Smithers

Town

Provincial Location

Municipal Information

Councillors

6 to be elected

Registration Method

Poll Book (Voting Day Registration)

Regional District

Bulkley-Nechako

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

Taylor Bachrach was elected mayor of Smithers with 62.75% of the votes.

Mayoral Election Results

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  • ? Acclaimed
Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Bachrach, Taylor
 
62.75% 1137
Bell, Randy
 
35.26% 639

Councillor Election Results

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Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Thomas, Casda
 
64.4% 1167
Wray, Frank
 
60.21% 1091
Atrill, Gladys
 
56.29% 1020
Benson, Lorne
 
52.48% 951
Brown, Greg
 
46.8% 848
Buikema, John
 
45.09% 817
Bateman, Colin
 
42.99% 779
Brienesse, Phil
 
40.89% 741
Zapisocki, Ryan
 
33.22% 602
Sharp, Tim
 
32.17% 583

Councillor Casda Thomas received the highest number of votes, 1,167 out of a possible 1,812.

In 2018 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Smithers (Town) was 47.0%, which was 11.5% higher than than the average BC municipal turnout of 35.5%.

Voter turnout statistics

Eligible Voter Turnout (2018)

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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 (2018)

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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 28.6% of this Council. The BC average for municipal councils is 35.3%.

Incumbency

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  • ? Elected

Elected incumbency rate of 80% is 0.6% lower than BC average of 80.6%.