# 2008 Vancouver municipal election

The 2008 Vancouver municipal election was held on November 15, 2008, filling seats on the Vancouver School Board, the Park Board, the Vancouver City Council, and the position of Mayor of Vancouver. It was held at the same time as municipal elections throughout the province. Three major civic parties were represented: the Coalition of Progressive Electors, the Non-Partisan Association, and Vision Vancouver. The Green Party of Vancouver fielded one candidate for Park Board commissioner.

## Candidates and results

All incumbents are marked with (I) before their names.

### Mayor

One mayor was elected out of 15 candidates. Of the candidates, four were affiliated with a political party, and eleven were independent. Gregor Robertson of Vision Vancouver was elected.
| Candidate name | Party affiliation | Votes | % of votes | Elected |
| Gregor Robertson | Vision Vancouver | 67,598 | 54.39% | X |
| Peter Ladner | Non-Partisan Association | 48,794 | 39.26% | |
| Betty Krawczyk | Work Less Party of British Columbia | 1,346 | 1.08% | |
| Marc Emery | Independent | 1,119 | 0.90% | |
| Scott Yee | Independent | 942 | 0.31% | |
| Patrick Britten | Nude Garden Party | 695 | 0.76% | |
| Jeff Kuah | Independent | 600 | 0.48% | |
| Angel L. Jimenez | Independent | 320 | 0.26% | |
| Leon Kaplan | Independent | 299 | 0.24% | |
| Bill Ritchie | Independent | 252 | 0.20% | |
| Joe Hatoum | Independent | 241 | 0.19% | |
| Gölök Z. Buday | Independent | 172 | 0.14% | |
| Menard D. Caissey | Independent | 137 | 0.11% | |
| N. Bur Maxwell | Independent | 125 | 0.10% | |

### City councillors

Ten councillors were elected out of 32 candidates. Of the candidates, 24 were affiliated with a political party, and eight were independent. Eight incumbent councillors were seeking re-election: four from Vision Vancouver, three from the NPA, and one from COPE. Of the elected councillors, seven were from Vision Vancouver, two from COPE and one from the NPA.
| Candidate name | Party affiliation | Votes | % of votes | Elected |
| (I) Raymond Louie | Vision Vancouver | 66,226 | 53.29% | X |
| (I) Heather Deal | Vision Vancouver | 63,116 | 50.78% | X |
| (I) George Chow | Vision Vancouver | 62,262 | 50.10% | X |
| Kerry Jang | Vision Vancouver | 60,598 | 48.76% | X |
| Andrea Reimer | Vision Vancouver | 59,148 | 47.59% | X |
| (I) Tim Stevenson | Vision Vancouver | 58,380 | 46.97% | X |
| (I) David Cadman | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 56,665 | 45.59% | X |
| (I) Suzanne Anton | Non-Partisan Association | 52,941 | 42.60% | X |
| Geoff Meggs | Vision Vancouver | 49,538 | 39.86% | X |
| Ellen Woodsworth | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 45,877 | 36.91% | X |
| Kashmir Dhaliwal | Vision Vancouver | 44,854 | 36.09% | |
| Michael Geller | Non-Partisan Association | 44,353 | 35.69% | |
| (I) Kim Capri | Non-Partisan Association | 44,270 | 35.62% | |
| (I) Elizabeth Ball | Non-Partisan Association | 42,727 | 34.38% | |
| David Lee | Non-Partisan Association | 42,195 | 33.95% | |
| Kanman Wong | Non-Partisan Association | 36,795 | 29.61% | |
| Korina Houghton | Non-Partisan Association | 34,588 | 27.83% | |
| Leanore Copeland | Non-Partisan Association | 34,566 | 27.81% | |
| Sean Bickerton | Non-Partisan Association | 33,510 | 26.96% | |
| Daljit S. Sidhu | Non-Partisan Association | 28,894 | 23.25% | |
| Chris Shaw | Work Less Party of British Columbia | 11,237 | 9.04% | |
| Lea Johnson | Independent | 10,947 | 8.81% | |
| Ian Gregson | Work Less Party of British Columbia | 10,493 | 8.44% | |
| Geri Tramutola | Work Less Party of British Columbia | 8,619 | 6.93% | |
| John T. Boychuk | Independent | 8,093 | 6.51% | |
| Timothy Wisdom | Work Less Party of British Columbia | 7,435 | 5.98% | |
| Marc Boyer | Independent | 4,305 | 3.46% | |
| Audrey Jane Laferriere | Independent | 4,196 | 3.38% | |
| Wendythirteen | Independent | 3,508 | 2.82% | |
| Steve Wansleeben | Independent | 3,299 | 2.65% | |
| Bud Oracle | Independent | 2,860 | 2.30% | |
| Matt Kadioglu | Independent | 2,423 | 1.95% | |

