Jackie Clayton became the first female to be elected mayor in Grande Prairie on Monday (Photo: Abby Zieverink / EverythingGP staff)

By Canadian Press

Municipal Elections

Significant number of women, people of colour elected in Alberta municipal elections

Oct 20, 2021 | 7:27 AM

CALGARY – The next mayor of Calgary says the diversity of the city’s incoming council will bring “strength to decision-making” at a time when a significant number of women and people of colour were elected to municipal office across Alberta.

Jyoti Gondek, the first woman to hold Calgary’s top job, will lead a council filled with rookies after only three incumbents held on to their seats in Monday’s municipal vote.

The unofficial results show one-third of the city’s 15 seats will be held by women and up to six will be held by people of colour.

Edmonton also elected a diverse council with eight of 13 seats to be filled by women and four by people of colour.

Mayor-elect Amarjeet Sohi, a Sikh immigrant from India, will be the first person of colour to lead Edmonton.

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Medicine Hat and Grande Prairie will also swear in their first female mayors after Linnsie Clark and Jackie Clayton won on Monday.

Voting results will be official on Friday.

(The Canadian Press)