Houston

District

Provincial Location

Municipal Information

Councillors

6 to be elected

Registration Method

Poll Book Registration

Regional District

Bulkley-Nechako

Contact

Box 370, Houston BC, V0J 1Z0

P: 250-845-2238

Eligible Voter Turnout

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Gender Representation

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  • ? Women

Running

Elected

Bill Holmberg was elected mayor of Houston with 53.62% of the votes.

Mayoral Election Results

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  • ? Acclaimed
Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Holmberg, Bill
 
53.62% 437
Hamblin, Lance
 
39.63% 323
Jellett, Phyllis
 
5.64% 46

Councillor Election Results

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  • ? Acclaimed
Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Brienen, Shane
 
82.33% 671
Van Barneveld, Jonathan
 
74.36% 606
Potvin, Dawn
 
73.87% 602
Wheaton, Bob
 
72.02% 587
Jolly, Michalle
 
55.71% 454
Lundrigan, Rick
 
51.29% 418
Smith, Tim
 
41.47% 338
Buursema, Hank
 
36.93% 301

Councillor Shane Brienen (Incumbent) received the highest number of votes, 671 out of a possible 815.

In 2011 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Houston (District) was 35.8%, which was 5.2% 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 28.6% of this Council. The BC average for municipal councils is 34.1%.

Incumbency

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  • ? Elected

Elected incumbency rate of 80% is 1.3% lower than BC average of 81.3%.