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2002 Vancouver municipal election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2002 Vancouver municipal election |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | no |
| party_name | no |
| previous_election | 1999 Vancouver municipal election |
| previous_year | 1999 |
| next_election | 2005 Vancouver municipal election |
| next_year | 2005 |
| seats_for_election | 11 seats in Vancouver City Council |
| election_date | |
| color1 | |
| leader1 | Larry Campbell |
| leader_since1 | 2002 |
| party1 | |
| leaders_seat1 | Mayor |
| last_election1 | 2 seats, 35.54% |
| seats1 | 9 |
| seat_change1 | 7 |
| popular_vote1 | 80,772 |
| percentage1 | 57.79% |
| color2 | |
| leader2 | Jennifer Clarke |
| party2 | |
| leaders_seat2 | Ran for Mayor (lost) |
| last_election2 | 9 seats, 54.19% |
| seats2 | 2 |
| seat_change2 | 7 |
| popular_vote2 | 41,936 |
| percentage2 | 30.01% |
| title | Mayor |
| before_election | Philip Owen |
| before_party | |
| after_election | Larry 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 name | Party affiliation | Votes | % of votes | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Campbell | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 80,772 | 57.79% | |
| Jennifer Clarke | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 41,936 | 30.01% | |
| Valerie Maclean | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 7,843 | 5.61% | |||
| Raymond Chang | Independent | 2,777 | 1.99% | |||
| Marc Emery | Vancouver Marijuana Party | 2,014 | 1.44% | |||
| Ndyabagyera Anatoli | Independent | 426 | 0.30% | |||
| Thomas Reekie | Vancouver Independent Progressives | 353 | 0.25% | |||
| Dave Carson | Independent | 348 | 0.25% | |||
| Beverly Bernardo | Independent | 279 | 0.20% | |||
| Frank N. D'Agostino | Independent | 254 | 0.18% | |||
| Gölök Buday | Independent | 222 | 0.16% | |||
| Patrick Britten | Independent | 188 | 0.13% | |||
| André Paris | Independent | 133 | 0.10% | |||
| M. G. MacLeod | Independent | 131 | 0.09% | |||
| Ben Krakowsky | Independent | 126 | 0.09% | |||
| Trina Ferguson | Independent | 105 | 0.08% |
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 name | Party Affiliation | Votes | % of Votes | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Bass | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 70,525 | 50.46% | |
| Jim Green | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 67,841 | 48.54% | |
| David Cadman | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 66,805 | 47.80% | |
| Tim Louis | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 66,348 | 47.47% | |
| Tim Stevenson | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 57,901 | 41.43% | |
| Anne Roberts | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 55,685 | 39.84% | |
| Raymond Louie | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 55,605 | 39.79% | |
| Ellen Woodsworth | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 53,388 | 38.20% | |
| Peter Ladner | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 41,755 | 29.88% | |
| Sam Sullivan | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 40,372 | 28.89% | |
| B. C. Lee | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 39,868 | 28.53% | |
| Don Lee | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 38,225 | 28.07% | |
| Duncan Wilson | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 38,692 | 27.68% | |
| Cheryl Chang | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 38,633 | 27.64% | |
| Vern Campbell | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 35,731 | 25.57% | |
| George Puil | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 32,318 | 23.12% | |
| Sandy McCormick | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 32,042 | 22.93% | |
| Nancy A. Chiavario | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 30,853 | 22.08% | |||
| Janet Leduc | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 30,432 | 21.77% | |
| Connie Fogal-Rankin | VAN | Green}};" | Green Party of Vancouver | 30,305 | 21.68% | |
| Richard Campbell | VAN | Green}};" | Green Party of Vancouver | 23,599 | 16.89% | |
| Doug Warkentin | VAN | Green}};" | Green Party of Vancouver | 20,510 | 14.68% | |
| Art Cowie | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 18,535 | 13.26% | |||
| George Chow | Independent | 17,849 | 12.77% | |||
| Alan Herbert | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 16,397 | 11.73% | |||
| Stephen Rogers | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 12,759 | 9.13% | |||
| Sarah Albertson | Dance Party Party | 11,132 | 7.97% | |||
| Wendy Turner | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 10,669 | 7.63% | |||
| Constantine Bonnis | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 9,785 | 7.00% | |||
| Brent Bazinet | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 8,356 | 5.98% | |||
| Scott Yee | Independent | 8,053 | 5.76% | |||
| Lou Demerais | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 7,805 | 5.58% | |||
| Jon Ellis | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 7,615 | 5.45% | |||
| Ryan Millar | Dance Party Party | 6,086 | 4.35% | |||
| Barney Hickey | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 5,121 | 3.66% | |||
| Patricia Lovick | Vancouver Independent Progressives | 4,787 | 3.43% | |||
