2013 Lethbridge municipal election|
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       |    |     |     |    |    | Candidate  |  Chris Spearman  |  Bridget Mearns  |  Faron Ellis  |    | Popular vote  |  9,855  |  6,410  |  4,101  |    | Percentage  |  46.1  |  30.0  |  19.22  |            | 
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 The 2013 Lethbridge municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013 to elect a mayor and eight councillors (at-large), the seven Lethbridge School District No. 51 trustees, and five of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4’s nine trustees (as Ward 2). This election marks a change of title for council members, from "Alderman", to "Councillor". 
From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years.[1] The Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act.[2] Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.[3] Of the 72,912 eligible voters, only 21,726 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 29.8%, and an average of 5.66 councillors per ballot. 
  Results
 Bold indicates elected, and incumbents are italicized. 
 Mayor
  Mayor[4]   | Candidate |  Votes |  %  | 
  | Chris Spearman |  9,855 |  46.1  | 
  | Bridget Mearns |  6,410 |  30.0  | 
  | Faron Ellis |  4,101 |  19.2  | 
  | Curtis Simpson |  1,000 |  4.7  | 
 Councillors
  Councillors[4]   | Candidate |  Votes |  % |  Candidate |  Votes |  %  | 
  | Joe Mauro |  11,121 |  51.2  |  Kerry Milder |  3,380 |  15.6  | 
  | Ryan Parker |  9,946 |  45.8  |  Harold Pereverseff |  3,209 |  14.8  | 
  | Jeffrey Coffman |  9,785 |  45.0  |  George R. McCrea |  2,661 |  12.2  | 
  | Jeff Carlson |  9,253 |  42.6  |  Darlene McLean |  2,599 |  12.0  | 
  | Rob Miyashiro |  7,265 |  33.4  |  Fiona Doherty |  2,143 |  9.9  | 
  | Wade Galloway |  6,922 |  31.9  |  Mark Leeb |  2,109 |  9.7  | 
  | Blaine Hyggen |  6,229 |  28.7  |  Dillon Hargreaves |  1,787 |  8.2  | 
  | Liz Iwaskiw |  5,942 |  27.3  |  Kevin Layton |  1,260 |  5.8  | 
  | Lea P. Switzer |  5,811 |  26.7  |  Rory McKeown |  1,190 |  5.5  | 
  | Peter Deys |  5,726 |  26.4  |  Marco Bergeron |  971 |  4.5  | 
  | Joey Shackleford |  4,752 |  21.9  |  Tyler Gschaid |  780 |  3.6  | 
  | Jeff Wall |  4,564 |  21.0  |  Yves Gauthier |  760 |  3.5  | 
  | Martin Heavy Head |  4,232 |  19.5  |  Mako Tani |  661 |  3.0  | 
  | Rena Woss |  3,816 |  17.6  |  James F. Suge |  335 |  1.5  | 
  | Michelle Madge |  3,763 |  17.3  | 
       Public School Trustees  Lethbridge School District No. 51[4]   | Candidate |  Votes |  % |  Candidate |  Votes |  %  |    | Mich Forster |  4,392 |  26.7  |  Aileen Burke |  1,564 |  9.5  |    | Janice (Jan) Foster |  3,957 |  24.0  |  Corey Anderson |  1,366 |  8.3  |    | Lola Major |  3,826 |  23.2  |  Stephen Neis |  1,218 |  7.4  |    | Keith Fowler |  3,060 |  18.6  |  Lynn Ambedian |  1,124 |  6.8  |    | Donna Hunt |  2,949 |  17.9  |  Hazel Hart |  1,087 |  6.6  |    | Don Lacey |  2,895 |  17.6  |  Lorne Darlington |  1,077 |  6.5  |    | Tyler Demers |  2,395 |  14.5  |  Sherry Hunt |  1,073 |  6.5  |    | David Low |  2,105 |  12.8  |  Marlene Applegate (Barratt) |  1,052 |  6.4  |    | Mary Kay |  2,060 |  12.5  |  Hailey Solorzano |  805 |  4.9  |    | Nancy Mitchell |  1,777 |  10.8  |  Jonathan Ostrom |  639 |  3.9  |    | Brooke Culley |  1,571 |  9.6  |  Travis Burndred |  631 |  3.8  |     |   Separate School Trustees  Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4[4]   | Ward 2  |    | Candidate |  Votes |  %  |    | Ken Tratch |  2,863 |  54.4  |    | Garth Renyk |  2,532 |  48.1  |    | Danny Ponjavic |  2,232 |  42.2  |    | Bob Spitzig |  1,928 |  36.6  |    | Bryan E. Kranzler |  1,493 |  28.4  |    | Clint Germsheid |  1,209 |  23.0  |         | 
  References
   - ^ "1968 Bill 23". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2012. 
  - ^ "28th Legislature, 1st Session (2012)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved December 9, 2012. 
  - ^ "Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105" (PDF). 2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012. 
  - ^ a b c d "2013 Official Election Results" (PDF). City of Lethbridge. October 24, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.