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2011 Vancouver municipal election

2011 Vancouver municipal election
FieldValue
election_name2011 Vancouver municipal election
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
party_colourno
party_nameno
previous_election2008 Vancouver municipal election
previous_year2008
next_election2014 Vancouver municipal election
next_year2014
seats_for_election11 seats in Vancouver City Council
turnout35.0% 4.2 pp
election_date
image1[[File:Gregor Robertson (2021).jpg150x150px]]
color1
leader1Gregor Robertson
party1
alliance1Vision-COPE
leaders_seat1Mayor
last_election18 seats, 54.39%
seats18
seat_change1
popular_vote177,005
percentage153.17%
swing11.21%
image2[[File:Suzanne Anton.jpgx150px]]
color2
leader2Suzanne Anton
party2
leaders_seat2Ran for Mayor (lost)
last_election21 seat, 39.26%
seats22
seat_change21
popular_vote258,152
percentage240.15%
swing20.89%
image3[[File:Adriane Carr (cropped).jpg150x150px]]
color3
leader3Adriane Carr
(de facto)
party3
leaders_seat3Councillor
last_election30 seats, N/A
seats31
seat_change31
popular_vote3N/A
percentage3N/A
swing3N/A
image4[[File:Ellen-woodsworth.jpgx150px]]
color4
leader4Ellen Woodsworth
(de facto)
party4
alliance4Vision-COPE
leaders_seat4Ran for Councillor (lost)
last_election42 seats, N/A
seats40
seat_change42
popular_vote4N/A
percentage4N/A
swing4N/A
color5
leader5Randy Helten
party5
leaders_seat5Ran for Mayor (lost)
last_election5N/A
seats50
seat_change5
popular_vote54,077
percentage52.77%
swing5N/A
titleMayor
before_electionGregor Robertson
before_party
after_electionGregor Robertson
after_party

(de facto) (de facto)

The City of Vancouver held a municipal election on November 19, 2011, along with other municipalities and regional districts in British Columbia. All local government elections were for a three-year period. The ballot elected one mayor, 10 councillors, nine school board trustees and seven park board commissioners. A $180 million capital borrowing plan was also put to a vote.

Incumbent mayor Gregor Robertson and the Vision Vancouver Party sought and won their second term in office following their victory in the 2008 election. All Vision Vancouver candidates won seats in their respective categories.

Suzanne Anton lost her bid as mayor but the NPA team gained seats in council, park board and school board. COPE was nearly wiped out this election, losing both seats in city council. Its only elected official was school board trustee incumbent Allan Wong. On December 8, 2013, Wong resigned from the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) and joined Vision as a sitting trustee.

The Green Party of Vancouver had its first elected city councillor with Adriane Carr, but lost its incumbent seat on the park board. New party Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver (NSV) did not win any seats in council. NSV leader Randy Helten placed a distant third in the mayoral race.

Candidates and results

The nomination period officially opened on October 4, 2011, and closed on October 14, 2011. This was the second election where Vision Vancouver and COPE signed an electoral agreement to support each other's candidates for election.

(I) denotes incumbents.

Mayor

Poster from the 2011 Vancouver municipal elections

Twelve candidates sought election to the position of mayor. Four were affiliated with a political party and eight were independents. Incumbent mayor Gregor Robertson of Vision Vancouver was re-elected.

Candidate nameParty affiliationVotes% of votesElected
(I) Gregor RobertsonVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver77,00553.17
Suzanne AntonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association58,15240.15
Randy HeltenVANNSV}};"Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver4,0072.77
Gerry McGuireVANVCV}};"Vancouver Citizen's Voice1,1950.83
Sam PelletierIndependent4430.31
Darrell ZimmermanIndependent4260.29
DubgeeIndependent4190.29
Robin LawranceIndependent3530.24
Victor B. PaquetteIndependent3330.23
Lloyd Alan CookeIndependent3100.21
Menard CaissyIndependent2880.20
Gölök Zoltán BudayIndependent2680.19

City councillors

Ten councillors were elected out of 41 candidates. Of the candidates, 28 were affiliated with a political party, and 13 were independent. Seven incumbent councillors sought re-election: six from Vision Vancouver and one from COPE. Of those subsequently elected, Vision Vancouver held seven seats, the NPA two and the Green Party of Vancouver one.

