# 2013 Calgary municipal election

The 2013 Calgary municipal election was held Monday, October 21, 2013, to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the city council, the seven trustees to the Calgary School District (each representing two of 14 wards), and five of the seven trustees to the Calgary Catholic School District (each representing two of 14 wards).
Two incumbent separate school trustees had no challengers.
From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation required every municipality to hold elections every three years. The 28th Alberta Legislature introduced the Election Accountability Amendment Act (Bill 7) which among other reforms to provincial and municipal elections, amended the Local Authorities Election Act to extend the terms of local authorities including municipalities and school boards from three years to four years.
The 14 electoral wards were once again each represented by a single member on council, although the wards were changed slightly from the previous term. The neighbourhood of Martindale was moved from ward 3 to ward 5, and the community that expanded the neighbourhood of Cougar Ridge into ward 1 was with the rest of the neighbourhood in ward 6. This election also marked a change in title for council members from "Alderman" to "Councillor".
Naheed K. Nenshi was elected mayor with a large majority of votes cast.

## Candidates

Bold indicates elected, italics indicates incumbent.

### Mayor

Mayor :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Naheed K. Nenshi | 193,393 | 73.6 |
| Jon Lord | 56,226 | 21.4 |
| Sandra Hunter | 4,181 | 1.6 |
| Carter Thomson | 3,157 | 1.2 |
| Larry R. Heather | 1,857 | 0.7 |
| Bruce Jackman | 1,397 | 0.5 |
| Norm Perrault | 1,117 | 0.4 |
| Jonathan Joseph Sunstrum | 775 | 0.3 |
| Milan Papez | 492 | 0.2 |
* Larry Heather - Christian radio show host
* Jon Lord - former PC MLA
* Alex Morozov
* Naheed Nenshi - incumbent
* Milan Papez Sr. - salesman
* Norm Perrault
* Carter Thomson - store owner

### Ward 1

Ward 1 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ward Sutherland | 8,721 | 39.0 |
| Chris Harper | 8,635 | 38.6 |
| Judi Vandenbrink | 3,891 | 17.4 |
| John Hilton-O'Brien | 726 | 3.2 |
| Dan Larabie | 378 | 1.7 |
* Chris Harper
* Dan Larabie
* John Hilton O'Brian
* Ward Sutherland
* Judi Vandenbrink

### Ward 2

Ward 2 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joe Magliocca | 5,437 | 32.7 |
| Shawn Douglas Ripley | 3,546 | 21.3 |
| Bernie Dowhan | 3,391 | 20.4 |
| Terry Wong | 2,940 | 17.7 |
| Richard Poon | 1,306 | 7.9 |
* Bernie Dowhan - teacher
* Joe Magliocca
* Terry Wong
* Shawn Ripley - planning consultant

### Ward 3

Ward 3 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim Stevenson | 9,424 | 81.0 |
| Tanveer Taj | 2,217 | 19.0 |
* Jim Stevenson - incumbent

### Ward 4

Ward 4 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sean Chu | 9,017 | 42.7 |
| Gael MacLeod | 8,370 | 39.6 |
| Blair Houston | 2,440 | 11.6 |
| Michael David Hartford | 1,138 | 5.4 |
| Yuri Shterngartz | 158 | 0.7 |
* Sean Chu
* Michael Hartford
* Blair Houston
* Gael MacLeod - incumbent

### Ward 5

Ward 5 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ray Jones | 9,775 | 73.0 |
| Bev Hearn | 1,911 | 14.3 |
| Pritpal Dhaliwal | 1,696 | 12.7 |
* Ray Jones - incumbent

### Ward 6

Ward 6 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Richard Pootmans | 10,843 | 51.3 |
| Joe Connelly | 7,716 | 36.5 |
| Bob Bowles | 2,170 | 10.3 |
| James Donald Istvanffy | 410 | 1.9 |
* Robert Bowles
* Richard Pootmans - incumbent

### Ward 7

Ward 7 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Druh Farrell | 8,923 | 37.5 |
| Kevin Taylor | 6,600 | 27.7 |
| Brent Alexander | 6,299 | 26.5 |
| Joylin Nodwell | 1,988 | 8.3 |
* Brent Alexander - financial manager
* Druh Farrell - incumbent
* Joylin Nodwell
* Kevin Taylor

### Ward 8

Ward 8 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Evan Woolley | 9,377 | 51.1 |
| John Mar | 7,909 | 43.1 |
| Ian Newman | 1,066 | 5.8 |
* John Mar - incumbent
* Ian Newman - company manager
* Evan Woolley

