Jyoti Gondek becomes 1st woman to serve as Calgary mayor – Calgary

International Information is projecting Calgary has elected its first feminine mayor: Jyoti Gondek. She follows Mayor Naheed Nenshi as a racialized Calgarian sitting within the mayor’s chair.

A one-term councillor, with a background in metropolis planning, Gondek acquired 45 per cent of the vote on Monday with 199 of 259 tabulators reporting.

“It’s such an necessary election — it’s an important one in a technology,” Gondek stated Monday morning.

The previous Ward 3 councillor’s platform guarantees embrace an inclusive strategy to financial resilience, constructing out the Inexperienced Line as a part of local weather environmental resilience, addressing downtown revitalization, housing and homelessness, and pursuing a “truthful deal” for Calgary from the province.

Gondek introduced her candidacy for mayor on Jan. 13. Since early September, polls noticed Gondek construct momentum to develop into one in all two frontrunners, alongside Jeromy Farkas.

Calgarians had 25 different candidates to select from.

Nenshi will welcome the mayor-elect to workplace Tuesday morning at Outdated Metropolis Corridor.

Mayor and council shall be sworn in at metropolis corridor on Monday, Oct. 25.

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International Information profiles mayoral candidate Jyoti Gondek

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