Congratulations to Mayor Janet Evans, who was re-elected in a fairly close battle with Rick Kasper. Only two incumbent councillors were re-elected, Ron Dumont and Sheila Beech. Newcomers Dave Bennett, Maja Tait, Herb Haldane, and Bev Berger will join them in Sooke’s new municipal council.
Overall, I don’t think the vote could have gone much better. Political newcomer Dave Bennett got nearly 600 well-deserved votes more than his closest competitor. I’m expecting good things from him in the council chamber. I won’t go into detail on my personal opinions, bu, I believe the right people got elected and will be able to move forward with Sooke business over the next three years.
Also, Juan de Fuca Electoral Area residents have elected Mike Hicks over Ute Schnarr to the CRD board.
Here are the Sooke voting results from the CivicInfoBC Elections Site:
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Mayor Candidate(s):
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First Name |
Last Name |
Initial |
Sex |
Acclaimed |
Votes |
Elected |
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| 1. | Janet | Evans | F | 1597 | YES | ||
| 2. | Rick | Kasper | M | 1284 | |||
| 3. | Randy | Welters | M | 413 | |||
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Councillor Candidate(s):
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First Name
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Last Name
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Initial
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Sex
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Acclaimed
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Votes
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Elected
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| 1. | David | Bennett | M | 2559 | YES | ||
| 2. | Maja | Tait | F | 1980 | YES | ||
| 3. | Sheila | Beech | F | 1835 | YES | ||
| 4. | Herb | Haldane | M | 1648 | YES | ||
| 5. | Ron | Dumont | M | 1586 | YES | ||
| 6. | Bev | Berger | F | 1532 | YES | ||
| 7. | Brenda | Parkinson | F | 1523 | |||
| 8. | Rick | Armour | M | 1464 | |||
| 9. | Gail | Hall | F | 1271 | |||
| 10. | Carmen | Montgomery-Gray | F | 573 | |||
-Tim Ayres – Sooke Real Estate Professional
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