And with that, there is a new council-elect in the city of Yellowknife.
The final numbers rolled in at around 9:30 p.m. and with all eight tabulators returned, here is the top eight and their vote totals:
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Cat McGurk SA国际影视传媒� 2,132
Stacie Smith SA国际影视传媒� 2,116
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Steve Payne SA国际影视传媒� 1,642
Ben Hendriksen SA国际影视传媒� 1,564
Warburton was at or near the top for much of the night with Smith and McGurk posting nearly identical vote totals from all of the eight tabulators.
Smith, along with Steve Payne, will be returning for another four years; Smith will serve for a second term, while Payne will sit for his third.
Yellowknifer reached Payne once the final vote came in and he said it was a tough vote to predict.
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Silverio was the other candidate seeking a third term, but he ended up on the outside looking in.
Warburton and McGurk join Tom McLennan, Garett Cochrane, Ryan Fequet and Ben Hendriksen as the new members of council.
Payne said he knows the new council members-elect, but he wants to get to know them better.
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The city released the unofficial results late Monday evening and there will be no need for a recount. The total ballots cast, according to the city, was 3,939 out of 8,190 total eligible voters. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 a turnout of 48 per cent, off slightly from the 56 per cent turnout four years ago.
A total of 3,004 ballots were received by mail with another 935 cast at the voter assistance locations at the Tree of Peace and the Multiplex.
See WednesdaySA国际影视传媒檚 Yellowknifer for the full recap of the evening that was on Monday.
