Merritt

City

Provincial Location

Municipal Information

Councillors

6 to be elected

Registration Method

Poll Book (Voting Day Registration)

Regional District

Thompson-Nicola

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

Neil Menard was elected mayor of Merritt with 53.99% of the votes.

Mayoral Election Results

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Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Menard, Neil
 
53.99% 994
Roline, Susan
 
28.35% 522
Jolly, Mike
 
16.13% 297

Councillor Election Results

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Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Christopherson, Kurt
 
72.57% 1336
Baker, Dave
 
67.41% 1241
Goetz, Mike
 
60.84% 1120
Norgaard, Diana
 
60.62% 1116
Brown, Linda A.
 
59.7% 1099
Prowal, Ginny
 
44.76% 824
McMurchy, Bruce
 
41.55% 765
Kroeker, Harry
 
39.76% 732

Councillor Kurt Christopherson (Incumbent) received the highest number of votes, 1,336 out of a possible 1,841.

In 2014 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Merritt (City) was 35.1%, which was 0.6% higher than than the average BC municipal turnout of 34.5%.

Voter turnout statistics

Eligible Voter Turnout (2014)

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Voter Turnout (Historical)

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  • ? British Columbia

Eligible Voters (Historical)

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Gender statistics

Gender Elected (2014)

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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 42.9% of this Council. The BC average for municipal councils is 36.9%.

Incumbency

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Elected incumbency rate of 60% is 20.8% lower than BC average of 80.8%.