Community advocate Emma Durand-Wood has been elected as the new city councillor for Elmwood-East Kildonan, winning Saturday’s byelection with 1,567 votes — a clear lead over her closest rival, Abel Gutierrez, who received 887.

Durand-Wood finished ahead of five other candidates in the seven-person race. Braydon Mazurkewich placed third with 842 votes, followed by Christian Sweryda with 740, Carmen Prefontaine with 644, Kyle Roche with 230 and Zekaria Selahadin with 67.

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The byelection was called following the death of longtime councillor Jason Schreyer earlier this year.

Speaking after her win, Durand-Wood said the victory felt “incredibly surreal” but was quickly sinking in.

“Our team was delighted with our win,” she said in an interview with the . “It’s a huge hono

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