Nelson, BC: The official results of the October 15, 2022 General Local Elections for Directors to represent the Electoral Areas of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) and the Electoral Area H Local Conservation Fund referendum have been declared by the RDCK Chief Elections Officer.
Elections were held in five of the RDCK’s 11 Electoral Areas, while six Directors were acclaimed. In total there will be five new Directors joining the RDCK Board of Directors, while Hans Cunningham will return for his 10th term as Electoral Area G Director.
A total of 3,080 voters participated in the five elections, out of 12,326 eligible voters in areas B, C, E, G and J. The average voter turnout was 25%.
The incoming RDCK Board will include the following Electoral Area Directors:
|
Electoral Area |
Director |
Acclaimed/Elected |
|
Area A |
Garry Jackman |
Acclaimed – Incumbent |
|
Area B |
Roger Tierney |
Elected – New |
|
Area C |
Kelly Vandenberghe |
Elected – New |
|
Area D |
Aimee Watson |
Acclaimed – Incumbent |
|
Area E |
Cheryl Graham |
Elected – New |
|
Area F |
Tom Newell |
Acclaimed – Incumbent |
|
Area G |
Hans Cunningham |
Elected – Incumbent |
|
Area H |
Walter Popoff |
Acclaimed – Incumbent |
|
Area I |
Andy Davidoff |
Acclaimed – Incumbent |
|
Area J |
Henny Hanegraaf |
Elected – New |
|
Area K |
Teresa Weatherhead |
Acclaimed – New |
Municipal Directors representing the nine RDCK member municipalities will be appointed at their inaugural Council meetings. All Directors will be sworn in at the inaugural RDCK Board meeting on November 17, 2022.
2022 Official RDCK Local Elections Results – Signed [PDF – 3 MB]
The final determination of the voting results follows.
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY
GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS VOTING RESULTS – FINAL DETERMINATION
ELECTORAL AREA B
|
ALL VOTING STATIONS |
ROGER TIERNEY |
TANYA WALL |
SPOILED/REJECTED |
TOTAL |
|
VOTER TURNOUT: 22.1% (3615 on the Voters List) |
550 |
247 |
2 |
799 |
ELECTORAL AREA C
|
ALL VOTING STATIONS |
ADAM CASEMORE |
KELLY VANDENBERGHE |
SPOILED/REJECTED |
TOTAL |
|
VOTER TURNOUT: 23.9% (1160 on the Voters List) |
63 |
213 |
2 |
278 |
ELECTORAL AREA E
|
ALL VOTING STATIONS |
REGGIE GOLDSBURY |
CHERYL GRAHAM |
DAN RYE |
LANDON VEREGIN |
SPOILED/REJECTED |
TOTAL |
|
VOTER TURNOUT: 32.8% (3386 on the Voters List) |
133 |
425 |
122 |
416 |
16 |
1,112 |
ELECTORAL AREA G
|
ALL VOTING STATIONS |
ANNA BUNDSCHUH |
HANS CUNNINGHAM |
FARRELL SEGALL |
SPOILED/REJECTED |
TOTAL |
|
VOTER TURNOUT: 33.3% (1287 on the Voters List) |
190 |
224 |
13
|
2 |
429 |
ELECTORAL AREA J
|
ALL VOTING STATIONS |
HENNY HANEGRAAF |
KIM TASSONE |
SPOILED/REJECTED |
TOTAL |
|
VOTER TURNOUT: 16% (2878 on the Voters List) |
266 |
193 |
3 |
462 |
The referendum for the Local Conservation Fund in Electoral Area H has been declared successful. At total of 671 voters participated in the referendum, out of 3,837 voters on the voters list in the service area. Voter turnout on the referendum was 17.5% with 435 votes for yes, 228 votes for no and eight spoiled or rejected ballots.
Eligible voters were asked if they were in favour of the adoption of the Regional District of Central Kootenay Local Conservation Fund Service bylaw expanding to include Electoral Area H. As a participant in the service, $15 per parcel of land will be collected annually.
In partnership with the Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP), Electoral Area H will join Areas A, D and E in the local conservation fund service. The service creates dedicated funding to support local high-priority conservation projects.
2022 Official Electoral Area H Local Conservaion Fund referendum results – Signed [PDF – 1 MB]
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY
LOCAL CONSERVATION FUND SERVICE BYLAW NO. 2811
ASSENT VOTING RESULTS – FINAL DETERMINATION
|
Electoral Area H |
Yes |
No |
Spoiled/Rejected |
Total |
In Favour |
Result |
|
Voter Turnout: 17.5% (3837 on Voters List) |
435 |
228 |
8 |
671 |
Yes |
Successful |
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