| Brian Godzilla Salmi | Independent | 4,631 | 3.31% | |||
| Roslyn Cassells | Independent | 4,511 | 3.23% | |||
| Kelly Alm | Independent | 3,793 | 2.71% | |||
| Devinder "Vicky" Jassal | Independent | 3,698 | 2.81% | |||
| Nick A. Walter | Vancouver Independent Progressives | 3,376 | 2.42% | |||
| Ken Bregman | Independent | 2,938 | 2.10% | |||
| Greg Reid | Independent | 2,648 | 1.89% | |||
| Joan Rowntree | Independent | 2,561 | 1.83% | |||
| Carlo Fortugno | Independent | 2,043 | 1.46% | |||
| Kyle A. Cunningham | Independent | 1,938 | 1.39% |
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 name | Party Affiliation | Votes | % of Votes | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Deal | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 60,873 | 43.56% | |
| Loretta Woodcock | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 54,955 | 39.32% | |
| Anita Romaniuk | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 53,112 | 38.00% | |
| Lyndsay Poaps | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 51,571 | 36.90% | |
| Eva Riccius | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 48,298 | 34.56% | |
| Suzanne Anton | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 41,338 | 29.58% | |
| Allan De Genova | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 41,249 | 29.51% | |
| Dianne Ledingham | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 36,995 | 26.47% | |
| Clarence Hansen | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 33,374 | 23.88% | |
| Laura McDiarmid | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 33,069 | 23.66% | |
| Catherine Carter | VAN | Green}};" | Green Party of Vancouver | 32,613 | 23.33% | |
| James Love | VAN | Green}};" | Green Party of Vancouver | 31,392 | 22.46% | |
| Ian Haywood-Farmer | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 30,146 | 21.57% | |
| Christopher J. K. Richardson | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 29,875 | 21.57% | |
| Dawn Buie | VAN | Green}};" | Green Party of Vancouver | 28,694 | 20.53% | |
| Scott Braithwaite-Nelson | VAN | Green}};" | Green Party of Vancouver | 25,887 | 18.52% | |
| Kelly Wong | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 18,925 | 13.54% | |||
| Raymond Eng | Independent | 11,132 | 7.97% | |||
| Kristina Parusel | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 11,075 | 7.92% | |||
| Erik Whiteway | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 9,447 | 6.76% | |||
| Dave A. Pasin | Vancouver Civic Action Team | 8,949 | 6.40% | |||
| Helen D. Boyce | Independent | 8,725 | 6.24% | |||
| Gordon Kennedy | Independent | 6,345 | 4.54% | |||
| Matthew Sullivan | Independent | 4,090 | 2.93% | |||
| Greg Edgelow | Independent | 3,399 | 2.43% | |||
| Eleanor Lena Hadley | Independent | 3,362 | 2.41% | |||
| Angus Carten | Independent | 3,126 | 2.24% | |||
| Korina Houghton | Independent | 3,097 | 2.22% | |||
| A. Pepper | Independent | 2,532 | 1.81% | |||
| Douglas Weisberg | Independent | 2,396 | 1.71% | |||
| Thomas E. Deak | Independent | 2,349 | 1.68% | |||
| Joseph Paithouski | Independent | 1,828 | 1.31% | |||
| Bobus Undem | Independent | 1,360 | 0.97% |
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 name | Party Affiliation | Votes | % of Votes | Elected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Blakey | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 70,455 | 50.21% | |
| Allan Wong | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 65,758 | 46.86% | |
| Jane Bouey | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 65,509 | 46.68% | |
| Noel Herron | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 63,607 | 45.33% | |
| Adrienne Montani | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 62,533 | 44.56% | |
| Angela Kenyon | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 60,342 | 43.00% | |
| Kevin Millsip | VAN | COPE}};" | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 57,669 | 41.09% | |
| John Cheng | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 45,984 | 32.77% | |
| Andrea Reimer | VAN | Green}};" | Green Party of Vancouver | 44,951 | 32.03% | |
| Richard Lee | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 44,810 | 31.93% | |
| Ken Denike | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 43,542 | 31.03% | |
| Judy Johnstone | VAN | Green}};" | Green Party of Vancouver | 41,907 | 29.86% | |
| Bill Brown | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 41,492 | 29.57% | |
| Ted Hunt | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 41,137 | 29.31% | |
| Cherie Payne | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 38,155 | 27.19% | |
| Elyn Dobbs | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 34,776 | 24.78% | |
| Debbie Desroches-Fulton | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 32,150 | 22.91% | |
| Angelle Desrochers-Rosner | VAN | NPA}};" | Non-Partisan Association | 28,813 | 20.53% | |
| Bill Ritchie | Independent | 9,946 | 7.09% | |||
| Brian Godzilla Salmi | 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% |
References
- Municipal Election Results - City of Vancouver Open Data Catalogue
- PDF of General Candidate Results
- Final List of Candidates
- Results as Listed Incomplete, Official Office Holders, Pre-Sworn In.
- Vancouver Charter
- City Clerk's Election 2002 Archive
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