Saturday, October 20, 2012
Tight Races Within Municipality of Shelburne
There were a few tight races within the Municipality of Shelburne in Saturday's election. Doris Townsend, Ardith Van Buskirk, Norman Wallet, Cathy Holmes, John Roscoe, David Levy and Roger Taylor were all elected. The municipality will choose its warden via secret ballot at its next council meeting.
Council
District 1:
Doris Townsend ****Winner*** 96
Robert (Bob) MacLean 67
District 2:
Ardith Van Buskirk ****Winner*** 165
Carol Mahaney 96
District 3:
*Norman Wallet (acclaimed)
District 4:
Cathy Holmes ***Winner** 133
Joan Bower 99
District 5:
*John Roscoe (acclaimed)
District 6:
David Levy **** Winner ***** 112
Benjamin (Benny) Acker 83
District 7:
*Roger Taylor (acclaimed)
Two Incumbents Ousted In Mahone Bay
A pair of familiar faces around the Mahone Bay council table have been ousted from their seat. Election results in the town indicate Virginia Uhlman and Lila O'Connor are on the outside looking in. Results are listed below with those bolded elected to council.
Mayor
*Joe Feeney (Acclaimed-No Race)
Council
John Bain - 275
Penny Carver - 279
David Devenne - 305
Lynn Hennigar - 290
Karl Nauss - 249
Lila O'Connor - 210
Virginia Uhlman - 233
Kelly Wilson - 269
Two Incumbents Knocked Down In Chester
There will be two fresh faces at the council table in Chester. Andre Veinotte and Tina Connors both defeated incumbents in Saturday's municipal election. Meanwhile, veteran warden Allen Webber retained his seat in a hard fought election victory against newcomer Stephen Bond. The unofficial results are listed below.
District 1:
*Marshal A. Hector - 253
Andre Veinotte - 478
District 2:
*Floyd P. Shatford (acclaimed)
District 3:
Brad Armstrong - 486
Ben Wiper - 108
District 4:
Stephen Bond - 297
Allen Webber - 357
District 5:
*Robert (Bob) Myra (acclaimed)
District 6:
Phillip Broome - 132
Tina Connors - 470
Cheryl Scott - 150
District 7
*Sharon Church-Cornelius
*Elected in Bold
District 1:
*Marshal A. Hector - 253
Andre Veinotte - 478
District 2:
*Floyd P. Shatford (acclaimed)
District 3:
Brad Armstrong - 486
Ben Wiper - 108
District 4:
Stephen Bond - 297
Allen Webber - 357
District 5:
*Robert (Bob) Myra (acclaimed)
District 6:
Phillip Broome - 132
Tina Connors - 470
Cheryl Scott - 150
District 7
*Sharon Church-Cornelius
*Elected in Bold
Town Of Lunenburg Election Results
Residents in the town of Lunenburg have elected Rachel Bailey to replace Laurence Mawhinney as their new mayor. Voters also chose to re-elect three incumbents and three new faces to the council table. Election results are listed below.
Mayor
Rachel Bailey - 854 votes
Ron Stockton - 285 votes
Meanwhile, six people were elected to town councillor. Those elected are in bold below.
Thom Barclay - 568
*Danny Croft - 684
Tyler Hayden - 534
*John McGee - 701
Peter Mosher - 533
*Jamie Myra - 494
Cindy Sangster - 485
Robert Young - 329
*Peter Zwicker - 765
New Mayor Elected In Shelburne
Residents of Shelburne have elected Karen Mattatall as their new mayor. She defeated incumbent Al Delaney in the town's municipal election on Saturday. Join her on council - Roy O'Donnell, Rick Davis, Elizabeth Rhuland and Tony Mahaney.
Mayor Total Polls 5-5
Karen Mattatall -365
Al Delaney -245
Robert Sinden -183
P.G. Comeau -130
Council - Total Polls 5-5
Roy O'Donnell -682
Rick Davis -525
Elizabeth Rhuland -500
Tony Mahaney -433
Joshua Brown -404
Bob Strang -254
Frank Slate -179
*Elected in Bold