Calgary 2025 election: recount confirms Jeromy Farkas as mayor, new council sworn in October 29

Calgary voted on October 20, 2025. The Returning Officer declared official results on October 24, and a recount of the mayoral contest at all voting stations was held on October 27. After the recount, the City confirmed Jeromy Farkas as mayor.

Turnout

349,815 people voted, or 39.04% of 896,042 eligible electors.

The new council

• Ward 1: Kim Tyers; Ward 2: Jennifer Wyness; Ward 3: Andrew Yule; Ward 4: Daniel James (DJ) Kelly
• Ward 5: Raj Dhaliwal; Ward 6: John Pantazopoulos; Ward 7: Myke Atkinson; Ward 8: Nathaniel Schmidt
• Ward 9: Harrison M. Clark; Ward 10: Andre Chabot; Ward 11: Rob Ward; Ward 12: Mike Jamieson
• Ward 13: Dan McLean; Ward 14: Landon Johnston

The Ward 12 results include corrections made after a preliminary recount on October 23. The new council will be sworn in at its organizational meeting on October 29.

Why it matters for owners and buyers

Council sets the property tax rate, approves the budget and decides on land use rules, including the citywide rezoning that took effect on August 6, 2024. Before the vote, CREB® ran its YYC Votes campaign urging Calgarians to ask candidates about housing. The first budget and zoning decisions of the new term will be worth watching.

How the results were confirmed

The Returning Officer declared the mayor, councillor and school board results official on October 24. Those results reflected corrections to the ballot accounts found during a preliminary recount of the Ward 12 councillor contest on October 23, under the Local Authorities Election Act. A recount of the votes for mayor at all voting stations followed on October 27, and the City published corrected official results on October 28. The turnout figure is based on 896,042 eligible electors on the City’s Permanent Electors Register.

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School boards

Calgarians also elected public and separate school trustees. Some separate school wards include nearby towns, such as Cochrane, Airdrie and Chestermere. School boards matter to homeowners because school choice and capacity influence where many families decide to buy.

What council decides that affects your home

The new council takes office in the last year of the City’s 2023–2026 budget cycle. In November 2024, the City’s budget adjustments kept the 2025 property tax increase at the pre-approved 3.6%; council will set the 2026 adjustments next. Council also controls land use rules, including citywide rezoning, which since August 6, 2024 has allowed semi-detached homes, rowhouses and townhouses on most low-density lots. Before the vote, CREB’s YYC Votes campaign urged candidates to focus on affordability, homeownership, property tax and community-focused planning and zoning.

What it means for buyers and sellers

For buyers, the new council’s choices on zoning will shape what can be built next to a home they are considering. For sellers, especially owners of larger lots in established areas, rezoning affects what builders will pay. Property tax decisions affect every owner’s carrying costs. It is worth following the first budget debates and any motions on rezoning over the coming months.

The market backdrop

Council takes office as Calgary’s resale market has moved toward buyers. CREB reported 6,916 homes for sale in September, with four months of supply for the first time since early 2020.

Local angle

Find your ward councillor on the City’s site and follow their position on housing. Local decisions on development permits and community plans often matter more to a single street than city-wide policy.

The swearing-in

The City said the elected candidates would be sworn in on Wednesday, October 29, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Organizational Meeting of Council, with the ceremony streamed live online. Elections Calgary, a division of the City Clerk’s Office, administers the election independently and impartially for the City and both school districts.