Municipal By-election for Ward 4 Councillor February 23

On Monday, Dec 7 during City Council meeting it was announced that the by-election for the vacant Ward 4 Council seat will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016.

The decision to hold a by-election was made following the resignation of Ward 4 Councillor Bernard Davis, who was recently elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly representing the district of Virginia Waters.

Under the Municipalities Elections Act a by-election must be held within three months of the vacancy occurring in a Council seat.

The timeline for the upcoming by-election is below, with further details to be released in the coming weeks:

Call for Nominations         Tuesday, Jan. 5
Nominations Open            Tuesday, Jan. 19
Nominations Close            Tuesday, Jan. 26
Election Day                      Tuesday, Feb. 23