Bowman’s strategy to focus on south worked

A poll-by-poll breakdown of the mayoral election results shows that Brian Bowman is well liked in south and southwest Winnipeg, and that’s no fluke.

Kelly McCrae, who managed Bowman’s campaign, said the team was uncertain about the depth of his support north of downtown and concentrated its efforts where it knew Bowman’s support was strongest.

“We did concentrate on areas where we knew we were strongest, to solidify that,” McCrae said.

Jenny Motkaluk registered her campaign May 1, the first day she was eligible, formally launched her campaign shortly after that, and then campaigned strongly throughout the summer.

Winkler, Steinbach among communities to say no to pot

ONE week after Canada officially legalized the use and sale of recreational cannabis, eight Manitoban communities voted on whether to allow the retail of the substance through an election day plebiscite.

In Winkler, voters fell squarely in opposition to retail cannabis, with 2,112 residents choosing “no” and 923 choosing “yes.”

“We said from the get-go that we wanted the people to make the decision, and they have done that now,” Mayor Martin Harder, who faced no opposition for re-election to a fourth term, said. “We will live by that decision, and life will carry on.”

Earlier in the day, Harder had expected the decision to be a close call.

Bits and bites: turnout, poll comparisons and voting machine performance

Voter turnout lowest since 2006About 42 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in Winnipeg’s civic election Wednesday.

Of 510,275 adults who could have voted, only 214,303 did. It’s the lowest percentage since the 2006 civic election, when 38.2 per cent of potential voters went to the polls, and the second lowest turnout in the last quarter century.

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A mix of old and new: Diverse new council to be dominated by veteran voices

The orange glow of a full moon was low in the sky over the city as the ballots began to be counted that would determine the shape of the next city council.

But the so-called lunar effect that is part of urban legends appeared to have no sway on voters — at least those who bothered to show up at the polls on a day that was filled with sunshine and warming winds.

There was little in the way of surprises. The only real drama was in the wide-open race in Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry to replace the retiring Jenny Gerbasi and a neck-and-neck race for the newly-created St. Norbert-Seine River ward.

Brian Bowman easily won a return to the mayor’s office. His preference for Portage and Main reopening to pedestrians was soundly defeated, as the polls had long suggested. And the power of incumbency plus the acclamation of Janice Lukes means eight of the 15 seats on council will be filled by veterans.

‘We did it again’: Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman wins second term

Four more years.

Brian Bowman won his second term as Winnipeg’s mayor Wednesday night, pushing back a strong challenge from Jenny Motkaluk.

"Well we did it. We did it again. Winnipeg has decided to keep building for the future," Bowman told the crowd of enthusiastic supporters gathered at the downtown Metropolitan Theatre.

Bowman’s victory had been predicted by local political observers and polling data, which had him comfortably ahead of seven largely unknown challengers throughout the campaign.

Winnipeggers vote resounding ‘no’ on reopening Portage and Main

It was one of the most divisive issues of the 2018 civic campaign, a public debate that was exhausting, bruising, stubborn.

Now, a key chapter in the Portage and Main saga is over. By a nearly 2-1 margin, Winnipeggers voted Wednesday against reopening the city's famous intersection to pedestrians. The final tally: 65 per cent "no" to 35 per cent "yes."

At Team Open's election-night party at Bailey's Lounge, news of the defeat was met with scattered jokes and tired, self-aware smiles. It is not the result advocates wanted — but it is the one they were prepared for, and expected.

"We knew it was a tough hill to climb," co-chairman Adam Dooley said. "Opinions were pretty entrenched. We did our best to try and move them, and tried to run a positive campaign. It's too bad we weren't able to persuade more people."

Election results: Winnipeg mayor, council and plebiscite

Below you'll find all results for the ward, mayoral and plebiscite in the 2018 municipal election.

MayorBrian BOWMAN

53.30%

114,222 votesJenny MOTKALUK

Election results: Winnipeg school trustees

Below you'll find live 2018 election results for school trustees in Winnipeg divisions. 

Please note that we can display results only for wards in which Winnipeg voters cast a ballot; outside of Winnipeg we do not have access to live results reporting.

School Trustee for Louis Riel Ward 1Louise JOHNSTON

32.33%