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  • UPDATE: Lake Country ballots have been counted, election called

    UPDATE (Oct. 15 @ 9:55 pm):

    All ballots have been counted, and the election has been called. 

    Bib Patel and Michael Lewis have been elected as the at-large councillors for Lake Country. 

    Heather Irvine has been elected as the Winfield councillor, and Tricia Brett has been elected as the Okanagan Centre councillor. 

    See their number of total votes below. 


    Lake Country polls are officially closed as of 8 pm, and results will be rolling in shortly. 

    Stay with KelownaNow throughout the evening for the latest numbers and the final results. 

    Acclaimed is: Blair Ireland as mayor, Amy Geistlinger as school trustee, Cara Reed as the Carr's Landing councillor, and Todd McKenzie as the Oyama councillor. 

    </who> Acclaimed mayor Blair Ireland

    Running for council:

    At-large candidates (two to be elected):

    • Michael Lewis – 1,333 votes

    • Bib Patel – 1,461 votes

    • Bill Scarrow* – 676 votes

    Okanagan Centre ward candidates (one to be elected):

    • Tricia Brett – 368 votes

    • Riley Hastings – 198 votes

    Winfield ward candidates (one to be elected):

    • Heather Irvine – 552 votes

    • Jerremy Kozub* – 512 votes

    Oyama ward candidate:

    • Todd McKenzie* – acclaimed

    Carr’s Landing ward candidate:

    • Cara Reed* – acclaimed

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