EDMONTON — Results from the 2021 municipal election in Edmonton were made official on Friday. Edmonton Elections said, out of 629,006 estimated eligible voters, 236,488 cast their ballots this month. That's a voter turnout of 37.6 per cent. Those numbers include advance voting and votes cast on election day. When broken down by ward, papastew's voter turnout was the highest at around 44 per cent. The lowest voter turnout was in Dene, where 30 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots. The official results from Edmonton Elections also show Amarjeet Sohi received 105,683 mayoral votes, which equates to 45.05 per cent of votes. Sohi received the most votes in papastew, O-day'min, and Métis. In tastawiyiniwak, Sohi only received 0.68 per cent more support than Mike Nickel -- translating to a mere 125 votes. Results were also made official by Edmonton Elections for the following winning city council candidates: Edmonton Public School Board race results: Edmonton Catholic School Board race results: Results for the senate and referendum votes in Edmonton will be reported to Elections Alberta on Oct. 25. The full official results from across the province will be reported by Elections Alberta the next day. Preliminary partial results from earlier this week showed Albertans were still divided on the referendum question on daylight saving time.
