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2008 Vancouver municipal election

FieldValue
election_name2008 Vancouver municipal election
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
party_colourno
party_nameno
previous_election2005 Vancouver municipal election
previous_year2005
next_election2011 Vancouver municipal election
next_year2011
seats_for_election11 seats in Vancouver City Council
turnout30.8% 1.6 pp
election_date
image1[[File:Gregor Robertson (2021).jpgx150px]]
color1
leader1Gregor Robertson
leader_since1June 2008
party1
alliance1Vision–COPE–Green
leaders_seat1Mayor
last_election14 seats, 44.45%
seats18
seat_change14
popular_vote167,598
percentage154.39%
swing19.94%
image2[[File:David Cadman.jpgx150px]]
color2
leader2David Cadman
*(de facto)*
leader_since22005
party2
alliance2Vision–COPE–Green
leaders_seat2Councillor
last_election21 seat,
N/A
seats22
seat_change21
popular_vote2N/A
percentage2N/A
swing2N/A
image3[[File:Vancouver politician Peter Ladner (2008).jpgx150px]]
color3
leader3Peter Ladner
leader_since32008
party3
leaders_seat3Ran for Mayor *(lost)*
last_election36 seats, 47.34%
seats31
seat_change35
popular_vote348,794
percentage339.26%
swing38.08%
titleMayor
before_electionSam Sullivan
before_party
after_electionGregor Robertson
after_party

(de facto) N/A

The 2008 Vancouver municipal election was held on November 15, 2008, filling seats on the Vancouver School Board, the Park 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 candidate for Park Board commissioner.

Candidates and results

All incumbents are marked with (I) before their names.

Mayor

One mayor was elected out of 15 candidates. Of the candidates, four were affiliated with a political party, and eleven were independent. Gregor Robertson of Vision Vancouver was elected.

Candidate nameParty affiliationVotes% of votesElected
Gregor RobertsonVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver67,59854.39%
Peter LadnerVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association48,79439.26%
Betty KrawczykBCWLP}};"Work Less Party of British Columbia1,3461.08%
Marc EmeryVANIndependent}}"Independent1,1190.90%
Scott YeeVANIndependent}};"Independent9420.31%
Patrick BrittenNude Garden Party6950.76%
Jeff KuahVANIndependent}};"Independent6000.48%
Angel L. JimenezVANIndependent}};"Independent3200.26%
Leon KaplanVANIndependent}};"Independent2990.24%
Bill RitchieVANIndependent}};"Independent2520.20%
Joe HatoumVANIndependent}};"Independent2410.19%
Gölök Z. BudayVANIndependent}};"Independent1720.14%
Menard D. CaisseyVANIndependent}};"Independent1370.11%
N. Bur MaxwellVANIndependent}};"Independent1250.10%

City councillors

Ten councillors were elected out of 32 candidates. Of the candidates, 24 were affiliated with a political party, and eight were independent. Eight incumbent councillors were seeking re-election: four from Vision Vancouver, three from the NPA, and one from COPE. Of the elected councillors, seven were from Vision Vancouver, two from COPE and one from the NPA.

Candidate nameParty affiliationVotes% of votesElected
(**I**) Raymond LouieVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver66,22653.29%
(**I**) Heather DealVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver63,11650.78%
(**I**) George ChowVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver62,26250.10%
Kerry JangVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver60,59848.76%
Andrea ReimerVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver59,14847.59%
(**I**) Tim StevensonVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver58,38046.97%
(**I**) David CadmanVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors56,66545.59%
(**I**) Suzanne AntonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association52,94142.60%
Geoff MeggsVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver49,53839.86%
Ellen WoodsworthVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors45,87736.91%
Kashmir DhaliwalVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver44,85436.09%
Michael GellerVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association44,35335.69%
(**I**) Kim CapriVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association44,27035.62%
(**I**) Elizabeth BallVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association42,72734.38%
David LeeVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association42,19533.95%
Kanman WongVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association36,79529.61%
Korina HoughtonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association34,58827.83%
Leanore CopelandVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association34,56627.81%
Sean BickertonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association33,51026.96%
Daljit S. SidhuVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association28,89423.25%
Chris ShawBCWLP}};"Work Less Party of British Columbia11,2379.04%
Lea JohnsonVANIndependent}};"Independent10,9478.81%
Ian GregsonBCWLP}};"Work Less Party of British Columbia10,4938.44%
Geri TramutolaBCWLP}};"Work Less Party of British Columbia8,6196.93%
John T. BoychukVANIndependent}};"Independent8,0936.51%
Timothy WisdomBCWLP}};"Work Less Party of British Columbia7,4355.98%
Marc BoyerVANIndependent}};"Independent4,3053.46%
Audrey Jane LaferriereVANIndependent}};"Independent4,1963.38%
WendythirteenVANIndependent}};"Independent3,5082.82%
Steve WansleebenVANIndependent}};"Independent3,2992.65%
Bud OracleVANIndependent}};"Independent2,8602.30%
Matt KadiogluVANIndependent}};"Independent2,4231.95%

Park Board commissioners

Seven commissioners were elected out of twenty candidates. Of the candidates, 15 were affiliated with a political party, and five were independent. Two incumbent commissioners were seeking re-election: one from COPE and one from the NPA. Of the elected commissioners, four were from Vision Vancouver, with one each from the NPA, COPE, and the Green Party of Vancouver.

