British Columbia municipal elections, 2005
Encyclopedia
The Canadian
province of British Columbia
held its triannual municipal elections
on November 19, 2005. Voters in each of BC's 157 municipalities
elected mayor
s and councillor
s, and rural voters elected directors for their regional district electoral area. School boards and other specialized public bodies (such as the Vancouver Park Board
) have also been elected, and various local referendums are held concurrently.
Political parties
and slates are a common feature of governance in some municipalities in the Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria
areas, though the rest of the province's cities and towns resemble the majority of Canada in lacking overt partisan alliances. The City of Vancouver
, as well as its neighbour Richmond
in particular, has an entrenched and polarized party system unique in the country.
Delta
Langley (City)
Langley (D.M.)
Maple Ridge
North Vancouver (City)
North Vancouver (D.M.)
Richmond
Surrey
Mayor
Councillors
Electors could vote for eight candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
Vancouver
Sam Sullivan
defeats Jim Green and 18 others.
White Rock
Central Saanich
Colwood
Esquimalt
Langford
North Saanich
Oak Bay
Saanich
Sidney
Victoria
Campbell River
Comox
Courtenay
North Cowichan
Powell River
Squamish
Abbotsford
Chilliwack
Mission
Salmon Arm
Williams Lake
Kelowna
Vernon
Cranbrook
Fort St. John
Prince George
Prince Rupert
Terrace
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
held its triannual municipal elections
Municipal elections in Canada
Municipal elections in Canada fall within the jurisdiction of the various provinces and territories. Therefore, they occur on different dates, depending on which province they are in. However, municipalities in the same province will usually have their elections on the same day...
on November 19, 2005. Voters in each of BC's 157 municipalities
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
elected mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
s and councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s, and rural voters elected directors for their regional district electoral area. School boards and other specialized public bodies (such as the Vancouver Park Board
Vancouver Park Board
The Vancouver Park Board is an elected board with exclusive possession, jurisdiction and control over public parks in the City of Vancouver. Established by section 485 of the Vancouver Charter, the Park Board , is one of the only elected bodies of its kind in Canada...
) have also been elected, and various local referendums are held concurrently.
Political parties
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
and slates are a common feature of governance in some municipalities in the Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria
Greater Victoria, British Columbia
Greater Victoria is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is a cultural rather than political entity, usually defined as the thirteen easternmost municipalities of the Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island but also includes adjoining areas and...
areas, though the rest of the province's cities and towns resemble the majority of Canada in lacking overt partisan alliances. The City of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, as well as its neighbour Richmond
Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
in particular, has an entrenched and polarized party system unique in the country.
Burnaby
Candidate | Party | Vote | % |
---|---|---|---|
Derek Corrigan Derek Corrigan Derek Richard Corrigan is the current mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.Corrigan is a graduate of Vancouver's Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School and has lived in Burnaby since 1977, the same year he obtained a law degree from the University of British Columbia. Prior to law school he... (inc.) |
Burnaby Citizens | 17,662 | 54.0 |
Andrew Stewart | Team Burnaby | 13,951 | 42.6 |
Tom Tao | Independent | 1,120 | 3.4 |
Coquitlam
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Maxine Wilson Maxine Wilson Maxine Wilson is the former mayor of Coquitlam, British Columbia.Born in 1946 in Portland, Oregon, Wilson grew up on a family farm. In 1959, Wilson moved to Canada with her parents and sister. The family settled in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, where her father bought a farm.From 1969 to 1975,... |
7,970 | 44.6 |
Jon D.H. Kingsbury (inc.) | 7,918 | 44.4 |
Harry Warren | 1,962 | 10.6 |
DeltaDelta, British ColumbiaDelta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey to the east...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Lois E. Jackson Lois Jackson Lois E. Jackson is the mayor of Delta, British Columbia. She was first elected to Delta Municipal Council in 1972. She was the first woman to hold office in 1973 as an Alderman, later changed to Councillor.... (inc.) |
12,181 | 51.8 |
Bruce McDonald | 11,343 | 48.2 |
Langley (City)Langley, British Columbia (city)The City of Langley is a municipality in Metro Vancouver. It lies directly east of the City of Surrey, adjacent to Cloverdale, and surrounded on the north, east and south by Township of Langley.-History:...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Peter Fassbender | Elected | |
Dean Copeland |
Langley (D.M.)Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the City of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It extends south from the Fraser River to the U.S. border, and west of the City of Abbotsford...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Kurt Alberts Kurt Alberts Kurt Alberts was the mayor of Langley Township in British Columbia. He was first elected to office in 1999, defeating the leaders of two major slates, the Langley Leadership Team and the Langley Citizens Coalition. He was re-elected in 2002 and 2005, but defeated in his bid to be re-elected in 2008... (inc.) |
7,694 | 62.7 |
Tom Ouellette | 4,577 | 37.3 |
Maple RidgeMaple Ridge, British ColumbiaMaple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located in the northeastern section of Metro Vancouver. Maple Ridge has a population of approximately 68,949.-History:...
Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
Gordon Robson | 6,990 | 48.8 |
Kathy Morse (inc.) | 3,680 | 25.7 |
Bill Hartley | 3,558 | 24.8 |
William Perry | 99 | 0.7 |
New Westminster
Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
Wayne Wright (inc.) | 5,814 | |
Casey Cook | 4,499 |
North Vancouver (City)North Vancouver, British Columbia (city)The City of North Vancouver is a waterfront municipality on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, directly across from Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the smallest of the three North Shore municipalities, and the most urbanized as well...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Darrell R. Mussatto | 2,687 | 40.2 |
Rod Clark | 2,198 | 32.8 |
Barbara Ann Sharp (inc.) | 1,738 | 26.0 |
Bill Tomlinson | 69 | 1.0 |
North Vancouver (D.M.)North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality)The District of North Vancouver is a district municipality in British Columbia and is part of the GVRD. It surrounds the City of North Vancouver on three sides.-Geography:The District of North Vancouver is separated from Vancouver by Burrard Inlet...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Richard Walton | 6,838 | 44.6 |
Jim Cuthbert | 4,488 | 29.3 |
Dave Sadler | 940 | 6.1 |
Daivid Nixon | 869 | 5.7 |
Pitt Meadows
Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
Don MacLean (inc.) | 2,104 | 75.7 |
Shawn Stevens | 676 | 24.3 |
Port Coquitlam
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Scott Young Scott Young (politician) Scott Young was the mayor of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia from 2001 to December 1, 2008. Raised in Burnaby, Young was first elected mayor of Port Coquitlam in 2001, after serving as City Councillor from 1996-2000 and a school board trustee prior to that... (inc.) |
6,003 | 89.0 |
Patrick Alambets | 744 | 11.0 |
Port Moody
Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
Joe Trasolini (inc.) | Acclaimed |
RichmondRichmond, British ColumbiaRichmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Malcolm Brodie Malcolm Brodie Malcolm Brodie is the mayor of Richmond, the fourth largest city in British Columbia.A lawyer by profession, Brodie was elected to City Council in 1996 and again in 1999, as part of the centre-right Richmond Non-Partisan Association . After the resignation of mayor Greg Halsey-Brandt in 2001,... (inc.) |
21,139 | 74.7 |
Michael Wolfe | 7,165 | 25.3 |
SurreySurrey, British ColumbiaSurrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District...
