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 PremierJohn Horgan's chief of staff[2] 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.[3]
The school board election marked the first time a OneCity candidate was elected to any position in Vancouver's elected government.
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.[4] 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.[5]
Nomination processedit
Non-Partisan Associationedit
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.[6] Candidates for the five school trustee positions were announced at the same time.[7]
Green Partyedit
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.[8]
^"Election results". City of Vancouver. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
^Little, Simon (July 4, 2017). "Vancouver Councillor Geoff Meggs to be John Horgan's chief of staff". Global News. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^McElroy, Justin (September 7, 2017). "Who's running in Vancouver's October byelection?". CBC News. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^Vancouver Councillor Geoff Meggs to be John Horgan’s chief of staff
^Vancouver School Board fired by B.C. education minister
^Howell, Mike (September 7, 2017). "NPA council candidate focused on affordability". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
^Brown, Scott (September 7, 2017). "NPA names candidates for Vancouver council and school board byelection". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
^Brown, Scott (September 7, 2017). "Green party will run three candidates in Vancouver school board election". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
^2017 civic election candidate profiles | City of Vancouver
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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 2017 Vancouver municipal by election 2014 October 14 2017 2017 10 14 2018 1 seat on the Vancouver City Council 9 seats on Vancouver School BoardTurnout11 0 1 32 4 pp First party Second party Third party NPACandidate Hector Bremner Jean Swanson Pete FryParty NPA Independent GreenSeats before 3 N A 1Seat change 1Popular vote 13 372 10 263 9 759Percentage 27 83 21 36 20 31 Fourth party Fifth party ONECITY VISIONCandidate Judy Graves Diego CardonaParty OneCity VisionSeats before 0 7Seat change 1Popular vote 6 327 5 411Percentage 13 17 11 26These 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 2 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 3 The school board election marked the first time a OneCity candidate was elected to any position in Vancouver s elected government Contents 1 Background 2 Nomination process 2 1 Non Partisan Association 2 2 Green Party 3 Results 3 1 Councillor 3 2 School Board trustees 4 ReferencesBackground editThe 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 4 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 5 Nomination process editNon Partisan Association edit 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 6 Candidates for the five school trustee positions were announced at the same time 7 Green Party edit 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 8 Results editCouncillor edit Candidate Name Party affiliation Votes of votes ElectedHector Bremner Non Partisan Association 13 372 27 83 XJean Swanson Independent 10 263 21 36 Pete Fry Green Party of Vancouver 9 759 20 31 Judy Graves OneCity Vancouver 6 327 13 17 Diego Cardona Vision Vancouver 5 411 11 26 Mary Jean Dunsdon 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 edit 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 9 10 Candidate Name Party affiliation Votes of votes Elected I Janet Fraser Green Party of Vancouver 27 360 56 24 XJudy Zaichkowsky Green Party of Vancouver 23 383 48 06 XEstrellita Gonzalez Green Party of Vancouver 20 307 41 75 X I Joy Alexander Vision Vancouver 19 709 40 52 X I Allan Wong Vision Vancouver 18 678 38 40 XLisa Dominato Non Partisan Association 18 258 37 53 X I Fraser Ballantyne Non Partisan Association 18 048 37 10 XCarrie Bercic OneCity Vancouver 17 822 36 64 XKen Clement Vision Vancouver 17 583 36 15 XTheodora Lamb Vision Vancouver 17 204 35 37 Robert McDowell Non Partisan Association 17 140 35 23 Erica Jaff OneCity Vancouver 17 117 35 19 I Mike Lombardi Vision Vancouver 17 094 35 14 I Christopher Richardson Non Partisan Association 16 839 34 62 Diana Day Coalition of Progressive Electors 16 683 34 30 Julian Prieto Non Partisan Association 16 299 33 51 Adi Pick Independent 10 263 21 10 Christine Arnold Independent 9 209 18 93 Jamie Lee Hamilton IDEA Vancouver 8 590 17 66 References edit Election results City of Vancouver Retrieved June 17 2022 Little Simon July 4 2017 Vancouver Councillor Geoff Meggs to be John Horgan s chief of staff Global News Retrieved October 31 2017 McElroy Justin September 7 2017 Who s running in Vancouver s October byelection CBC News Retrieved October 31 2017 Vancouver Councillor Geoff Meggs to be John Horgan s chief of staff Vancouver School Board fired by B C education minister Howell Mike September 7 2017 NPA council candidate focused on affordability Vancouver Courier Retrieved November 16 2017 Brown Scott September 7 2017 NPA names candidates for Vancouver council and school board byelection Vancouver Sun Retrieved November 16 2017 Brown Scott September 7 2017 Green party will run three candidates in Vancouver school board election Vancouver Sun Retrieved November 15 2017 2017 civic election candidate profiles City of Vancouver 2017 By election unofficial results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 Vancouver municipal by election amp oldid 1161755646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
