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2002 Vancouver municipal election


FieldValue
election_name2002 Vancouver municipal election
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
party_colourno
party_nameno
previous_election1999 Vancouver municipal election
previous_year1999
next_election2005 Vancouver municipal election
next_year2005
seats_for_election11 seats in Vancouver City Council
election_date
color1
leader1Larry Campbell
leader_since12002
party1
leaders_seat1Mayor
last_election12 seats, 35.54%
seats19
seat_change17
popular_vote180,772
percentage157.79%
color2
leader2Jennifer Clarke
party2
leaders_seat2Ran for Mayor (lost)
last_election29 seats, 54.19%
seats22
seat_change27
popular_vote241,936
percentage230.01%
titleMayor
before_electionPhilip Owen
before_party
after_electionLarry Campbell
after_party

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.

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 results

Mayor

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.

Candidate nameParty affiliationVotes% of votesElected
Larry CampbellVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors80,77257.79%
Jennifer ClarkeVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association41,93630.01%
Valerie MacleanVancouver Civic Action Team7,8435.61%
Raymond ChangIndependent2,7771.99%
Marc EmeryVancouver Marijuana Party2,0141.44%
Ndyabagyera AnatoliIndependent4260.30%
Thomas ReekieVancouver Independent Progressives3530.25%
Dave CarsonIndependent3480.25%
Beverly BernardoIndependent2790.20%
Frank N. D'AgostinoIndependent2540.18%
Gölök BudayIndependent2220.16%
Patrick BrittenIndependent1880.13%
André ParisIndependent1330.10%
M. G. MacLeodIndependent1310.09%
Ben KrakowskyIndependent1260.09%
Trina FergusonIndependent1050.08%

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 nameParty AffiliationVotes% of VotesElected
Fred BassVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors70,52550.46%
Jim GreenVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors67,84148.54%
David CadmanVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors66,80547.80%
Tim LouisVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors66,34847.47%
Tim StevensonVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors57,90141.43%
Anne RobertsVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors55,68539.84%
Raymond LouieVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors55,60539.79%
Ellen WoodsworthVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors53,38838.20%
Peter LadnerVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association41,75529.88%
Sam SullivanVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association40,37228.89%
B. C. LeeVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association39,86828.53%
Don LeeVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association38,22528.07%
Duncan WilsonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association38,69227.68%
Cheryl ChangVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association38,63327.64%
Vern CampbellVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association35,73125.57%
George PuilVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association32,31823.12%
Sandy McCormickVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association32,04222.93%
Nancy A. ChiavarioVancouver Civic Action Team30,85322.08%
Janet LeducVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association30,43221.77%
Connie Fogal-RankinVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver30,30521.68%
Richard CampbellVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver23,59916.89%
Doug WarkentinVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver20,51014.68%
Art CowieVancouver Civic Action Team18,53513.26%
George ChowIndependent17,84912.77%
Alan HerbertVancouver Civic Action Team16,39711.73%
Stephen RogersVancouver Civic Action Team12,7599.13%
Sarah AlbertsonDance Party Party11,1327.97%
Wendy TurnerVancouver Civic Action Team10,6697.63%
Constantine BonnisVancouver Civic Action Team9,7857.00%
Brent BazinetVancouver Civic Action Team8,3565.98%
Scott YeeIndependent8,0535.76%
Lou DemeraisVancouver Civic Action Team7,8055.58%
Jon EllisVancouver Civic Action Team7,6155.45%
Ryan MillarDance Party Party6,0864.35%
Barney HickeyVancouver Civic Action Team5,1213.66%
Patricia LovickVancouver Independent Progressives4,7873.43%
Brian Godzilla SalmiIndependent4,6313.31%
Roslyn CassellsIndependent4,5113.23%
Kelly AlmIndependent3,7932.71%
Devinder "Vicky" JassalIndependent3,6982.81%
Nick A. WalterVancouver Independent Progressives3,3762.42%
Ken BregmanIndependent2,9382.10%
Greg ReidIndependent2,6481.89%
Joan RowntreeIndependent2,5611.83%
Carlo FortugnoIndependent2,0431.46%
Kyle A. CunninghamIndependent1,9381.39%

Park commissioners

Seven Vancouver 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 nameParty AffiliationVotes% of VotesElected
Heather DealVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors60,87343.56%
Loretta WoodcockVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors54,95539.32%
Anita RomaniukVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors53,11238.00%
Lyndsay PoapsVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors51,57136.90%
Eva RicciusVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors48,29834.56%
Suzanne AntonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association41,33829.58%
Allan De GenovaVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association41,24929.51%
Dianne LedinghamVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association36,99526.47%
Clarence HansenVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association33,37423.88%
Laura McDiarmidVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association33,06923.66%
Catherine CarterVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver32,61323.33%
James LoveVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver31,39222.46%
Ian Haywood-FarmerVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association30,14621.57%
Christopher J. K. RichardsonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association29,87521.57%
Dawn BuieVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver28,69420.53%
Scott Braithwaite-NelsonVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver25,88718.52%
Kelly WongVancouver Civic Action Team18,92513.54%
Raymond EngIndependent11,1327.97%
Kristina ParuselVancouver Civic Action Team11,0757.92%
Erik WhitewayVancouver Civic Action Team9,4476.76%
Dave A. PasinVancouver Civic Action Team8,9496.40%
Helen D. BoyceIndependent8,7256.24%
Gordon KennedyIndependent6,3454.54%
Matthew SullivanIndependent4,0902.93%
Greg EdgelowIndependent3,3992.43%
Eleanor Lena HadleyIndependent3,3622.41%
Angus CartenIndependent3,1262.24%
Korina HoughtonIndependent3,0972.22%
A. PepperIndependent2,5321.81%
Douglas WeisbergIndependent2,3961.71%
Thomas E. DeakIndependent2,3491.68%
Joseph PaithouskiIndependent1,8281.31%
Bobus UndemIndependent1,3600.97%

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 nameParty AffiliationVotes% of VotesElected
Allen BlakeyVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors70,45550.21%
Allan WongVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors65,75846.86%
Jane BoueyVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors65,50946.68%
Noel HerronVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors63,60745.33%
Adrienne MontaniVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors62,53344.56%
Angela KenyonVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors60,34243.00%
Kevin MillsipVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors57,66941.09%
John ChengVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association45,98432.77%
Andrea ReimerVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver44,95132.03%
Richard LeeVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association44,81031.93%
Ken DenikeVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association43,54231.03%
Judy JohnstoneVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver41,90729.86%
Bill BrownVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association41,49229.57%
Ted HuntVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association41,13729.31%
Cherie PayneVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association38,15527.19%
Elyn DobbsVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association34,77624.78%
Debbie Desroches-FultonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association32,15022.91%
Angelle Desrochers-RosnerVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association28,81320.53%
Bill RitchieIndependent9,9467.09%
Brian Godzilla SalmiIndependent7,8025.56%
Tea BuechnerIndependent7,4215.29%
Ringo TaylhardatIndependent4,2403.02%
Keir VichertIndependent4,0982.92%

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