### Ward 9

Ward 9 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Gian-Carlo Carra | 9,220 | 48.2 |
| Jordan Katz | 4,884 | 25.5 |
| Richard Wilkie | 4,037 | 21.1 |
| Stan The Man Waciak | 632 | 3.3 |
| Darwin Lahue | 347 | 1.8 |
* Gian-Carlo Carra - incumbent
* Jordan Katz
* Richard Wilkie

### Ward 10

Ward 10 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Andre Chabot | 9,654 | 86.4 |
| Nargis Dossa | 906 | 8.1 |
| Numan Elhussein | 608 | 5.4 |
* Andre Chabot - incumbent
* Nargis Dossa

### Ward 11

Ward 11 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Brian Pincott | 11,075 | 47.7 |
| James Maxim | 9,798 | 42.2 |
| Wayne Frisch | 2,334 | 10.1 |
* Wayne Frisch
* James Maxim
* Brian Pincott - incumbent

### Ward 12

Ward 12 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Shane Keating | 11,942 | 71.5 |
| Stephanie Kusie | 4,766 | 28.5 |
* Shane Keating - incumbent

### Ward 13

Ward 13 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Diane Marie Colley-Urquhart | 9,432 | 53.1 |
| Scott Sorokoski | 4,851 | 27.3 |
| Adam W. Frisch | 3,492 | 19.6 |
* Diane Colley-Urquhart - incumbent
* Adam Frisch
* Scott Sorokoski

### Ward 14

Ward 14 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Demong | 13,974 | 67.1 |
| Shawn Kao | 6,851 | 32.9 |
* Peter Demong - incumbent
* Shawn Kao

### Public school trustees

Calgary School District :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ward 1/2 |||
| Joy Bowen-Eyre | 11,246 | 47.0 |
| Roberta Maclise McDonald | 6,548 | 27.3 |
| Erin Stabbler | 6,151 | 25.7 |
| Ward 3/4 |||
| Lynn Cameron Ferguson | 10,444 | 48.3 |
| Rick Lundy | 8,209 | 38.0 |
| Wilf Phillips | 2,960 | 13.7 |
| Ward 5/10 |||
| Pamela King | 7,677 | 44.7 |
| Larry Leach | 6,637 | 38.7 |
| A. Najeeb Butt | 2,848 | 16.1 |
| Ward 6/7 |||
| Trina Hurdman | 14,877 | 51.7 |
| George S. Lane | 9,681 | 33.6 |
| Misty Hamel | 4,220 | 14.7 |
| Ward 8/9 |||
| Judy Hehr | 15,983 | 66.5 |
| Steve Chapman | 6,051 | 25.2 |
| Irina Kuperis | 1,302 | 5.4 |
| Steven Urvald | 694 | 2.9 |
| Ward 11/13 |||
| Sheila Taylor | 20,775 | 79.3 |
| Randy Sweet | 5,433 | 20.7 |
| Ward 12/14 |||
| Amber Stewart | 6693 | 28.6 |
| Malik Amery | 5224 | 22.3 |
| Christina Brewerton Steed | 3883 | 16.6 |
| Greg Humphreys | 3577 | 15.3 |
| Todd Neuman | 2841 | 12.1 |
| Helen Mowat | 1167 | 5.0 |

### Separate school trustees

Calgary Catholic School District :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ward 1/2/Cochrane |||
| Serafino Scarpino | 5,067 | 51.7 |
| Torr Haglund | 2,493 | 25.4 |
| Myra D'Souza Kormann | 2,240 | 22.9 |
| Ward 3/5/Airdrie |||
| Linda Wellman | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Ward 4/7 |||
| Margaret Belcourt | 6,287 | 75.7 |
| Emmerson Brando | 2,021 | 24.3 |
| Ward 6/8 |||
| Peter Teppler | 3,571 | 51.3 |
| Mark Franssen | 1,919 | 27.6 |
| Antoni Grochowski | 1,467 | 21.1 |
| Ward 9/10/Chestermere |||
| Cheryl Low | 4955 | 71.0 |
| Brad Gaida | 2020 | 29.0 |
| Ward 11/12 |||
| Cathie Williams | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Ward 13/14 |||
| Mary Louise Martin | 8043 | 78.9 |
| John Stephen Vyboh | 2145 | 21.1 |

## Mayoral opinion polling

| Polling firm | Date | Naheed Nenshi | Jon Lord | Other | Sample size | Polling method |
| Insights West | October 17–18, 2013 | 71 | 20 | Other 9% | 420 | online |
| Leger Marketing | October 11–14, 2013 | 81 | 15 | Sandra Hunter, Bruce Jackman, and Carter Thomson 3% | 526 | online |