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New Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas increases margin of victory after recount

  • Bill Graveland

    Bill Graveland

  • Canadian Press

  • October 28, 2025

Firefighters stage at the side of a flooded highway in this handout photo, as the broken Bearspaw South Feeder Main, centre, spews water in Calgary, on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Ian Royer (Mandatory Credit)

CALGARY -- Jeromy Farkas has been confirmed as Calgary's next mayor.

Farkas narrowly defeated Sonya Sharp in last week's civic election but because of the closeness of the results a recount was ordered.

As a result, he increased his margin of victory from 581 votes to 616.

Farkas and Calgary's new city council members will be sworn in tomorrow.

He was a former city councillor who finished second to outgoing mayor Jyoti Gondek in 2021.

Gondek finished third on Oct. 20.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published October 28, 2025.