2013 Calgary municipal election explained

The 2013 Calgary municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013, to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the city council, the seven trustees to the Calgary School District (each representing two of 14 wards), and five of the seven trustees to the Calgary Catholic School District (each representing two of 14 wards).

Two incumbent separate school trustees had no challengers.

From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation required every municipality to hold elections every three years.^[1] The 28th Alberta Legislature introduced the Election Accountability Amendment Act (Bill 7) which among other reforms to provincial and municipal elections, amended the Local Authorities Election Act to extend the terms of local authorities including municipalities and school boards from three years to four years.^{[2] [3] [4]}

The 14 electoral wards were once again each represented by a single member on council, although the wards were changed slightly from the previous term. The neighbourhood of Martindale was moved from ward 3 to ward 5, and the community that expanded the neighbourhood of Cougar Ridge into ward 1 was with the rest of the neighbourhood in ward 6.^[5] This election also marked a change in title for council members from "Alderman" to "Councillor".

Naheed K. Nenshi was elected mayor with a large majority of votes cast.

Candidates

Bold indicates elected, italics indicates incumbent.

Mayor

Mayor^[6] ! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Naheed K. Nenshi	193,393	73.6
	56,226	21.4
Sandra Hunter	4,181	1.6
Carter Thomson	3,157	1.2
	1,857	0.7
Bruce Jackman	1,397	0.5
Norm Perrault	1,117	0.4
Jonathan Joseph Sunstrum	775	0.3
Milan Papez	492	0.2

• Larry Heather - Christian radio show host
• Jon Lord - former PC MLA
• Alex Morozov
• Naheed Nenshi - incumbent
• Milan Papez Sr. - salesman
• Norm Perrault
• Carter Thomson - store owner^[7]

Ward 1

Ward 1! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Ward Sutherland	8,721	39.0
Chris Harper	8,635	38.6
Judi Vandenbrink	3,891	17.4
John Hilton-O'Brien	726	3.2
Dan Larabie	378	1.7

• Chris Harper^[8]
• Dan Larabie^[9]
• John Hilton O'Brian^[10]
• Ward Sutherland^[11]
• Judi Vandenbrink^[12]

Ward 2

Ward 2! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Joe Magliocca	5,437	32.7
Shawn Douglas Ripley	3,546	21.3
Bernie Dowhan	3,391	20.4
Terry Wong	2,940	17.7
Richard Poon	1,306	7.9

• Bernie Dowhan - teacher^[13]
• Joe Magliocca^[13]
• Terry Wong^[10]
• Shawn Ripley - planning consultant^[10]

Ward 3

Ward 3! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Jim Stevenson	9,424	81.0
Tanveer Taj	2,217	19.0

• Jim Stevenson - incumbent^[14]

Ward 4

Ward 4! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Sean Chu	9,017	42.7
Gael MacLeod	8,370	39.6
Blair Houston	2,440	11.6
Michael David Hartford	1,138	5.4
Yuri Shterngartz	158	0.7

• Sean Chu^[15]
• Michael Hartford^[10]
• Blair Houston^[10]
• Gael MacLeod - incumbent

Ward 5

Ward 5! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Ray Jones	9,775	73.0
Bev Hearn	1,911	14.3
Pritpal Dhaliwal	1,696	12.7

• Ray Jones - incumbent

Ward 6

Ward 6! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Richard Pootmans	10,843	51.3
Joe Connelly	7,716	36.5
Bob Bowles	2,170	10.3
James Donald Istvanffy	410	1.9

• Robert Bowles^[10]
• Richard Pootmans - incumbent

Ward 7

Ward 7! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Druh Farrell	8,923	37.5
Kevin Taylor	6,600	27.7
Brent Alexander	6,299	26.5
Joylin Nodwell	1,988	8.3

• Brent Alexander - financial manager^[16]
• Druh Farrell - incumbent
• Joylin Nodwell^[10]
• Kevin Taylor^[17]

Ward 8

Ward 8! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Evan Woolley	9,377	51.1
John Mar	7,909	43.1
Ian Newman	1,066	5.8

