Scott Gillingham

His Worship
Scott Gillingham
Gillingham in 2022
44th Mayor of Winnipeg
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 1, 2022
Preceded byBrian Bowman
Winnipeg City Councillor
In office
October 22, 2014 – October 26, 2022
Preceded byScott Fielding
Succeeded byShawn Dobson
ConstituencySt. James
Personal details
BornBrandon, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Conservative
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • pastor

Scott Gillingham is a Canadian politician who currently serves as the 44th mayor of Winnipeg, being elected on October 26, 2022. Before being elected as mayor, he was the city councillor for St. James from 2014 to 2022. He was sworn in as the mayor of Winnipeg on November 1, 2022.

Biography

Gillingham was born in Brandon, Manitoba, and raised on a farm near Carman. He played hockey in his youth, including stints with the Steinbach Hawks, Dauphin Kings and Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.[1]

He was a Pentecostal pastor before entering politics in 2014 as a member of the Winnipeg City Council.[2] In 2021, he considered running in the 2021 Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba leadership election, but decided not to, citing the party's timeline.[3]

In 2022, he was elected mayor of Winnipeg.[4]

Electoral record

Municipal

2022 Winnipeg mayoral election

Candidate Votes[5] %
Scott Gillingham 53,663 27.54
Glen Murray 49,272 25.29
Kevin Klein 28,806 14.78
Shaun Loney 28,567 14.66
Robert-Falcon Ouellette 15,029 7.71
Jenny Motkaluk 7,443 3.82
Rana Bokhari 5,900 3.03
Rick Shone 2,570 1.32
Don Woodstock 1,889 0.97
Idris Adelakun 1,263 0.65
Chris Clacio 451 0.23

2018 Winnipeg city council election

St. James
Candidate Votes %
Scott Gillingham (X) 9,130 55.43
Shawn Dobson (X) 5,740 34.85
Kurt Morton 1,601 9.72

2014 Winnipeg city council election

St. James-Brooklands
Candidate Votes %
Scott Gillingham 5,174 43.69
Bryan Metcalfe 3,548 29.96
Stefan Jonasson 2,292 19.35
Fred Morris 828 6.99

Provincial

2011 Manitoba general election: St. James
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Deanne Crothers 4,432 49.61 −6.04 $25,563.25
Progressive Conservative Scott Gillingham 3,414 38.21 +7.38 $31,468.19
Liberal Gerard Allard 685 7.67 −0.96 $5,903.97
Green Trevor Vandale 377 4.22 – $205.40
Total valid votes 8,908
Rejected and declined ballots 25
Turnout 8,933 62.02 +2.82
Electors on the lists 14,403

References

  1. ^ "Mayor Scott Gillingham". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Sam Samson (October 24, 2022). "Former Pentecostal pastor running for Winnipeg mayor says views on gay marriage changed years ago". CBC News. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Ian Froese (October 24, 2022). "Winnipeg city councillor won't seek PC leadership, blames party's timeline for undermining challengers". CBC News. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Danton Unger (October 26, 2022). "Scott Gillingham elected as Winnipeg's next mayor". CTV News Winnipeg. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Elections - Unofficial Results". October 26, 2022.