Kelowna election results official with one discrepancy

The City of Kelowna’s election results are now official.

The city’s chief elections officer, Laura Bentley, noted one discrepancy in the previously reported results for the Okanagan College advance poll.

“Results from mail ballots received at voting locations prior to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 are also included in the official results. There is no change in those elected to office,” Bentley stated.

Mayor:

• Tom Dyas (21,328 votes)

Councillors:

• Ron Cannan (17,152 votes)
• Loyal Wooldridge (14,700 votes)
• Rick Webber (11,795 votes)
• Gord Lovegrove (11,609 votes)
• Mohini Singh (11,585 votes)
• Luke Stack (11,421 votes)
• Charlie Hodge (11,374 votes)
• Maxine DeHart (11,218 votes)

School District No. 23 Board of Education Trustees:

• Julia Fraser (13,599 votes)
• Wayne Broughton (13,387 votes)
• Lee-Ann Tiede (12,258 votes)
• Val Johnson (12,003 votes)

A total of 34,834 voters cast their ballots in the election, a turnout of 30.29 per cent of the 115,000 eligible voters in Kelowna.

Council will be officially sworn in at the Inaugural meeting on Monday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Kelowna Community Theatre which is open to the public.

Council’s first regular meeting will be on Nov. 14 followed by the first public hearing on Nov. 15.

For full election results, visit kelowna.ca/election.