Vancouver municipal election, 2008
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The 2008 Vancouver municipal election was held on November 15, 2008, filling seats on the Vancouver School Board, the Parks Board, the Vancouver City Council
, and the position of Mayor of Vancouver. It was held at the same time as municipal elections
throughout the province. Three major civic parties were represented: the Coalition of Progressive Electors
, the Non-Partisan Association
, and Vision Vancouver
. The Green Party of Vancouver
fielded one Park Commissioner candidate.
(incumbent) (56,665 votes) and Ellen Woodsworth
(45,877 votes) were selected as the COPE candidates for City Council on September 28, 2008. and were elected to council.
candidate elected to City Council was Suzanne Anton
(incumbent) (elected with 52,941 votes). The other candidates were Elizabeth Ball (incumbent) (42,727 votes), Sean Bickerton (33,510 votes), Kim Capri
(incumbent) (44,270 votes), Leanore Copeland (34,566 votes), Michael Geller (44,353 votes), Korina Houghton (34,588 votes), David Lee (42,195 votes), Daljit Sidhu (28,894 votes), and Kanman Wong (36,795 votes) .
George Chow
(incumbent) (elected with 62,262 votes), Heather Deal
(incumbent) (elected with 63,116 votes), Kashmir Dhaliwal (44,854 votes), Kerry Jang
(elected with 60,598 votes), Raymond Louie
(incumbent) (elected with 66,226 votes), Geoff Meggs
(elected with 49,538 votes), Andrea Reimer
(elected with 59,148 votes), and Tim Stevenson
(incumbent) (elected with 58,380 votes).
(43,636 votes) and Loretta Woodcock (incumbent) were selected as the COPE candidates for Park Board on September 28, 2008 by acclamation. Woodcock was elected with 49,901 votes.
candidate running for any office in this municipal election, Stuart Mackinnon, was elected to the Vancouver Park Board with 48,415 votes. He is part of the Vision–COPE–Green ballot coalition.
candidates for the Park Board were Melissa De Genova (42,062 votes), Laura McDiarmid (former commissioner) (37,841 votes), Christopher Richardson (former commissioner) (35,849 votes), Ian Robertson (incumbent) (44,005 votes), Naresh Shukla (27,350 votes), Sharon Urton (33,129 votes), and Marty Zlotnick (42,633 votes) (incumbent). of whom only Ian Robertson was elected.
(62,973 votes), Sarah Blyth (56775 votes), Raj Hundal (48,871 votes), and Aaron Jasper (58,343 votes).
(15,405 votes), Peter Raymond Haskell (5,674 votes), Thomas Lockhart (6,832 votes), Richard Mayencourt (11,152 votes).
(43,754 votes), and Allan Wong (incumbent) (re-elected with 56,027 votes) were selected as the COPE candidates for School Board on September 28, 2008.
candidates for the School Board were Ken Denike (incumbent) (re-elected with 46,777 votes), Eileen Le Gallais (37,598 votes), Carol Gibson (incumbent vice-chair) (re-elected with 46,048 votes), Clarence Hansen (incumbent) (40,953 votes), Heather Holden (Park Board incumbent) (45,921 votes), Margit Nance (35,014 votes), Lakhbir Singh (33,659 votes), and Sophia Woo (43,538 votes).
Vancouver City Council
Vancouver City Council is the governing body of the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.The city is governed by the Vancouver Charter, not the Community Charter and the Local Government Act which are used for other municipal governments...
, and the position of Mayor of Vancouver. It was held at the same time as municipal elections
British Columbia municipal elections, 2008
Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of British Columbia on November 15, 2008.The following is a list of mayoral races in selected municipalities.-Abbotsford:-Burnaby:-Campbell River:-Castlegar:-Central Saanich:-Chilliwack:...
throughout the province. Three major civic parties were represented: the Coalition of Progressive Electors
Coalition of Progressive Electors
The Coalition of Progressive Electors is a municipal political party in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia.-Origins:...
, the Non-Partisan Association
Non-Partisan Association
The Non-Partisan Association is a civic-level electoral organization in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There are, and have also been in the past, Non-Partisan Association political parties in the nearby municipalities of Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey.The NPA was established in 1937 to...
, and Vision Vancouver
Vision Vancouver
Vision Vancouver is one of three parties represented on Vancouver City Council in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vision was formed in the months leading up to the 2005 municipal election.-Formation:...
