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Calgary Municipal Politics

Which mayoral candidate do you intend to vote for in 2021?

  • Jeremy Farkas

    Votes: 8 25.0%

  • Jyoti Gondek

    Votes: 10 31.3%

  • Sonya Sharp

    Votes: 2 6.3%

  • Jeff Davison

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Brian Thiessen

    Votes: 9 28.1%

  • Other

    Votes: 3 9.4%
  • Total voters
    32
Surrealplaces said:
Yep. Ward 9 was close, but about 5.0% difference, Ward 12 was really close at 0.425% difference.

I agree with others though, the threshold is already defined as 0.5% difference and it should be based only on whether that number is less or more. If someone brings forth a case of outstanding circumstances, such as some glaring errors or some kind of fraud, then it's a different story.
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If there was a statutory 0.5% difference, that's perfectly reasonable. It was just odd for the explanation to not include that threshold in the justification.
 
Anyone know when the recounts will take place? I assume it needs to commence right away since I believe swearing in takes place on the 29th. I don't expect the mayoral result to switch but that Ward 12 result is close enough where a recount could flip the ward.
 
trtcttc said:
If there was a statutory 0.5% difference, that's perfectly reasonable. It was just odd for the explanation to not include that threshold in the justification.
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Ah, I misread it. I thought 0.5% was already the defined threshold. Agreed, it should be standardized.

Also it looks like they are still determining some of the criteria for the recount. Whether it should be all polling stations in the ward that was >0.5% difference or just the polling stations that were >0.5%
 
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The count was done yesterday, yet you won't know until today at noon if it changed things. And it looks like it isn't a straight recount but that they might consider rejected ballots. That is pretty interesting. I'm able bodied so take this for what you will but how hard is it to put an "X" in a circle?
 
Regardless of what the rules are, there should be rules. It shouldn't be up to those counting to reject ballots and now can look at them again. If only there was something that could count votes with systematic rules and consistency...
 
To the point of rejected ballots - this might be a controversial opinion, but if someone who doesn't have a disability is incapable of figuring out how a ballot works, and doesn't mark it correctly, I'm fine with their vote not counting.

But on the topic of the shift back to hand counting, I think we are all in agreement that was a dumb decision which resulted in election day being a bit of a shitshow.
 
Albertasaurus said:
To the point of rejected ballots - this might be a controversial opinion, but if someone who doesn't have a disability is incapable of figuring out how a ballot works, and doesn't mark it correctly, I'm fine with their vote not counting.

But on the topic of the shift back to hand counting, I think we are all in agreement that was a dumb decision which resulted in election day being a bit of a shitshow.
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They have accessible voting options for disabilities, language barrier, etc. so yea, if someone doesn't use those options and fills the ballot incorrectly, it's kind of their own fault.
 
I think that's an 8-6 (Conservative to Progressive) Council. Then, however Jeromy votes. I think we're going to be seeing some changes. Guess we'll see if they're good or bad changes. The good thing about it pretty much being budget time is we'll get to see right away what we're in for. My assumption is the City will be doing less with less.

On the city-building side, I'm wondering if developers of missing middle properties might regret not getting their projects before the last council. In all actuality I don't think they will, just means we'll see more land-use applications for those properties. Those people in Bonavista will have their community saved as I'm sure it was all about to become low-income apartment blocks. Anyways... I can't recall anything like Glenmore Landing coming and that wasn't even approved by the previous council.
 
Blanket re-zoning may be gone, unless the fiscally conservative amongst the council members votes with the progressives, assuming there is some sort of forfeiture of funding from the Feds.

I could see Main Streets being on the chopping block, or at least I could see a reduction in funding for the next budget cycle, meaning a slower roll-out.

I don't know if a field house will remain a priority either.
 
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adamyyc said:
Blanket re-zoning may be gone, unless the fiscally conservative amongst the council members votes with the progressives, assuming their is some sort of forfeiture of funding from the Feds.

I could see Main Streets being on the chopping block, or at least I could see a reduction in funding for the next budget cycle, meaning a slower roll-out.

I don't know if a field house will remain a priority either.
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I found John Pantazopoulos (Ward 6) seems to think the field house is a big priority. All the others list it at 3 or 4.
 
A lot of conservative-leaning people seem to place a lot of importance on sports. I think the fieldhouse will see broad support across council.
 
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