Английская Википедия:2017 Vancouver municipal by-election
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A municipal by-election was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on October 14, 2017. One empty seat on city council and all the seats on the Vancouver school board were filled.
These elections were held outside the normal four-year schedule. Unlike in full elections, voters were only asked to elect one councillor and nine school board trustees rather than the full complement of elected municipal positions. The by-election was necessary for two reasons: the resignation of Vision Vancouver councillor Geoff Meggs from City Council to become BC Premier John Horgan's chief of staff[1] and the desire of the new provincial NDP government to reconstitute the Vancouver School Board, whose elected members had all been fired by the previous BC Liberal government.[2]
The school board election marked the first time a OneCity candidate was elected to any position in Vancouver's elected government.
Background
The by-election was called to replace the single vacant council seat, due to Geoff Meggs' departure to take on the role of Premier John Horgan's chief of staff.[3] The by-election was also meant to elect a new board of school trustees, who had been dismissed by provincial education minister Mike Bernier after failing to pass a balanced budget and allegations of workplace harassment arose.[4]
Nomination process
Non-Partisan Association
On September 6, 2017, the Non-Partisan Association held a nomination meeting to decide their representative for the lone Council position. Hector Bremner, the successful nominee, beat out former school trustee Penny Noble and former leader of the Cedar Party Glen Chernen.[5] Candidates for the five school trustee positions were announced at the same time.[6]
Green Party
Pete Fry, who had unsuccessfully ran for Council in 2014, was the first confirmed nominee for council by any major political party in Vancouver. The Greens also nominated former incumbent Janet Fraser to run for re-election alongside Judy Zaichkowsky and Estrellita Gonzalez.[7]
Results
Councillor
| Candidate Name | Party affiliation | Votes | % of votes | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Bremner | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Non-Partisan Association | 13,372 | 27.83% | X |
| Jean Swanson | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Independent | 10,263 | 21.36% | |
| Pete Fry | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Green Party of Vancouver | 9,759 | 20.31% | |
| Judy Graves | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | OneCity Vancouver | 6,327 | 13.17% | |
| Diego Cardona | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Vision Vancouver | 5,411 | 11.26% | |
| Mary Jean Dunsdon | style="Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Sensible Vancouver | 1,737 | 3.62% | |
| Gary Lee | Independent | 886 | 1.84% | ||
| Damian J. Murphy | Independent | 157 | 0.33% | ||
| Joshua Wasilenkoff | Independent | 131 | 0.27% |
School Board trustees
Each voter could cast up to nine votes.
(I) denotes incumbents prior to the dismissal of all nine School Board trustees by Education Minister Mike Bernier in October 2016.[8][9]
| Candidate Name | Party affiliation | Votes | % of votes | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (I) Janet Fraser | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Green Party of Vancouver | 27,360 | 56.24% | X |
| Judy Zaichkowsky | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Green Party of Vancouver | 23,383 | 48.06% | X |
| Estrellita Gonzalez | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Green Party of Vancouver | 20,307 | 41.75% | X |
| (I) Joy Alexander | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Vision Vancouver | 19,709 | 40.52% | X |
| (I) Allan Wong | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Vision Vancouver | 18,678 | 38.40% | X |
| Lisa Dominato | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Non-Partisan Association | 18,258 | 37.53% | X |
| (I) Fraser Ballantyne | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Non-Partisan Association | 18,048 | 37.10% | X |
| Carrie Bercic | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | OneCity Vancouver | 17,822 | 36.64% | X |
| Ken Clement | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Vision Vancouver | 17,583 | 36.15% | X |
| Theodora Lamb | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Vision Vancouver | 17,204 | 35.37% | |
| Robert McDowell | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Non-Partisan Association | 17,140 | 35.23% | |
| Erica Jaff | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | OneCity Vancouver | 17,117 | 35.19% | |
| (I) Mike Lombardi | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Vision Vancouver | 17,094 | 35.14% | |
| (I) Christopher Richardson | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Non-Partisan Association | 16,839 | 34.62% | |
| Diana Day | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 16,683 | 34.30% | |
| Julian Prieto | style="background:Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | Non-Partisan Association | 16,299 | 33.51% | |
| Adi Pick | Independent | 10,263 | 21.10% | ||
| Christine Arnold | Independent | 9,209 | 18.93% | ||
| Jamie Lee Hamilton | style="Шаблон:Canadian party colour;"| | IDEA Vancouver | 8,590 | 17.66% |
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ Vancouver Councillor Geoff Meggs to be John Horgan’s chief of staff
- ↑ Vancouver School Board fired by B.C. education minister
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2017 civic election candidate profiles | City of Vancouver
- ↑ 2017 By-election unofficial results
