Municipal Government Act s. 162

Part 5 — Councils, Councillors and Council Committees Division 1 Councils and Council Committees

A council must hold a by-election to fill a vacancy on council
unless
(a) the vacancy occurs after January 1 in the year of a general
election,

RSA 2000
Section 163 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT Chapter M-26
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(a.1) the vacancy is due to a declaration under section 175.1(1)
and
(i) the application period under section 175.1(3) has not
expired, or
(ii) less than 60 days have passed since an application under
section 175.1(2) has been filed,
or
(b) the council consists of 6 or more councillors and the
vacancy occurs
(i) in the 18 months before a general election and there is
only one vacancy, or
(ii) in the 12 months before a general election and the
number of councillors remaining is at least one more
than the majority of the number of councillors
comprising the council under section 143.
RSA 2000 cM-26 s162;2022 c16 s9(41);2024 c11 s2(2)

MHHS Minimum Housing and Health Standards

162 Vacancy in position of councillor