Bill Smith
Candidate. Ran for mayor in 2017.
Elections contested
1
Won
0
Votes received
169,587
all races combined
Raised for 2017
$884,139
spent $843,847
Record
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Chart values
1 row| Office | Record |
|---|---|
| Mayor | 2017 Mayor: 43.8%, placed 2 of 10 |
Bars are terms on council; diamonds are elections (filled = won). Records start with the 2010 election.
Elections
| Year | Race | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mayor | 169,587 | 43.8% | 2 of 10 |
Official results, City of Calgary Open Data (sources). Share is of all votes cast in the race; affiliations appear from 2025, the first election with municipal parties.
Name as recorded
| Source | Spelling |
|---|---|
| Ballot | SMITH, Bill |
| Disclosure | SMITH, Bill |
Spellings matched to this person across sources. See About for how names are resolved.
Issue positions
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Advancing the Green Line rail program
Explicit approvals to advance the Green Line program. Choices between two rail alignments and a wind-down after another government's funding withdrawal are explained separately and do not automatically count as opposition to rail.
Opposed the reviewed advancement proposalsSupported the reviewed advancement proposals
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Policy positions
1 row| Person | Score (0–100) | Independent decisions | Remove-one low | Remove-one high | Evidence status | First vote | Last vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith | Not available | 0 | Not available | Not available | Insufficient voting evidence | Not available | Not available |
Broader residential permissions
Reviewed land-use decisions where the direction of residential building permissions is explicit. Broader permission does not establish that a home was built. Contextual amendments do not each become another independent score.
Favoured narrower permissionsFavoured broader permissions
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Policy positions
1 row| Person | Score (0–100) | Independent decisions | Remove-one low | Remove-one high | Evidence status | First vote | Last vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith | Not available | 0 | Not available | Not available | Insufficient voting evidence | Not available | Not available |
Capital borrowing authorizations
Final readings of specified capital borrowing bylaws. This is a record of support for these particular debt-financed projects, not a general tax, spending or fiscal-conservatism score; utility-supported and tax-supported debt may differ.
Opposed the reviewed borrowing authoritiesSupported the reviewed borrowing authorities
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Policy positions
1 row| Person | Score (0–100) | Independent decisions | Remove-one low | Remove-one high | Evidence status | First vote | Last vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith | Not available | 0 | Not available | Not available | Insufficient voting evidence | Not available | Not available |
Climate and Environment operating allocations
Explicit amendments to Climate and Environment operating allocations. This is separate from formal targets and declarations; multiple amendments within one annual budget share one scoring weight.
Favoured the reviewed funding reductionsFavoured retaining the reviewed allocations
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Policy positions
1 row| Person | Score (0–100) | Independent decisions | Remove-one low | Remove-one high | Evidence status | First vote | Last vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith | Not available | 0 | Not available | Not available | Insufficient voting evidence | Not available | Not available |
Community-based safety responses
Explicit funding or plan approvals for community-based prevention and wellbeing responses. This measure makes no claim about a member's position on every police budget or the effectiveness of an adopted plan.
Opposed the reviewed community-safety proposalsSupported the reviewed community-safety proposals
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Policy positions
1 row| Person | Score (0–100) | Independent decisions | Remove-one low | Remove-one high | Evidence status | First vote | Last vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith | Not available | 0 | Not available | Not available | Insufficient voting evidence | Not available | Not available |
Formal municipal climate commitments
Reviewed decisions establishing or rescinding municipal climate targets, strategies and declarations. A declaration vote is not evidence of a particular dollar amount or emissions outcome.
Favoured fewer formal commitmentsFavoured more formal commitments
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Policy positions
1 row| Person | Score (0–100) | Independent decisions | Remove-one low | Remove-one high | Evidence status | First vote | Last vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith | Not available | 0 | Not available | Not available | Insufficient voting evidence | Not available | Not available |
Public funding for the Event Centre
Specific public financial commitments to the Event Centre project, including the original project and the replacement agreement. These are different proposals across time; a vote is not a generic position on all major projects.
Opposed the reviewed public commitmentsSupported the reviewed public commitments
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Policy positions
1 row| Person | Score (0–100) | Independent decisions | Remove-one low | Remove-one high | Evidence status | First vote | Last vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith | Not available | 0 | Not available | Not available | Insufficient voting evidence | Not available | Not available |
Public support for non-market housing
Reviewed decisions that provide a specific financial or tax benefit for non-market housing. A vote records a choice on that proposal, not an estimate of affordability outcomes or an overall housing ideology.
Opposed the reviewed support proposalsSupported the reviewed support proposals
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Policy positions
1 row| Person | Score (0–100) | Independent decisions | Remove-one low | Remove-one high | Evidence status | First vote | Last vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith | Not available | 0 | Not available | Not available | Insufficient voting evidence | Not available | Not available |
Only reviewed policy choices are scored. Each independent decision family counts once per measure; choices within one budget or policy package share that family’s weight. statements, promises, absences and contextual amendments do not contribute. Two decisions are the minimum for a position. The sensitivity range shows the score after removing one decision at a time; it is not a statistical confidence interval or a prediction.
Policy choices over time
No policy history collected for this selection
Missing votes and statements remain unknown.
Votes, statements, promises and action milestones retain distinct labels. Dates preserve source precision; undated records appear last. Different proposals can explain different choices; a changed vote is not automatically a changed belief.
Statements and reasons for votes
No sourced statements collected
This is a gap in the collected evidence; it does not establish a person’s views.
