Edmonton Votes

Welcome to www.EdmontonVotes.ca, a public service brought to you by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Here you will find the 2001-2007 voting records for those members of the current City of Edmonton City Council who are seeking re-election.

Instead of wading though voting records on process motions and zoning by-laws, the CTF cuts right to the heart of the matter and give you their voting records on key areas like: Tax Hikes, Tax Cuts, Council Pay and Perk Hikes, Wasteful Non-core spending, and Accountability/Democracy issues.

Want to know who keeps voting to raise your taxes Want to know who voted themselves a 21% raise Want to know who voted to spend your tax dollars on advertising, plasma TVs, and art galleries instead of fixing potholes

It's all right here!

Too often incumbent politicians run for re-election using clichéd promises and catchy slogans. At www.EdmontonVotes.ca we cut through the rhetoric and give you the cold hard facts about their voting records.

It's not good enough anymore to say you care about keeping property taxes low, you have to vote to keep taxes low. It's not good enough to say you want to fix our crumbling roads, you have to quit voting for wasteful non-core spending requests.

Get the facts before you vote.

NEW! - The 2007 Candidate Financial Disclosure Statements have been released. Over the next couple of weeks we will be scanning and uploading all of the disclosure forms right here for all to see. Look below to find out who donated to who and which candidate spent the most.

NEW! - The CTF surveyed each candidate in this election to find out where they stood on issues of taxes, spending and transparency. Find out where they stand on these issues by clicking on the link below.

CTF Candidate Survey Results - Edmonton

NEW! - Want to know how much the three retired city councillors are going to take home in severance pay Want to know how much a current member of council would get if they are defeated on October 15th

Click HERE to find out.

2007 Election Candidate Financial Disclosure Forms

Mayor
Dustin Becker
Dave Dowling
Khaled Kheireddine
Don Koziak
George Lam
Peter T. Lefaivre
Robert Ligertwood
Stephen Mandel
Bill Whatcott

Ward 1
Betty Kennedy
Andrew Knack
Karen Leibovici
Linda Sloan

Ward 2
Jabin Caouette
Ron Hayter
Kerry Hutton
Kim Krushell
Dave Loken
Shelley Tupper

Ward 3
Kyle Balombin
Tony Caterina
Ed Gibbons
Shiu Wing Mak
Chris Martin
Chris Roehrs
Thomas James Tomilson
Harvey Voogd

Ward 4
Jane Batty
Nyambura Mia Belcourt
Lewis Cardinal
Judith S. (Jodi) Flatt
Ben Henderson
Sheila McKay
Brian Edward Patterson
Deborah Jane Peaker
Adil Pirbhai
Hana Razga
Thomas Roberts
Margaret Saunter
Brent Thompson
Brian Wissink
Debbie Yeung

Ward 5
Bryan Kent Anderson
Don Iveson
Brent Michalyk
Mike Nickel

Ward 6
Lori G. Jeffery-Heaney
Chuck McKenna
Chinwe Okelu
Amarjeet Sohi
Dave Thiele
Tomas Dennis Vasquez

Voting Record Summary:

Top Ten Tax Hikers in Edmonton

1. Dave Thiele (Ward 6) - Voted Yes 172 of 213 times in favour of tax hikes (81%)

2. Linda Sloan (Ward 1) - Voted Yes 90 of 111 times in favour of tax hikes (81%)

3. Bryan Anderson (Ward 5) - Voted Yes 157 of 213 times in favour of tax hikes (74%)

4. Ed Gibbons (Ward 3) - Voted 155 of 213 times in favour of tax hikes (73%)

5. Kim Krushell (Ward 2) - Voted 74 of 111 times in favour of tax hikes (67%)

6. Jane Batty (Ward 4) - Voted 136 of 213 times in favour of tax hikes (64%)

7. Stephen Mandel (Mayor) - Voted 117 of 213 times in favour of tax hikes (55%)

8. Karen Leibovici (Ward 1) - Voted 116 of 213 times in favour of tax hikes (54%)

9. Ron Hayter (Ward 2) - Voted 104 of 213 times in favour of tax hikes (49%)

10. Mike Nickel (Ward 5) - Voted 33 of 111 times in favour of tax hikes (30%)

Top Ten Council Pay and Perk Hikers in Edmonton

1. Ed Gibbons (Ward 3) - Voted 8 of 8 times in favour hiking city council pay and perks (100%)

1. Ron Hayter (Ward 2) - Voted 8 of 8 times in favour hiking city council pay and perks (100%)

1. Karen Leibovici (Ward 1) - Voted 8 of 8 times in favour hiking city council pay and perks (100%)

1. Linda Sloan (Ward 1) - Voted 8 of 8 times in favour hiking city council pay and perks (100%)

1. Dave Thiele (Ward 6) - Voted 8 of 8 times in favour hiking city council pay and perks (100%)

6. Bryan Anderson (Ward 5) - Voted 7 of 8 times in favour hiking city council pay and perks (88%)

7. Kim Krushell - (Ward 2) - Voted 6 of 8 times in favour hiking city council pay and perks (75%)

8. Jane Batty (Ward 4) - Voted 5 of 8 times in favour hiking city council pay and perks (63%)

9. Stephen Mandel (Mayor) - Voted 4 of 8 times in favour hiking city council pay and perks (50%)

10. Mike Nickel (Ward 5) - Voted 0 of 8 times in favour hiking city council pay and perks (0%)

Top Ten wasteful spenders in Edmonton

1. Linda Sloan (Ward 1) - Voted Yes 40 of 50 times in favour of non-core/unnecessary spending (80%)

2. Bryan Anderson (Ward 5) - Voted Yes 66 of 83 times in favour of non-core/unnecessary spending (80%)

3. Kim Krushell (Ward 2) - Voted Yes 39 of 50 times in favour of non-core/unnecessary spending (78%)

4. Dave Thiele (Ward 6) - Voted 64 of 83 times in favour of non-core/unnecessary spending (77%)

4. Jane Batty (Ward 4) - Voted 64 of 83 times in favour of non-core/unnecessary spending (77%)

6. Ed Gibbons (Ward 3) - Voted 62 of 83 times in favour of non-core/unnecessary spending (75%)

7. Stephen Mandel (Mayor) - Voted 61 of 83 times in favour of non-core/unnecessary spending (74%)

8. Ron Hayter (Ward 2) - Voted 52 of 83 times in favour of non-core/unnecessary spending (63%)

9. Karen Leibovici (Ward 1) - Voted 52 of 83 times in favour of non-core/unnecessary spending (63%)

10. Mike Nickel (Ward 5) - Voted 15 of 50 times in favour of non-core/unnecessary spending (30%)

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By: Scott Hennig
Posted: October 01, 2007
Topic: Alberta

Contact the regional director Scott Hennig for further information.

Type: News Releases

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