André Chabot is a Canadian politician who served as the councillor for Ward 10 of the
Calgary City Council
The Calgary City Council is the legislative governing body that represents the citizens of Calgary. The council consists of 15 members: the chief elected official, titled the mayor, and 14 councillors. Jyoti Gondek was elected mayor in October 202 ...
. He was elected in a 2005 by-election after Incumbent Margot Aftergood resigned after allegations of a
vote rigging
Electoral fraud, sometimes referred to as election manipulation, voter fraud or vote rigging, involves illegal interference with the process of an election, either by increasing the vote share of a favored candidate, depressing the vote share of ...
scandal surfaced involving mail in ballots from the
2004 Calgary municipal elections.
André Chabot represents the communities of
Mayland Heights,
Vista Heights,
Abbeydale,
Albert Park/Radisson Heights,
Applewood,
Forest Heights,
Forest Lawn,
Marlborough
Marlborough may refer to:
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* Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
** Marlborough College, public school
* Marlborough School, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England
* The Marlborough Science Academy in Hertfordshire, England
Austral ...
,
Marlborough Park,
Penbrooke Meadows and
Red Carpet/Mountview, in the city's southeast quadrant.
In 2006, he opposed a bylaw that would have made it an offence to spit, urinate, defecate, loiter, fight or show a knife in public.
In 2007, he pushed for a bylaw to allow ashtrays at entry points into public buildings in an effort to avoid garbage created by discarded butts.
On June 25, 2015, Chabot announced he intended to run for mayor of Calgary in the 2017 municipal election. His bid was ultimately unsuccessful. In January 2021, Chabot announced he would run for the Ward 10 councillor seat in the
2021 Calgary municipal election.
References
External links
City of Calgary Ward 10 homepage
Living people
Calgary city councillors
Year of birth missing (living people)
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