2021 Edmonton municipal election
October 18, 2021
Mayor and 12 councillors to Edmonton City Council
Turnout37.6%[1] (Increase6.6 pp)
 
Amarjeet Sohi in 2019.jpg
Mike Nickel in 2016 (24688660614) (cropped).jpg
Candidate Amarjeet Sohi Mike Nickel
Popular vote 105,683 59,309
Percentage 45.05% 25.28%
 
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Michael Oshry in 2016 (25200914232) (cropped).jpg
Candidate Kim Krushell Michael Oshry
Popular vote 40,513 14,500
Percentage 17.27% 6.18%
Mayor before election

Don Iveson

 Elected Mayor

Amarjeet Sohi

The 2021 Edmonton municipal election was held on October 18, 2021, to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the Edmonton city council, nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. It was held in conjunction with the 2021 Alberta municipal elections.

In conjunction with the municipal elections, residents voted in a provincially mandated Senate nominee election, a referendum on equalization and on whether to adopt permanent daylight saving time.[2]

Incumbent mayor Don Iveson announced in November 2020 that he would not be seeking re-election.[3]

Mayor and councillors were elected through first-past-the-post voting in single-member wards.

The total number of votes cast for mayor was 236,488.[4]

Candidates

X = incumbent. Candidates as listed have filed the necessary paperwork with the City of Edmonton.[2]

Mayor

Candidate Vote[1]  %
Amarjeet Sohi[5]105,68345.05
Mike Nickel[6]59,30925.28
Kim Krushell[7]40,51317.27
Michael Oshry[8]14,5006.18
Cheryll Watson6,8032.9
Rick Comrie[lower-alpha 1]1,7520.75
Diana Steele1,7410.74
Abdul Malik Chukwudi[lower-alpha 2]1,3680.58
Brian (Breezy) Gregg1,3440.57
Vanessa Denman9070.39
Augustine Marah[11]6710.29
  • Abdul Malik Chukwudi – engineer
  • Rick Comrie – business owner
  • Brian (Breezy) Gregg – retired music artist
  • Kim Krushell – former councillor
  • Augustine Marah – teacher and community activist
  • Mike Nickel – incumbent ward 11 councillor
  • Michael Oshry – former councillor
  • Amarjeet Sohi – former councillor and MP
  • Diana Steele – President of Crestwood Community League
  • Cheryll Watson – Former Head of Innovate Edmonton

Council

The following is a list of candidates that announced their candidacy for the 2021 election.[12] Edmonton's ward map was redrawn for the 2021 election, with each ward being given an Indigenous name.[13]

Each ward elected one councillor through First-past-the-post voting.

The total number of candidates for council seats was larger than in any previous election in Edmonton history, even beating the record set in the 1964 Edmonton municipal election.

Nakota Isga

(Rosenthal, West Jasper Place, Big Lake, Westview Village, Lewis Farms, Glenora)

Candidate Vote  %
Andrew Knack (X)12,10766.15
Dave Olivier3,28817.96
Steve Weston2,90815.89
  • Andrew Knack – incumbent
  • Dave Olivier – businessman
  • Steve Weston – construction manager

Anirniq

(Calder, the Pallisades, Griesbach, Athlone, Wellington, Lauderdale, Rosslyn, Kensington, Carlisle, Cumberland, Sherbrooke, Inglewood, Woodcroft, Dovercourt, Prince Charles, Albany)

Candidate Vote  %
Erin Rutherford4,68926.14
Bev Esslinger (X)4,42324.66
Tyler Zutz3,94922.01
Ali Haymour3,59320.03
Mark Davies1,2857.16

[14]

  • Mark Davies – risk management director
  • Bev Esslinger – incumbent
  • Ali Haymour – finished third in the 2017 Ward 2 race
  • Erin Rutherford – public sector manager
  • Tyler Zutz – business consultant

tastawiyiniwak

(Castle Downs, Dickinsfield, Londonderry, Lake District)

Candidate Vote  %
Karen Principe6,86138.90
Jon Dziadyk (X)5,39130.57
Ahmed "Knowmadic" Ali2,68915.25
Cody Bondarchuk2,36813.43
Zain Hafiz1791.01
Iannie Gerona1480.84
  • Ahmed "Knowmadic" Ali – poet
  • Cody Bondarchuk – community leader
  • Jon Dziadyk – incumbent
  • Iannie Gerona – shopkeeper
  • Zain Hafiz – business owner
  • Karen Principe – finished third in the 2017 Ward 3 race

