2022 Vancouver municipal election
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The 2022 Vancouver municipal election will be held on October 15, 2022,[1][2] on the same day as the municipal elections held throughout British Columbia. Voters are to elect the mayor of Vancouver, in addition to 10 city councillors, 7 park board commissioners, and 9 school board trustees through plurality-at-large voting.[2] In addition, voters are to vote on 3 capital plan questions.[2]
Background[]
Mayor Kennedy Stewart was elected to replace outgoing mayor of Vancouver Gregor Robertson in the 2018 mayoral election.[3] Stewart won by just under 1000 votes against the Non-Partisan Association's Ken Sim.[4] He was sworn in on November 5, 2018.[3] The city council election, held on the same day, had no party win an outright majority. Stewart, who was a Member of Parliament at the time, resigned his seat of Burnaby South, triggering the 2019 Burnaby South federal by-election.[3]
The election is scheduled on October 15, 2022, at the same time as all other municipal elections in British Columbia.[2] Voters over the age of 18 can vote during the election. Voters vote for the mayor, city council, park board commissioners, school board trustees, and 3 capital plan questions.[2]
The Non-Partisan Association experienced an internal conflict with 3 of its 4 city councilors leaving the caucus to sit as independents. They cited the lack of transparency in the selection of the party's mayoral candidate, John Coupar, without an open nomination process.[5][6] In addition to city councillors, 3 of the NPA's school board trustees left the party over the same conflict.[7]
Candidates and campaign[]
Current Mayor of Vancouver Kennedy Stewart stated his intention to run for re-election.[1][8] Stewart, a political independent as a mayor, stated his intention to run under his own political party during the 2022 election,[9] and was reportedly recruiting candidates to stand for the 2022 city council election.[10][9] Stewart said he was additionally open to cross-endorsing candidates from other parties.[9] Names that were floated included "Forward Vancouver", which will be a "core part of the branding", and "Team Kennedy Stewart".[11]
2018 mayoral candidate Ken Sim of the Non-Partisan Association (NPA), stated his intention on running again under a new municipal party A Better City.[4][12] Sim was chosen as the party's candidate in October 2021.[8] Sim proposes removing the elected park board, Canada's only municipally elected park board.[12]
The Non-Partisan Association nominated park board commissioner John Coupar as their mayoral candidate.[12][1][8] Citing a lack of transparency in his nomination process, three of the four NPA city council members left the party to sit as independents.[5] Of the three, Colleen Hardwick and Sarah Kirby-Yung were speculated to have considered running before being shortlisted in favour of Coupar.[13]
Former NPA councillor Colleen Hardwick, who sits as an independent, stated her intention to run for mayor under the TEAM for a Livable Vancouver Party.[1][14] TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's name is a reference to Hardwick's fathers' party, TEAM, The Electors' Action Movement.[11]
Political strategist Mark Marissen stated his intention to run for the position of mayor,[12][8] Marissen stated he would run under the Progress Vancouver ticket.[1] Progress Vancouver is the successor to Yes Vancouver.[11]
Jody Wilson-Raybould, former MP for Vancouver-Granville declined to run despite calls to do so.[15][16] Shauna Sylvester, former third place candidate for the mayoralty declined to run again.[13] Current Green Party councilor Adriane Carr stated that she had not ruled out running for mayor.[13] Former Vision Vancouver city councilor Andrea Reimer additionally stated that she had not ruled the possibility out either.[13]
2022 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver mayor | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
Team Kennedy Stewart | Kennedy Stewart (Incumbent) | |||||||
NPA | John Coupar | |||||||
A Better City | Ken Sim | |||||||
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver Party | Colleen Hardwick | |||||||
Progress Vancouver | Mark Marissen | |||||||
Vancouver Classic Liberal Association | Gölök Buday |
City council[]
All 10 members of Vancouver city council stated their intention on running again during the 2022 municipal election, in addition to mayor Kennedy Stewart, who sits as the 11th councilor.[14] City councillor for the Coalition of Progressive Electors, Jean Swanson stated her intention as the last of the 11 members of city council to announce her intention to run again.[17] Sarah Kirby-Yung, Lisa Dominato, and Rebecca Bligh, who all resigned from the NPA following a spat with party leadership and sat as independents for the remainder of their term, were unclear about which party they would run under.[14] Dominato, Bligh, and Kirby-Yung all attended an event hosted by Marissen stating his intention to form Progress Vancouver.[18] In addition, Melissa De Genova attended the event, prompting speculation that she would additionally defect from the NPA.[7] Colleen Hardwick, who had also resigned from the NPA, stated her intention to run under TEAM for a Livable Vancouver as its mayoral candidate.[14]
OneCity announced the results of their nomination race on 7 March 2022, becoming the first existing party to nominate a slate of candidates. Incumbent OneCity councillor Christine Boyle was re-nominated, with three new nominees - president of the Urban Native Youth Association Matthew Norris, urban planner Iona Bonamis, and health economist Ian Cromwell - who will all run for city council.[19][20]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
OneCity | Christine Boyle (Incumbent) | |||||||
OneCity | Matthew Norris | |||||||
OneCity | Iona Bonamis | |||||||
OneCity | Ian Cromwell |
School Board[]
2022 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver School Board | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
OneCity | Jennifer Reddy (Incumbent) | |||||||
OneCity | Rory Brown | |||||||
OneCity | Kyla Epstein | |||||||
OneCity | Gavin Somers | |||||||
OneCity | Krista Sigurdson |
Parks Board[]
2022 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver Park Board | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
OneCity | Serena Jackson | |||||||
OneCity | Tiyaltelut Kristen Rivers | |||||||
OneCity | Caitlin Stockwell |
Political parties[]
Party | Leader | Ideology | Notes | |
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A Better City | Ken Sim | Fiscal conservatism | Formed by former NPA mayoral candidate Ken Sim, who was chosen as the party's mayoral candidate in October 2021.[8][21] | |
