Mayor, six (6) Councillors and nine (9) School Trustees are elected for a four (4) year term.
Results
The 2014 General Local Election results are (by highest number of votes):
MAYOR
Barbara Desjardins (3,180)
COUNCILLORS
Susan Low (2,749)
Tim Morrison (2,550)
Beth Burton-Krahn (2,347)
Meagan Brame (2,535)
Lynda Hundleby (2,345)
Olga Liberchuk (1,809)
A total of 4,407 voters — 30% of eligible voters — turned out to vote at the advance polls and on General Voting Day - November 15, 2014. This is an increase from the 2011 election, in which 2,300 residents voted.
Please click here for the 2014 General Local Election Report, which includes:
- Declaration of Official Election Results - Mayor
- Declaration of Official Election Results - Councillor
- Determination of Official Election Results, General Local Election - 2014
- Ballot Account for Advance Voting
- Ballot Account for General Voting
Non-Binding Ballot Questions
At its September 29, 2014 Council meeting, Esquimalt Council ratified a resolution to put two non-binding questions on the 2014 municipal ballot.
The wording of the ballot questions is as follows:
1. Are you in favour of the Township of Esquimalt exploring options to achieve efficiencies by further sharing some services with other municipalities?
Results: Yes (3,731), No (578)
2. Are you in favour of exploring the reduction of the number of municipalities within Greater Victoria through amalgamation?
Results: Yes (2,905), No (1,404)
The questions were intended to seek community input and gauge public opinion within the Township on important topics that affect the municipality.