Sooke

District

Provincial Location

Municipal Information

Councillors

6 to be elected

Registration Method

Provincial Voters List

Regional District

Capital

Contact

2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke BC, V9Z 1J2

P: 250-642-1634

Eligible Voter Turnout

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Gender Representation

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Running

Elected

Wendal Milne was elected mayor of Sooke with 72.94% of the votes.

Mayoral Election Results

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  • ? Acclaimed
Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Milne, Wendal
 
72.94% 2571
Bennett, David
 
26.41% 931

Councillor Election Results

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  • ? Acclaimed
Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Pearson, Kevin
 
52.99% 1868
Berger, Bev
 
51.74% 1824
Haldane, Herb
 
51.35% 1810
Kasper, Rick
 
49.22% 1735
Tait, Maja
 
47.52% 1675
Reay, Kerrie
 
45.16% 1592
Mitchell, Jim
 
43.32% 1527
Dumont, Ron
 
42.55% 1500
Beech, Sheila
 
31.52% 1111
Moonfist, Myke Colbert
 
30.47% 1074
Martin, Terrance
 
30.41% 1072
Salsman, Shaunna
 
25.5% 899

Councillor Kevin Pearson received the highest number of votes, 1,868 out of a possible 3,525.

In 2011 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Sooke (District) was 48.6%, which was 18.0% higher than than the average BC municipal turnout of 30.6%.

Voter turnout statistics

Eligible Voter Turnout (2011)

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Voter Turnout (Historical)

  • ? Jurisdiction
  • ? British Columbia

Eligible Voters (Historical)

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  • ? Registered Voters

Gender statistics

Gender Elected (2011)

  • ? Men
  • ? 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 34.1%.

Incumbency

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Elected incumbency rate of 60% is 21.3% lower than BC average of 81.3%.