Strathcona County municipal election, 2010
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Mayor and 8 councilors to Strathcona County Council |
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| Candidate |
Linda Osinchuk |
Cathy Olesen |
| Last election |
Ran as councillor |
8,056 |
| Popular vote |
13,299 |
10,115 |
| Percentage |
56.8% |
43.2% |
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 Strathcona County and surrounding wards |
Mayor before election
Cathy Olesen
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Elected Mayor
Linda Osinchuk
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The 2010 Strathcona County municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. The citizens of Strathcona County, (this includes the Urban Service Area of Sherwood Park,) Alberta, elected one mayor, five of their eight councillors (one from each of eight wards), four of the Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14's nine trustees (3 from subdivision #2, and 1 from subdivision #3), and four of the Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41's seven trustees (supporters in Sherwood Park). Three incumbent councillors had no challengers, and the candidate for public school trustee Strathcona County south had no challengers.
Results
Bold indicates elected, and incumbents are italicized.
Councillors
Councillors[1]
| Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 |
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Vic Bidzinski | 2,540 | 67.2 | Roxanne Carr | Acclaimed | Brian Botterill | 1,849 | 51.6 |
| Murray Hutchinson | 1,237 | 32.8 | | Keith Paterson | 1,532 | 42.7 |
| Ward 4 | Ward 5 |
Neal Sarnecki | 205 | 5.7 |
| Peter Wlodarczak | Acclaimed | Jacquie Fenske | Acclaimed |
| Ward 6 | Ward 7 | Ward 8 |
| Linton Delainey | 1,307 | 49.7 | Bonnie Riddell | 915 | 43.8 | Jason Gariepy | 2,412 | 64.0 |
| Alan Dunn | 982 | 37.4 | Don McPherson | 826 | 39.5 | Dave Cherniawsky | 1,356 | 36.0 |
| Sharon Bishop | 340 | 12.9 | Colin Bonneau | 348 | 16.7 |
Public School Trustees
The Elk Island Public School Board consists of nine trustees, one from Lamont County, two from Fort Saskatchewan, three from Sherwood Park (subdivision 2), one from Strathcona County north (subdivision 3), one from Strathcona County south (subdivision 4), and one from the County of Minburn No. 27.
Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14[1]
| Subdivision 2 | Subdivision 3 |
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Lisa G. Brower | 7,517 | 73.3 | W.H. (Skip) Gordon | 1,202 | 61.2 |
| Lynn Patterson | 6,791 | 66.2 | Dean James Kakoschke | 762 | 38.8 |
| Barb McNeill | 4,828 | 47.1 |
Subdivision 4 |
| Trina Boymook | 3,951 | 38.5 | Lori Tootoosis-Friesen | Acclaimed |
| Paul John Dolynny | 3,195 | 31.2 |
| Mick Shygera | 1,541 | 15.0 |
| Savi Rajan | 1,521 | 14.8 |
| Larry Maclise | 1,424 | 13.9 |
Separate School Trustees
The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Board consists of seven trustees, four from Sherwood Park, one from Camrose, one from Vegreville, and one from Fort Saskatchewan.
Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41[1]
| Sherwood Park |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tony Sykora | 4,164 | 90.7 |
| Jean Boisvert | 3,784 | 82.4 |
| Ted Paszek | 3,771 | 82.1 |
| Joann Lloyd | 3,665 | 79.8 |
| John Convey | 2,987 | 65.0 |
By-election
Following being elected as an MLA in the April 2012 provincial election, Ward 5 Councillor Jacquie Fenske resigned her seat on council. A by-election was held on June 25, 2012, this time being contested by four residents.
Councillor[2]
| Ward 5 |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Clinton Alexander | 304 | 48.6 |
| Jen Heaton | 187 | 29.9 |
| Bev Williamson | 94 | 15.0 |
| Alec Babich | 40 | 6.4 |