B.C. municipal election 2022: Port Edward results

Residents of Port Edward have cast their votes for their next mayor in the 2022 B.C. municipal election.

Global News is projecting that incumbent Knut Bjorndal has been re-elected as the community’s mayor after gathering nearly 60 per cent of Saturday’s vote.

Projected to win seats on council are Colleen Mcdonald, Dan Franzen, James Brown and Christine Mackenzie.

Bjorndal beat former mayor Dave MacDonald by just 10 votes in the 2018 election.

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Candidates

Mayor

Knut Bjorndal (incumbent)

Shawn Pettitt (Douglas Shawn Pettitt)

Carl W Schmidt (Carl William Schmidt)

Council 

Ames W Brown (James William Brown) (incumbent)

Dan R Franzen (Danial Raymond Franzen) (incumbent)

Christine J Mackenzie (Christine Janet Mackenzie) (incumbent)

Colleen I McDonald (colleen Isla McDonald) served other

Kevin J Mudge (Kevin James Mudge)

Population of municipality

470 (2021)

Boundary of the municipality

Port Edward is located on B.C.’s North Coast, about 22 kilometres from Prince Rupert.

This profile will continually be updated to reflect the latest information, interviews and events in the campaign.