• John Mar - incumbent^[11]
• Ian Newman - company manager^[11]
• Evan Woolley^[12]

Ward 9

Ward 9! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Gian-Carlo Carra	9,220	48.2
Jordan Katz	4,884	25.5
Richard Wilkie	4,037	21.1
Stan The Man Waciak	632	3.3
Darwin Lahue	347	1.8

• Gian-Carlo Carra - incumbent^[18]
• Jordan Katz^[10]
• Richard Wilkie^[15]

Ward 10

Ward 10! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Andre Chabot	9,654	86.4
Nargis Dossa	906	8.1
Numan Elhussein	608	5.4

• Andre Chabot - incumbent^[19]
• Nargis Dossa^[10]

Ward 11

Ward 11! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Brian Pincott	11,075	47.7
James Maxim	9,798	42.2
Wayne Frisch	2,334	10.1

• Wayne Frisch^[10]
• James Maxim^[11]
• Brian Pincott - incumbent^[11]

Ward 12

Ward 12! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Shane Keating	11,942	71.5
	4,766	28.5

• Shane Keating - incumbent^[19]

Ward 13

Ward 13! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Diane Marie Colley-Urquhart	9,432	53.1
Scott Sorokoski	4,851	27.3
Adam W. Frisch	3,492	19.6

• Diane Colley-Urquhart - incumbent^[20]
• Adam Frisch^[10]
• Scott Sorokoski^[10]

Ward 14

Ward 14! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Peter Demong	13,974	67.1
Shawn Kao	6,851	32.9

• Peter Demong - incumbent^[19]
• Shawn Kao^[10]

Public school trustees

Calgary School District! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Ward 1/2
Joy Bowen-Eyre	11,246	47.0
Roberta Maclise McDonald	6,548	27.3
Erin Stabbler	6,151	25.7
Ward 3/4
Lynn Cameron Ferguson	10,444	48.3
Rick Lundy	8,209	38.0
Wilf Phillips	2,960	13.7
Ward 5/10
Pamela King	7,677	44.7
Larry Leach	6,637	38.7
A. Najeeb Butt	2,848	16.1
Ward 6/7
Trina Hurdman	14,877	51.7
George S. Lane	9,681	33.6
Misty Hamel	4,220	14.7
Ward 8/9
Judy Hehr	15,983	66.5
Steve Chapman	6,051	25.2
Irina Kuperis	1,302	5.4
Steven Urvald	694	2.9
Ward 11/13
Sheila Taylor	20,775	79.3
Randy Sweet	5,433	20.7
Ward 12/14
Amber Stewart	6693	28.6
Malik Amery	5224	22.3
Christina Brewerton Steed	3883	16.6
Greg Humphreys	3577	15.3
Todd Neuman	2841	12.1
Helen Mowat	1167	5.0

Separate school trustees

Calgary Catholic School District! Candidate !! Votes !! %

Ward 1/2/Cochrane
Serafino Scarpino	5,067	51.7
Torr Haglund	2,493	25.4
Myra D'Souza Kormann	2,240	22.9
Ward 3/5/Airdrie
Linda Wellman	Acclaimed
Ward 4/7
Margaret Belcourt	6,287	75.7
Emmerson Brando	2,021	24.3
Ward 6/8
Peter Teppler	3,571	51.3
Mark Franssen	1,919	27.6
Antoni Grochowski	1,467	21.1
Ward 9/10/Chestermere
Cheryl Low	4955	71.0
Brad Gaida	2020	29.0
Ward 11/12
Cathie Williams	Acclaimed
Ward 13/14
Mary Louise Martin	8043	78.9
John Stephen Vyboh	2145	21.1

Mayoral opinion polling

Polling firm	Date	Naheed Nenshi	Jon Lord	Other	Sample size	Polling method
	October 17–18, 2013	71	20	Other 9%	420	online
Leger Marketing	October 11–14, 2013	81	15	Sandra Hunter, Bruce Jackman, and Carter Thomson 3%	526	online

See also

• List of Calgary municipal elections
• Calgary City Council

Further reading

• Bodet . Marc André . Thomas . Melanee . Tessier . Charles . Come hell or high water: An investigation of the effects of a natural disaster on a local election . Electoral Studies . September 2016 . 43 . 85–94 . 10.1016/j.electstud.2016.06.003 . 0261-3794.

