2013 Edmonton municipal election

The 2013 Edmonton municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013 to elect a mayor and 12 councillors to the city council, seven of the nine trustees to Edmonton Public Schools, and the seven trustees to the Edmonton Catholic Schools. Two incumbent public school trustees had no challengers. From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act. Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.

The 12 electoral wards are the same as that of the 2010 election; each represented by a single councillor. Of the estimated 619,138 eligible voters, only 213,585 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 34.5%. A municipal census conducted in 2012 showed a population of 817,498, meaning approximately 75.7% of the population was eligible to vote. Three incumbent councillors retired from politics, Jane Batty, Kim Krushell, and Linda Sloan, while incumbent councillors Kerry Diotte, Don Iveson and Karen Leibovici ran for the position left by incumbent Mayor Stephen Mandel, guaranteeing at least six new councillors. The six vacancies were the only new councillors, as the remaining seven incumbents were re-elected. While the mayoral election was billed as a three-way race between the incumbent councillors, on election night Iveson won by a large margin.

Candidates
Bold indicates elected, italics indicates incumbent.

Mayor

 * Kristine Acielo - sales with ACN Canada
 * Kerry Diotte - incumbent ward 11 councillor
 * Don Iveson - incumbent ward 10 councillor
 * Karen Leibovici - incumbent ward 5 councillor, former MLA
 * Josh Semotiuk - electrician
 * Gordon Ward

Ward 1

 * Sean Amato - television journalist
 * Andrew Knack - community league president, finished second in the 2010 Ward 1 race
 * Sharon Maclise
 * Jamie Post - finished third in the 2010 Ward 1 race
 * Bryan Sandilands - health economist

Ward 2

 * Mustafa Ali
 * Bev Esslinger - former public school chair
 * Ted Grand - purchaser
 * Nita Jalkanen
 * Don Koziak - finished second in the 2010 Ward 2 race
 * Jason Millar - trucking company manager
 * Shelley Tupper - finished third in the 2010 Ward 2 race

Ward 3

 * Rob Bernshaw
 * David Dodge - CKUA radio producer
 * Hakin Isse - business owner
 * Dave Loken - incumbent

Ward 4

 * Ed Gibbons - incumbent
 * Sam Hachem - real estate agent

Ward 5

 * Rudy Arcilla - former Catholic school trustee
 * Terry Demers - president of community league, finished second in the 2010 Ward 3 race
 * Jim Gibbon - brewery founder
 * Mark Grandish - finished fourth in the 2010 Ward 5 race
 * Rob Hennigar - business owner
 * Brian Kendrick - finished third in the 2010 Ward 5 race
 * Michael Oshry - business owner
 * Allan Santos - transit operator
 * Alla Ternikova - construction business manager

Ward 6
* indicates withdrew from race after nomination day


 * Taz Bouchier
 * Kyle Brown - city employee
 * Candas Jane Dorsey - writer
 * Derrick Forsythe - provincial employee
 * Carla Frost - finished fifth in the 2010 Ward 6 race
 * Melinda Hollis - psychotherapist
 * Bryan Kapitza - finished second in the 2010 Ward 6 race
 * Heather MacKenzie - former public school trustee
 * Scott McKeen - finished second in the 2010 Ward 7 race, journalist
 * Erin Northey - swim instructor
 * Adil Pirbhai - finished seventh in the 1998 Ward 5 race, accountant
 * Javed Sommers - public service auditor, withdrew from race on October 19 and endorsed Heather MacKenzie
 * Alfie White - mechanic
 * Dexx Williams - financial advisor

Ward 7

 * Tony Caterina - incumbent
 * Dave Colburn - former public school board chairman
 * Tish Prouse - archeologist
 * Terry Rolls - finished fourth in the 2010 Ward 7 race
 * Mimi Williams - finished third in the 2001 Ward 2 race, activist

Ward 8

 * Ben Henderson - incumbent

Ward 9

 * Bryan Anderson - incumbent
 * Andrew Gorman - Edmonton International Airport employee

Ward 10

 * Ray Bessel - businessman
 * Hafis Devji - businessman
 * Richard Feehan - university instructor
 * Dan Johnstone (also known as "Can Man Dan") - activist
 * Michael Walters - community organizer

Ward 11

 * Rob Aromin - labourer
 * Sonia Bitar - former citizenship judge
 * Mujahid Chak - public servant
 * Dennis Gane - businessman
 * Roberto Maglalang - finished sixth in the 2010 Ward 11 race, human resources director
 * Mike Nickel - former councillor
 * Harvey Panesar - mixed martial arts promoter
 * Brent Schaffrick - finished third in the 2010 Ward 11 race, drilling consultant

Ward 12

 * Chinwe Okelu - finished second in the 2010 Ward 11 race
 * Amarjeet Sohi - incumbent

2015 by-election
On May 5, 2015, Sarah Hoffman left her position as Ward G trustee for Edmonton Public Schools, and was elected as an MLA in the Alberta general election for Edmonton-Glenora. The 2015 Edmonton municipal by-election was held on Monday September 28, 2015 to elect one trustee to replace Hoffman.

2016 by-election
In October 2015 Amarjeet Sohi left his position as Ward 12 city councillor, after being elected as an MP in the Canadian federal election for Edmonton Mill Woods. The 2016 Edmonton municipal by-election was held on Monday February 22, 2016 to elect one councillor to replace Sohi. With 32 candidates running, the by-election had a record number of candidates for a by-election in Alberta.