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

Gladys Atrill was elected mayor of Smithers with 53.54% of the votes.

Mayoral Election Results

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Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Atrill, Gladys
 
53.54% 983
Hawse, Murray
 
42.05% 772

Councillor Election Results

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Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Wray, Frank
 
71.46% 1312
Buikema, John
 
59.64% 1095
Elliott, Calvin
 
53.65% 985
Leonard (Stanton), Laura
 
53.1% 975
Raven, Sam
 
45.97% 844
Paterson, Genevieve
 
42.43% 779
Briere, Nick
 
36.06% 662
McCrindle, Jason
 
31.81% 584
Koch, Adam
 
30.5% 560

Councillor Frank Wray (Incumbent) received the highest number of votes, 1,312 out of a possible 1,836.

In 2022 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Smithers (Town) was 45.1%, which was 15.9% higher than than the average BC municipal turnout of 29.2%.

Voter turnout statistics

Eligible Voter Turnout (2022)

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Voter Turnout (Historical)

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  • ? British Columbia

Eligible Voters (Historical)

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Gender statistics

Gender Elected (2022)

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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 57.1% of this Council. The BC average for municipal councils is 38.5%.

Incumbency

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Elected incumbency rate of 100% is 17.2% higher than BC average of 82.8%.