Fort St. James

District

Provincial Location

Municipal Information

Councillors

4 to be elected

Registration Method

Poll book registration.

Regional District

Bulkley-Nechako

Contact

Box 640, Fort St. James BC, V0J 1P0

P: 250-996-8233

Eligible Voter Turnout

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Gender Representation

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Running

Elected

Sandra Harwood was elected mayor of Fort St. James with 50.19% of the votes.

Mayoral Election Results

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  • ? Acclaimed
Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Harwood, Sandra
 
50.19% 265
MacDougall, Rob
 
49.05% 259

Councillor Election Results

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  • ? Acclaimed
Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Birdi, Dave
 
73.3% 387
Gouglas, Brenda
 
67.42% 356
Playfair, Bev
 
64.58% 341
Nielsen, Kris
 
51.89% 274
Howell, Allan
 
44.89% 237
Hamel, Francois
 
19.7% 104
Fonda, Lester
 
19.7% 104

Councillor Dave Birdi received the highest number of votes, 387 out of a possible 528.

In 2008 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Fort St. James (District) was 58.4%, which was 29.5% 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)

  • ? Jurisdiction
  • ? British Columbia

Eligible Voters (Historical)

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  • ? Registered Voters

Gender statistics

Gender Elected (2008)

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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 80% of this Council. The BC average for municipal councils is 34.2%.

Incumbency

  • ? Running
  • ? Elected

Elected incumbency rate of 0.00% is 77.2% lower than BC average of 77.2%.