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, and the seven trustees to the

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. It was held in conjunction with the

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. In conjunction with the municipal elections, residents voted in a provincially mandated Senate nominee election, a referendum on equalization and on whether to adopt permanent

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. Incumbent mayor

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announced in November 2020 that he would not be seeking re-election.

Candidates

X = incumbent. Candidates as listed have filed the necessary paperwork with the City of Edmonton.

Mayor

*Abdul Malik Chukwudi - engineer *Rick Comrie - business owner *Brian (Breezy) Gregg - retired music artist *Kim Krushell - former councillor *Augustine Marah - teacher and community activist *

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ward 11 councillor *Michael Oshry - former councillor *

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- former councillor and MP *Diana Steele - President of Crestwood Community League *Cheryll Watson - Former Head of Innovate Edmonton

Council

The following is a list of candidates that announced their candidacy for the 2021 election. Edmonton's ward map was redrawn for the 2021 election, with each ward being given an Indigenous name.

Nakota Isga

(Rosenthal, West Jasper Place, Big Lake, Westview Village, Lewis Farms, Glenora) *Andrew Knack - incumbent *Dave Olivier - businessman *Steve Weston - construction manager

Anirniq

(Calder, the Pallisades, Griesbach, Athlone, Wellington, Lauderdale, Rosslyn, Kensington, Carlisle, Cumberland, Sherbrooke, Inglewood, Woodcroft, Dovercourt, Prince Charles, Albany) *Mark Davies - risk management director *Bev Esslinger - incumbent *Ali Haymour - finished third in the 2017 Ward 2 race *Erin Rutherford - public sector manager *Tyler Zutz - business consultant

tastawiyiniwak

(Castle Downs, Dickinsfield, Londonderry, Lake District) *Ahmed "Knowmadic" Ali - poet *Cody Bondarchuk - community leader *Jon Dziadyk - incumbent *Iannie Gerona - shopkeeper *Zain Hafiz - business owner *Karen Principe - finished third in the 2017 Ward 3 race

Dene

(Casselman-Steele Heights, Clareview, Hermitage, Horse Hill, Pilot Sound) *Gerard Mutabazi Amani - community leader *Andy Andrzej Gudanowski - finished sixth in the 2017 Ward 7 race *Aaron Paquette - incumbent *Lana Palmer - oral surgeon *Tricia Velthuizen - spokesperson for Service Alberta Minister

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, finished fourth in the 2017 Ward 4 race

O-day’min

(Riverview Area, Edgemont, Stillwater, Uplands, River's Edge, Glastonbury, Granville, Hamptons, Lymnurn, Ormsby Place, Dechene, Downtown, Callingwood North/South, Elmwood, Lynnwood, Patricia Heights, Quesnell, Oleskiew, Thorncliff, Westringe, Cameron, Jamieson Place, Wedgewood, Donsdale, Gariepy, Lessard North) *Gino Akbari - entrepreneur *Gabrielle Battiste - lawyer *Adrian Bruff - entrepreneur *Tony Caterina - incumbent *Naima Haile - curator *Mohammed Migdaddy - clinical pharmacist *Adil Pirbhai - finished fourth in the 2017 Ward 6 race *Anne Stevenson - urban planner *Ibrahim Wado *Joshua Wolchansky - civil servant

Métis

(Abbottsfield, Alberta Avenue, Avonmore, Beacon Heights, Bellevue, Bergman, Beverly Heights, Bonnie Doon, Capilano, Cloverdale, Cromdale, Delton, Eastwood, Elmwood Park, Forest Heights, Fulton Place, Gold Bar, Highlands, Holyrood, Idylwylde, Kenilworth, King Edward Park, Montrose, Newton, Ottewell, Parkdale, Rundle Heights, Strathearn, Terrace Heights, Virginia Park)Communities in Ward Métis
Retrieved 23 October 2021. *Rob Bernshaw - finished third in the 2013 Ward 3 race *Abdulhakim Dalel - political activist *Liz John-West - finished fourth in the 2017 Ward 7 race *Brian Kendrick - finished third in the 2010 Ward 5 race *Daniel John Kornak - political activist *James Kosowan - finished third in the 2017 Ward 8 race *Cori Longo - postal worker *Caroline Matthews - entrepreneur *Salar Melli - entrepreneur *Jim Rickett -

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operations manager *Ashley Salvador - entrepreneur *Steven Townsend - entrepreneur

sipiwiyiniwak

(The Grange, Riverview, Cameron Heights, Laurier Heights, Edgemont) *Giselle General - public servant *Sarah Hamilton - incumbent *Scott Hayes - realtor *Daniel Heikkinen - entrepreneur *Derek Hlady - entrepreneur

papastew

(Belgravia, Strathcona, Ritchie, Grandview, Allendale, Pleasantview, Aspen Gardens, Greenfield, Duggan) *Haruun Ali - university student *James Cameron - businessman *Susan Field - businesswoman *Kirsten Goa - finished second in the 2017 Ward 8 race *Michael Janz - former public school trustee of Ward F *Tarcy Schindelka - businessman *Byron Vass - environmental sector

pihêsiwin

(Riverbend, Terwillegar Heights, Windermere, Magrath Heights, Mactaggart) *Guiscela Perez Arellano - IT *Tim Cartmell - incumbent

Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

(Kaskitayo:Blue Quill, Ermineskin, Keheewin, Twinbrooks; Heritage Valley:Blackburne, Rutherford, Graydon Hill, Chappelle, Allard) *Jason Carter - Indigenous artist *Rhiannon Hoyle - entrepreneur *Scott Johnston - radio reporter *Glynnis Andrea Lieb - social psychologist *Jon Morgan - community leader *Jennifer Rice - public servant

Karhiio

(Ellerslie, Knottwood, Lakewood, Mill Woods Town Centre, Millbourne, Millhurst, Woodvale, Summerside, Southeast Edmonton) *Muhammad Herman Gill - businessman *Sana Kakar - architect *Charan Saggu - businessman *Tom Shaw - project manager *Keren Tang - finished second in the 2017 Ward 11 race *Shamair Turner - insurance broker

Sspomitapi

(Decoteau, The Meadows, Burnewood, Ridgewood, Southwood, Maple Ridge) *Moe Banga - incumbent *Jasbir Singh Gill - President of Edmonton Taxi Association *Harman Singh Kandola - lawyer *Mukesh Makwana - welder *Sanjay Malhotra - businessman *Rashpal Sehmby - postal worker *Jo-Anne Wright - finished second in the 2013 Ward 12 race

Edmonton Public School Board Trustees

Edmonton Catholic School Board Trustees

Mayoral opinion polling

Footnotes

References

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