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Alberta election 2017: Mackenzie County results

Mackenzie County has a new council with a number of incumbents returning, say preliminary results.

Ward 1’s Josh Knelsen, Ward 3’s Peter Braun and Ward 6’s Eric Jorgensen will return to council. New to the table are Ward 2’s Anthony Peters, Ward 4’s David (Duffy) Driedger, Ward 5’s Ernest Peters and Ward 11’s Cameron Cardinal.

Mackenzie County is divided into 10 electoral areas called wards with council members that serve a four-year term. The elected council then elects a reeve and deputy reeve from within on an annual basis.

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Below is the full list of councillor candidates in Mackenzie County.

Ward 1: Tompkins Landing/Blue Hills
Isaac Hiebert
Josh Knelsen (Incumbent)

Ward 2: Buffalo Head/West La Crete
Benj Peters
Anthony Peters

Ward 3: La Crete
Peter F. Braun (Incumbent)
Cornie Teichroeb
Menno Martens
Randy Rodgers

Ward 4: La Crete/ La Crete Rural/Hwy 88 Connector
John W. Driedger (Incumbent)
David (Duffy) Driedger
Andrew J. Goertzen

Ward 5: Blumenort
Elmer Derksen (Incumbent)
Ernest Peters

Ward 6: Fort Vermilion/Fort Vermilion Rural
Odell Flett
Eric Jorgensen (Incumbent)

Ward 7: Fort Vermilion
Ray Toews (Incumbent)
Kevin Smith
Charles LaForge
Peter Beaver
Cameron Cardinal

Ward 8: Rocky Lane
Walter Sarapuk (Incumbent) – Acclaimed

Ward 9: High Level Rural
Jacquie Bateman (Incumbent) – Acclaimed

Ward 10: Zama
Lisa Wardley (Incumbent) – Acclaimed

To read more, visit the Mackenzie County website here

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