. The Green Party of Vancouver
Green Party of Vancouver
The Green Party of Vancouver is a municipal political party in Vancouver, Canada who has nominated Green Party of Canada deputy leader Adrianne Carr as their sole nominee for Vancouver City Council...
fielded one Park Commissioner candidate.
Coalition of Progressive Electors
David CadmanDavid Cadman
David Cadman is a Vancouver city councillor, first elected in 2002. A social and environmental activist, Cadman is a member of Coalition of Progressive Electors....
(incumbent) (56,665 votes) and Ellen Woodsworth
Ellen Woodsworth
thumb|right|175px|Ellen Woodsworth speaking at a press conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.Ellen Woodsworth is a former Vancouver City Councillor...
(45,877 votes) were selected as the COPE candidates for City Council on September 28, 2008. and were elected to council.
Non-Partisan Association
The only NPANon-Partisan Association
The Non-Partisan Association is a civic-level electoral organization in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There are, and have also been in the past, Non-Partisan Association political parties in the nearby municipalities of Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey.The NPA was established in 1937 to...
candidate elected to City Council was Suzanne Anton
Suzanne Anton
Suzanne Anton is a city councillor for Vancouver, British Columbia. She is currently an incumbent city councillor, elected as a member of the Non-Partisan Association in 2005 and in 2008. From the 2008 civic election, she is the only elected NPA representative on the city council...
(incumbent) (elected with 52,941 votes). The other candidates were Elizabeth Ball (incumbent) (42,727 votes), Sean Bickerton (33,510 votes), Kim Capri
Kim Capri
Kim Capri is a Vancouver, British Columbia city councillor who was elected as a member of Non-Partisan Association in 2005. She is sought reelection in the Vancouver municipal election, 2008...
(incumbent) (44,270 votes), Leanore Copeland (34,566 votes), Michael Geller (44,353 votes), Korina Houghton (34,588 votes), David Lee (42,195 votes), Daljit Sidhu (28,894 votes), and Kanman Wong (36,795 votes) .
Vision Vancouver
Vision candidates for City Council were:George Chow
George Chow
George Chow is a two-term Vancouver City Councillor who was elected as a member of the Vision Vancouver party in 2005 and 2008. Prior to being elected Chow worked at BC Hydro for over 30 years, where he currently works part time.-Background:...
(incumbent) (elected with 62,262 votes), Heather Deal
Heather Deal
Heather Deal is a professional biologist and Vancouver city councillor who was elected as a member of the Vision Vancouver party in 2005 and 2008. She served as a Vancouver parks board trustee for the 2002 to 2005 term as a member of Coalition of Progressive Electors.Heather was born in England and...
(incumbent) (elected with 63,116 votes), Kashmir Dhaliwal (44,854 votes), Kerry Jang
Kerry Jang
Kerry Jang is a Canadian politician, currently serving on Vancouver, British Columbia's City Council. He currently serves as a Director of the Greater Vancouver Regional District Board. He was first elected in the 2008 municipal election...
(elected with 60,598 votes), Raymond Louie
Raymond Louie
Raymond Louie is a three term Vancouver City Councillor and a former school Trustee. Formerly a member of Coalition of Progressive Electors civic party, Louie broke away and was re-elected in 2005, and again in 2008, as a member of Vision Vancouver.-Background:Born and raised in East Vancouver,...
(incumbent) (elected with 66,226 votes), Geoff Meggs
Geoff Meggs
Geoff Meggs is a Canadian politician, currently serving on Vancouver, British Columbia's City Council. He was elected in the 2008 municipal election. He is also President of Tideline Communications, a strategic communications firm.-Background:...
(elected with 49,538 votes), Andrea Reimer
Andrea Reimer
Andrea Reimer is a Canadian politician, currently serving on Vancouver, British Columbia'sCity Council. She was first elected in 2002 to the Vancouver School Board as a Green Party candidate. She was defeated as a Green Party candidate in her re-election campaign in 2005 and then joined the Vision...
(elected with 59,148 votes), and Tim Stevenson
Tim Stevenson
Tim Stevenson is a Canadian politician and United Church clergyman. He is currently an elected member of the Vancouver City Council as a member of Vision Vancouver. He is one of two openly gay city councilors in Vancouver, along with Ellen Woodsworth.-Background:He received a B.A...
