Grande Prairie municipal election, 2007
The 2007 Grande Prairie municipal election was held Monday, October 15, 2007. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. The citizens of Grande Prairie, Alberta, elected one mayor, eight aldermen (all at large), the five Grande Prairie School District No. 2357 trustees (at large), and five of the Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 28's seven trustees (as Ward 1). Of the 33,210 eligible voters, only 9,693 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 29.2%, and an average of 5.9 aldermen per ballot.
Results
Bold indicates elected, and incumbents are italicized.
Mayor
Mayor[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Dwight Logan | 6,455 | 67.6% |
| Wayne Christopher Ayling | 3,092 | 32.4% |
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Aldermen
Aldermen[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Bill Given | 5,978 | 10.38% |
| Lorne Radbourne | 5,637 | 9.79% |
| Dan Wong | 5,607 | 9.74% |
| Helen A. Rice | 4,129 | 7.17% |
| Gladys Mina Blackmore | 4,017 | 6.98% |
| Alex Gustafson | 3,700 | 6.43% |
| Yad Minhas | 3,649 | 6.34% |
| Elroy Deimert | 3,319 | 5.76% |
| Kevin McLean | 3,284 | 5.70% |
| Margaret Heath | 3,240 | 5.63% |
| John A. Croken | 3,085 | 5.36% |
| Augustine Ebinu | 2,795 | 4.85% |
| Dave Storey | 2,662 | 4.62% |
| Lorraine Ehlert | 2,207 | 3.83% |
| Lorraine Nordstrom | 2,160 | 3.75% |
| Danny Hynes | 2,110 | 3.66% |
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Public School Trustees
Grande Prairie School District No. 2357[1]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| John Lehners | 3,889 | 19.1% |
| Karen Prokopowich | 3,739 | 18.4% |
| Paulette Kurylo | 3,644 | 17.9% |
| Steven L. Shavers | 3,291 | 16.2% |
| Brenda Howard | 3,147 | 15.5% |
| Brian Parlee | 2,653 | 13.0% |
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Separate School Trustees
Unofficial[1]
Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 28
| Ward 1 |
|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jennifer Wrzosek | 1,466 | 17.81% |
| Alice Brick | 1,431 | 17.39% |
| Laureen Lushman | 1,419 | 17.24% |
| Eldon Wyant | 1,384 | 16.82% |
| Ralph Wohlgemuth | 1,381 | 16.78% |
| Rob Allen | 1,149 | 13.96% |
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Question
Special School Tax Levy[1]
| Selection | Votes | % |
|---|
| Yes | 2,513 | 38.5% |
| No | 4,011 | 61.5% |
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