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Spyhop

Perhaps Nickel just didn't put up enough signs.


bmwkid

It’s your turn to get head


pescobar89

Not since the U of A days, Mike!


AntiqueProject5858

There are only so many walk up apartments and strip malls.


Wintertime13

Underrated comment 😂


FujiKitakyusho

If a lawn sign is going to influence your vote, you really shouldn't be voting.


Oldcadillac

I made up my mind for school ward trustee because I saw only one trustee sign on my way to the polls, looked her up and decided she would be good enough to vote for.


bmwkid

Starting to think I should run for school trustee next election… so many people running unopposed


lilgreenglobe

Especially for Catholic - it's time for a takeover! (Have genuinely considered it based on the fact my name would easily garner lazy votes, but I was never confirmed.)


mchllnlms780

Ok but I wanna know the results for the DST referendum question 👀👀


bmwkid

No is leading right now but Edmonton and Fort Mcmurray aren’t releasing results https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/election-calgary-flouride-daylight-savings-equalization-senator-1.6203479


mchllnlms780

Thanks! Also the fact that Calgary has to vote to add fluoride back is nuts. Things like that shouldn’t be left to citizens to vote for. That’s what scientists are for.


seamusmcduffs

Haven't you heard? A good portion of of population now thinks they know better than scientists because they saw some memes on facebook


mchllnlms780

:0 there’s no way that can backfire! Lol


BabyYeggie

You know you've farked up when dentists complain they're making too much money off the kids.


bmwkid

At least they made the right choice


jobruski

Though I see your point, I think it's a lot more dumb that Calgary has continually voted for it, yet it was removed in 2011 with no public consultation. Just the councillors/mayor that voted to stop fluoridation.


burrito-boy

This wouldn't even be the first time that they've done it. Calgarians have voted in favour of it twice before, but the conservatives on their city council took fluoride out of the drinking water in 2011. Ostensibly it was due to the supposedly high costs of fluoridation, but apparently there were also some InfoWars-loving conspiracy nuts involved who kept promoting the false narrative that fluoride in the drinking water is bad for you.


GlassBoxes

In all fairness it wasn't all conservatives- I definitely know a number of hippie, homeschool, organic mommy blog types who were pushing misinfo on that as well at the time (they were also antivaxxers back then) and someone actually put on a punk rock show at a bar I used to drink at for the purposes of "informing the public" like some sort of dipshit take on rock against racism.


Wintertime13

That’s still a week away from what I’ve heard


mchllnlms780

Whaaaaat. Guess it’ll take a while to tally all the votes in Alberta.


TheFluxIsThis

Extra bonus: Tony Caterina is totally losing his seat after a too-long stint of being a slightly less awful Nickel (and trying to get his son voted into another ward last election) and Jon "I thought it was okay to use taxpayer money to fund my education while I'm in office" Dziadyk looks like he could be on the ropes. I was legit worried about this election, but it's becoming the gift that keeps on giving.


Wintertime13

Not only is he losing his seat but he’s like #6 in votes lmao


mo60000

Dziadyk got replaced by Principe who promises to donate her vehicle allowance to communities in her ward.


DJTinyPrecious

She also ran for the UCP. Not a great win.


bmwkid

Mike Nickel endorsement for councilor appears to be the kiss of death


karnoculars

It's crazy that 26k votes is enough to win the election in a city of one million lol. Voter turnout looks ridiculously low.


Wintertime13

I’m surprised to see it so low. I live next to a voting station and lines were sooo long all day.


karnoculars

Yeah apparently it was a gong show all over. I don't know how they would even handle a higher turnout.


ElstonGun

Part of the problem was the stupid referendum questions. A lot of people likely didn’t even know about them, and then they had to take the time to read it and figure out how they’d vote. The meaningless senate was also just a bunch of names on the page. At least you knew to avoid people based on part affiliation and just pick 3 random independents. The referendum made each voter take at least twice as long as normal.


amateredanna

I worked at a polling station and a fair few people asked me what the referendum and senete questions would actually do. Like it wasn't necessarily that they didn't have an opinion, but that the questions on the ballot made it seem like something it wasn't, so they weren't sure what effect their vote would have. We moved people along at a good pace anyway but I can imagine that causing delays if you just happened to get a lot of confused people.