(incumbent) (elected with 58,380 votes).
Work Less Party
No Work Less Party candidates were elected. Candidates were: Ian Gregson (10,493 votes), Chris Shaw (11,237 votes), Geri Tramutola (8,619 votes), and Timothy Wisdom (7,435 votes),Independent
No independent candidates were elected. Candidates were: John T. Boychuck (8,093 votes), Marc Boyer (4,305 votes), Lea Johnson (10,947 votes), Matt Kadioglu (2,423 votes), Audrey Jane Lafferriere (4,196 votes), Steve Wansleeben (3,299 votes), and Wendythirteen (3,508 votes).Coalition of Progressive Electors
Anita RomaniukAnita Romaniuk
Anita Romaniuk is a Canadian politician. She was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia. She received a B.Sc., and a M.Sc. at the University of Victoria and an M.B.A...
(43,636 votes) and Loretta Woodcock (incumbent) were selected as the COPE candidates for Park Board on September 28, 2008 by acclamation. Woodcock was elected with 49,901 votes.
Green Party of Vancouver
The only Green Party of VancouverGreen Party of Vancouver
The Green Party of Vancouver is a municipal political party in Vancouver, Canada who has nominated Green Party of Canada deputy leader Adrianne Carr as their sole nominee for Vancouver City Council...
candidate running for any office in this municipal election, Stuart Mackinnon, was elected to the Vancouver Park Board with 48,415 votes. He is part of the Vision–COPE–Green ballot coalition.
Non-Partisan Association
NPANon-Partisan Association
The Non-Partisan Association is a civic-level electoral organization in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There are, and have also been in the past, Non-Partisan Association political parties in the nearby municipalities of Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey.The NPA was established in 1937 to...
candidates for the Park Board were Melissa De Genova (42,062 votes), Laura McDiarmid (former commissioner) (37,841 votes), Christopher Richardson (former commissioner) (35,849 votes), Ian Robertson (incumbent) (44,005 votes), Naresh Shukla (27,350 votes), Sharon Urton (33,129 votes), and Marty Zlotnick (42,633 votes) (incumbent). of whom only Ian Robertson was elected.
Vision Vancouver
All of the Vision candidates were elected: Constance BarnesConstance Barnes
Constance Barnes is an elected Vancouver Park Board commissioner in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and operations manager of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden...
(62,973 votes), Sarah Blyth (56775 votes), Raj Hundal (48,871 votes), and Aaron Jasper (58,343 votes).
Independent
No independent candidate was elected: Jamie Lee HamiltonJamie Lee Hamilton
Jamie Lee Hamilton is a Canadian politician and advocate of aboriginal people, residents of the city's poverty-stricken Downtown Eastside, and sex trade workers...
(15,405 votes), Peter Raymond Haskell (5,674 votes), Thomas Lockhart (6,832 votes), Richard Mayencourt (11,152 votes).
Coalition of Progressive Electors
Bill Bargeman (45981 votes), Al Blakey (incumbent) (elected with 49,045 votes), Jane Bouey (former trustee) (elected with 48,227 votes), Alvin SinghAlvin Singh
thumb|right|175px|Alvin Singh after speaking at the 2008 COPE AGM in Vancouver, BC, Canada.Alvin Singh is a Vancouver-based community organizer and former student activist. He is the current Executive Director for the Coalition of Progressive Electors , a municipal political party based in the...
(43,754 votes), and Allan Wong (incumbent) (re-elected with 56,027 votes) were selected as the COPE candidates for School Board on September 28, 2008.
Non-Partisan Association
NPANon-Partisan Association
The Non-Partisan Association is a civic-level electoral organization in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There are, and have also been in the past, Non-Partisan Association political parties in the nearby municipalities of Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey.The NPA was established in 1937 to...
candidates for the School Board were Ken Denike (incumbent) (re-elected with 46,777 votes), Eileen Le Gallais (37,598 votes), Carol Gibson (incumbent vice-chair) (re-elected with 46,048 votes), Clarence Hansen (incumbent) (40,953 votes), Heather Holden (Park Board incumbent) (45,921 votes), Margit Nance (35,014 votes), Lakhbir Singh (33,659 votes), and Sophia Woo (43,538 votes).