External links

• The City of Calgary: Elections 2013

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1968 Bill 23. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 9, 2012.
2. Web site: Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105. 2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 9, 2012. December 5, 2012.
3. News: More disclosure of donors required under new election laws . 16 March 2021 . . November 20, 2012 . Edmonton.
4. Web site: 28th Legislature, 1st Session (2012). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 9, 2012.
5. Web site: Ward Boundaries. City of Calgary. September 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130827095626/http://calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Pages/Election-and-information-services/2013-General-election/Information-for-electors/ward-boundaries.aspx. August 27, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
6. Web site: Official Results . City of Calgary . October 25, 2013 . November 20, 2015 . September 14, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150914195257/http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Scripts/Elections2013/2013-General-Election-Results.htm . dead .
7. Web site: Markusoff. Jason. Longshots line up to take on Nenshi in mayoral race. Calgary Herald. September 2, 2013. August 30, 2013.
8. Web site: Fletcher. Robson. Calgary election campaign playing out 140 characters at a time. Metro News. September 2, 2013. August 25, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130827130958/http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/776579/calgary-election-campaign-playing-out-140-characters-at-a-time/. August 27, 2013. dead.
9. Web site: Dan Larabie. Calgary Democracy News. September 19, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140609204425/http://calgarydemocracy.ca/levels/calgary/elections/2013/ballots/ward1/candidates/danlarabie/. June 9, 2014. dead.
10. Web site: Young. Gavin. Who's running, council and school board. Calgary Herald. September 2, 2013. August 25, 2013.
11. Web site: Markusoff. Jason. Floods dominate campaign trail. https://web.archive.org/web/20130813024812/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Floods+dominate+campaign+trail/8772423/story.html. dead. August 13, 2013. Calgary Herald. September 2, 2013. August 12, 2013.
12. Web site: Markusoff. Jason. Council candidates embrace push to make donor lists public before vote. Calgary Herald. September 2, 2013. May 24, 2013. September 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914004015/https://calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Council+candidates+embrace+push+make+donor+lists+public+before+vote/8427849/story.html. dead.
13. Web site: Markusoff. Jason. Gord Lowe won't run for re-election in northwest Calgary's Ward 2. Calgary Herald. September 2, 2013. May 6, 2013.
14. Web site: Cuthbertson. Richard. Calgary public school board election could be the one to watch, come October. Calgary Herald. September 2, 2013. April 15, 2013.
15. Web site: Bell. Rick. This election matters as council hopefuls offer up other ideas following city's $52 million tax grab. Calgary Sun. September 2, 2013. July 31, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130822142209/http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/07/31/this-election-matters-as-council-hopefuls-offer-up-other-ideas-following-citys-52-million-tax-grab. August 22, 2013. dead.
16. Web site: Fletcher. Robson. Motive questioned in hose attack on Calgary candidate's campaign headquarters. Metro Calgary. September 2, 2013. August 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130824234245/http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/759248/motive-questioned-in-hose-attack-on-calgary-candidates-campaign-headquarters/. August 24, 2013. dead.
17. Web site: Markusoff. Jason. Council opts to spend $52-million tax hike on flood recovery. Calgary Herald. September 2, 2013. July 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130826035041/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Council+opts+spend+million+hike+flood+recovery/8722558/story.html. August 26, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
18. Web site: Klingbeil. Annalise. Alberta civic election campaigns get creative. Metro Edmonton. September 2, 2013. August 19, 2013.
19. Web site: Markusoff. Jason. Nenshi playing coy on re-election plans, according to observers. Calgary Herald. September 2, 2013. October 10, 2012.
20. Web site: Platt. Michael. Calgary Alderman Diane Colley-Urquhart saves struggling surfer in San Diego. Calgary Sun. September 2, 2013. April 2, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130602071351/http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/04/02/calgary-alderman-diane-colley-urquhart-saves-struggling-surfer-in-san-diego. June 2, 2013. dead.