The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) swept the 2002 Vancouver municipal election, winning 8 of 10 Council seats, 7 of 9 School Board seats and 5 of 7 Park Board seats. The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) was reduced to 2 Council seats, 1 School Board seat and 2 Park Board seats. The Green Party of Vancouver won 1 School Board seat.
2002 Vancouver municipal election|
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First party
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Second party
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| | Leader
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Larry Campbell
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Jennifer Clarke
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| Party
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COPE
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NPA
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| Leader since
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2002
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| Leader's seat
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Mayor
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Ran for Mayor (lost)
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| Last election
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2 seats, 35.54%
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9 seats, 54.19%
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| Seats won
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9
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2
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| Seat change
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+7
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-7
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| Popular vote
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80,772
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41,936
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| Percentage
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57.79%
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30.01%
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In the race for mayor, the COPE's Larry Campbell defeated Jennifer Clarke of the NPA by a margin of 58% to 30%.
Candidates and resultsMayor
16 candidates sought election to the position of mayor. Five were affiliated with a political party and 11 were independent. COPE candidate Larry Campbell was elected.
Councillors
Ten councillors were elected from 46 candidates. Of those, 35 were affiliated with a political party and 11 were independent. Eight COPE councillors and two NPA councillors were elected.
| Candidate name
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Party Affiliation
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Votes
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% of Votes
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Elected
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| Fred Bass
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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70,525
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50.46%
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X
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| Jim Green
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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67,841
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48.54%
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X
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| David Cadman
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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66,805
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47.80%
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X
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| Tim Louis
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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66,348
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47.47%
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X
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| Tim Stevenson
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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57,901
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41.43%
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X
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| Anne Roberts
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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55,685
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39.84%
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X
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| Raymond Louie
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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55,605
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39.79%
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X
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| Ellen Woodsworth
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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53,388
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38.20%
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X
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| Peter Ladner
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Non-Partisan Association
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41,755
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29.88%
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X
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| Sam Sullivan
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Non-Partisan Association
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40,372
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28.89%
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X
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| B. C. Lee
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Non-Partisan Association
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39,868
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28.53%
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| Don Lee
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Non-Partisan Association
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38,225
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28.07%
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| Duncan Wilson
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Non-Partisan Association
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38,692
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27.68%
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| Cheryl Chang
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Non-Partisan Association
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38,633
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27.64%
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| Vern Campbell
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Non-Partisan Association
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35,731
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25.57%
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| George Puil
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Non-Partisan Association
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32,318
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23.12%
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| Sandy McCormick
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Non-Partisan Association
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32,042
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22.93%
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| Nancy A. Chiavario
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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30,853
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22.08%
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| Janet Leduc
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Non-Partisan Association
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30,432
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21.77%
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| Connie Fogal-Rankin
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Green Party of Vancouver
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30,305
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21.68%
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| Richard Campbell
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Green Party of Vancouver
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23,599
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16.89%
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| Doug Warkentin
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Green Party of Vancouver
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20,510
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14.68%
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| Art Cowie
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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18,535
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13.26%
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| George Chow
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Independent
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17,849
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12.77%
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| Alan Herbert
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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16,397
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11.73%
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| Stephen Rogers
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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12,759
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9.13%
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| Sarah Albertson
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Dance Party Party
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11,132
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7.97%
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| Wendy Turner
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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10,669
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7.63%
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| Constantine Bonnis
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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9,785
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7.00%
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| Brent Bazinet
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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8,356
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5.98%
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| Scott Yee
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Independent
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8,053
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5.76%
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| Lou Demerais
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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7,805
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5.58%
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| Jon Ellis
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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7,615
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5.45%
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| Ryan Millar
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Dance Party Party
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6,086
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4.35%
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| Barney Hickey
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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5,121
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3.66%
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| Patricia Lovick
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Vancouver Independent Progressives
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4,787
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3.43%
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| Brian Godzilla Salmi
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Independent
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4,631
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3.31%
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| Roslyn Cassells
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Independent
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4,511
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3.23%
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| Kelly Alm
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Independent
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3,793
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2.71%
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| Devinder "Vicky" Jassal
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Independent
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3,698
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2.81%
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| Nick A. Walter
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Vancouver Independent Progressives
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3,376
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2.42%
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| Ken Bregman
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Independent
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2,938
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2.10%
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| Greg Reid
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Independent
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2,648
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1.89%
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| Joan Rowntree
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Independent
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2,561
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1.83%
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| Carlo Fortugno
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Independent
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2,043
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1.46%
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| Kyle A. Cunningham
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Independent
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1,938
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1.39%
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Park Commissioners
Seven Park Board commissioners were elected from 33 candidates. Of the candidates, 20 were affiliated with a political party and 13 were independent. 5 COPE commissioners and 2 NPA commissioners were elected.
