Mayoral Candidates

After serving as mayor for three terms, Mayor Stephen Mandel is leaving municipal politics. While his time as mayor has been defined by a number of major projects and developments – the provincial capital is on the cusp of huge growth potential and experiencing big challenges that the new council will need to deal with.

The outgoing city council laid out "The Way We Prosper," a six-part plan that defines 10-year strategic goals for Edmonton - some of the work is underway, other parts of the plan may need some work to be implemented.

Population: 817,498
Eligible Voters: 619,138
Neighbourhoods: 375
Outgoing Mayor: Stephen Mandel (since 2004)

Key Issues:

Key issues both mayoral and councillor have to contend with this election include: borrowing for infrastructure improvements, redevelopment of the city centre airport lands, mass transit solutions, downtown arena development, snow removal and the marketing of the city to the world.

Candidates:

Kristine Acielo, Kerry Diotte, Don Iveson, Karen Leibovici, Joshua Semotiuk, Gordon Ward