The final roster of electoral candidates for Victoria’s upcoming election has been released, and it’s going to be a busy time.
There are 10 people looking to take the City’s top job, including incumbent Mayor Lisa Helps, and 29 people interested in joining city council, of which eight will be elected.
Of interest, one of the earliest people to declare himself as a mayoral candidate, Sean Leitenberg, has switched instead to run for council, saying on-council expereince will help him in the future.
During this election, nine school board trustees will also be elected for School District 61; there are 12 people vying for the spots.
There will be two non-binding questions on the election ballot, including whether three council candidate nominees should also be elected to the Capital Regional District Board,including Marg Gardiner, Ben Isitt and Jeremy Loveday.
The ballot will also feature a question regarding municipal amalgamation: “Are you in favour of spending up to $250,000 for establishing a Citizens’ Assembly to explore the costs, benefits, and disadvantages of the amalgamation between the District of Saanich and the City of Victoria?”
There are 10 mayoral candidates vying for one position:
- Saul Anderson
- Rob Duncan
- Michael Geoghegan
- Stephen Hammond
- Lisa Helps (seeking re-election)
- David Arthur Johnston
- Bruce McGuigan
- RyMo
- Alexander Schmid
- Krysztof Zmuda
There are 29 council candidates vying for eight positions:
- Gary Alberts
- Marianne Alto (seeking re-election)
- Stephen Andrew
- Darlene Archibald
- Laurel Collins
- Sharmarke Dubow
- Steve Filipovic
- Marg Gardiner
- Riga Godron
- James Harasymow
- Rose Henry
- Ben Isitt (seeking re-election)
- Jesse Jimenez
- Randie Johal
- Edison Kahakauwila
- Anna King
- Sean Leitenberg
- Grace Lore
- Jeremy Loveday (seeking re-election)
- Pam Madoff (seeking re-election)
- Delmar Martay
- Sarah Potts
- Andrew Reeve
- Jordan Reichert
- Ted Smith
- Doug Steward
- William Tate
- Charlayne Thornton-Joe (seeking re-election)
- Geoff Young (seeking re-election)
Elections will happen on Oct. 20.
For more information you can head to victoria.ca/election
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