MayorCandidate | Vote | % |
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Dianne Watts Dianne Watts Dianne L. Watts is the mayor of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and was elected in 2005 to this office as the city's first female mayor.She ran as an independent candidate, defeating incumbent Doug McCallum at the polls on November 19, 2005, who had been her political ally as recently as 2003... |
45,981 | 55.3 |
Doug McCallum Doug McCallum Doug McCallum is a former mayor of Surrey, British Columbia. McCallum was first elected to a seat on Surrey City Council in 1993. During this term he served as Chair of the Finance Committee and sat as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Library Board.Doug McCallum was elected... (inc.) |
35,558 | 40.3 |
Joe Pal | 456 | 0.5 |
Joginder Singh Randhawa | 448 | 0.5 |
Brady Warren Halverson | 403 | 0.5 |
Jag Bhandari | 327 | 0.4 |
Councillors
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
---|---|---|
Bob Bose | 39,313 | 7.10 |
Judy Villeneuve | 37,088 | 6.70 |
Judy Higginbotham | 35,705 | 6.45 |
Marvin Hunt | 31,717 | 5.73 |
Barbara Steele | 31,222 | 5.64 |
Tom Gill | 25,869 | 4.67 |
Linda Heppner | 25,260 | 4.56 |
Mary Martin | 24,994 | 4.51 |
Cliff Annable | 24,824 | 4.48 |
Sargy Chima | 21,608 | 3.90 |
Rosemary Zelinka | 21,536 | 3.89 |
Art Hildebrant | 16,771 | 3.03 |
Barinder Rasode | 16,202 | 2.93 |
Sheena Wilkie | 15,219 | 2.75 |
Stephanie DeRapp | 15,208 | 2.75 |
Ted Allen | 15,180 | 2.74 |
Jim King | 14,012 | 2.53 |
Amrik Singh Mahil | 13,821 | 2.50 |
Jim McMurtry | 13,238 | 2.39 |
Bill Stilwell | 11,848 | 2.14 |
Rick Hart | 11,678 | 2.11 |
David Evans | 9,542 | 1.72 |
Jim Bester | 7,494 | 1.35 |
Bob Martin | 7,300 | 1.32 |
Barbara Saunders | 6,083 | 1.10 |
Gary A. Hoffman | 5,762 | 1.04 |
Rupinder S. Bhinder | 5,508 | 0.99 |
Edward Rogers | 5,237 | 0.95 |
Gurmit Bedi | 4,877 | 0.88 |
Michael Chen | 4,870 | 0.88 |
Mona Jagga | 4,862 | 0.88 |
Bajinder Mann | 4,683 | 0.85 |
Tammy Dao | 4,124 | 0.74 |
Dalip Bhatia | 3,716 | 0.67 |
Kheng-Lee Ooi (Huang) | 3,362 | 0.61 |
Rob Terris | 3,073 | 0.56 |
Pierre Rovtar | 2,630 | 0.48 |
Ijaz Ahmed Chatta | 2,336 | 0.42 |
Sada Maharaj | 2,187 | 0.40 |
Joe Doserro | 2,109 | 0.38 |
Syed Bokhari | 1,544 | 0.28 |
Total valid votes | 553,612 | 100.00 |
Electors could vote for eight candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
Sam SullivanSam Sullivan
Sam Sullivan, CM served as the 38th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and has been invested as a Member of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian award...
defeats Jim Green and 18 others.
