2017 Lethbridge municipal election

{{short description|Local election in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada}}

The 2017 Lethbridge municipal election was held Monday, October 17, 2017 to elect a mayor and eight councillors (at-large), the seven Lethbridge School District No. 51 trustees, and five of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4’s nine trustees (as Ward 2).

From 1968 to 2013, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years.{{cite web|title=1968 Bill 23|url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/Documents/isysquery/eb838767-99dd-456d-8493-9de4846db5ed/1/doc/|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|accessdate=December 9, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130115062120/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/Documents/isysquery/eb838767-99dd-456d-8493-9de4846db5ed/1/doc/|archivedate=January 15, 2013}} {{verify source |date=November 2020 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/905431848 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/903867565 cite #1 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}} The Legislative Assembly of Alberta passed a bill on December 5, 2012, amending the Local Authorities Election Act.{{cite web|title=28th Legislature, 1st Session (2012)|url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=bill§ion=doc&legl=28&session=1|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|accessdate=December 9, 2012}} {{verify source |date=November 2020 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/905431848 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/903867565 cite #2 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}} Starting with the 2013 elections, officials are elected for a four-year term, and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.{{cite web|title=Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 - Section 105|url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/bills/bill/legislature_28/session_1/20120523_bill-007.pdf|work=2012 Bill 7, First Session, 28th Legislature|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|accessdate=December 9, 2012|date=December 5, 2012}} {{verify source |date=November 2020 |reason=This ref was deleted Special:Diff/905431848 by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite located at Special:Permalink/903867565 cite #3 - verify the cite is accurate and delete this template. User:GreenC_bot/Job_18}} Of the 78,772 eligible voters, only 21,338 turned in a ballot, a voter turnout of 27%.

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2017 Lethbridge municipal election

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| before_election = Chris Spearman

| after_election = Chris Spearman

| candidate1 = Chris Spearman

| image1=File:Chris_Spearman_April_2020_(cropped).png

| candidate2 = Martin Heavy Head

| candidate3 = Robert Janzen

| color1 = DCDCDC

| color2 = DCDCDC

| color3 = DCDCDC

| election_date = {{Start date|2017|10|17}}

| flag_image = Flag of Lethbridge.svg

| next_election = 2021 Lethbridge municipal election

| next_year = 2021

| percentage1 = 73.72%

| percentage3 = 9.74%

| percentage2 = 16.54%

| popular_vote1 = 14,897

| popular_vote2 = 3,342

| popular_vote3 = 1,969

| previous_election = 2013 Lethbridge municipal election

| previous_year = 2013

| seats_for_election = Mayor and 8 councillors to Lethbridge City Council

| title = Mayor

}}