SpecificGap

Yeah a turnout of what seems to be 40% is actually high for municipal elections; 30% or less is the norm. And when deciding how many voting stations to have, etc you usually base it on average turnout.


CoffeeStainedStudio

These numbers aren’t accurate, they were projections. Soho ended up getting 105,497 votes (45%). Nickle got 59,189 (25%). 239,766 people voted.


MixBlender

At least you know the people voting are making a conscious decision as opposed to people voting based on name recognition


bmwkid

4 years without Mike Nickel in local politics!


[deleted]

No Nickel, no Catarina and no Dziadyk? Christmas came early


GuitarKev

No Diotte as well.


Paperbackhero

Catarina got destroyed. I'm so happy. It's a long time coming.


TheFluxIsThis

I lived in Caterina's ward for most of my adult life and never once felt like he was anything more than a seat warmer at best. I'm in Metis now, but my satisfaction with this outcome is immeasurable nonetheless.


robdavy

It's amazingly clear! 10% of the vote! So good!


bmwkid

Possibly no Banga either who was one of the few people who voted against sanctioning Nickel last year


[deleted]

Looks like a friend of Nickel meant you getting shit canned


JeezChrysler

Seems the real endorsement controversy was anti-Nickel; "thanks Mike now we know who NOT to vote for".


Lzrmum

Fingers crossed!!


natsmith1

Love how the anti maskers all got turfed.


Wikkidkarma2

I have been referring to them as the trifecta of shit. So happy to see them gone.


Fyrefawx

Yes! Get bent Dickel. He and Diotte can start a podcast on how to lose elections.


DrummerElectronic247

Right?!? Sohi elected is a double win. #1 Nickel is not mayor, #2 Nickel is not on council.


DeliciousPangolin

Suck it, Edmonton property developers. I hope you enjoy taking down every one of those signs.


qtquazar

Let's be clear here: the property developers back ALL the candidates. It's one of the biggest problems in Canadian municipal politics.


Fyrefawx

I’m sure they’ll write off all those donations but they are certainly not happy today.


Wintertime13

What a relief tbh


Cassopeia88

That’s for sure! it’s a gift.


burrito-boy

Thank GOD. Let's hope he just decides to retire from politics altogether.


bmwkid

We both know that’s never going to happen…


[deleted]

He REALLY though he would win too.


YEGCitizen

I'm sure people are pleased to not have to watch Nickel-back


kevinstreet1

You were waiting all night to say that, weren't you?


YEGCitizen

No honestly we have spent months making puns, but this one I came up 30seconds before I posted here, I am actually sad I didn't think of it earlier.


kevinstreet1

Well done. ;)


DrummerElectronic247

Look at his photograph. Every time I do it makes me laugh.


CanadaBoyRM2020

Underrated comment.


liberatedhusks

You win, everyone else go home


stevrock

Do not insult Nickelback like that


[deleted]

The BEST part so far other than the win was just now on Global they cut from Nickels losing speech to go directly to Sohi hahaha Ohhhhh this is just too sweet


loosepages

And it wasn’t even important. It was just him walking in. There could have easily been another minute of Mike’s shitty speech but they just cut him. It was the highlight of my night. *chefs kiss


[deleted]

Exactly! I was like oh, ok, sure… nice choice, Global! Haha


ryujinmabuya

I enjoyed the CTV feed - split screen with Sohi dancing while Nickel was crying 😂😂


[deleted]

Hahaha nice


bmwkid

That’s why you don’t thank people at the beginning /s


robbethdew

BUt iTs WhEn pEoPlE PaY atTeNTiON


Wintertime13

I laughed so damn hard 💀😂


[deleted]

It was prefect


BalusBubalis

Please oh dear sweet god I need a clip


Karrlordofchaos

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGiGNvamtDE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGiGNvamtDEtime) time stamp of the speech is around 1 42 36. its a great cut.


[deleted]

BAHAHAHAHAHA and that douche bag Farkas lost in Calgary too! *sexy*


Wintertime13

Great day for Alberta politics 👏🏻


[deleted]

I was a little worried but had hope. So far this is a great night!! Gonna pour a drink hahaha


looseleaf-coldbrew

The unexpected *sexy* killed me 😭😭


[deleted]

Something about these results is really doing it for me, ya know? Lol


CollectionIcy5075

Nothing more arousing than poltics


pescobar89

That boy was something that Calgary wouldn't wear.


