Whistler

Resort Municipality

Provincial Location

Municipal Information

Councillors

6 to be elected

Registration Method

Poll book registration.

Regional District

Squamish-Lillooet

Contact

4325 Blackcomb Way, Whistler BC, V0N 1B4

P: 604-932-5535

Eligible Voter Turnout

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Gender Representation

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Running

Elected

Ken Melamed was elected mayor of Whistler with 52.6% of the votes.

Mayoral Election Results

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Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Melamed, Ken
 
52.6% 1527
Wells, Kristi
 
41.96% 1218
Walker, Brian
 
2.17% 63
Kolvek, Miro
 
1.86% 54
Bhandari, Jag (JB)
 
0.1% 3

Councillor Election Results

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Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Thomson, Tom
 
57.94% 1682
Forsyth, Ralph
 
55.53% 1612
Quinlan, Christopher
 
55.32% 1606
Zeidler, Eckhard
 
51.5% 1495
Milner, Ted
 
48.85% 1418
Lamont, Grant
 
45.5% 1321
Crompton, Jack
 
38.99% 1132
Lorriman, Bob
 
36.03% 1046
Sharpe, David
 
19.88% 577
Escott, Wayne
 
13.16% 382
Milstein, Stephen
 
13.12% 381
Buzzard, David
 
11.13% 323
Overing, Bill
 
8.51% 247
Bennett, Shane
 
3.62% 105
Pullinger, Will
 
3.48% 101
Briggs, Simon
 
2.79% 81
Reading, Christopher
 
1.38% 40

Councillor Tom Thomson received the highest number of votes, 1,682 out of a possible 2,903.

In 2008 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Whistler (Resort Municipality) 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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Gender statistics

Gender Elected (2008)

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Percent Women Running (Historical)

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  • ? British Columbia

Percent Women Elected (Historical)

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  • ? British Columbia

Women make up 0% 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%.