Candidate nameParty affiliationVotes% of votesElected
(I) Raymond LouieVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver63,27343.69
(I) Kerry JangVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver61,93142.76
(I) Heather DealVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver61,36842.37
(I) Andrea ReimerVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver60,59341.84
(I) Tim StevensonVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver56,63839.11
(I) Geoff MeggsVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver56,18438.79
Tony TangVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver53,87337.20
Elizabeth BallVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association51,60735.63
George AffleckVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association51,14535.32
Adriane CarrVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver48,64833.59
(I) Ellen WoodsworthVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors48,55733.53
Bill YuenVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association48,40733.42
Mike KlassenVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association47,86833.05
Ken CharkoVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association45,37331.33
Bill McCreeryVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association45,11431.15
Francis WongVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association44,70730.87
Tim LouisVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors43,92630.33
Sean BickertonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association43,28929.89
Joe CarangiVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association41,46028.63
RJ AquinoVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors39,05426.97
Jason LamarcheVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association37,28625.75
Sandy GarossinoIndependent20,86614.41
Elizabeth MurphyVANNSV}};"Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver19,64413.56
Nicole BensonVANNSV}};"Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver17,98312.42
Terry MartinVANNSV}};"Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver13,0258.99
Marie KerchumVANNSV}};"Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver12,6148.71
Chris ShawDe-Growth Vancouver8,2195.68
Ian GregsonDe-Growth Vancouver7,8725.44
Amy FoxIndependent6,4994.49
Kelly AlmIndependent5,5253.82
Grant FraserIndependent4,7583.29
Chris MassonDe-Growth Vancouver4,6903.24
Lauren R.I.C.H. GillIndependent4,6823.23
Michael Singh DharniIndependent4,1672.88
Marc Tan NguyenIndependent4,1182.84
Rick OrserIndependent3,9962.76
WendythirteenIndependent3,9262.71
Bang NguyenIndependent3,8262.64
Cord (Ted) CopelandIndependent3,5872.48
Aaron R.I.C.H. SpiresIndependent2,2001.52
R H Maxwell N BurIndependent1,9551.35

Park board commissioners

Seven commissioners were elected out of 21 candidates. Of the candidates, 15 were affiliated with a political party, and six were independent. Four incumbent commissioners sought re-election: three from Vision Vancouver and one from the Green Party of Vancouver. Of the elected commissioners, Vision held five seats and the NPA two.

Candidate nameParty affiliationVotes% of votesElected
(I) Constance BarnesVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver63,95244.16
(I) Sarah BlythVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver62,19842.95
(I) Aaron JasperVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver58,34340.29
Niki SharmaVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver58,33040.28
Melissa De GenovaVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association56,50139.01
John CouparVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association50,37534.78
Trevor LokeVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver49,87834.44
Casey CrawfordVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association49,02033.85
Gabby KalawVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association48,60033.56
Jason UptonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association46,26131.94
Dave PasinVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association46,00531.77
(I) Stuart MackinnonVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver44,76130.91
Brent GranbyVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors42,76929.53
Donalda Greenwell-BakerVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors39,03326.95
Jamie Lee HamiltonIndependent Democratic Electoral Alliance19,49513.46
Juliet Victoria AndalisIndependent12,6938.76
Eleanor HadleyIndependent10,7549.37
Andrew MurrayIndependent9,8196.78
Tammy TruongIndependent8,9176.16
Peter Raymond HaskellIndependent5,5403.83
Freyja Pri ToorIndependent5,0623.50

School board trustees

Nine school board trustees were elected out of 20 candidates. Of the candidates, 15 were affiliated with a political party, and five were independent. Seven incumbent trustees were seeking re-election: three from Vision Vancouver, three from COPE, and one from the NPA. Of the elected trustees, five were from Vision Vancouver, three from the NPA and one from COPE.