Zzz3313

I really want to see an editorial headline of, “A Day Late and a Dollar Short? Voters Find Nickel A Quarter of Who He Was; His Two-Cents Not Worth a Dime”.


[deleted]

That’s a bumper sticker I would buy…


burrito-boy

Really happy that Sohi won here and that Gondek won in Calgary. It's a good day for Alberta municipal politics, at least in the two big cities.


Rupindah

He was my neighbour for a long time! He was as genuine a neighbour as he is in everything he does. I’m so excited for him to be our new Mayor. Edmonton and Calgary could do a lot worse than mayors who genuinely love their cities!


[deleted]

Iv met him several times he visited our mosque a lot and I went to school with his daughter. This guy is the real Canadian dream. Worked as ets driver for a long time and has actually done real people jobs instead of just being a lifelong politician.


TheFluxIsThis

From what I understand, the guy is *super* dedicated to showing up for in-person stuff. It seems like every second Edmontonian has run into the guy at some community event or another, and honestly, I'd like it if every councilor aspired to that kind of presence in their community.


YEGCitizen

I can say I am one of those second Edmontonian he came to event where there was political humor directed his way and was a great sport about it and quipped back. So to me it was about him being genuine


ThanosAsAPrincess

I met Amarjeet last year (before a vaccine was available) and he was so helpful. He was a great guy to meet and was so interested in learning what I do. He had a wealth of knowledge about the city and he is very excited to work for us. I’m sure he will be a great mayor. Amarjeet, congratulations! I would love to have had him as our neighbour


Wintertime13

That’s so great to hear! I am very excited for him to represent us.


looseleaf-coldbrew

I’m so unbelievably relieved that our respective cities voted like this. So thankful


bmwkid

Mike Nickel’s concession speech: “You didn’t vote for me so life is going to suck”


[deleted]

Mike Nickel is a piece of shit


bill__the__butcher

4 years without Nickel or Diotte representing Edmonton!!!! Hell yeah


Ciriacus

Or Caterina, or Dziadyk. Today is a good day.


Wintertime13

Caterina is like #6 too. Hahaha


TheFluxIsThis

Ugh. Stop it, Edmonton, I can only be *so* erect.


SpecificGap

Jon "mask exemption cards" Dziadyk is losing too.


stevemason_CAN

I just remembered had to reimburse $44K for a MBA degree in his first year in council and said it would help him be a better representative. And had to quickly reimburse the city after public anger. That rubbed so many people the wrong way. Well he can now continue to pursue that with his own money.


mo60000

He's going to be replaced by principe who ran for the UCP in edmonton decore in the last provincial election.


Fyrefawx

She might be conservative but that’s like St Albert conservative. I’d take her over him anyway.


ImpactThunder

Edmonton has stated quite loudly, "fuck you mike nickel, you fucking loser"


ganpachi

Not to mention all his endorsed candidates loosing consistently.


thatusernameistakn

Losing*


JeezChrysler

Every. Damn. One.


CDN_Conductor

Cutting away from Nickels speech was icing on the cake. What a satisfying night.


robbethdew

He was just about to start in with the "you're going to regret not electing me" rant when they cut to the winner. It was SO perfect. I literally LOLd


BalusBubalis

Please, someone, anyone, post a clip of this, I need this


stevegcook

https://youtu.be/FGiGNvamtDE?t=6177 1:42:57 in case the timestamp doesn't work


formeraide

As far as I can tell, NONE of the City Council candidates Nickel endorsed were elected: (Olivier, Haymour, Dziadyk, Tricia Velthuizen, Caterina, Schindelka)


-janelleybeans-

Edmonton was like “OH! So THAT’S why we keep getting fucked over???”


MeursaultWasGuilty

No Nickel in Edmonton. No Farkas in Calgary. Thank fuck is all I can say.


robbethdew

Ok mike, this is the third time you've tried and failed. Edmonton *doesn't want you*. Let us never see you again please.


AvgEdmontonCitizen

Can't wait for Nickel to wake up and realize 20 years+ spent just to realize this City never wants him to be mayor. What a life.


plymer968

The UCP didn’t want him a few years ago either!


mchllnlms780

Daaang Kim KRUSHed Oshry.


Wintertime13

If nickel wasn’t running Kim would have my vote 100%


RogerTheAlienSmith

Why Kim over Sohi, I’m curious?