### Park Board commissioners

Seven commissioners were elected out of twenty candidates. Of the candidates, 15 were affiliated with a political party, and five were independent. Two incumbent commissioners were seeking re-election: one from COPE and one from the NPA. Of the elected commissioners, four were from Vision Vancouver, with one each from the NPA, COPE, and the Green Party of Vancouver.
| Candidate name | Party affiliation | Votes | % of votes | Elected |
| Constance Barnes | Vision Vancouver | 62,973 | 50.67% | X |
| Aaron Jasper | Vision Vancouver | 58,343 | 46.94% | X |
| Sarah Blyth | Vision Vancouver | 56,775 | 45.68% | X |
| (I) Loretta Woodcock | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 49,901 | 40.15% | X |
| Raj Hundal | Vision Vancouver | 48,871 | 39.32% | X |
| Stuart MacKinnon | Green Party of Vancouver | 48,415 | 38.95% | X |
| (I) Ian Robertson | Non-Partisan Association | 44,005 | 35.41% | X |
| Anita Romaniuk | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 43,636 | 35.11% | |
| Marty Zlotnik | Non-Partisan Association | 42,633 | 34.30% | |
| Melissa De Genova | Non-Partisan Association | 42,062 | 33.84% | |
| Laura McDiarmid | Non-Partisan Association | 37,841 | 30.45% | |
| Christopher Richardson | Non-Partisan Association | 35,849 | 28.84% | |
| Sharon Urton | Non-Partisan Association | 33,129 | 26.66% | |
| Naresh Shukla | Non-Partisan Association | 27,350 | 22.01% | |
| Jamie Lee Hamilton | Independent | 15,405 | 12.39% | |
| Juliet Victoria Andalis | Independent | 11,730 | 9.44% | |
| Richard Mayencourt | Independent | 11,152 | 8.97% | |
| Ivan Dumenc | Work Less Party of British Columbia | 10,919 | 8.79% | |
| Thomas Lockhart | Independent | 6,832 | 5.50% | |
| Peter Raymond Haskell | Independent | 5,674 | 4.57% | |

### School Board trustees

Nine school trustees were elected out of 19 candidates. Of the candidates, 17 were affiliated with a political party, and two were independent. Five incumbent trustees were seeking re-election: three from the NPA and two from COPE. Of the elected trustees, four were from Vision Vancouver, three from COPE and two from NPA.
| Candidate name | Party affiliation | Votes | % of votes | Elected |
| Patti Bacchus | Vision Vancouver | 64,451 | 51.67% | X |
| Mike Lombardi | Vision Vancouver | 62,772 | 50.32% | X |
| Ken Clement | Vision Vancouver | 62,096 | 49.78% | X |
| Sharon E. Gregson | Vision Vancouver | 61,417 | 49.24% | X |
| (I) Allan Wong | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 56,027 | 44.92% | X |
| (I) Al Blakey | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 49,045 | 39.32% | X |
| Jane Bouey | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 48,227 | 38.66% | X |
| (I) Ken Denike | Non-Partisan Association | 46,777 | 37.50% | X |
| (I) Carol Gibson | Non-Partisan Association | 46,048 | 36.92% | X |
| Bill Bargeman | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 45,981 | 36.86% | |
| Heather Holden | Non-Partisan Association | 45,921 | 36.81% | |
| Alvin Singh | Coalition of Progressive Electors | 43,754 | 35.08% | |
| Sophia Woo | Non-Partisan Association | 43,538 | 34.90% | |
| (I) Clarence Hansen | Non-Partisan Association | 40,953 | 32.83% | |
| Eileen Le Gallais | Non-Partisan Association | 37,598 | 30.14% | |
| Margit Nance | Non-Partisan Association | 35,014 | 28.07% | |
| Lakhbir Singh | Non-Partisan Association | 33,659 | 26.98% | |
| Robert Allan Stark | Independent | 10,914 | 8.75% | |
| Peter Raymond Haskell | Independent | 10,370 | 8.31% | |