Candidate nameParty affiliationVotes% of votesElected
(I) Patti BacchusVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver72,02549.73
(I) Mike LombardiVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver65,41145.17
(I) Ken ClementVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver61,99442.81
Cherie PayneVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver61,87442.72
(I) Ken DenikeVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association59,31040.95
(I) Allan WongVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors57,90239.98
Rob WynenVANVision}};"Vision Vancouver56,76339.19
Sophia WooVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association55,89038.59
Fraser BallantyneVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association55,71338.47
Stacy RobertsonVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association54,27537.48
Gwen GiesbrechtVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors52,47036.23
(I) Jane BoueyVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors52,02635.92
(I) Al BlakeyVANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors51,96335.88
Sandy SharmaVANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association49,84334.42
Louise BoutinVANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver34,47723.81
Lily HarveyIndependent20,31414.03
Misha LauensteinIndependent14,2979.87
Robert Allan StarkIndependent13,3919.25
Bang NguyenIndependent12,9038.91
Peter Raymond HaskellIndependent11,9158.23

Capital Plan questions

  1. Are you in favour of council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2014, to borrow an aggregate $65,800,000 for the following purposes?
  • Community Facilities at $58,600,000
  • Parks at $7,200,000
OptionVotesPercentage
Yes81,60563.39
No47,12436.61
*Total votes**128,729**100*
  1. Are you in favour of council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2014, to borrow an aggregate $66,300,000 for the following purposes?
  • Street and Bridge Infrastructure at $41,150,000
  • Transit and Safety Improvements at $8,500,000
  • Street Lighting, Traffic Signals and Communications Systems at $16,650,000
OptionVotesPercentage
Yes88,64068.85
No40,09531.15
*Total votes**128,735**100*
  1. Are you in favour of council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2014, to borrow an aggregate $47,700,000 for the following purposes?
  • Public Safety Facilities at $13,200,000
  • Civic Facilities at $34,500,000
OptionVotesPercentage
Yes87,51568.23
No40,74031.76
*Total votes**128,255**100*

Voter and party statistics

Voter turnout

Of the 418,878 registered voters, there were 144,823 recorded ballots, marking the voter turnout at 34.57 percent. This is an increase from the 30.79-percent turnout during the previous municipal election in 2008.

Elected percentage by party

Of the parties represented, only Vision Vancouver had its entire slate of candidates elected in all fields.

PartyMayorCouncillorsPark board commissionersSchool board trusteesTotal candidates
# Elected% Elected# Elected% Elected# Elected% Elected
VANVision}}; width:0.05%;"Vision Vancouver1/1100.07/7100.0
VANGreen}};"Green Party of VancouverNILN/A1/1100.0
VANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association0/10.02/1020.0
VANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive ElectorsNILN/A0/30.0
VANNSV}};"Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver0/10.00/40.0
De-Growth VancouverNILN/A0/30.0
VANVCV}};"Vancouver Citizen's Voice0/10.0NILN/A
Independent Democratic Electoral AllianceNILN/ANILN/A
Independent candidates0/80.00/130.0

Seat changes by party

PartyMayor & councillorsPark board commissionersSchool board trusteesTotal elected
20082011% Change% Seats2008
VANVision}}; width:0.05%;"Vision Vancouver880.00
VANNPA}};"Non-Partisan Association12+100.00
VANGreen}};"Green Party of Vancouver01N/A
VANCOPE}};"Coalition of Progressive Electors20−100.00

References

References

  1. "2014 Vancouver civic election". City of Vancouver.
  2. [http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/elections/2011election/documents/Capital_Plan_Information.pdf Capital Plan 2012-2014] at vancouver.ca
  3. Spencer, Kent. (November 20, 2011). "Robertson leads Vision sweep". [[The Province]].
  4. O'Connor, Naoibh. (November 21, 2011). "COPE's last man standing speaks". [[Vancouver Courier]].
  5. Thomas, Sandra. (November 19, 2011). "Adriane Carr makes Vancouver city council history". [[Vancouver Courier]].
  6. Howell, Mike. (November 21, 2011). "COPE infighting follows Vancouver election disaster". [[Vancouver Courier]].
  7. Carrigg, David. (November 20, 2011). "Veteran left-wing COPE squeezed out of picture". [[The Province]].
  8. "Election summary - Election 2011 - City of Vancouver Elections". City of Vancouver.
  9. [http://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/Library/Elections/VoterTurnout_BCMuni2011.pdf Percent Voter Turnout Calculations for BC Municipalities] {{Webarchive. link. (April 15, 2012 CivicInfo BC. Retrieved November 20, 2011)
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