Dene

(Casselman-Steele Heights, Clareview, Hermitage, Horse Hill, Pilot Sound)

Candidate Vote  %
Aaron Paquette (X)8,24053.62
Tricia Velthuizen3,35821.85
Lana Palmer2,50716.31
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski6374.14
Gerard Mutabazi Amani6264.07
  • Gerard Mutabazi Amani – community leader
  • Andy Andrzej Gudanowski – finished sixth in the 2017 Ward 7 race
  • Aaron Paquette – incumbent
  • Lana Palmer – oral surgeon
  • Tricia Velthuizen – spokesperson for Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish, finished fourth in the 2017 Ward 4 race[15]

O-day’min

(Riverview Area, Edgemont, Stillwater, Uplands, River's Edge, Glastonbury, Granville, Hamptons, Lymnurn, Ormsby Place, Dechene, Downtown, Callingwood North/South, Elmwood, Lynnwood, Patricia Heights, Quesnell, Oleskiew, Thorncliff, Westringe, Cameron, Jamieson Place, Wedgewood, Donsdale, Gariepy, Lessard North)

Candidate Vote  %
Anne Stevenson4,02626.71
Gabrielle Battiste2,99319.86
Adrian Bruff2,70617.95
Joshua Wolchansky1,80811.99
Tony Caterina (X)1,55610.32
Gino Akbari1,2168.07
Mohammed Migdaddy3072.04
Naima Haile2401.59
Ibrahim Wado1280.85
Adil Pirbhai930.62
  • Gino Akbari – entrepreneur
  • Gabrielle Battiste – lawyer
  • Adrian Bruff – entrepreneur
  • Tony Caterina – incumbent
  • Naima Haile – curator
  • Mohammed Migdaddy – clinical pharmacist
  • Adil Pirbhai – finished fourth in the 2017 Ward 6 race
  • Anne Stevenson – urban planner
  • Ibrahim Wado
  • Joshua Wolchansky – civil servant

Métis

(Abbottsfield, Alberta Avenue, Avonmore, Beacon Heights, Bellevue, Bergman, Beverly Heights, Bonnie Doon, Capilano, Cloverdale, Cromdale, Delton, Eastwood, Elmwood Park, Forest Heights, Fulton Place, Gold Bar, Highlands, Holyrood, Idylwylde, Kenilworth, King Edward Park, Montrose, Newton, Ottewell, Parkdale, Rundle Heights, Strathearn, Terrace Heights, Virginia Park)[16]

Candidate Vote  %
Ashley Salvador8,31634.46
Caroline Matthews5,35722.20
Cori Longo4,36718.09
James Kosowan1,7907.42
Steven Townsend1,4245.90
Liz John-West1,3825.73
Rob Bernshaw5552.30
Brian Kendrick3321.38
Salar Melli1900.79
Abdulhakim Dalel1570.65
Daniel John Kornak1470.61
Jim Rickett1180.49
  • Rob Bernshaw – finished third in the 2013 Ward 3 race
  • Abdulhakim Dalel – political activist
  • Liz John-West – finished fourth in the 2017 Ward 7 race
  • Brian Kendrick – finished third in the 2010 Ward 5 race
  • Daniel John Kornak – political activist
  • James Kosowan – finished third in the 2017 Ward 8 race
  • Cori Longo – postal worker
  • Caroline Matthews – entrepreneur
  • Salar Melli – entrepreneur
  • Jim Rickett – Telus operations manager
  • Ashley Salvador – entrepreneur
  • Steven Townsend – entrepreneur

sipiwiyiniwak

(The Grange, Riverview, Cameron Heights, Laurier Heights, Edgemont)

Candidate Vote  %
Sarah Hamilton (X)10,22744.22
Giselle General5,18022.40
Derek Hlady4,38018.94
Daniel Heikkinen2,2919.91
Scott Hayes1,0504.54
  • Giselle General – public servant
  • Sarah Hamilton – incumbent
  • Scott Hayes – realtor
  • Daniel Heikkinen – entrepreneur
  • Derek Hlady – entrepreneur

papastew

(Belgravia, Strathcona, Ritchie, Grandview, Allendale, Pleasantview, Aspen Gardens, Greenfield, Duggan)

