Scott Cabianca has secured another term as mayor of Port Clements, defeating two challengers in Saturday's municipal election, while voters elected two newcomers, a former councillor and one incumbent to village council.
Cabianca received 107 votes, representing 56.6 per cent of ballots cast. Rob Kidd finished second with 58 votes, or 30.7 per cent, followed by Kazamir Falconbridge with 20 votes, or 10.6 per cent.
The 11-candidate council race saw Amber Bellis finish first with 123 votes, representing 65.1 per cent of ballots cast. Jasmine Beachy followed with 115 votes, or 60.8 per cent. Both were listed as having no previous elected office.
Former councillor Norman Gould secured the third council seat with 71 votes, narrowly ahead of incumbent Brigid Cumming, who claimed the fourth and final position with 70 votes. Just four votes separated Cumming from incumbent Dennis Reindl, who finished fifth with 67 votes.
The remaining candidates were Derek Hardt with 63 votes, incumbent Wayne Nicol with 62, Doris Fischer with 47, former councillors Dale Lore and Betty Stewart with 28 each, and Sarah Hunt with 24.
Port Clements recorded 189 ballots cast from an estimated 296 eligible voters, representing approximately 63.9 per cent voter turnout, the highest of the three Haida Gwaii municipalities reporting results in Saturday's election.