Recently - I was made aware of Civic Info BC's efforts to break down the various categories as it results to the October 2018 Local Elections in BC....
For the District of Wells:
* Women make up 40% of the 5 member (4 Councillors' and 1 Mayor) Wells Municipal Council. BC's average is 35.2%
Full breakdown here
For the City of Quesnel:
* Women make up 14.3% of the 7 member (6 Councillors' and 1 Mayor) Quesnel Municipal Council. BC's average is 35.2%
* Since the 2008 local election, voter turnout has been on a downward slide from almost 50% in 2008 to 25% in 2018
Full breakdown here
For School District #28 (Quesnel):
* All but one incumbent from the 2014-18 Board of Education for School District #28 (Quesnel) were re-elected
* 5 men and 3 women ran for the 7 seats on this Board and only 4 men and 3 women were successfully elected...
Full breakdown here
For School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin):
* only 12.3% of all eligible voters bothered to cast a ballot for the 7 Trustees of School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin)
* 3 Incumbents from the 2014-18 Board of Education for School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) ran with 2 being returned to office
Full breakdown here
For the City of Williams Lake:
* almost 39% of all registered voters' cast a ballot in the 2018 local election
* 8 men and 4 women ran for the 7 available seats with 5 men and 2 women being successful
Full breakdown here
District of 100 Mile House results not available
For the Cariboo Regional District:
* almost 42% of women comprise the 12 Electoral Area Directors. This is significantly higher than BC's average of 29.1%. Higher even than the Fraser Fort George RD at almost 29% and Thompson Nicola RD at 30%
* 13 men and 9 women ran for the 12 elected seats on the Cariboo Regional District Board with 7 men and 5 women being elected
* Since the 2011 Local Elections, the voter participation percentage has been steadily increasing...
Full breakdown here
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