Douglas
James Garland
Scott Faulds
The 2016 Town Council will be officially sworn in for a four-year term on Friday, October 28 at 9:00 A.M. in the Council Chambers. This ceremony will also be streamed live online.
The first official meeting of the new town council will take place on Monday, November 14 beginning at 7:00 P.M.