It went really well, thanks in part to two of our delegation. Peter Elliott (at the table, dark shirt with red ribbon that indicated he could vote) chaired the Synod after we had Eucharist and the bishops went away to await the results. Cathy Derksen, above handing out ballots, was one of the very efficient scruitineers. The bishops had nominated four people, two Bruces - Bruce Howe and George Bruce - so we were told to write full names on the ballot. The others were Victoria Matthews of Edmonton and Fred Hiltz of Nova Scotia and PEI. As expected, from the first, they were the leaders. The Bruces failed to get 10% after the first ballot and under the rules were dropped, so it quickly became an election with two choices.

The voting went amongst the laity
Hiltz Matthews
1st ballot 57 54
2nd 69 60
3rd 73 64
4th 75 62
5th 81 56

Amongst the clergy
1st 40 56
2nd 49 64
3rd 53 62
4th 56 60
5th 60 56

By the third ballot, both candidates had been elected, but by different houses. There was a call for the sequestered bishops be asked to provide more names, but the Synod decided (by vote) not to ask for them. On the fourth ballot, Bishop Matthews support began to slip, and on the last ballot, enough clergy votes had changed to elect Bishop Hiltz.