Vancouver municipal election, 2005

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Vancouver municipal election, 2005
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  2002 November 19, 2005 (2005-11-19) 2008  

11 seats in Vancouver City Council

 First partySecond partyThird party
  SamSullivan-mic.jpg Jim Green.jpg David Cadman.jpg
Leader Sam Sullivan Jim Green David Cadman
(de facto)
Party NPA Vision COPE
Leader since200520052005
Leader's seat Mayor Ran for Mayor (lost) Councillor
Last election2 seats, 30.01%N/A (4 at dissolution)9 seats (5 at dissolution), 57.79%
Seats won641
Seat change+4±0-4
Popular vote61,54357,796N/A
Percentage47.34%44.45%N/A
Swing+17.33%-13.34% (from COPE 2002 results)N/A

Mayor before election

Larry Campbell
COPE

Elected Mayor

Sam Sullivan
NPA

The city of Vancouver, along with the rest of British Columbia's municipalities, held its municipal elections on November 19, 2005. Canadian citizens who were over 18 years of age at the time of the vote, and had been a resident of Vancouver for the past 30 days and a resident of BC for the past six months, were able to vote for candidates in four races that were presented on one ballot. In addition, Canadian citizen non-resident property owners were eligible to vote.

Vancouver City in British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city, up from 603,502 in 2011. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada with over 5,400 people per square kilometre, which makes it the fifth-most densely populated city with over 250,000 residents in North America behind New York City, Guadalajara, San Francisco, and Mexico City according to the 2011 census. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada according to that census; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. Roughly 30% of the city's inhabitants are of Chinese heritage. Vancouver is classed as a Beta global city.

Municipal elections in Canada fall within the jurisdiction of the various provinces and territories, who usually hold their municipal elections on the same date every two, three or four years, depending on the location.

Contents

The ballot elects one mayor, 10 councillors, nine school board trustees and seven park board commissioners. Each elector may vote for as many candidates as there are open seats (e.g., an elector may vote for ten or fewer councillors).

Elections to Vancouver City Council

Overall council results

All figures include votes cast for both mayor and councillors

PartyParty leader
and/or mayoral
candidate
# of
candidates
Council SeatsTotal Popular Vote
2002 At DissolutionElectedChange#%Change
  NPA Sam Sullivan 11226+4   
  Vision Jim Green 6-440   
  COPE David Cadman 5951-4   
Work Less Ben West1---    
Interest Austin Spencer1---    
  Green none1--     
  Nude Garden Patrick Britten1---    
 Independent30---    
Total56111111- 100.0-

Mayoralty election

One to be elected.

CandidatePartyVotes%
  Sam Sullivan NPA 6154347.34
  Jim Green Vision 5779644.45
 James GreenIndependent42733.29
 Ben West Work Less 19071.47
 Scott YeeIndependent6880.53
 Austin Spencer Interest 4560.35
 Pedro MoraIndependent4430.34
 Gölök Zoltán BudayIndependent3840.30
 John Landry GrayIndependent3550.27
 Mike HansenIndependent3040.23
  Darrell Zimmerman Independent2830.22
 Frank D'AgostinoIndependent2750.21
 Ian W. SimpsonIndependent2460.19
 Arthur CrossmanIndependent2190.17
 Grant ChanceyIndependent1980.15
 Ray PowerIndependent1710.13
 Peter Raymond HaskellIndependent1440.11
 Malcolm G. MacLeodIndependent1400.11
 Joe HatoumIndependent960.07
 Eliot EstiIndependent900.07
Total130,011100.0

Councillors election

Ten to be elected.

CandidatePartyVotes%
  Suzanne Anton NPA 60586
  Peter Ladner *NPA58142
  Raymond Louie * Vision 52795
  Kim Capri NPA52719
  Tim Stevenson *Vision51527
  David Cadman * COPE 51155
  George Chow Vision51107
  Elizabeth Ball NPA50865
  Heather Deal Vision50624
  B.C. Lee NPA50047
 Ronald LeungNPA48430
  Fred Bass*COPE48248
 Colleen Hardwick NystedtNPA46737
 Valerie JenkinsonNPA46077
 Heather HarrisonVision45719
 Kathi ThompsonNPA45314
  Tim Louis*COPE43349
  Ellen Woodsworth*COPE42724
  Anne Roberts*COPE41739
 Patrick MalihaNPA39165
 Ann Livingston Green 27168
  Kevin Potvin Independent10806
 Michelle Jasmine ChangIndependent9016
  Jamie Lee Hamilton Independent8153
 Patrick Britten Nude Garden 6595
 Lea JohnsonIndependent6253
 Beverley BallantyneIndependent6153
 John W. AngusIndependent5728
 WendythirteenIndependent4247
 John Patrick GordonIndependent3887
 Phyllis LokeIndependent3562
 Marc BoyerIndependent3388
 Greg AulinIndependent3335
 Don BriereIndependent3125
 David Wilson ApplegathIndependent2718
 Steve WansleebenIndependent2478
Total1083681100.0

Elections to the Vancouver Parks Board

Seven to be elected.

CandidatePartyVotes%
 Juliet V. AndalisIndependent
 Allan De Genova*NPA
 Bill GrantIndependent
  Spencer Herbert COPE
 Heather HoldenNPA
 Korina HoughtonNPA
 Omar KassisCOPE
 Mel LehanCOPE
 Stuart MackinnonGreen
 Tracey Jastinder MannGreen
  Jenn McGinn COPE
 Ian RobertsonNPA
 Anita Romaniuk*COPE
 Ashok SarkarIndependent
 Earl P. SunshineIndependent
 Eric WhitewayNPA
 Sheryl Williamson-HarmsNPA
 Loretta Woodcock*COPE
 Marty ZlotnikNPA
Total 100.0

Elections to the Vancouver School Board

Nine to be elected.

CandidatePartyVotes%
 Rucku BhandalNPA
 Allen Blakey*COPE
 Jane Bouey*COPE
 Ken DenikeNPA
 Leo Jack FerryIndependent
 Carol GibsonNPA
 Todd GnissiosNPA
 Eleanor GregoryNPA
 Sharon GregsonCOPE
 Clarence HansenNPA
 Noel Herron*COPE
 Herman HuiIndependent
 Angela Kenyon*COPE
 Don LeeNPA
 Conrad LewCOPE
 Kevin Millsip*COPE
 Michelle MollineauxNPA
 Bang NguyenIndependent
  Andrea Reimer*Green
 Allan Wong*COPE
 Shirley M. WongNPA
Total 100.0

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