West Vancouver
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Pamela Goldsmith-Jones | 7,659 | 64.9 |
Ron Wood (inc.) | 4,139 | 35.1 |
White RockWhite Rock, British ColumbiaWhite Rock is a city in British Columbia, Canada, that lies within the Metro Vancouver regional district. It borders Semiahmoo Bay and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Surrey, British Columbia. To the south lies the Semiahmoo First Nation, which is within the city limits of Surrey...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Judy Forster (inc.) | 2,806 | 46.1 |
Ken Jones | 2,075 | 34.1 |
Margaret Woods | 1,210 | 19.9 |
Central SaanichCentral Saanich, British ColumbiaCentral Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. It is located on the Saanich Peninsula. The district began as a farming community, and many hobby farms, along with a handful of small working farms and vineyards, still exist...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jack Mar | 2,099 | 54.3 |
Allison Habkirk (inc.) | 1,768 | 45.7 |
ColwoodColwood, British ColumbiaColwood is a city located on Vancouver Island to the southwest of Victoria, capital of British Columbia. Colwood was incorporated in 1985 and has a population of approximately 15,000 people. Colwood lies within the boundaries of the Victoria Census Metropolitan area or Capital Regional District,...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jody Twa (inc.) | ? | |
Bambi Fernando | ? | |
Terry Robinson | ? |
EsquimaltEsquimalt, British ColumbiaThe Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Chris Clement | 1,649 | 46.8 |
Ruth Layne | 960 | 27.3 |
Darwin A. Robinson (inc.) | 912 | 25.9 |
LangfordLangford, British ColumbiaLangford is a city of 22,459 residents on southern Vancouver Island, within the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is considered one of Greater Victoria's Western Communities...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Stewart Young (inc.) | 2,605 | 75.7 |
Robert Fraser | 836 | 24.3 |
North SaanichNorth Saanich, British ColumbiaNorth Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula, approximately 25 km north of Victoria, British Columbia on southern Vancouver Island...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Ted Daly (inc.) | 2,259 | 54.7 |
Patrick Godfrey | 1,874 | 45.3 |
Oak BayOak Bay, British ColumbiaOak Bay is a municipality located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian Province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Capital Regional District, it is a community east of and adjacent to the City of Victoria...
Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
Christopher Causton (inc.) | Acclaimed |
SaanichSaanich, British ColumbiaThe District of Saanich is a municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It is located north of the provincial capital, Victoria. It has a population of 108,265 people, making it the most populous municipality on Vancouver Island, and the seventh most populous in the province...
Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
Frank Leonard (inc.) | Acclaimed |
SidneySidney, British ColumbiaSidney is a town located at the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. It has a population of approximately 11,300. Sidney is located just east of Victoria International Airport,...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Don Amos (inc.) | Acclaimed |
VictoriaVictoria, British ColumbiaVictoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
Alan Lowe Alan Lowe Alan Lowe is a Canadian politician. He is a former mayor of Victoria, British Columbia, serving in office 1999-2008.... (inc.) |
8,690 | 51.9 |
Ben Isitt Ben Isitt Dr. Ben Isitt is a Canadian historian and legal scholar with expertise in the relationship between social movements and the state... |
7,298 | 43.6 |
Gregory Hartnell | 381 | 2.3 |
Diana Smardon | 246 | 1.5 |
Georgia Jones | 120 | 0.7 |
Campbell RiverCampbell River, British ColumbiaCampbell River is a coastal city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the important coastal Inside Passage shipping route...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Roger McDonell | 2,185 | 30.0 |
Bill Matthews | 1,681 | 23.1 |
Lynn Nash (inc.) | 1,598 | 21.9 |
Dave Jackson | 1,342 | 18.4 |
Daniel Rabu | 485 | 6.7 |
ComoxComox, British ColumbiaComox is a town of 12,000 people located on a small peninsula in the Georgia Strait on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The warm dry summers, mild winters, fertile soil and abundant sea life attracted First Nations thousands of years ago, who called the area kw’umuxws...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jim Brass (inc.) | 2,814 | 73.1 |
Dennis Strand | 1,035 | 26.9 |
CourtenayCourtenay, British ColumbiaCourtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the largest city in the area commonly known as the Comox Valley, and it is the seat of the Comox Valley Regional District which replaced the Comox-Strathcona Regional District...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Starr Winchester (inc.) | 3,028 | 80.6 |
