UPDATED: Kutcher upsets Stewart in Summerside, Brown returns as Charlottetown mayor

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Dan Kutcher will exchange long-time incumbent Basil Stewart in Summerside whereas Charlottetown will preserve Philip Brown within the mayor’s seat for one more time period.

With the entire polls reporting within the P.E.I. municipal election on Nov. 7, Kutcher had defeated Stewart 3,390 votes to 1,999. James Ford completed a distant third with 119 votes.

In Charlottetown, Brown completed with 5,262 votes, successful the entire metropolis’s 10 wards.

Former metropolis councillor Cecil Villard picked up 3,637 votes whereas Daniel Mullen completed with 2,356 votes.

After Brown completed placing up some “Thanks” marketing campaign indicators, he ventured right down to his headquarters on College Avenue the place dozens of individuals confirmed as much as provide congratulations, together with Villard.

Brown stated his first precedence with the brand new council, which takes workplace in December, shall be to evaluate the principles and procedural bylaw which got here into impact with the 2017 Municipal Authorities Act.

It took energy away from the mayor’s workplace by way of appointing chairs and members to standing committees.

“I’ve made it clear that now we have to revive the workplace of the mayor’s authority,” Brown informed the media. “I believe a transparent mandate was proven tonight.”

Earlier than Brown was first elected as mayor in 2018, he promised to hunt not more than a second time period. The sitting mayor stated on Nov. 7 he stays dedicated to that promise.

“I’m a two-term-limit mayor. I did it as councillor,” Brown stated, referring to his run as a metropolis councillor from 2001-06. “I consider the mayor’s workplace ought to have time period limits and the workplace of a councillor needs to be (not more than) three phrases.”

Brown stated priorities over the following 4 years embody housing, local weather change and mitigation, creating extra lively transportation paths and dealing with Cornwall and Stratford on sharing extra providers.

Steve Ogden was re-elected mayor of Stratford with 2,290 votes defeating Gail MacDonald who obtained 830 votes. 

Debbie Johnston has been elected mayor of Three Rivers with 1,099 votes, defeating Ray Forehead who obtained 853 votes.

There wasn’t a race for mayor in Cornwall as Minerva McCourt has returned for one more time period by acclamation.

Elected councillors – unofficial outcomes

Charlottetown

• Ward 1: Alanna Jankov (547 vote)
• Ward 2: Justin Muttart (476 votes)
• Ward 3: Norman Beck (896 votes)
• Ward 4: Mitchell Tweel (706 vote)
• Ward 5: Kevin Ramsay (317 votes)
• Ward 6: Bob Doiron (837 votes)
• Ward 7: John McAleer (640 vote)
• Ward 8: Trevor MacKinnon (562 votes)
• Ward 9: Julie McCabe (781 votes)
• Ward 10: Terry Bernard (acclaimed)

Cornwall – open ward

• Cory Stevenson (1061 votes)
• Jill MacIsaac (1041 votes)
• Judy Herlihy (949 votes)
• Elaine Barnes (908 vote)
• Steven Campbell (892 votes)
• Corey Frizzell (846 votes)

Stratford

• Ward 1: Gordie Cox (630 votes); Ron Dowling (450 votes)
• Ward 2: Jeff MacDonald (752 votes); Jill Chandler (727 votes)
• Ward 3: Steve Gallant (611 votes); Jody Jackson (611 votes)

Summerside

• Ward 1: Bruce MacDougall (acclaimed)
• Ward 2: Justin Doiron (acclaimed)
• Ward 3: Barb Ramsay (acclaimed)
• Ward 4: Cory Snow (acclaimed)
• Ward 5: Barb Gallant (261 votes)
• Ward 6: Norma McColeman (357 votes)
• Ward 7: Rick Morrison (498 votes)
• Ward 8: Carrie Adams (acclaimed)

Three Rivers

• Ward 1: Alan Munro (acclaimed); M. Anne Van Donkersgoed (acclaimed)
• Ward 2: John MacFarlane (355 votes); Wayne Spin (292 votes)
• Ward 3: John Van Dyke (353 votes); Martina J. MacDonald (278 votes)
• Ward 4: Cody Jenkins (396 votes); Cindy MacLean (358 votes)

Voter turnout

The 2022 municipal election day polls closed at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 within the 5 largest municipalities administered by Elections PEI. 

• Charlottetown had a turnout of 10,911 voters or 47.12 per cent of eligible voters casting a poll in comparison with 14,578 or 58 per cent voting in 2018. 
• Cornwall experiences 1,396 voter turnout or 33.55 per cent of eligible voters casting a poll in comparison with 1,820 or 49 per cent voting in 2018. 
• Stratford noticed 3,091 voters on the polls or 46.21 per cent of eligible voters casting a poll in comparison with 3,359 or 50 per cent voting in 2018. 
• Summerside reported 5,369 voters or 51.56 per cent of eligible voters casting a poll in comparison with 6,238 or 59 per cent voting in 2018. 
• Three Rivers had 1,970 voters flip as much as vote or 36.72 per cent of eligible voters casting a poll. 

Supply: Elections P.E.I.

Unofficial outcomes will be discovered on the Elections P.E.I. website. For unofficial outcomes for rural municipalities, go to Municipal Affairs P.E.I.

– With information from Colin MacLean

Dave Stewart is a reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. He will be reached by e mail at [email protected] and adopted on Twitter @DveStewart.