Emma Durand-Wood wins Elmwood-East Kildonan byelection
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Emma Durand-Wood has won the byelection for the council seat in Winnipeg's Elmwood-East Kildonan.
Durand-Wood won with a total of 1,567 votes, while candidate Abel Gutierrez came in second with 887 votes, and Braydon Mazurkiewich came in third with 842 votes.
While speaking on Saturday she promised to help to build a "stronger, happier and more connected community."
"I'm really excited to get to work, and it's an honour to have been chosen and I'm going to try my best to be the best councillor that I can, and keep working every day for everyday people."
The Saturday byelection was called in the northeast ward after the death of Jason Schreyer, the area's former councillor, in April.
Seven candidates ran to fill Schreyer's seat: Emma Durand-Wood, Abel Gutierrez, Braydon Mazurkiewich, Carmen Prefontaine, Kyle Roche, Zekaria Selahadin and Chris Sweryda.
They ran on campaign promises that included repairing roads and infrastructure, improving public safety and restoring community programs.
Durand-Wood, an Elmwood community activist who has pushed the City of Winnipeg to plant more trees and allow more infill housing, said before the campaign she thinks residents in the area are tired of negativity and want solutions, from more frequent buses to better youth programs.
Byelections were also held Saturday for school trustee positions in Louis Riel School Division Ward 3 (southeast Winnipeg and part of the rural municipality of Ritchot) and Pembina Trails School Division Ward 1 (southwest Winnipeg and part of the rural municipality of Headingley).
Peter Bjornson, a former NDP cabinet minister, was voted to represent Louis Riel School Division Ward 3 and Samantha Pope was voted to represent Pembina Trails School Division Ward 1.
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