| Candidate name
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Party Affiliation
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Votes
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% of Votes
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Elected
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| Heather Deal
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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60,873
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43.56%
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X
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| Loretta Woodcock
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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54,955
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39.32%
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X
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| Anita Romaniuk
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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53,112
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38.00%
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X
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| Lyndsay Poaps
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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51,571
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36.90%
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X
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| Eva Riccius
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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48,298
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34.56%
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X
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| Suzanne Anton
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Non-Partisan Association
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41,338
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29.58%
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X
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| Allan De Genova
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Non-Partisan Association
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41,249
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29.51%
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X
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| Dianne Ledingham
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Non-Partisan Association
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36,995
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26.47%
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| Clarence Hansen
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Non-Partisan Association
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33,374
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23.88%
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| Laura McDiarmid
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Non-Partisan Association
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33,069
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23.66%
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| Catherine Carter
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Green Party of Vancouver
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32,613
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23.33%
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| James Love
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Green Party of Vancouver
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31,392
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22.46%
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| Ian Haywood-Farmer
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Non-Partisan Association
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30,146
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21.57%
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| Christopher J. K. Richardson
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Non-Partisan Association
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29,875
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21.57%
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| Dawn Buie
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Green Party of Vancouver
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28,694
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20.53%
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| Scott Braithwaite-Nelson
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Green Party of Vancouver
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25,887
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18.52%
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| Kelly Wong
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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18,925
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13.54%
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| Raymond Eng
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Independent
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11,132
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7.97%
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| Kristina Parusel
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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11,075
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7.92%
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| Erik Whiteway
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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9,447
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6.76%
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| Dave A. Pasin
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Vancouver Civic Action Team
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8,949
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6.40%
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| Helen D. Boyce
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Independent
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8,725
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6.24%
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| Gordon Kennedy
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Independent
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6,345
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4.54%
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| Matthew Sullivan
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Independent
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4,090
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2.93%
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| Greg Edgelow
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Independent
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3,399
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2.43%
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| Eleanor Lena Hadley
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Independent
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3,362
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2.41%
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| Angus Carten
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Independent
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3,126
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2.24%
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| Korina Houghton
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Independent
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3,097
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2.22%
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| A. Pepper
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Independent
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2,532
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1.81%
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| Douglas Weisberg
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Independent
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2,396
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1.71%
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|
| Thomas E. Deak
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Independent
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2,349
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1.68%
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| Joseph Paithouski
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Independent
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1,828
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1.31%
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| Bobus Undem
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Independent
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1,360
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0.97%
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School trustees
Nine school trustees were elected to the Vancouver Board of Education from 23 candidates. Of the candidates, 18 were affiliated with a political party and five were independent. Five COPE trustees, one NPA trustee, and one Green trustee were elected.
| Candidate name
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Party Affiliation
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Votes
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% of Votes
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Elected
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| Allen Blakey
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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70,455
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50.21%
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X
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| Allan Wong
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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65,758
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46.86%
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X
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| Jane Bouey
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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65,509
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46.68%
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X
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| Noel Herron
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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63,607
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45.33%
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X
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| Adrienne Montani
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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62,533
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44.56%
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X
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| Angela Kenyon
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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60,342
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43.00%
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X
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| Kevin Millsip
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Coalition of Progressive Electors
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57,669
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41.09%
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X
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| John Cheng
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Non-Partisan Association
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45,984
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32.77%
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X
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| Andrea Reimer
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Green Party of Vancouver
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44,951
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32.03%
|
X
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| Richard Lee
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|
Non-Partisan Association
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44,810
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31.93%
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|
| Ken Denike
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|
Non-Partisan Association
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43,542
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31.03%
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|
| Judy Johnstone
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|
Green Party of Vancouver
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41,907
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29.86%
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|
| Bill Brown
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|
Non-Partisan Association
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41,492
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29.57%
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|
| Ted Hunt
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|
Non-Partisan Association
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41,137
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29.31%
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|
| Cherie Payne
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|
Non-Partisan Association
|
38,155
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27.19%
|
|
| Elyn Dobbs
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|
Non-Partisan Association
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34,776
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24.78%
|
|
| Debbie Desroches-Fulton
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|
Non-Partisan Association
|
32,150
|
22.91%
|
|
| Angelle Desrochers-Rosner
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|
Non-Partisan Association
|
28,813
|
20.53%
|
|
| Bill Ritchie
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|
Independent
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9,946
|
7.09%
|
|
| Brian Godzilla Salmi
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|
Independent
|
7,802
|
5.56%
|
|
| Tea Buechner
|
|
Independent
|
7,421
|
5.29%
|
|
| Ringo Taylhardat
|
|
Independent
|
4,240
|
3.02%
|
|
| Keir Vichert
|
|
Independent
|
4,098
|
2.92%
|
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