As the results rolled in on Oct. 20, there were 91 seats to be filled across Greater VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 13 councils. By the end of the night, women were elected to 40 of those seats.

Of the Capital Regional DistrictB次元官网网址檚 13 mayors, the three women elected B次元官网网址� Lisa Helps, Barb Desjardins and Maja Tait B次元官网网址� are all incumbents. Carol Hamilton also ran for re-election in Colwood but lost her seat to Rob Martin.

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Of the 78 councillors elected, roughly 47 percent were women, with women making up the majority on four councils. More than 50 percent of the councillors in Saanich, Oak Bay, Metchosin and Highlands councils are women. Victoria, North Saanich, Sidney, Esquimalt, Sooke and LangfordB次元官网网址檚 councils are represented equally by men and women. Central Saanich is the only municipality in Greater Victoria to have no women on council.

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