Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Sarah Smellie
Publication Date: October 5, 2025 - 11:27
Newfoundland town re-elects all-women council with near-perfect voter turnout
October 5, 2025
Residents of a small but busy community in eastern Newfoundland re-elected its all-women council this week with a near-perfect voter turnout.
The few eligible voters who didn’t cast a ballot were away or out fishing, Mayor Kelly Power said in an interview. The 51-year-old was first elected in 2013 alongside four other women, and the council has been made up of women ever since.
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