M.W. Schell | 728 | 19.4 |
Nanaimo
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Gary Richard Korpan Gary Richard Korpan Gary Richard Korpan is the former mayor of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.One of the longest serving mayors of the city, Korpan was first elected in the 1993 British Columbia Municipal Election and re-elected in 1996, 1999, 2002, and 2005... (inc.) |
6,330 | 30.5 |
John Ruttan John Ruttan -Background:Ruttan was born in Anchorage, Alaska and later moved with his parents to Victoria, British Columbia. He was educated at Monterey Elementary School, Oak Bay Secondary School and Victoria College. He has lived in the Nanaimo area for over 45 years.... |
4,928 | 23.8 |
Jolyon Brown | 4,888 | 23.6 |
Bill King | 1,998 | 9.6 |
Dawn Tyndall | 1,797 | 8.7 |
Angela Negrin | 347 | 1.7 |
Simon Schachner | 306 | 1.5 |
Adrian de Jong | 143 | 0.7 |
North CowichanNorth Cowichan, British ColumbiaNorth Cowichan is a District municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada and is in the Cowichan Valley Regional District...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jon Lefebure (inc.) | 2,808 | 56.8 |
Tom Walker | 1,971 | 39.8 |
Peter Rudwaleit | 169 | 3.4 |
Port Alberni
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Ken McRae Ken McRae Kenneth Duncan McRae is the head coach of the Peterborough Petes in the OHL. McRae is also a former right winger who played in 137 games in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques and Toronto Maple Leafs... (inc.) |
? | |
Jen Fisher-Bradley | ? | |
James Dominic King | ? |
Powell RiverPowell River, British ColumbiaPowell River is a city on the northern Sunshine Coast of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Most of its population lives near the eastern shores of Malaspina Strait, that part of the larger Georgia Strait between Texada Island and the Mainland...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Stewart Alsgard (inc.) | 1,910 | 51.1 |
David Gabelhouse | 1,398 | 37.4 |
Jeff Mah | 237 | 6.3 |
Leon Houle | 194 | 5.2 |
SquamishSquamish, British ColumbiaSquamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Ian Sutherland Ian Sutherland Ian Sutherland is the mayor of the District of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.Sutherland has been the mayor of the District of Squamish since November 2002. He won the elections by a large margin in Squamish's first local slate, Squamish New Directions . In the 2005 elections, he again won, but... (inc.) |
2,261 | 54.0 |
Terrill Patterson | 1,925 | 46.0 |
AbbotsfordAbbotsford, British ColumbiaAbbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
George F. Ferguson | 12,124 | 46.1 |
Mary Reeves (inc.) | 10,888 | 41.4 |
Sid Gould | 1,867 | 7.1 |
John Constible | 1,222 | 4.6 |
Wes Pidgeon | 218 | 0.8 |
ChilliwackChilliwack, British ColumbiaChilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 80,000 people. Chilliwack is the second largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District after Abbotsford. The city is surrounded by mountains and...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Clint Hames (inc.) | Acclaimed |
MissionMission, British ColumbiaMission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River overlooking the City of Abbotsford and with that city is part of the Central Fraser Valley. Mission is the...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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James Atebe James Atebe James Atebe is mayor of Mission, British Columbia, Canada,, a municipality east of Vancouver in the British Columbia region known as the Fraser Valley. A native of Ekerenyo, a village in the North Mugirango Constituency of Kenya, he was first elected mayor in 2005, after serving as a member of the... |
4,154 | 67.9 |
Mel Norder | 1,543 | 25.2 |
Alan Podgorenko | 256 | 4.2 |
Tim Felger | 161 | 2.6 |
Kamloops
Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
Terry Lake Terry Lake Terry Lake is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and a member of the BC Liberal Party. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from the riding of Kamloops-North Thompson in the 2009 provincial election... |
11,727 | 56.7 |
Pete Backus | 4,525 | 21.9 |
Al McNair | 4,416 | 21.4 |
Salmon ArmSalmon Arm, British Columbia-Climate:- Education :Public schools in Salmon Arm are part of School District 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap; within the city limits, there are currently five elementary schools , one middle school , and a secondary school with two campuses...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Marty Bootsma | 1,210 | 26.1 |
Nancy Cooper | 1,207 | 26.0 |
Greg Husband | 1,008 | 21.7 |
Garrett Norman Wynne | 570 | 12.3 |
Eugene Dionne | 442 | 9.5 |
Aram Schneider | 202 | 4.4 |
Williams LakeWilliams Lake, British ColumbiaWilliams Lake, is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo, it is the largest urban centre between Kamloops and Prince George, with a population of 11,150 in city limits....
