Thomas Steen loses Elmwood council seat to Jason Schreyer

Jason Schreyeris Elmwood-East Kildonan's newest city councillor. He unseated Thomas Steen Wednesday night with more than 6,800 votes.

This is a culmination of months if not over a year of hard work, said Schreyer. The result is consistent with what Ive been getting at the doors.

Steen, the incumbent,came in second in the race,receiving more than 4,100 votes.

He was running for re-election amid personal difficulties. Theformer Winnipeg Jet was charged with multiple domestic violence charges earlier this year after an incident with a woman at a Winnipeg restaurant in May.

Schreyer said it was time for change.

My priorities of restoring confidence in city hall and restoring and repairing the streets and infrastructure of Winnipeg, possibly at its lowest ebb in modern Winnipeg history, he said.

The next step for Schreyer is getting up to speed. He has been working as an assistant to NDP MLASteve Ashton, but took a leave of absence for the campaign. He is also the son of former Manitobapremier Ed Schreyer,

Im going to be learning about the process at city hall. Im going to be talking with other city councillors, with the mayor and seeing what the agenda is, he said.

Schreyerdefeated Steen, Paul Quaye and Jason Cumming.

Steen declined an interview but issued the statement below.