Regional Results

The Regional Overview

So, there are 8 new Board Members.  Four filled vacancies and four won narrow victories over incumbents. 


The "vote for change" was only 19%, not really the groundswell of discontent some folks claim.  Of course, if you compare the 2009 figures to see the actual vote swing away from the four incumbents who were not returned, the percentage is far less even than that, and is actually quite minimal. 


Change?  In fact, six of the seven Regional Vice-presidents were re-elected.  (The seventh did not run)  Clearly not a sign of demand for change - in truth, the very opposite.


Board elections in 2009 also had four new members.


The number of women on the current Board went down from 9 to 8.


The only person of colour on the Board was targeted and defeated in Region 5.


Is it a better Board?  Only time will tell.


Region 1 - Two incumbents, Ron Elliot and Gino Franche, returned. The third incumbent, Laurie Nancekevill, did not stand, and was replaced by Sandi Blancher.

Region 2 - The three incumbents ran as a slate and were re-elected.

Region 3 - Incumbents Patty Rout and Claire Rowett did not re-offer for election.  Incumbent Pete Wright was returned along with newcomers Sara LaBelle and Gord Longhi.


Region 4 - Incumbents Smokey Thomas and Dave Lundy were re-elected.  Lynn Orzel was replaced by Chris Cormier.


Region 5 - Nancy Pridham was re-elected.  Incumbents Derek Miller and Ted Montgomery were replaced by Rod Bemister and Krista Maracle


Region 6 - Newcomer Jeff Arbus topped the poll replacing retiring member Peter Wall.  Sue Brown and Jen Giroux were re-elected


Region 7 - Jamie Tocker and Carl Thibodeau were re-elected.  Mary Cory replaced incumbent Sandra Snider.