Andre Proulx is now a member of Thompson City Council.
The local business owner won yesterday’s by-election, receiving 578 votes.
Chiew Chong finished in second with 532 votes, while Blake Ellis finished with 92 votes.
The 1,202 votes cast represent around 16% of all eligible voters in Thompson, which is up considerably from the last by-election when only 673 people (7.5%) came out to the polls in 2009.
The by-election is the result of a tie between Proulx and Chong on October 24th.
