Sechelt

District

Provincial Location

Municipal Information

Councillors

6 to be elected

Registration Method

Survey not returned.

Regional District

Sunshine Coast

Contact

Box 129, Sechelt BC, V0N 3A0

P: 604-885-1986

Eligible Voter Turnout

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Gender Representation

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Running

Elected

Darren Inkster was elected mayor of Sechelt with 65.89% of the votes.

Mayoral Election Results

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  • ? Acclaimed
Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Inkster, Darren
 
65.89% 1847
Reid, Cameron
 
32.32% 906

Councillor Election Results

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Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Thirkell, Keith
 
60.01% 1682
Taylor, Fred
 
59.83% 1677
Janisch, Alice
 
59.47% 1667
Allan, Warren
 
59.4% 1665
Lutes, Alice
 
48.2% 1351
Kershaw, Ann
 
46.77% 1311
Dixon, Stan
 
41.06% 1151
Steeves, Ed
 
37.46% 1050
Burnett, Duane
 
36.57% 1025
Shanks, Mike
 
36.14% 1013

Councillor Keith Thirkell received the highest number of votes, 1,682 out of a possible 2,803.

In 2008 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Sechelt (District) was 42.6%, which was 13.7% higher than than the average BC municipal turnout of 28.9%.

Voter turnout statistics

Eligible Voter Turnout (2008)

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Voter Turnout (Historical)

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  • ? British Columbia

Eligible Voters (Historical)

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  • ? Registered Voters

Gender statistics

Gender Elected (2008)

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  • ? Women

Percent Women Running (Historical)

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  • ? British Columbia

Percent Women Elected (Historical)

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  • ? British Columbia

Women make up 42.9% of this Council. The BC average for municipal councils is 34.2%.

Incumbency

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  • ? Elected

Elected incumbency rate of 0.00% is 77.2% lower than BC average of 77.2%.