2011 Bencher Election

The Law Society of Alberta is pleased to announce the results of the 2011 Bencher Election. The names which are highlighted in yellow indicate the elected Benchers for the next three years. Click here to view the results.

Jim Glass has been acclaimed for the Central District pursuant to Rule 10(4).

Donald K. Scott has been elected for the Northern District.

Robert G. Harvie has been elected for the Southern District.

Pursuant to Rule 15, the results of the tie were determined as follows:

Resolving Tied Vote

15 (1) If an equal number of votes are cast for 2 or more candidates and as a consequence the election of one or more candidates is left undecided, the Executive Director shall forthwith put into a ballot box a paper for each of those candidates with the candidate's name written on it, and fold each paper so that the name is inside and is not distinguishable without the paper being opened.

(2) The papers shall be mixed together in the ballot box and the Executive Director shall draw a paper by chance from the box in the presence of the Auditor's representative and of any candidate or agent, and the candidate whose name is on the paper so drawn shall be declared by the Executive Director to be elected as a Bencher.

(3) If it is necessary to elect one or more additional Benchers after the draw under subrule (2), the Executive Director shall repeat the procedure under subrule (2) until the required number of Benchers has been declared elected.