# Yellowknife City Council

The Yellowknife City Council is the governing body of the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The council consists of a mayor and eight councillors originally elected to three year terms, but after a referendum in 2018 this has now been changed to four year terms.
The current mayor of Yellowknife is Rebecca Alty.

## 2022-2026 council

* Rebecca Alty, mayor
* Rob Warburton
* Cat McGurk
* Stacie Arden Smith
* Tom McLennan
* Garett Cochrane
* Ryan Fequet
* Steve Payne
* Ben Hendriksen

## 2018-2022 council

In the 2018 election, voters chose to extend the term of office from three to four years.
* Rebecca Alty, mayor
* Shauna Morgan
* Julian Morse
* Robin Williams
* Steve Payne
* Stacie Smith
* Niels Konge
* Cynthia Mufandaedza
* Rommel Silverio

## Election results (mayor)
### 2022

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Rebecca Alty | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### 2018

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Rebecca Alty | 2,938 | 54.99 |
| Adrian Bell | 2,210 | 41.36 |
| Bob Stewart | 102 | 1.91 |
| Jerald Sibbeston | 93 | 1.74 |

### 2015

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mark Heyck | 4,479 | 76.04 |
| John Himmelman | 1,411 | 23.96 |

### 2012

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mark Heyck | 2,008 | 46.82 |
| Tim Doyle | 1,465 | 34.16 |
| Paul Falvo | 816 | 19.03 |

### 2009

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gordon Van Tighem | 2,497 | 73.77 |
| Bryan Sutherland | 592 | 17.49 |
| John Westergreen | 296 | 8.74 |

### 2006

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gordon Van Tighem | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### 2003

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gordon Van Tighem | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### 2000

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gordon Van Tighem | 1,555 | 37.47 |
| Bob Brooks | 1,355 | 32.65 |
| David Lovell | 899 | 21.66 |
| Cheryl Best | 341 | 8.22 |

## Election Results (Councillors)
### 2022

2022 had 3,939 voters out of an eligible 8,190, which represents a 48% voter turnout. This is down from the 56% turn out in 2018.
| Councillor Candidates | Votes | % | Elected (8) |
| Rob Warburton | 2,172 | 55.1% | Yes |
| Cat McGurk | 2,132 | 54.1% | Yes |
| Stacie Smith | 2,116 | 53.7% | Yes |
| Tom McLennan | 1,883 | 47.8% | Yes |
| Garett Cochrane | 1,831 | 46.4% | Yes |
| Ryan Fequet | 1,711 | 43.4% | Yes |
| Steve Payne | 1,642 | 41.6% | Yes |
| Ben Hendriksen | 1,564 | 39.7% | Yes |
| Rob Foote | 1,444 | 36.6% | No |
| Dwane Simmons | 1,093 | 27.7% | No |
| Rommel Silverio | 1,080 | 27.4% | No |
| Devon Hodder | 1,059 | 26.8% | No |
| Mike Martin | 1,030 | 26.1% | No |
| Beaton Mackenzie | 917 | 23.2% | No |
| Stewart Pallard | 691 | 17.5% | No |
| John Fredericks | 623 | 15.8% | No |

### 2018

2018 saw 5,354 voters out of an eligible 9,544, which represents a 56% voter turnout.
| Councillor Candidates | Vote | % | Elected (8) |
| Shauna Morgan (incumbent) | 3,398 | 63.5 | Yes |
| Julian Morse (incumbent) | 2,895 | 54.2 | Yes |
| Robin Williams | 2,845 | 53.2 | Yes |
| Steve Payne (incumbent) | 2,671 | 49.9 | Yes |
| Stacie Smith | 2,517 | 47.1 | Yes |
| Niels Konge (incumbent) | 2,459 | 46 | Yes |
| Cynthia Mufandaedza | 2,160 | 40.4 | Yes |
| Rommel Silverio (incumbent) | 2,027 | 37.9 | Yes |
| Chris Gillander | 1,968 | 36.8 | No |
| Edwin Castillo | 1,954 | 36.6 | No |
| Dane Mason | 1,741 | 32.6 | No |
| Terry Testart | 1,265 | 23.7 | No |
| William Gomes | 1,185 | 22.2 | No |
| Josh Campbell | 969 | 18.1 | No |
| John Dalton | 957 | 17.9 | No |
| Mark Bogan | 530 | 9.9 | No |

#### Referendum in 2018 election to increase term of office for City Council from three to four years

| Bylaw 4969 to increase the term of office for City Council from three to four years | Vote | % |
| Yes | 3,096 | 57.9 |
| No | 2,013 | 37.7 |
| Didn't vote | 235 | 0.44 |