By CHAT News Today

Incumbents re-elected in County of Newell

Oct 17, 2017 | 9:41 AM

BROOKS, AB — All three incumbents seeking re-election for the County of Newell were re-elected Monday night.

Wayne Hammergren was re-elected in Division 4, defeating challenger Inge Hoekstra by a significant margin. Hammergren will continue to represent the area of Scandia/Rainier/Bow City.

In Division 7, which covers Rosemary, Ellen Unruh was re-elected, defeating Edward Penner.

Finally, in Division 8, which covers Duchess, Brian de Jong narrowly defeated Terry Neigum for the councillor position. A total of 13 votes separated the two candidates.

The remaining seven wards were acclaimed.

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The unofficial results are below.

Unofficial results for Municipal Election in the County of Newell are as follows:

DIVISION 4

Wayne Hammergren – 83

Inge Hoekstra – 30

DIVISION 7

Ellen Unruh – 97

Edward Penner – 49

DIVISION 8

Brian de Jong – 58

Terry Neigum – 45

Acclaimed

Division 1 (Rolling Hills): Clarence Amulung

Division 2 (Tilley): Hubert Kallen

Division 3 (Patricia/Millicent): Anne Marie Philipsen

Division 5( Cassils/Lake Newell Resort): Tracy Fyfe

Division 6 (Bassano): Kelly Christman

Division 9 (Gem): Molly Douglass

Division 10 (Brooks): Lionel Juss