Former city councillor Nancy Penner is heading back to Morden's council chamber, this time as the community's new mayor. Penner defeated Nicholas Hoeppner in Wednesday's by-election.
Penner resigned from council in late October in order to run for Mayor after previous head of council, Brandon Burley, stepped down earlier this year.
In an interview with PembinaValleyOnline announcing her candidacy in October, Penner said, "I'm ready. I know I have the qualifications to stand up and provide leadership to the community."
Penner also noted at the time, if elected, she wants to be strong enough to embrace new possibilities while also considering older ideas.
Meanwhile, there were seven candidates running for two open seats on council. Brenda Klassen and Tracey Krause will be joining Sheldon Friesen, Garry Hiebert, Doug Frost and Gord Maddock at the council table.
There were 5,650 eligible voters for the by-election.
Find below the results of the December 20th, 2023 Morden by-election as provided by the Senior Election Official.
Mayor (votes)
Nancy Penner - 1,567 - ELECTED
Nicholas Hoeppner - 314
Council (votes)
Brenda Klassen - 1,146 - ELECTED
Tracey Krause - 615 - ELECTED
Dave Hildebrand - 550
Allan Spearman - 509
Chris Abrams - 413
Megan Giesbrecht - 260
Darlene Wiebe -121
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