Global News is projecting Amarjeet Sohi has won the mayor’s race in Edmonton.
With all polls reporting Tuesday morning, unofficial election results show Sohi received 45.09 per cent of the vote. Fellow candidate and former city councillor Mike Nickel came in second with 25.3 per cent of the vote, according to unofficial results.
For the first time in eight years, Edmonton will have a new mayor this October when residents head to the polls in the 2021 municipal election.
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Mayor Don Iveson announced last November that he will not seek a third term.
So who’s in the running for Edmonton’s top seat? There are 11 people vying to be mayor, four of whom are either former or current city councillors.
Here’s a quick look at the candidates:
Malik Chukwudi
On Friday, Sept. 24, Chukwudi dropped out of the mayor’s race and put his support behind candidate Mike Nickel.
Because Chukwudi dropped out of the race after the nomination deadline, his name will still be on the ballot on Oct. 18.
Rick Comrie
On Oct. 13, Comrie dropped out of the mayor’s race and threw his support behind Mike Nickel’s campaign.
Comrie said he bowed out of the race after comparing platforms with Nickel, and to be in favour of the “betterment of the city Edmonton.”
Because Comrie dropped out of the race after the nomination deadline, his name will still be on the ballot on Oct. 18.
Vanessa Denman
Denman says she would like to implement the use of conscious intelligence as a process and policy to put Edmonton 200 years ahead of any other city.
Denman lists tourism, health care, noise pollution, corporations, land rights, innovation and children as some of her campaign platforms.
Brian (Breezy) Gregg
Born in Edmonton, Gregg is an active member of the city’s music community.
His platform aims to build a caring economy, with a focus on affordable housing, free transit, getting big money out of politics and promoting the development of local businesses.
Kim Krushell
Krushell is a familiar face to Edmonton city council, having served as a councillor from 2004 to 2013.
When launching her campaign earlier this year, Krushell said her decision to return to politics has to do with the fact the city is struggling right now.
Her platform focuses on economic recovery and growth, core services and maintenance and supports for the city’s most vulnerable.
Augustine Marah
Marah came to Canada in 1981 and says he is running for mayor to contribute to the city that has made the most significant impact in his life.
He hopes to find creative ways to increase, improve and diversify job creation in Edmonton. He also aims to reduce homelessness.
Mike Nickel
Nickel is also a familiar face to city hall. He was originally elected to council in 2004 and, after a brief hiatus, he was elected again in 2013.
Some of his key issues include the economy and jobs, ending photo radar and rethinking the west LRT.
Michael Oshry
Yet another familiar face to city council is Oshry, who served as a councillor from 2013 to 2017.
He has spent most of his life as a businessperson and entrepreneur, building small and large companies.
Oshry’s platform focuses on economic recovery, technology and jobs, stronger management, supporting communities and an Edmonton for everyone.
Amarjeet Sohi
Sohi is another familiar face, having served Edmonton both municipally and federally.
Sohi represented southeast Edmonton on city council for eight years after being elected in 2007.
In 2015, he made the move into federal politics as the MP for Edmonton Mill Woods. He served one term before losing his seat during the 2019 federal election.
Sohi’s campaign focuses on rebuilding and diversifying the economy, as well we tackling social issues and climate change.
Diana Steele
Steele is currently the president of the Crestwood Community League and is hoping to become Edmonton’s first female Metis mayor.
For the past 18 years, she has run three small businesses, as well as taught business classes at NorQuest College.
Steele’s platform focuses on business and property taxes, economic growth and purposeful spending, ending homelessness and infrastructure and sustainability.
Cheryll Watson
Watson grew up in Edmonton and says she would bring 20 years of leadership to the mayor’s chair.
Her focus is building a “city that works” for all.
Watson’s platform includes a focus on a proactive municipal government that gets things done, responsibly financial management, safety and dignity for the city’s most vulnerable and made-in-Edmonton businesses and ideas.
In total, 11 people are running for mayor and 74 candidates are running for city council. Eight people are running to become Edmonton Catholic School Board trustees, six of whom have been acclaimed. There are 40 people are running to become Edmonton Public School Board trustees.
Advance voting will take place from Oct. 4 to Oct. 13, including Thanksgiving Monday (Oct. 11).
Election day is Monday, Oct. 18.
Results
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