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October 10, 2008
86 candidates file for City election
Nominations closed at 4 pm today for positions on the November 15, 2008 ballot for the general local election in Vancouver. A total of 86 candidates filed nomination papers by the deadline (compared with 96 candidates who ran in Vancouver's 2005 municipal election).
On Election Day, Vancouver residents will be asked to elect one Mayor, 10 Councillors, seven Park Board Commissioners and nine School Trustees for a three-year term (December 2008 to December 2011), and to vote on 3 borrowing questions.
Below is the unofficial list of candidates from Vancouver's Chief Election Officer. From now until 4 pm on October 14, 2008, candidates may withdraw their nomination, have their endorsement by the elector organization withdrawn, or have their nomination challenged.
15 Candidates for Mayor
(1 to be elected)
BRITTEN, Patrick C. (Nude Garden Party)
BUDAY, Gölök Z.
CAISSY, Menard D.
EMERY, Marc
HANSEN, Mike
HATOUM, Joe
JIMENEZ, Angel L.
KAPLAN, Leon
KRAWCZYK, Betty (Work Less Party)
KUAH, Jeff
LADNER, Peter (NPA)
MAXWELL N BUR, R. H.
RITCHIE, Bill
ROBERTSON, Gregor (Vision Vancouver)
YEE, Scott
32 Candidates for Councillor
(10 to be elected)
ANTON, Suzanne (NPA)
BALL, Elizabeth (NPA)
BICKERTON, Sean (NPA)
BOYCHUK, John T.
BOYER, Marc
CADMAN, David (COPE)
CAPRI, Kim (NPA)
CHOW, George (Vision Vancouver)
COPELAND, Leanore (NPA)
DEAL, Heather (Vision Vancouver)
DHALIWAL, Kashmir (Vision Vancouver)
GELLER, Michael (NPA)
GREGSON, Ian (Work Less Party)
HOUGHTON, Korina (NPA)
JANG, Kerry (Vision Vancouver)
JOHNSON, Lea
KADIOGLU, Matt
LAFERRIERE, Audrey Jane
LEE, David (NPA)
LOUIE, Raymond P. (Vision Vancouver)
MEGGS, Geoff (Vision Vancouver)
ORACLE, Bud
REIMER, Andrea (Vision Vancouver)
SHAW, Chris (Work Less Party)
SIDHU, Daljit S. (NPA)
STEVENSON, Tim (Vision Vancouver)
TRAMUTOLA, Geri (Work Less Party)
WANSLEEBEN, Steve
WENDYTHIRTEEN
WISDOM, Timothy (Work Less Party)
WONG, Kanman (NPA)
WOODSWORTH, Ellen (COPE)
20 Candidates for Park Commissioner
(7 to be elected)
ANDALIS, Juliet Victoria
BARNES, Constance (Vision Vancouver)
BLYTH, Sarah (Vision Vancouver)
DE GENOVA, Melissa (NPA)
DOUMENC, Ivan (Work Less Party)
HAMILTON, Jamie Lee
HASKELL, Peter Raymond
HUNDAL, Raj (Vision Vancouver)
JASPER, Aaron (Vision Vancouver)
LOCKHART, Thomas
MACKINNON, Stuart (Green Party of Vancouver)
MAYENCOURT, Richard
MCDIARMID, Laura (NPA)
RICHARDSON, Christopher (NPA)
ROBERTSON, Ian (NPA)
ROMANIUK, Anita (COPE)
SHUKLA, Naresh (NPA )
URTON, Sharon (NPA)
WOODCOCK, Loretta (COPE)
ZLOTNIK, Marty (NPA)
19 Candidates for School Trustee
(9 to be elected)
BACCHUS, Patti (Vision Vancouver)
BARGEMAN, Bill (COPE)
BLAKEY, Al (COPE)
BOUEY, Jane (COPE)
CLEMENT, Ken (Vision Vancouver)
DENIKE, Ken (NPA)
GIBSON, Carol (NPA)
GREGSON, Sharon E. (Vision Vancouver)
HANSEN, Clarence (NPA)
HASKELL, Peter Raymond
HOLDEN, Heather (NPA)
LE GALLAIS, Eileen (NPA)
LOMBARDI, Mike (Vision Vancouver)
NANCE, Margit (NPA)
SINGH, Alvin (COPE)
SINGH, Lakhbir (NPA)
STARK, Robert Allan
WONG, Allan (COPE)
WOO, Sophia (NPA)
List of Elector Organizations:
COPE (Coalition of Progressive Electors)
Green Party of Vancouver
NPA (Non-Partisan Association)
Nude Garden Party
Vision Vancouver
Work Less Party
This list, along with nomination documents, candidate profiles and contact information for the candidates, is on the City’s website at vancouver.ca/vote.
Due to a legislative change in 2008, the City is no longer required to black out personal information in nomination documents that are posted on the website.
Media enquiries:
Paul Hancock, Deputy Chief Election Officer
604.871.6071
vancouver.ca/vote
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