Nanaimo 2011 Municipal Election Results
Election Results For Nanaimo Municipal Election 2011
Mayor John Ruttan
Bill Bestwick
Diane Brennan
Jim Kipp
George Anderson
Ted Greves
Diana Johnstone
Fred Pattje
Bill McKay
Diane Brennan
Jim Kipp
George Anderson
Ted Greves
Diana Johnstone
Fred Pattje
Bill McKay
VOTER TURNOUT DROPS To 26.6%!
Based on the preliminary vote count the number of eligible voters participating in this civic election fell a full 5% from the 31.6% turnout in 2008 to a very disappointing 26.6%!
This means we have elected a Mayor who only has 13.9% of the total eligible vote. We call this democracy?? We should be ashamed of ourselves.
This also means we have elected members of council with less than 10% of the total eligible vote. In fact most of council have been elected with about 10% of the total eligible vote.
My Prediction:
With the mandate of a 14% vote I predict we will see a push for a downtown hotel at ANY price, an even sweeter deal (costing us $1 million now) to the operators of the VICC, a foot ferry at ANY price and all this will be administered from a shiny new staff office.
Be prepared for the 'pitch' for a new dam to supply water, which is as much for filling up cruise ships and maybe supplying Lantzville as it is for the needs of Nanaimo residents.
Considerable cost overruns on the new water treatment plant, with lots of excuses. Increased cost of garbage collection for the 'green bin' program etc.
There will be no Core Reviews and Zero Based Budgeting will just be another pipe dream. Oh, yeah and expect one or two multi million dollar garages (aka firehalls) to house our shiny new firetrucks, which every now and then actually go to a fire!!
Look forward to even more in camera decisions and very little transparency when it comes to how the new Economic Development Corp. spends tax dollars.
And if the blind shall lead the blind...............
My Prediction:
With the mandate of a 14% vote I predict we will see a push for a downtown hotel at ANY price, an even sweeter deal (costing us $1 million now) to the operators of the VICC, a foot ferry at ANY price and all this will be administered from a shiny new staff office.
Be prepared for the 'pitch' for a new dam to supply water, which is as much for filling up cruise ships and maybe supplying Lantzville as it is for the needs of Nanaimo residents.
Considerable cost overruns on the new water treatment plant, with lots of excuses. Increased cost of garbage collection for the 'green bin' program etc.
There will be no Core Reviews and Zero Based Budgeting will just be another pipe dream. Oh, yeah and expect one or two multi million dollar garages (aka firehalls) to house our shiny new firetrucks, which every now and then actually go to a fire!!
Look forward to even more in camera decisions and very little transparency when it comes to how the new Economic Development Corp. spends tax dollars.
And if the blind shall lead the blind...............
The Daily Dribble and the Blank Bulletin dished out garbage information and the electorate once again was disengaged. Thankfully there are people like you who make a real effort with your blog to get out the real news.
ReplyDeleteThe local papers are pathetic and biased. I had to laugh when they said it was a "north vs south" race. In 2008, Ted Greves commented at one of the candidate meetings that there were only 3 seats up for grabs and the same is true once again. Makes you wonder who pulls the strings around here.
Will Nanaimo see the return of a speedway? Interesting that Anderson never made mention that his campaign was supported by the speedway folks.
ReplyDeleteI think we need to start having a pancake breakfast or barbeque at the voting stations, we need to get more peope out to vote. The Newsapers either need to report issues equally or stay the *%&* out of politics.
ReplyDeleteVoter turnout 26%....... how poor is that? Whats wrong with people in Nanaimo ........ but they always love to complain....next 3 years will make it or brake it! We are sitting in a hole already..... can they get us out?
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