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One election down, one more to go this month.

We have the results of yesterday's municipal election below.

— Robyn

Today’s approx. read time: 7 minutes

Today: ⛅ 15 / 8

Tomorrow: ⛅ 14 / 8

Day after: ☀️ 17 / 9

7-day forecast

Greater Victoria's 13 municipalities have chosen their mayors and councillors for the next four years. 

According to preliminary results

Victoria will be led by Mayor Marianne Alto for a second term after preliminary results showed she secured nearly 45% of the vote. Several incumbent councillors will return for another term—including Stephen Hammond, Matt Dell, Marg Gardiner, Jeremy Caradonna, and Dave Thompson—with three new members joining. 

Saanich has a new face in the mayor's seat after Rishi Sharma, a member of the Save Our Saanich (SOS) slate, took 45% of the vote in preliminary results. Three incumbent councillors will return; all six members of the SOS slate, including Sharma, captured seats.

Stew Young is taking back his position as Langford mayor after beating incumbent Scott Goodmanson in a landslide, with 65% of preliminary votes. Four years ago, Goodmanson toppled Young's 29-year run as the city's mayor, though by a much smaller margin.

Two other municipalities re-elected their incumbent mayors: Oak Bay's Kevin Murdoch secured a third term, and Colwood's Doug Kobayashi won nearly three-quarters of the vote for a second term.

Amalgamation: a non-binding opinion question
• Victoria voted 61.67% “Yes.”
• Saanich voted 67.96% “No.”

Read on to see the results of Greater Victoria's municipal elections.

Residential leaf collection: James Bay, Fairfield, Rockland, and Gonzales, starting tomorrow for up to four weeks. [Details]

Increased bike traffic in CRD parks for Tripleshot CrossFondo event today. Use caution near Francis/King, Elk/Beaver, Mountain Forest, Mount Work, and Thetis Lake parks. [CRD]

GSOC Co-op Invitational: Women’s and men’s finals today at 12pm & 4pm at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. [Info]

29th Antimatter Media Art festival runs until Oct. 25. [Details]

Driving today? Check the current traffic situation via Google.

On the water today? Check the tide times for Victoria.