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Scott Nelson Scott Nelson Scott Anthony Murray Nelson is a New Zealand athlete specialising in race walking. He competed for New Zealand at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze in the 30 km road walk... |
1109 | 28.9 |
Kerry Cook | 1056 | 27.5 |
Elmer Theissen | 868 | 22.6 |
Deb Demare | 809 | 21.1 |
KelownaKelownaKelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Sharon Shepherd | 13,706 | 53.1 |
Walter Gray (inc.) | 11,453 | 44.4 |
Stephen May | 378 | 1.5 |
Andrew Uitvlugt | 153 | 0.6 |
Kim Ouellette | 115 | 0.4 |
Penticton
Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
Jake Kimberley | 3,651 | 37.0 |
David Perry (inc.) | 3,145 | 31.8 |
Mike Pearce | 3,082 | 31.2 |
VernonVernon, British ColumbiaVernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Wayne Lippert | 2,984 | 31.6 |
Peter Armstrong | 2,392 | 25.3 |
Dean Skoreyko | 2,054 | 21.7 |
Derek Hall | 2,016 | 21.3 |
CranbrookCranbrook, British ColumbiaCranbrook, British Columbia is a city in southeast British Columbia, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River, It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2006, Cranbrook's population is 18,267, and the...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Ross Priest (inc.) | Acclaimed ? |
Dawson Creek
Candidate | Vote | % |
---|---|---|
Calvin Kruk | 1,412 | 48.9 |
Wayne Dahlen (inc.) | 1,051 | 36.4 |
Gary Loiselle | 422 | 14.6 |
Fort St. JohnFort St. John, British ColumbiaThe City of Fort St. John is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, the city covers an area of about 22 km² with 22,000 residents . Located at Mile 47, it is one of the largest cities along the Alaska Highway. Originally...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Jim Eglinski | 1,534 | 45.4 |
Steve Thorlakson (inc.) | 939 | 27.8 |
Dave Bodnar | 657 | 19.4 |
Matthew Johnson | 248 | 7.3 |
Prince GeorgePrince George, British ColumbiaPrince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Colin Kinsley Colin Kinsley Colin Kinsley was the mayor of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada from December 1996 through November 2008, when he chose to retire. He has been a resident of Prince George since 1971.-Early years:... (inc.) |
8,650 | 49.6 |
Dan Rogers Dan Rogers Dan Rogers is a Canadian politician, currently the mayor of Prince George, British Columbia. He previously served as a Councillor for Prince George until his resignation to run for the mayoral position.-References:* -External links:... |
8,008 | 45.9 |
Trent Derrick | 571 | 3.3 |
Tyler Doerksen | 160 | 0.9 |
Nathan Paul Prince | 62 | 0.4 |
Prince RupertPrince Rupert, British ColumbiaPrince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:...
Candidate | Vote | % |
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Herb Pond (inc.) | 3,377 | 83.0 |
Gloria Rendell | 693 | 17.0 |
TerraceTerrace, British ColumbiaTerrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace area for thousands of years. The community population fell between 2001 and 2006 from 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 to 11,320 and...
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Jack Talstra Jack Talstra Jack Talstra is the former mayor of Terrace, British Columbia. He held that position from December 1985 until his loss to Dave Pernarowski in November 2008. He received the Order of Terrace in 2009 for his contributions to the local community.-External links:***... (inc.) |
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- Municipal elections in CanadaMunicipal elections in CanadaMunicipal elections in Canada fall within the jurisdiction of the various provinces and territories. Therefore, they occur on different dates, depending on which province they are in. However, municipalities in the same province will usually have their elections on the same day...
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