Dobbin-Waters wins council seat in Carberry byelection
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School bus driver and Carberry & District Chamber of Commerce vice-chair Lisa Dobbin-Waters was elected councillor in Carberry on Tuesday.
Dobbin-Waters won with 98 votes — 79.7 per cent of votes cast, the town announced on Facebook Wednesday.
Health and safety worker Micheal Hamilton received 25 votes.
Lisa Dobbin-Waters
“I’m just grateful that I got as many votes as I did,” Dobbin-Waters said on Wednesday.
“I was running for the people of our community who want to see a positive change, and I’ve listened to a lot of families and seniors over the past while. I’m honoured that they’ve trusted me to represent them,” she said.
Dobbin-Waters, 48, said she looks forward to starting her new role.
“I can’t wait to get started and work hard for this community. And if everyone works together, we can make it a better place for our families and our seniors.”
Dobbin-Waters campaigned on creating better support and resources for youth, building support for affordable child care and enhancing senior safety.
Hamilton wished Dobbin-Waters well and said he’s grateful for the people who voted for him.
“I just wanted to congratulate my opponent on winning the seat,” Hamilton said.
“I’m just happy that there were people that put their X beside my name.”
Hamilton, 47, ran on a platform focused on attracting more businesses to Carberry, exploring building a roundabout at a busy intersection in town and on improving snow clearing.
Senior election official Callie Sudak said voter turnout was slightly lower than the previous byelections the town had this term, and that the number of byelections likely lowered this round’s turnout.
“The numbers were pretty close to what we’ve seen in the past. It was lower, but not by a lot,” Sudak said.
She said she expects a lot more people to vote in the general election in October.
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