2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on September 26, 2017. This article lists the results in selected municipalities. Results are for mayoral elections unless otherwise specified.

2017 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
September 26, 2017

Bay Roberts
Mayoral Candidate[1] Vote[2]  %
Philip Wood (X)1,58059.57
George Simmons1,07340.44

Clarenville
Mayoral Candidate[3] Vote  %
Frazer Russell (X) Acclaimed

Conception Bay South
Mayoral Candidate[4] Vote  %
Terry French Acclaimed

Corner Brook

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate[5] Vote[6]  %
Jim Parsons3,77556.18
Charles Pender (X)2,94543.82

City council
Candidate[5] Vote[6]  %
Bill Griffin2,9338.28
Vaughn Granter2,7417.74
Linda Chaisson (X)2,5797.28
Bernd Staeben (X)2,5647.24
Josh Carey (X)2,5147.10
Tony Buckle (X)2,3176.54
Lenny Benoit2,2686.40
Katrina Basha2,2246.28
Keith Cormier (X)2,1045.94
Pamela Gill2,0245.71
Leo Bruce1,9615.54
Devon Pardy1,9245.43
Brian Sparkes1,8855.32
Donna Wheeler1,6164.56
Priscilla Boutcher1,2833.62
Tom Stewart1,0783.04
Kyle Brookings8572.42
Maureen Mennie5431.53

Deer Lake
Mayoral Candidate[7] Vote[8]  %
Dean Ball (X) 1,293 61.02
Sandra Pinksen 826 38.98

Gander
Mayoral Candidate[9] Vote[10]  %
Percy Farwell2,00054.38
Cyril Abbott1,55742.33
Frank Ireland1213.29

Grand Falls-Windsor
Mayoral Candidate[11] Vote[12]  %
Barry Manuel (X)4,35876.79
Peggy Bartlett1,31723.21

Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Mayoral Candidate[13] Vote[14]  %
John Hickey1,39356.90
George Andrews56523.08
Tony Chubbs49020.02

Labrador City

Council voted in 2017 to not hold a separate election for mayor. The council candidate who wins the most votes is elected mayor.[15]

Council Candidate[16]
(7 to be elected)		 Vote  %
Wayne Button (elected mayor)1,18610.22
Fabian Benoit1,0308.87
Junior Humphries (X)9988.60
Nick McGrath9207.92
John Penney (X)8837.61
Kenneth Lawlor8637.43
Richard Fahey7836.74
Peter Pike7586.53
Edward Conway (X)7446.41
Corinna Wentzell6845.89
Jamie-Lynn Patterson6555.64
Toby Leon6295.42
Clarence Rogers (X)5845.03
Jordan Brown5153.44
Christopher Lacey (X)3773.25

Marystown
Mayoral Candidate[17] Vote[18]  %
Sam Synard (X)1,90769.62
Lisa Slaney83230.38

Mount Pearl

Mayor
Candidate[19] Vote[20]  %
Dave Aker5,34581.27
Travis Faulkner1,23218.73

City Council
Candidate[19] Vote[20]  %
Jim Locke (X)4,81214.55
Lucy Stoyles (X)4,33113.09
Andrew Ledwell (X)4,29812.99
Isabelle Fry3,42910.37
Andrea Power2,9949.05
Bill Antle2,8448.60
Gerard Curtis1,9815.99
Max Harvey1,7935.42
Terry Ryan1,6975.13
Darren Chislett1,4174.28
Dave Kelly1,2943.91
Rick Pearson1,2113.66
Tony Janes9792.96

Paradise

Mayor
Candidate Vote  %
Dan Bobbett (X)4,10778.17
John Roberts1,14721.83

[21]

City Council
Candidate Vote  %
Allan English2,76511.20
Elizabeth Laurie (X)2,55410.34
Paul Dinn (X)2,4179.79
Deborah Quilty (X)2,1288.62
Patrick Martin (X)1,8427.46
Sterling Willis (X)1,8077.32
Coreen Bennett1,7617.13
Kimberley Street1,5686.35
Scott Dawe1,5336.21
Sheldon Antle1,5176.14
Glen Carew1,2385.01
Neil Farrell1,1624.71
Reggie Lawrence9563.87
Jamie Thornhill5912.40
Tony Kelly5602.27
Anthony Pittman2921.18

[21]

By-election, 2019
Candidate [22] Vote  %
Kimberley Street788
Curtis Knee648
Coreen Bennett580
Tony Kelly169

Portugal Cove-St. Philip's
Mayoral Candidate[23] Vote  %
Carol McDonald1,28248.95
Gavin Will1,04539.90
Joe Duggan29211.15

St. John's

Mayor
Candidate Vote  %
Danny Breen20,26153.19
Andy Wells[24]12,60433.09
Renee Sharpe5,22513.72

Deputy Mayor
Candidate Vote  %
Sheilagh O'Leary30,68984.21
Michelle Worthman5,75315.79

City Council
Candidate[25] Vote  %
Ward 1
Deanne Stapleton3,71545.49
Lou Puddister3,53443.27
Nadeem Saqlain91811.24
Ward 2
Hope Jamieson2,98938.81
Jonathan Galgay (X)2,67434.72
Derek Winsor6358.24
Tom Badcock4856.30
Pamela Hodder3704.80
Wayne Ralph2803.64
Greg Dunne2693.49
Ward 3
Jamie Korab5,07963.02
Peter McDonald1,71021.22
Walter Harding1,27015.76
Ward 4
Ian Froude3,65260.77
Scott Fitzgerald2,35839.23
Ward 5
Wally Collins (X)2,28631.06
Jamie Finn1,75823.89
Fraser Piccott1,35018.34
Mike Walsh99513.52
Paul Dinn97113.19
At large (4 to be elected)
Maggie Burton20,62315.78
Dave Lane (X)16,95912.98
Sandy Hickman (X)14,27310.92
Debbie Hanlon13,63210.43
Art Puddister (X)12,7729.77
Ron Ellsworth12,3359.44
Tom Hann (X)11,7659.00
Darrell Power9,9927.65
Tracy Holmes5,8444.47
Jennifer McCreath5,5374.24
Terry Bennett4,6823.58
Larry Borne2,2531.72

By-election

A by-election was held October 20, 2020 in Ward 2 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hope Jamieson.

Candidate Vote[26]  %
Shawn Skinner1,24222.88
Ophelia Ravencroft93617.24
Lorne Loder92317.00
Greg Smith58610.79
Carol Anne Furlong57010.50
Matt House4808.84
Greg Noseworthy4708.66
Wallace Ryan2224.09

Stephenville
Mayoral Candidate[27] Vote[28]  %
Tom Rose1,24853.56
Tom O'Brien (X)1,08246.44

Torbay
Mayoral Candidate[29] Vote  %
Craig Scott Acclaimed

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