Smithers
Town
Provincial Location
Municipal Information
Councillors
6 to be elected
Registration Method
Provincial Voters List.
Regional District
Contact
Box 879, Smithers BC, V0J 2N0
P: 250-847-1600
Eligible Voter Turnout
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Gender Representation
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Running
Elected
Cress Farrow was elected mayor of Smithers with 52.94% of the votes.
Mayoral Election Results
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| Candidate Name | Incumbent | Votes | Percentage | Total | Elected |
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| Farrow, Cress | 52.94% | 685 |  |
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| Bucher, Cathryn | 30.91% | 400 | |||
| Goodacre, Bill | 15.38% | 199 |
Councillor Election Results
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| Candidate Name | Incumbent | Votes | Percentage | Total | Elected |
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| Benson, Lorne | 67% | 867 | |
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| Northrup, Charlie | 66.62% | 862 | |
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| Bandstra, Mark | 61.51% | 796 | |
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| Groves, Jo Ann | 61.21% | 792 | |
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| Adomeit, Norman | 53.17% | 688 | |
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| Wray, Frank | 41.81% | 541 | |
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| Brienesse, Philip | 41.5% | 537 | |||
| Howard, Andy | 38.49% | 498 | |||
| Greene, Glen | 29.83% | 386 | |||
| Stevens, Dave | 21.1% | 273 |
Councillor Lorne Benson received the highest number of votes, 867 out of a possible 1,294.
In 2008 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Smithers (Town) was 37.2%, which was 8.3% 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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Eligible Voters (Historical)
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Gender statistics
Gender Elected (2008)
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Percent Women Running (Historical)
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Percent Women Elected (Historical)
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Women make up 14.3% of this Council. The BC average for municipal councils is 34.2%.
Incumbency
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Elected incumbency rate of 0.00% is 77.2% lower than BC average of 77.2%.