City completes declaration of election results

All winning candidates declared elected

Summary

The City of Nanaimo's Chief Election Officer, Chris Jackson, has declared the following candidate, who recieved the highest number of valid votes for the Office of the Mayor, officially elected.

  • Bill McKay - Mayor

The following candidates, who received the highest number of valid votes for the Office of Councillor, are also officially elected.

  • Bill Bestwick- Councillor
  • Bill Yoachim- Councillor
  • Wendy Pratt - Councillor
  • Jim Kipp - Councillor
  • Jerry Hong - Councillor
  • Ian Thorpe - Councillor
  • Gordon Fuller - Councillor
  • Diane Brennan - Councillor

Link to Strategic Plan: N/A

Key Points

  • The results of the 2014 General Local Election are now considered final.
  • Nanaimo's newly elected Mayor and Council will hold a four year term of office, ending in the fall of 2018.

Quotes

"I would like to acknowledge all members of our community who came out and voted in last Saturday's election. When looking at the number of people who participated, this year's election represented a milestone for Nanaimo with 21,752 ballots cast."

Chief Election Officer
Elections Office - City of Nanaimo
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Contact:

Chris Jackson
Legislative Services Manager and Chief Election Officer
City of Nanaimo
250-755-4489

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