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Former Chestermere mayor Jeff Colvin lost his bid to win back his old job on Monday, according to preliminary municipal by-election results.
Unofficial results show that Shannon Dean won the mayoral race, receiving 3,559 votes. Colvin finished third, receiving 1,072 votes – 30 less than Marshall Chalmers who has also previously served as mayor of Chestermere.
In December, Colvin and city councilors Stephen Hanley, Mel Foat and Blaine Funk were removed from the council by Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver. The move followed an investigation which concluded that the city was being mismanaged.
The city is now suing the men over allegations of improper spending. The four men have denied all the allegations.
Colvin had previously said he believed the lawsuit amounted to interference by city officials in the by-election.
You can click here to see the full election results.
–With files from Carolyn Kury de Castillo, Global News
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