The 2010

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municipal election was held Monday, October 18,

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to elect a

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and eight

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(

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), and five of the

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's nine

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s (as Ward 2). The seven

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trustees were

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, five being

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s. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. Of the 69,863 eligible voters, only 24,522 turned in a ballot, a

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of 35.1%, and an average of 5.9 aldermen per ballot. One seat was not filled at the swearing-in ceremony, as a result of Alderman-elect Bob Babki's death. The seat was filled following a

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over three months later.

Results

Bold indicates elected, ''incumbents'' are ''italicized'', and an asterisk indicates not sworn in.

Mayor

Aldermen

* Bob Babki died before being sworn into office.

Public School Trustees

Separate School Trustees

By-election

The 2011 Lethbridge municipal by-election was held Tuesday, February 1,

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to elect one aldermen

. On October 18, 2010, Bob Babki was elected to the eight alderman

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, in the regular scheduled municipal election. He died on October 30, from a suspected heart failure, two days before he would have been sworn into office. Minister of Municipal Affairs

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wrote Mayor Rajko Dodic, and by extension all citizens of

, on November 18, that because Alderman-elect Babki was declared elected, a

would be required. The Municipal Government Act requires the city to hold a by-election within 90 days of a vacancy, since the vacancy did not occur until the new council was sworn in on November 1, 2010, it would have been January 30, 2011 at the latest, the two day discrepancy was not explained on the City election website. Of the 68,294 eligible voters, only 8,843 turned in a ballot, a

of 12.9%.

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