Candidate Vote  %
Michael Janz8,61440.58
Susan Field4,35420.51
Kirsten Goa4,08919.27
Haruun Ali1,7138.07
James Cameron1,3846.52
Tarcy Schindelka6302.97
Byron Vass4412.08
  • Haruun Ali – university student
  • James Cameron – businessman
  • Susan Field – businesswoman
  • Kirsten Goa – finished second in the 2017 Ward 8 race
  • Michael Janz – former public school trustee of Ward F
  • Tarcy Schindelka – businessman
  • Byron Vass – environmental sector

pihêsiwin

(Riverbend, Terwillegar Heights, Windermere, Magrath Heights, Mactaggart)

Candidate Vote  %
Tim Cartmell (X)16,25281.24
Guiscela Perez Arellano3,75418.76
  • Guiscela Perez Arellano – IT
  • Tim Cartmell – incumbent

Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

(Kaskitayo:Blue Quill, Ermineskin, Keheewin, Twinbrooks; Heritage Valley:Blackburne, Rutherford, Graydon Hill, Chappelle, Allard)

Candidate Vote  %
Jennifer Rice5,83132.40
Rhiannon Hoyle5,79232.18
Scott Johnston[17]2,10311.68
Glynnis Andrea Lieb1,7609.78
Jon Morgan1,7279.60
Jason Carter7854.36
  • Jason Carter – Indigenous artist
  • Rhiannon Hoyle – entrepreneur
  • Scott Johnston – radio reporter
  • Glynnis Andrea Lieb – social psychologist
  • Jon Morgan – community leader
  • Jennifer Rice – public servant

Karhiio

(Ellerslie, Knottwood, Lakewood, Mill Woods Town Centre, Millbourne, Millhurst, Woodvale, Summerside, Southeast Edmonton)

Candidate Vote  %
Keren Tang7,45939.72
Tom Shaw5,68230.26
Shamair Turner2,31412.32
Charan Saggu1,6678.88
Sana Kakar1,3417.14
Muhammad Herman Gill3151.68
  • Muhammad Herman Gill – businessman
  • Sana Kakar – architect
  • Charan Saggu – businessman
  • Tom Shaw – project manager
  • Keren Tang – finished second in the 2017 Ward 11 race
  • Shamair Turner – insurance broker

Sspomitapi

(Decoteau, The Meadows, Burnewood, Ridgewood, Southwood, Maple Ridge)

Candidate Vote  %
Jo-Anne Wright5,86034.45
Harman Singh Kandola4,62427.18
Moe Banga (X)4,05423.83
Sanjay Malhotra8104.76
Jasbir Singh Gill8024.71
Rashpal Sehmby6083.57
Mukesh Makwana2521.48
  • Moe Banga – incumbent
  • Jasbir Singh Gill – President of Edmonton Taxi Association
  • Harman Singh Kandola – lawyer
  • Mukesh Makwana – welder
  • Sanjay Malhotra – businessman
  • Rashpal Sehmby – postal worker
  • Jo-Anne Wright – finished second in the 2013 Ward 12 race

Edmonton Public School Board Trustees

Nine elected, one per ward through first past the post.

CandidateVotes %
Ward A
Perry Chahal1,95913.21
Sherri O'Keefe[18]6,57144.32
Everline Atieno Oloo6324.26
Sheeraz Rahman1,67811.32
Belen Samuel3,98726.89
Ward B
Dakota Drouillard1,85113.36
Esther Ekpe Adewuyi2,17015.66
Keltie Marshall4,38431.65
Marsha Nelson[18]5,44839.33
Ward C
Kassie Burkholder3,73621.64
David Dougherty2,61815.17
Leticia Gomez1,98111.48
Marcia Hole[18]7,09941.12
Lisa Shefsky1,82910.59
Ward D
Trisha Estabrooks[18] (X)17,46574.25
Jen Martin6,05625.75
Ward E
Sam Filice3,81322.59
Rebecca Graff-McRae3,67321.76
Dawn Hancock[18]4,59827.24
Judy Kim-Meneen3,39620.12
Kim Doyle Thorsen1,3988.28
Ward F
Nancy Hunt5,77222.81
Julie Kusiek[18]9,59737.92
Ken Lister7,95031.41
Kimberley McMann1,9897.86
Ward G
Guri Dhaliwal3,44515.95
Hannah Hamilton4,98123.06
Angela MacLaggan3,33015.42
Saadiq Sumar[18]5,43225.15
Heather D. Swain3,84417.79
Inderjeet Kaur Tuli5702.64
Ward H
William John Haines3,75426.67
Nathan Ip (X)10,32573.33
Ward I
Ricardo Casanova7806.36
Taranvir Singh Dhanoa1,44511.77
Navjot Kaur1,2129.88
Emily MacKenzie2,79122.74
Corrine Rondeau9767.95
Jan Sawyer[18]3,94032.11
Simran Villing1,1289.19

