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The 2017 Calgary municipal election was held on October 16, 2017, to elect a mayor, councillors to the city council, trustees to the Calgary Board of Education, and trustees to the Calgary Catholic School District.
From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation required every municipality to hold elections every three years.[1] The 28th Alberta Legislature introduced the Election Accountability Amendment Act (Bill 7) which among other reforms to provincial and municipal elections, amended the Local Authorities Election Act to extend the terms of local authorities including municipalities and school boards from three years to four years.[2][3][4]
In addition, council members are now referred to as councillors, whereas they used the title "Alderman" prior to 2013. Advanced voting began on October 4 and ran through until October 11.[5]
The voter turnout was 58.1%, the highest the turnout had been in over four decades.[6]
- ^ "1968 Bill 23". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved December 9, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105" (PDF). 2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "More disclosure of donors required under new election laws". CBC News. Edmonton. November 20, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "28th Legislature, 1st Session (2012)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Vote early Advance vote: Oct. 4–11, 2017 (except Oct. 9)" (PDF). Calgary elections. nd. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Drew (October 16, 2017). "Nenshi wins 3rd term as Calgary's mayor in election marred by long voter lineups, ballot shortages". CBC News. Calgary. Retrieved March 20, 2021.