Barriere mayor-elect Rob Kerslake. (Image Credit: District of Barriere)

By Victor Kaisar

Barriere By-Election Results

Rob Kerslake elected new Barriere mayor; Brody Mosdell elected to council

Mar 1, 2025 | 11:12 PM

BARRIERE B.C. — Rob Kerslake has been elected as the next mayor of the District of Barriere.

Kerslake, who was serving as councillor until he resigned to run for mayor, beat Bill Humphreys by 429 votes. He got 453 votes to Humphreys’ 24, approximately 95 per cent of the total ballots cast for mayor.

Kerslake was first elected to Barriere council in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022. Humphreys served one term as mayor between 2011 and 2014.

Brody Mosdell, the youngest candidate on the ballot, was elected to fill the vacant seat on council as Kerslake was required under the Local Government Act to step down in order to run for mayor.

Mosdell got 260 votes and finished 146 votes ahead of former councillor Alan Fortin, who was second with 114 votes. Stephen Boylan was third with 67 votes, while Bob George finished with 31 votes.

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The District of Barriere says there were 478 eligible ballots cast. With an estimated 1,528 eligible voters (including non-resident property electors), it a turnout of about 31.2 per cent.

They also note these results are preliminary, with official results expected by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 3.

Kerslake and Mosdell are scheduled to serve a little under two years in office, with the next municipal election in B.C. scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.

The by-election was held to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Barriere Mayor Ward Stamer, after he was elected as the MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson.

Image Credit: District of Barriere