2007 Grande Prairie municipal election

The 2007 Grande Prairie municipal election was held Monday, October 15, 2007. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. The citizens of Grande Prairie, Alberta, elected one mayor, eight aldermen (all at large), the five Grande Prairie School District No. 2357 trustees (at large), and five of the Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 28's seven trustees (as Ward 1). Of the 33,210 eligible voters, only 9,693 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 29.2%, and an average of 5.9 aldermen per ballot.

Results

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Bold indicates elected, and incumbents are italicized.

Mayor

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Mayor[1]
Candidate Votes %
Dwight Logan 6,455 67.6%
Wayne Christopher Ayling 3,092 32.4%

Aldermen

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Aldermen[1]
Candidate Votes %
Bill Given 5,978 10.38%
Lorne Radbourne 5,637 9.79%
Dan Wong 5,607 9.74%
Helen A. Rice 4,129 7.17%
Gladys Mina Blackmore 4,017 6.98%
Alex Gustafson 3,700 6.43%
Yad Minhas 3,649 6.34%
Elroy Deimert 3,319 5.76%
Kevin McLean 3,284 5.70%
Margaret Heath 3,240 5.63%
John A. Croken 3,085 5.36%
Augustine Ebinu 2,795 4.85%
Dave Storey 2,662 4.62%
Lorraine Ehlert 2,207 3.83%
Lorraine Nordstrom 2,160 3.75%
Danny Hynes 2,110 3.66%

Public School Trustees

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Grande Prairie School District No. 2357[1]
Candidate Votes %
John Lehners 3,889 19.1%
Karen Prokopowich 3,739 18.4%
Paulette Kurylo 3,644 17.9%
Steven L. Shavers 3,291 16.2%
Brenda Howard 3,147 15.5%
Brian Parlee 2,653 13.0%

Separate School Trustees

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Unofficial[1]

Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 28
Ward 1
Candidate Votes %
Jennifer Wrzosek 1,466 17.81%
Alice Brick 1,431 17.39%
Laureen Lushman 1,419 17.24%
Eldon Wyant 1,384 16.82%
Ralph Wohlgemuth 1,381 16.78%
Rob Allen 1,149 13.96%

Question

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Special School Tax Levy[1]
Selection Votes %
Yes 2,513 38.5%
No 4,011 61.5%

References

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