### Capital Plan questions

The following Capital Plan questions were posed to voters:

#### Public works

1. Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, to borrow an aggregate $93,820,000 for the following purposes?
* Street and Bridge Infrastructure at $66,607,000
* Traffic and Safety Improvements at $12,553,000
* Street Lighting, Traffic Signal, and Communications Systems at $14,660,000
| Option | Votes | Percentage |
| Yes | 78,506 | 63.16% |
| No | 28,024 | 36.84% |
| Total votes | 124,285 | 100% |

#### Public safety and civic facilities

2. Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, to borrow an aggregate $68,605,000 for the following purposes?
* Public Safety at $31,965,000
* Civic Facilities at $32,490,000
* Library at $4,150,000
| Option | Votes | Percentage |
| Yes | 79,429 | 63.91% |
| No | 26,679 | 36.09% |
| Total votes | 124,285 | 100% |

#### Parks and recreation facilities

3. Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, to borrow an aggregate $59,575,000 for the following purposes?
* Recreation Facilities at $52,247,000
* Parks at $7,328,000
| Option | Votes | Percentage |
| Yes | 77,259 | 62.16% |
| No | 29,366 | 37.84% |
| Total votes | 124,285 | 100% |

## Voter and party statistics
### Voter turnout

Of the 403,663 registered voters, there were 124,285 recorded ballots, marking the voter turnout at 30.79%. This is an decrease of 1.66% from the 32.45% turnout during the previous municipal election in 2005.

### Elected percentage by party

| Party | Mayor | Mayor | Councillors | Councillors | Park Board commissioners | Park Board commissioners | School Board trustees | School Board trustees | Total candidates | Total candidates |
| Party | # Elected | % Elected | # Elected | % Elected | # Elected | % Elected | # Elected | % Elected | # Elected | % Elected |
| Green Party of Vancouver | NIL | N/A | NIL | N/A | 1/1 | 100.0% | NIL | N/A | 1/1 | 100.0% |
| Vision Vancouver | 1/1 | 100.0% | 7/8 | 87.5% | 4/4 | 100.0% | 4/4 | 100.0% | 16/17 | 94.1% |
| Coalition of Progressive Electors | NIL | N/A | 2/2 | 100.0% | 1/2 | 50.0% | 3/5 | 60.0% | 6/9 | 66.7% |
| Non-Partisan Association | 0/1 | 0.0% | 1/10 | 10.0% | 1/7 | 14.3% | 2/8 | 25.0% | 4/26 | 15.4% |
| Work Less Party of British Columbia | 0/1 | 0.0% | 0/4 | 0.0% | 0/1 | 0.0% | NIL | N/A | 0/6 | 0.0% |
| Nude Garden Party | 0/1 | 0.0% | NIL | N/A | NIL | N/A | NIL | N/A | 0/1 | 0.0% |
| Independent candidates | 0/11 | 0.0% | 0/8 | 0.0% | 0/5 | 0.0% | 0/2 | 0.0% | 0/26 | 0.0% |

### Seat changes by party

| Party | Mayor & Councillors | Mayor & Councillors | Mayor & Councillors | Mayor & Councillors | Park Board commissioners | Park Board commissioners | Park Board commissioners | Park Board commissioners | School Board trustees | School Board trustees | School Board trustees | School Board trustees | Total elected | Total elected | Total elected | Total elected |
| Party | 2005 | 2008 | % Change | % Seats | 2005 | 2008 | % Change | % Seats | 2005 | 2008 | % Change | % Seats | 2005 | 2008 | % Change | % Seats |
| Vision Vancouver | 4 | 8 | +100.00% | 72.73% | 0 | 4 | N/A | 57.14% | 0 | 4 | N/A | 44.44% | 4 | 16 | +400.00% | 59.26% |
| Coalition of Progressive Electors | 1 | 2 | +100.00% | 18.18% | 2 | 1 | -50.00% | 14.29% | 3 | 3 | ±0.00% | 33.33% | 6 | 6 | ±0.00% | 22.22% |
| Non-Partisan Association | 7 | 1 | -85.71% | 9.09% | 5 | 1 | -80.00% | 14.29% | 6 | 2 | -66.67% | 22.22% | 17 | 4 | -76.47% | 14.81% |
| Green Party of Vancouver | 0 | 0 | ±0.00% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | N/A | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | ±0.00% | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3.70% |