Candidate nameParty affiliationVotes% of votesElected
Constance BarnesVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver62,97350.67%
Aaron JasperVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver58,34346.94%
Sarah BlythVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver56,77545.68%
(**I**) Loretta WoodcockVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors49,90140.15%
Raj HundalVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver48,87139.32%
Stuart MacKinnonVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver48,41538.95%
(**I**) Ian RobertsonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association44,00535.41%
Anita RomaniukVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors43,63635.11%
Marty ZlotnikVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association42,63334.30%
Melissa De GenovaVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association42,06233.84%
Laura McDiarmidVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association37,84130.45%
Christopher RichardsonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association35,84928.84%
Sharon UrtonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association33,12926.66%
Naresh ShuklaVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association27,35022.01%
Jamie Lee HamiltonVANIndependent}};"Independent15,40512.39%
Juliet Victoria AndalisVANIndependent}};"Independent11,7309.44%
Richard MayencourtVANIndependent}};"Independent11,1528.97%
Ivan DumencBCWLP}};"Work Less Party of British Columbia10,9198.79%
Thomas LockhartVANIndependent}};"Independent6,8325.50%
Peter Raymond HaskellVANIndependent}};"Independent5,6744.57%

School Board trustees

Nine school trustees were elected out of 19 candidates. Of the candidates, 17 were affiliated with a political party, and two were independent. Five incumbent trustees were seeking re-election: three from the NPA and two from COPE. Of the elected trustees, four were from Vision Vancouver, three from COPE and two from NPA.

Candidate nameParty affiliationVotes% of votesElected
Patti BacchusVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver64,45151.67%
Mike LombardiVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver62,77250.32%
Ken ClementVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver62,09649.78%
Sharon E. GregsonVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver61,41749.24%
(**I**) Allan WongVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors56,02744.92%
(**I**) Al BlakeyVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors49,04539.32%
Jane BoueyVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors48,22738.66%
(**I**) Ken DenikeVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association46,77737.50%
(**I**) Carol GibsonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association46,04836.92%
Bill BargemanVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors45,98136.86%
Heather HoldenVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association45,92136.81%
Alvin SinghVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors43,75435.08%
Sophia WooVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association43,53834.90%
(**I**) Clarence HansenVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association40,95332.83%
Eileen Le GallaisVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association37,59830.14%
Margit NanceVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association35,01428.07%
Lakhbir SinghVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association33,65926.98%
Robert Allan StarkVANIndependent}};"Independent10,9148.75%
Peter Raymond HaskellVANIndependent}};"Independent10,3708.31%

Capital Plan questions

The following Capital Plan questions were posed to voters:

Public works

  1. Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, to borrow an aggregate $93,820,000 for the following purposes?
  • Street and Bridge Infrastructure at $66,607,000
  • Traffic and Safety Improvements at $12,553,000
  • Street Lighting, Traffic Signal, and Communications Systems at $14,660,000
OptionVotesPercentage
**Yes****78,506****63.16%**
No28,02436.84%
***Total votes******124,285******100%***

Public safety and civic facilities

  1. Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, to borrow an aggregate $68,605,000 for the following purposes?
  • Public Safety at $31,965,000
  • Civic Facilities at $32,490,000
  • Library at $4,150,000
OptionVotesPercentage
**Yes****79,429****63.91%**
No26,67936.09%
***Total votes******124,285******100%***

Parks and recreation facilities

  1. Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, to borrow an aggregate $59,575,000 for the following purposes?
  • Recreation Facilities at $52,247,000
  • Parks at $7,328,000
OptionVotesPercentage
**Yes****77,259****62.16%**
No29,36637.84%
***Total votes******124,285******100%***

Voter and party statistics

Voter turnout

Of the 403,663 registered voters, there were 124,285 recorded ballots, marking the voter turnout at 30.79%. This represented a decrease of 1.66% from the 32.45% turnout during the previous municipal election in 2005.

Elected percentage by party

PartyMayorCouncillorsPark Board commissionersSchool Board trusteesTotal candidates
**# Elected****% Elected****# Elected****% Elected****# Elected****% Elected**
VANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver*NIL**N/A**NIL**N/A*
VANVision}};"Vision Vancouver1/1100.0%7/887.5%
VANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors*NIL**N/A*2/2100.0%
VANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association0/10.0%1/1010.0%
BCWLP}};"Work Less Party of British Columbia0/10.0%0/40.0%
Nude Garden Party0/10.0%*NIL**N/A*
VANIndependent}};"Independent candidates0/110.0%0/80.0%

Seat changes by party

PartyMayor & CouncillorsPark Board commissionersSchool Board trusteesTotal elected
**2005****2008****% Change****% Seats****2005**
VANVision}};"Vision Vancouver48+100.00%
VANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors12+100.00%
VANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association71-85.71%
VANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver00±0.00%

References

General

Specific

References

  1. "Election Results: November 15, 2008". City of Vancouver.
  2. "Borrowing questions (Capital Plan) - Election 2008 - City of Vancouver Elections". City of Vancouver.
  3. "Election summary - Election 2005 - City of Vancouver Elections". City of Vancouver.
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