Ip, the elected trustee for Ward H, was elected MLA in the 2023 provincial election. He resigned as trustee – the school board voted not to hold a by-election but to have trustee Jan Sawyer cover his ward as well as her own.[19]

Edmonton Catholic School Board Trustees

CandidateVotes %
Ward 71
Terrence (Terry) Harris (X) Acclaimed
Ward 72
Sandra Palazzo (X) Acclaimed
Ward 73
Carla Smiley (X) Acclaimed
Ward 74
Debbie Engel (X) Acclaimed
Ward 75
Alene Mutala (X) Acclaimed
Ward 76
Lisa Turchansky (X) Acclaimed
Ward 77
Kara Pelech2,51432.72%
Laura Thibert[18] (X)5,17067.28%

Carla Smiley resigned from the position in October 2021. As of July 2023, the Catholic School Board was refusing to hold a by-election.[20]

Mayoral opinion polling

Polling firm Date Rick
Comrie		 Kim
Krushell		 Mike
Nickel		 Michael
Oshry		 Amarjeet
Sohi		 Cheryll
Watson		 Other Sample
size		 Polling
method		 Lead
Leger October 11, 2021 – 12% 16% 6% 34% 5% Undecided 20%, Other 4% 503 online 18%
Spadina Strategies October 11, 2021 – 14.9% 26.4% 8.9% 32.3% 3.5% Undecided 14.0% 529 IVR 5.9%
Leger Archived 2021-08-03 at the Wayback Machine July 26, 2021 2% 5% 10% 3% 29% 2% Undecided 43%, Abdul Malik Chukwudi 1%, Diana Steele 1% 458 online 10%
Mainstreet Research January 18, 2021 – 7.2% 11% – – 4.9% Undecided 62%, Andrew Knack 8.4%, Other 6.4% 1,113 online 2.6%

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dropped out of the race, endorsed Mike Nickel[9]
  2. ↑ Dropped out of the race, endorsed Mike Nickel[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "2021 Edmonton Election – Official Results – Mayor" (PDF). www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "For Voters". City of Edmonton. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ Ramsay, Caley (January 4, 2021). "Nominations for 2021 Edmonton municipal election now open". Global News. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Official results edmonton.ca
  5. ↑ Bourne, Kirby; Ramsay, Caley (May 17, 2021). "Former councillor, MP Amarjeet Sohi announces Edmonton mayoral campaign". Global News. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ Ramsay, Caley (January 22, 2021). "Edmonton city councillor Mike Nickel running for mayor in 2021 election". Global News. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ Ramsay, Caley (January 27, 2021). "Former Edmonton councillor Kim Krushell running for mayor in fall election". Global News.
  8. ↑ Amato, Sean (February 11, 2021). "Oshry joins Edmonton mayoral race, becoming third candidate with council experience". CTV News. Edmonton. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Comrie drops out, supports Nickel after attacking Sohi in several forums". CTV News Edmonton. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Edmonton mayoral candidate giving and receiving endorsements from other candidates". Global News. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  11. ↑ Lachacz, Adam (May 20, 2021). "Edmonton teacher and community activist Augustine Marah runs for mayor". CTV News Edmonton. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Edmonton Election 2021 – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics". Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Indigenous Ward Naming Knowledge Committee | City of Edmonton". www.edmonton.ca. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Edmonton elections" (PDF). edmonton.ca. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  15. ↑ Amato, Sean (February 18, 2021). "UCP press secretary to keep job while running for Edmonton City Council seat". CTV News. Edmonton. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  16. ↑ Communities in Ward Métis. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  17. ↑ Amato, Sean (February 18, 2021). "Longtime City Hall reporter seeking seat on Edmonton City Council". CTV News. Edmonton. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Unofficial 2021 Election Results". City of Edmonton. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Edmonton Public School Board to leave chair vacant after trustee becomes Alberta MLA | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Parents demand byelection to replace school board trustees in Edmonton, Calgary | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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