About Vancouver Elections 
Across the province, general local elections are held every three years on the third Saturday of November. The last election was held on November 19, 2011.
In Vancouver elections, voters choose:
- One Mayor and and ten Councillors for Vancouver City Council;
- Seven Park Commissioners for the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation; and
- Nine School Trustees for the Vancouver School Board
Vancouver has an "at-large" system in which its elected officials are elected to represent the City as a whole, rather than representing specific districts (wards).
The following legislation governs Vancouver general local elections:
- Vancouver Charter
- Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 7)
- Vancouver Election By-law (
PDF, 176 kb)
- School Act
- Trustee Elections Bylaw ( PDF, 60kb)
Voters List
In order to vote, voters must be registered on the Voters List.
Elections BC maintains the Voters List for resident electors (voters who live in Vancouver). If you have registered to vote in a BC or federal election, your name is probably already on the list.
Elections BC provides the Voters List to the City of Vancouver several months before each municipal election. The City then holds an advance registration period, in which it accepts applications for registrations from voters. Voters may also fill out registration applications when they vote. After the election, all of these registrations (except for registrations for which the voter has requested privacy protection) are sent to Elections BC for entry into the Voters List.
The voters list page shows who was registered to vote.
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