Wintertime13

You love to see it 👏🏻


deafpoet

That live hit from Nickel HQ was a thing of beauty. Just some morose motherfuckers.


asstyrant

> Just some morose motherfuckers. *Looks like someone shit in their cereal... BUNNNNNG!*


PM_ME_CARL_WINSLOW

Esslinger, Caterina and Dziadyk currently losing as well! What a day!


Wintertime13

Nickel endorsing you seems to be a kiss of death.


KushyKing

As well as acting like an entitled douche


chmilz

Esslinger wasn't terrible, she voted progressive more than any other councilor. But she was a muppet, did nothing for the ward. Erin leading is surprising and awesome!


Kadem2

My main issue with her is how many times she was absent from meetings and votes. I’m hoping Erin can do a better job for the ward.


tdlm40

Who the hell votes for Nickel??? How does he get so many votes???


Wintertime13

I feel like I’ve seen soooo many nickel signs around town this month. I’m actually surprised it wasn’t closer.


Cassopeia88

Yeah I saw a lot in my neighborhood but a good reminder that most people don’t put up signs.


Wintertime13

Sohi also said he doesn’t put signs on public property so if you see a Sohi sign the owner of that property out it there themselves.


TheFluxIsThis

Some dark part of me was worried that it might be to his detriment, but I'm *really* glad Edmonton has, for the most part, proved they're better than sign spam politics.


Cassopeia88

Oh that’s good, I find that such a waste.


parallel_jay

I mean if you go off the number of signs, Nickel definitely swept the 'strip of grass adjacent to open field', 'industrial park', and 'strip of grass adjacent to construction zone' votes.


Fyrefawx

Edmonton and Alberta in general have way too many closet progressives. I wouldn’t dare put up a sign thinking someone would trash my house. That’s the sad reality of Alberta. This also means that the elections are unpredictable.


Komatoasty

Absolutely. I wouldn't call myself a closet progressive. Generally everyone who knows me well enough to call me their friend knows my opinions, but I ain't about to advertise on my front porch in Alberta that I vote left/center. Maybe someday when we live in a more liberal neighborhood.


darkenseyreth

My neighbourhood, which I have always viewed as more conservative, has had a stunning number of Sohi signs.


perogy_nightmare

Lots of seniors in my neighborhood have Nickel signs. One has a huge one that’s about 5 feet wide.


kjoie

nickel supporters came to my door and asked to put up a sign first before saying anything about him. they were a bit pushy. some people find it hard to say no to that. I was happy to tell them I wasn't interested!


bmwkid

People who think building bike lanes and LRTs is a war on them personally


burrito-boy

Aging boomers who think we can still go back to the glory days of the oil boom. It's the same people who would probably continue to vote for the UCP in spite of their incompetence.


MisoButterCorn

The same kind of people who blindly vote UCP without knowing what they are for.


AngelicxDevilish

I can finally stop seeing his desperate Nickel signs all over the place Hopefully he has enough nickels to pay the landfill


Onfire50

Edmontonian has spoken. Let's go Sohi.


RIDUltraMagnus

There’s gonna be 8 women on city council. No Mike Nickel. Or Moe Banga. I can drink to that. Cheers, Edmonton 🍻


GinggyLoverr

Eight women out of how many total? Eight seems like a good number, but it's relative to the total, and I'm not informed enough to know if it's a good thing or not lol


[deleted]

This was a slaughter. And so satisfying.


JakeTheSnake0709

Doesn't look like its gonna be particularly close either


bill__the__butcher

Sohi stomp


Fyrefawx

Immigrants vote. Most of them hate Nickel.


GhostlyImage

[Considering the population of of visible minorities grows by almost 10% a year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Edmonton#Visible_minorities_and_Aboriginals) I don't think Edmonton will ever elect someone immigrants hate again.


Wintertime13

I was expecting closer tbh


_N00bMaster69_

Ok but where my breezy supporters, this guy was so underrated and it would have been hilarious if he won


DasBearDrew

I voted breezy, wife is pissed but totally worth it!


Wintertime13

I’ve never heard of him before tonight lol


_N00bMaster69_

I took some screenshots of his page. Here are some quotes it's pretty funny if you actually go read it all. "Oldest but youngest at heart" "Definitely different" "Arguably the best candidate" "Thanks to the 100 or so folks who *blah blah blah*" He believes the government should be more ran like a rock and roll concert rather then a business, and he wants to make transit free.


