Nanaimo Votes: 2022 General Local Election preliminary results now available

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed October 15, 2022 9:56 PM

Summary

The City of Nanaimo is pleased to release preliminary results of the 2022 General Local Election for Mayor and Council. With a total of 12,390 votes, Leonard Krog is the frontrunner for the position of Mayor. Preliminary results for the eight seats on Council are as follows:

Sheryl Armstrong (10260 votes)
Tyler Brown (6805 votes)
Hilary Eastmure (5650 votes)
Ben Geselbracht (8383 votes)
Erin Hemmens (7497 votes)
Paul Manly (10366 votes)
Janice Perrino (7131 votes)
Ian Thorpe (8040 votes)

The official results will be declared on Wednesday, Oct. 19 when the count is finalized. To see complete preliminary results, please visit www.nanaimo.ca/elections.

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Key Points

Voter turnout was 24.4 per cent of registered voters. In comparison, voter turnout for the 2018 election was 40.8 per cent of registered voters.
At the advance polls and on General Election Day, a combined total of 18,664 ballots were cast at 12 polling stations.

Quotes

"I am pleased to release the preliminary results for the 2022 election. The Inaugural meeting for the new Council will be Monday, Nov. 7 at 7 pm in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. The public is invited to attend and hear the oaths of office for the new Council's four-year term."

Sheila Gurrie

Chief Elections Officer

City of Nanaimo