Merritt
City
Provincial Location
Municipal Information
Councillors
6 to be elected
Registration Method
Survey not returned.
Regional District
Contact
Box 189, Merritt BC, V1K 1B8
P: 250-378-4224
Eligible Voter Turnout
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Gender Representation
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Running
Elected
Susan Roline was elected mayor of Merritt with 59.92% of the votes.
Mayoral Election Results
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| Candidate Name | Incumbent | Votes | Percentage | Total | Elected |
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| Roline, Susan | 59.92% | 1184 |  |
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| Laird, David | 32.74% | 647 | |||
| Keeler, Loris | 3.29% | 65 | |||
| Koczkur, Angie | 3.14% | 62 |
Councillor Election Results
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| Candidate Name | Incumbent | Votes | Percentage | Total | Elected |
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| Sanders, Shelley | 59.41% | 1174 | |
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| Baker, Dave | 51.42% | 1016 | |
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| Hunter, Nadia | 49.54% | 979 | |
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| Murdoch, Alastair | 49.44% | 977 | |
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| Goetz, Mike | 47.47% | 938 | |
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| Kroeker, Harry | 46.1% | 911 | |
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| Flanagan, Patrick | 37.96% | 750 | |||
| Polmans, Jack | 36.03% | 712 | |||
| Henne, Nance | 31.58% | 624 | |||
| Bruce, Jim | 28.8% | 569 | |||
| Shea, James | 27.43% | 542 | |||
| Padvaiskas, Ken | 15.23% | 301 |
Councillor Shelley Sanders received the highest number of votes, 1,174 out of a possible 1,976.
In 2008 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Merritt (City) was 38.1%, which was 9.2% 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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Eligible Voters (Historical)
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Gender statistics
Gender Elected (2008)
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Percent Women Running (Historical)
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Percent Women Elected (Historical)
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Women make up 42.9% of this Council. The BC average for municipal councils is 34.2%.
Incumbency
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Elected incumbency rate of 0.00% is 77.2% lower than BC average of 77.2%.