Nanaimo Votes: City completes declaration of 2026 official election results

Candidates with the highest number of votes declared elected

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed October 21, 2026 4:00 PM

Summary

With the determination of official results complete, the City of Nanaimo is pleased to confirm the official results of the 2026 General Local Election. Chief Election Officer, Sheila Gurrie, has declared the following candidates elected to City of Nanaimo Council.

As the candidate who received the highest number of valid votes for the Office of the Mayor, Krog, Leonard Eugene has been officially elected.

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

• Geselbracht, Ben
• Manly, Paul
• Eastmure, Hilary
• Armstrong, Sheryl
• Coutu, Andréa
• Hemmens, Erin Colleen
• Boers, Marnie
• Thorpe, Ian

A summary of votes cast in the 2026 General Local Election is available at www.nanaimo.ca/elections.

The City will welcome its newly elected Mayor and Council during the Inaugural Council Meeting on Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m., held in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street, and available via livestream. For more information on upcoming Council meetings and the view the inaugural meeting online, visit the Council Meetings Calendar, Documents and Videos page on the City website.

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