Published statements are attributed to their author and kept separate from recorded votes.
Promises and actions
No sourced commitments collected
A missing commitment is not a finding that someone made no promises.
Milestones describe the evidence collected. Adoption, an individual vote and implementation are different events; a missing milestone is not proof that a promise was broken.
Policy leadership
No documented leadership entries collected
Sponsorship and committee appointments require an explicit source; a Yes vote alone does not establish either.
Appointment records do not establish continued service beyond their sourced term. Authorship and sponsorship require explicit documentation.
Campaign funding
| Election | Contributions | Own money | Fundraising | Spending | Totals | Statements (PDF) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $884,139 | $0 | $32,150 | $843,847 | Checked | 2017 |
Largest contributors (from itemized listings)
| Contributor | Type | Elections | Total read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Designers View Interiors Ltd | Organization | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Diversified Staffing Services Ltd | Organization | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Cedarglen Living Inc. | Organization | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Dennis Zentner | Individual | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Dahlers Inc | Organization | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Craig Palmer | Individual | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Calgary Honda | Individual | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Calgary BMW | Individual | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| David Storoshenko | Individual | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| David Munro | Individual | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Andrew Joseph Vargo | Individual | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Brookfield Residential | Individual | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Blair Yorke-Slader | Individual | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Corll Holdings Ltd | Organization | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| 1021891 Alberta Ltd | Organization | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Calbridge Homes Ltd | Organization | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| 1607300 Alberta Ltd | Organization | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Anna Brynn Vargo | Individual | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Carol Oxtoby | Individual | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
| Division of Alrtex Manufacturing Partnership | Organization | 2017 | $5,000.00 |
From the candidate's disclosure statements (scanned; read by OCR or transcribed). Checked = the totals satisfy the form's own arithmetic. Contributor names and amounts were transcribed from the attached listings.
Funding context
Itemized gifts read
$897,087.56
All recorded candidate elections
Largest five donors
2.8%
Share of readable itemized gifts
Verified organization coverage
5.4%
Share of readable itemized gifts
Unreadable gift amounts
0
| Named contributor | Verified business / sector | Gifts read | Business-activity source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarglen Living Inc. | Homebuilding | $5,000.00 | Cedarglen Living — About Cedarglen Living describes building Calgary condominiums and townhomes. This classifies the named contributor's activity and makes no assertion about ownership relationships with other Cedarglen-named companies. |
| Homes by Avi (Canada) Inc | Homebuilding | $5,000.00 | Homes by Avi — Official website Homes by Avi describes homebuilding and residential community development. This record concerns the contributor named Homes by Avi (Canada) Inc only; it does not attribute personal gifts to the company or merge other donor records. |
| Opus Corporation | Real estate development | $5,000.00 | OPUS — About us OPUS describes commercial and multi-family development, construction, leasing and property management. This classification applies to the named contributor only and does not establish relationships with other businesses or personal donors. |
| Shane Homes Limited | Homebuilding | $5,000.00 | Shane Homes — Official website The company describes constructing and selling new homes. The disclosure name matches this business name; no personal donations or other similarly named companies are added to this donor. |
| Genstar Development Partnership | Real estate development | $4,700.00 | Genstar — Where we build Genstar describes planning and developing residential communities. The published donor name is matched to that business name; the source does not independently establish the partnership's legal registration or ownership of other contributors. |
| Jayman Built | Homebuilding | $4,500.00 | Jayman BUILT — Official website The company describes new-home construction in Calgary and Edmonton. The industry classification concerns the named contributor and does not identify or combine the donations of its employees or owners. |
| Melcor Developments Ltd | Real estate development | $4,400.00 | Melcor Developments — About us Melcor describes land development, residential and commercial property development, and asset management. This classification applies to the named corporation; ownership or control of any other contributor is not inferred. |
| Cardel Homes | Homebuilding | $3,000.00 | Cardel Homes — Official website Cardel describes construction and sale of new homes. The business name is matched to the published donor name. Other Cardel-named companies and personal donations are not combined by this classification. |
| Mattamy Homes | Homebuilding | $3,000.00 | Mattamy Homes — About us Mattamy describes its homebuilding business. Only contributions already assigned to this resolved donor are classified here; this does not combine other Mattamy entities or donations made personally by staff or owners. |
| Ronmor Holdings Inc | Real estate development | $2,500.00 | Ronmor — About us Ronmor describes developing, owning and managing commercial property and land. This business-activity source supports the industry classification; it does not verify a legal corporate-family relationship with any other donor. |
| Trico Homes Inc | Homebuilding | $2,500.00 | Trico Homes — About us Trico describes construction of single-family and multi-family homes in the Calgary region. This classification applies to this named company and does not combine donations by its employees, owners or other Trico entities. |
| Morrison Homes | Homebuilding | $2,000.00 | Morrison Homes — About us Morrison describes the construction of new homes. This record applies to this resolved disclosure name only; the separate Morrison Homes (Calgary) Ltd donor remains separate. |
| WRD Borger Construction Ltd. | Construction | $2,000.00 | Borger — Official website The company's site explicitly identifies WRD Borger Construction Ltd. as its underground construction contractor. Only this named contributor is classified; contributions by other Borger companies or individuals are not combined. |
Candidate filings only; party and third-party advertiser gifts are excluded. Concentration uses readable itemized amounts, not all fundraising. Incomplete listings can change the result. Business sources verify the named organization’s activities; donation identities retain the name-matching limits of the listings. Shared funding and similar votes do not establish influence.