Nelson

City

Provincial Location

Municipal Information

Councillors

6 to be elected

Registration Method

Poll Book Registration

Regional District

Central Kootenay

Contact

101 - 310 Ward Street, Nelson BC, V1L 5S4

P: 250-352-5511

Eligible Voter Turnout

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Gender Representation

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  • ? Women

Running

Elected

John Dooley was elected mayor of Nelson with 66.87% of the votes.

Mayoral Election Results

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  • ? Acclaimed
Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Dooley, John
 
66.87% 1790
Rowberry, Richard
 
17.97% 481
Mercredi, George
 
3.92% 105

Councillor Election Results

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Candidate Name Incumbent Votes Percentage Total Elected
Macdonald, Donna
 
65.15% 1744
Kiss, Paula
 
63.84% 1709
Adams, Bob
 
59.96% 1605
Kozak, Debra
 
59.58% 1595
Cherbo, Robin
 
58.8% 1574
Batycki, Candace
 
53.98% 1445
Stacey, Margaret
 
47.52% 1272
Jeanes, Charles
 
18.49% 495

Councillor Donna Macdonald (Incumbent) received the highest number of votes, 1,744 out of a possible 2,677.

In 2011 the estimated eligible voter turnout for the Nelson (City) was 34.9%, which was 4.4% 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 57.1% of this Council. The BC average for municipal councils is 34.1%.

Incumbency

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  • ? Elected

Elected incumbency rate of 83.3% is 2% higher than BC average of 81.3%.