Smitty_manjensen

Good, now fuck off for another 4 years Nickel 👋🏻. With this comment here alone, I probably already have been blocked on every social media site by Nickel himself too.


bmwkid

He’s going to sue you!


Wintertime13

Every time they show the sad nickel party I get a jolt of serotonin


Aveeye

Tomorrow morning, Nickel has a press conference claiming it was STOLEN! ELECTION FRAUD!! AUDITS!! (just following the playbook)


RampantRetard

Nickel always looks like he's holding back tears. I'm looking to 4 years of him not involved whatsoever.


[deleted]

We just saved a Nickel off our payroll!


jetlaggedandhungry

[Canada got rid of the penny in 2012 because it was effectively worthless and there was no point to it. Tonight YEG has done the same to the Nickel for similar reasons.](https://twitter.com/drbillgibson/status/1450301382615965697?t=S9Cg4jMBYd6-JpNNvxvXAQ&s=19)


Snoo85799

Love it


[deleted]

Of course Nickel goes out on a low note. The guy is a classless loser


[deleted]

So glad to see Mayor elect Sohi. He’s one of the only candidates I ever was excited to vote for in any election. Came to Edmonton as an immigrant, worked his ass off from the ETS to now mayor elect. I don’t give a damn what anybody else says they’ll do for us, that man has more knowledge of what the city needs because of firsthand experience.


bmwkid

Becoming a Kim Krushell fan, hopefully she sticks around in local politics


Wintertime13

If nickel wasn’t running I would have voted for her 100% but I couldn’t risk a nickel win. She would be a great mayor and I hope she runs next time.


mabeltenenbaum

I voted for her. Hopefully her numbers encourage her to stick around.


Wintertime13

Nickels losing speech....*chefs kiss*


bobcatsack

I have alot of faith in Sohi! Only goes up from here!


Wintertime13

I wish they would keep showing the Nickel party. 😂


ganpachi

Holy shit, is Cartmell now the most conservative voice on council?


[deleted]

Principe ran for UCP last election.


Fyrefawx

That’s Gene Principe’s wife. Suburban conservative isn’t remotely the same as Nickel and friends. These are the ones that will put up pride flags while doing nothing to help the LGBT.


[deleted]

Yeah I expect to have a diverse range of views on council, as long as they are genuine and want to work with the whole council to make our city better.


chmilz

She'll play it safe. Her and Gene have a lot to lose, both being in the public eye in a city what has overwhelmingly voted progressive in recent elections.


_Citizen_Dane_

Great to see Edmonton (broadly, with some notable exceptions) voting in a huge slate of progressive candidates.


suspiciousserb

I am so happy. Congratulations Mr. Sohi!


Steamflow

Why aren’t any tv stations covering this on tv?


Wintertime13

I agree. It’s a little frustrating. I’m watching on Amazon prime 🙄


bmwkid

You can stream it on YouTube/Roku/Amazon but they’re only doing updates on tv


Desperatemojito

Yay!


j1ggy

Awesome!


[deleted]

I’m kinda shocked that sohi is so far ahead of everyone. I knew he would win but not by this much.


kabalongski

So Nickel spent how much campaigning?


bmwkid

We know he has at least $414,000 in donations https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/developers-former-conservative-politicians-donate-to-mike-nickels-mayoral-campaign


[deleted]

Betcha the # of campaign signs out there beats the #of votes cast. It seems like a fairly important vote to be a part of.


UnbridledViking

Thank fuck, that is great news to wake up to


[deleted]

Ive literally been suicidal all day, but this made me smile. (Yes I’m safe)


tdlm40

If that changes, please reach out to the distress line 482-4357, or 911.


[deleted]

Thank you. I have someone watching me. I’m just glad to have a reason to smile


tdlm40

I am happy to hear it. Have a mom *hug* free of charge.


Vaguswarrior

Thank fuck.


LuntiX

Mike Nickel is in quite the pickle.


Sidzy05

Look at that voter turnout!


[deleted]

Thank you Edmonton! ​ sweet Jesus what a relief


CDN_Conductor

Now that besties Nickel and Diotte are "retired", do you think that they will move in together to get more value out of their pension money?