Residents Elect New Council

The votes have been counted and the residents of St. John’s have elected a new council for the next four-year term. Please see below for a list showing the candidates for each position and their final vote count. The candidate who was elected is shown in bold.

Mayor
Chaulk, Geoff – 589
O’Keefe, Dennis - 20,047
O’Leary, Sheilagh – 14,735

Deputy Mayor
Ellsworth, Ron – 28,109
McCreath, Jennifer – 5,725

Ward 1 Councillor
Breen, Danny - Acclaimed

Ward 2 Councillor
Fitzgerald, Scott – 1,584
Galgay, Jonathan – 2,959
Harvey, Andrew – 2,067

Ward 3 Councillor
Colborne Penney, Sarah – 2,699
Harding, Walter – 1,365
Tilley, Bruce – 2,900

Ward 4 Councillor
Davis, Bernard – 4,178
Holmes, Tracy - 677
Puddister, Lou – 2,195

Ward 5 Councillor
Collins, Wally – 4,551
Flight, Sherwin – 1,683

Councillor at Large (four positions open)
Badcock, Tom – 7,255
Hann, Tom – 17,775
Hickman, Sandy – 17,580
Lane, Dave – 13,106
Loder, Lorne – 12,174
Manuel, Steve – 2,094
Puddister, Art – 12,981
Sears, Paul – 10,119
Stapleton, Deanne – 10,838
West, Lionel – 2,587
Whitten, Cecil – 2,411
Winsor, Derek – 7,463
Winsor, Fred – 5,612

The new council will be sworn in on Monday, Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall.

For further information:
Jennifer Mills
Communications Officer
City of St. John's
Phone: (709) 570-2037
Cell: (709) 690-7586
E-mail: jmills@stjohns.ca