Coalition of Progressive Electors | Tristan Markle Nancy Trigueros |
Democratic socialism | Markle stated that the party was uncertain whether it would run a candidate for the mayor of Vancouver.[17] | |
Green Party of Vancouver | Adriane Carr (de facto) | Green politics | Green Party councillor Adriane Carr stated she had not ruled out a potential run for mayor in the 2022 race.[14][13] | |
Non-Partisan Association | David Mawhinney | Conservatism | Nominated parks board commissioner John Coupar as its mayoral candidate.[12] Coupar had formerly contested the 2018 party nomination, but had lost to Sim.[21] | |
OneCity Vancouver | Cara Ng Laura Track |
Social democracy | ||
Progress Vancouver | Scott de Lange Boom | Centrism[22] Liberalism[18] |
Formerly known as Yes Vancouver.[22] Political strategist and former husband of Premier of British Columbia Christy Clark, Mark Marissen, stated his intention to run as the party's candidate for mayor.[22] | |
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver | Bruce MacGregor | Localism[23] Fiscal conservatism[11] |
Formed by former NPA city council member Colleen Hardwick, who will be running as its mayoral candidate.[24][1][14] The party's name references the former TEAM (The Electors' Action Movement), a party founded by Hardwick's father and Art Phillips.[22] | |
Vancouver Classic Liberal Association | Golok Buday | Libertarianism | Golok Buday, former mayoral candidate and member of the Libertarian Party of Canada, stated his intention to run for mayor under the Vancouver Classic Liberal Association.[22] | |
Vancouver for All | Democratic socialism | A political platform by the Democratic Socialists of Vancouver running on a 10-point plan including defunding the VPD and reallocating its funding, and policies against gentrification. It is running to the left of the Coalition of Progressive Electors and OneCity.[25][26] | ||
Vision Vancouver | Aaron Leung Janet Wiegand |
Green liberalism | Vision Vancouver stated its intention on winning seats on the city council following its election loss during the 2018 municipal election.[14] It has not stated whether it would run a candidate for mayor in the 2022 election.[22] Former Vision Vancouver city council member Andrea Reimer stated she was considering running.[13] |
Results[]
The results for the election are scheduled to release on October 15, 2022.[2]
Polling[]
An approval poll found Stewart led respondents at around 46%, Sim at 32%, Coupar at 23%, and Marissen at 21%.[27]
References[]
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- ^ a b c McElroy, Justin. "Kennedy Stewart sworn in as Vancouver's new mayor". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Candidate who almost beat Vancouver mayor last time will run again in upcoming municipal election". CTV News British Columbia. Bell Media. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b Smith, Charlie (21 April 2021). "NPA civil war breaks out into the open as three councillors bolt from caucus to sit as independents". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Little, Simon (21 April 2021). "Trio of Vancouver councillors exit NPA over 'backroom deal' to appoint mayoral candidate - BC | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b Smith, Charlie (30 December 2021). "Six stories at Vancouver City Hall in 2021 that set the table for a looming election". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Vancouver mayoral race heats up as backroom organizer and businessman announce intentions". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Fumano, Dan (17 December 2021). "Dan Fumano: Vancouver mayor forming new political party for 2022". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Howell, Mike. "Mike Howell: Vancouver mayor will seek re-election in 2022 with a new 'party'". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Fumano, Dan (26 January 2022). "Dan Fumano: What's in a name? Vancouver mayor looks 'forward,' rival pitches return to better days". Vancouver Sun. PostMedia Inc. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Azpiri, Jon. "Ken Sim to lead new party as mayoral candidate in 2022 Vancouver election - BC | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Howell, Mike (9 April 2021). "Will Vancouver ever elect a woman as mayor?". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Howell, Mike. "Sarah Kirby-Yung will seek re-election as a Vancouver city councillor". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Amir, Mo. "Opinion: 'Mayoral bros' can breathe easy - Jody Wilson-Raybould has no plans to run for Vancouver mayor". Vancouver Is Awesome. Glacier Media. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Howell, Mike. "Will Jody Wilson-Raybould run for mayor of Vancouver, or not?". Vancouver Is Awesome. Glacier Media. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b Howell, Mike. "Jean Swanson to seek another term in October 2022 election". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b Smith, Charlie (30 October 2021). "Does Mark Marissen have any chance of becoming mayor of Vancouver?". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "OneCity becomes first party to nominate candidates in Vancouver's municipal election". onecityvancouver.ca. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Ip, Stephanie. "Vancouver election 2022: OneCity first party to announce full candidates list". Vancouver Sun. No. 7 March 2022. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ a b Crawford, Tiffany (14 April 2021). "New Vancouver party called A Better City launched, as Liberal strategist Mark Marissen plans run for mayor". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Howell, Mike. "Progress Vancouver latest party to emerge on municipal scene". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Pablo, Carlito (9 January 2022). "Jak King explains how Colleen Hardwick as mayor will try and keep Vancouver as "city of villages"". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Smith, Charlie (29 September 2021). "Vancouver councillor Colleen Hardwick joins new party called TEAM for a Livable Vancouver". The Georgia Straight.
- ^ Smith, Charlie (6 January 2022). "New left-wing Vancouver party raises prospect of defunding, detasking, and disarming the Vancouver Police Department". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Left Municipal Election Platform Launched in Vancouver - The Bullet". Socialist Project. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Fumano, Dan (23 June 2021). "Vancouver mayoral race: (Very) early pre-election polling has Stewart at 49 per cent approval". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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