Merritt
City
Provincial Location
Municipal Information
Councillors
6 to be elected
Registration Method
Poll Book (Voting Day Registration)
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
Michael Goetz was elected mayor of Merritt with 35.93% of the votes.
Mayoral Election Results
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| Candidate Name | Incumbent | Votes | Percentage | Total | Elected |
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| Goetz, Michael | 35.93% | 859 |  |
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| Luck, Tony | 29.28% | 700 | |||
| Brown, Linda |  |
23.63% | 565 | ||
| Bhangu, Mike | 11.17% | 267 |
Councillor Election Results
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| Candidate Name | Incumbent | Votes | Percentage | Total | Elected |
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| Etchart, Adam | |
71.6% | 1712 | |
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| Olguin, Manuel | 49.98% | 1195 | |
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| Petroczi, Paul | 49.81% | 1191 | |
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| Egan, Dana | 48.22% | 1153 | |
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| Charney, Wendy | 40.99% | 980 | |
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| Newman, Claire | 39.98% | 956 | |
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| White, Melvina | |
36.26% | 867 | ||
| Roline, Susan | 31.03% | 742 | |||
| Palmgren, Deanna | 24.97% | 597 | |||
| Baxter, Yvette | 23.71% | 567 | |||
| Peterson, Brian | 23.55% | 563 | |||
| Littleton, Norma | 9.66% | 231 | |||
| Brooks, Darrel | 9.33% | 223 | |||
| Phillips, MJ | 7.9% | 189 | |||
| Barley, Jay | 7.15% | 171 | |||
| Wooden, Derry | 6.15% | 147 | |||
| Fleury, Mary | 6.06% | 145 | |||
| Behrens, Michael | 4.22% | 101 |
Councillor Adam Etchart (Incumbent) received the highest number of votes, 1,712 out of a possible 2,391.
In 2022 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Merritt (City) was 43.4%, which was 14.2% higher than than the average BC municipal turnout of 29.2%.
Voter turnout statistics
Eligible Voter Turnout (2022)
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Voter Turnout (Historical)
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Eligible Voters (Historical)
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Gender statistics
Gender Elected (2022)
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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 38.5%.
Incumbency
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Elected incumbency rate of 33.3% is 49.5% lower than BC average of 82.8%.