# 2011 British Columbia municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of British Columbia on November 19, 2011. Races were held in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas.
Selected mayoral races are as follows:

## Abbotsford

| Candidate | Vote |
| Bruce Banman | 13,387 |
| George Peary (X) | 12,694 |
| Travis Daleman | 2,449 |
| Gerda Peachey | 1,619 |
| Meghann Coughlan | 1,443 |

## Burnaby

| Candidate | Party | Vote | % |
| Derek Corrigan (X) | Burnaby Citizens Association | 25,035 | 76.01 |
| Tom Tao | TEAM Burnaby | 5,450 | 16.55 |
| Allen Hutton | Independent | 1,600 | 4.86 |
| Sylvia Gung | Independent | 850 | 2.58 |

## Campbell River

| Candidate | Vote |
| Walter Jakeway | 2,741 |
| Roy Grant | 2,702 |
| Ziggy Stewart | 1,228 |
| Michael Rabu | 582 |

## Castlegar

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Lawrence Chernoff (X) | 1,020 | |
| Gordon Zaitsoff | 786 | |

## Central Saanich

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Alastair Bryson | 2,753 | |
| Christopher Graham | 1,827 | |

## Chilliwack

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Sharon Gaetz (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Coldstream

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Garlick (X) | 1,578 | |
| Dave Hrabchuk | 829 | |

## Colwood

| Candidate | Vote |
| Carol Hamilton | 1,412 |
| Brian Tucknott | 1,042 |
| Jason Nault | 621 |

## Comox

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Paul Ives | 2,163 | |
| Bernie Poole | 2,109 | |

## Coquitlam

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Richard Stewart (X) | 10,050 | |
| Barrie Lynch | 7,591 | |

## Courtenay

| Candidate | Vote |
| Larry Jangula | 2,543 |
| Greg Phelps (X) | 2,466 |
| William Bate | 257 |

## Cranbrook

| Candidate | Vote |
| Wayne Stetski | 2,185 |
| Jim Wavrecan | 1,704 |
| Pat O'Connell | 863 |
| John York | 107 |

## Dawson Creek

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mike Bernier (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Delta

| Candidate | Party | Vote | % |
| Lois Jackson | Delta Independent Voters Association | 10,044 | 43.17 |
| Krista Engelland | One Delta | 6,158 | 26.47 |
| Heather King | Independent | 5,346 | 22.98 |
| John Meech | Independent | 1,720 | 7.39 |

## Esquimalt

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Barbara Desjardins (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Fort St. John

| Candidate | Vote |
| Lori Ackerman | 1,269 |
| Don Irwin | 1,209 |
| Mike Murray | 198 |

## Hope

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Susan Ann Johnston | 898 | |
| Laurie French (X) | 682 | |

## Kamloops

| Candidate | Vote |
| Peter Milobar (X) | 9,391 |
| Dieter Dudy | 9,156 |
| Gordon Chow | 441 |
| Brian Alexander | 251 |

## Kelowna

| Candidate | Vote |
| Walter Gray | 13,995 |
| Sharon Shepherd (X) | 13,574 |
| Cal Condy | 1,000 |
| Ken Chung | 749 |
| Kim Ouellette | 370 |

## Lake Country

| Candidate | Vote |
| James Baker (X) | 988 |
| Jason McCarthy | 713 |
| Noreen Guenther | 530 |
| Bill Clark | 449 |

## Langford

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Stewart Young (X) | 2,319 | |
| Christopher Johnson | 507 | |

## Langley (city)

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Peter Fassbender (X) | 2,455 | |
| Ron Abgrall | 983 | |

## Langley Township

Mel Kositsky announced that he would run for mayor on September 11, 2011. In November, there was a political debate between the mayoral candidates for both Langley City and Langley Township. Kositsky spent $70,254 on his political campaign, while Jack Froese, who won the election, had spent $79,533.
| Candidate | Party | Vote |
| Jack Froese | Independent | 7,706 |
| Mel Kositsky | Independent | 6,522 |
| Rick Green (X) | Vote Langley Now | 4,466 |

## Maple Ridge

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ernie Daykin (X) | 7,394 | |
| Craig Ruthven | 4,953 | |

## Mission

| Candidate | Party | Vote |
| Ted Adlem | Citizens for responsible municipal government | 3,728 |
| James Atebe (X) | Independent | 2,465 |
| Mike Gildersleeve | Independent | 827 |
| Daniel Williamson | Independent | 343 |

## Nanaimo

| Candidate | Vote |
| John Ruttan (X) | 8,815 |
| Roger McKinnon | 5,366 |
| Jim Routledge | 2,139 |
| Dan Didio | 546 |

## Nelson

| Candidate | Vote |
| John Dooley (X) | 1,790 |
| Richard Rowberry | 481 |
| George Mercredi | 105 |

## New Westminster

| Candidate | Vote |
| Wayne Wright (X) | 6,633 |
| James Crosty | 3,139 |
| Vance McFadyen | 826 |
| François Nantel | 207 |

## North Cowichan

| Candidate | Vote |
| Jon Lefebure | 2,344 |
| Tom Walker (X) | 2,328 |
| Joyce Behnsen | 941 |
| Scott Baker | 916 |
| Clayton Balabanov | 415 |

## North Saanich

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Alice Finall (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## North Vancouver City

| Candidate | Vote |
| Darrell Mussatto (X) | 5,037 |
| Ron Polly | 758 |
| George Pringle | 546 |
| Kit Nicholls | 487 |

## North Vancouver District

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Richard Walton (X) | 9,897 | |
| Marjorie Goodman | 2,241 | |

## Oak Bay

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Nils Jensen | 3,197 | |
| Hazel Brathwaite | 2,769 | |

## Parksville

| Candidate | Vote |
| Chris Burger | 2,355 |
| Paul Reitsma | 749 |
| Rick Honaizer | 76 |
| Antonio Farinha | 51 |

## Penticton

| Candidate | Vote |
| Dan Ashton (X) | 3,124 |
| Julius Bloomfield | 2,978 |
| Katie Robinson | 1,989 |
| Vic Powell | 372 |
| Jukka Laurio | 22 |

## Pitt Meadows

| Candidate | Vote |
| Deb Walters | 2,025 |
| John Becker | 1,202 |
| Gary Paller | 437 |

## Port Alberni

| Candidate | Vote |
| John Douglas | 2,556 |
| Ken McRae (X) | 1,794 |
| Jen Fisher-Bradley | 194 |
| Stacey Gaiga | 166 |

## Port Coquitlam

| Candidate | Party | Vote |
| Greg Moore (X) | Independent | 5,827 |
| William Issa | Canada Fire Safety Corporation | 1,691 |
| Patrick Alambets | Independent | 310 |

## Port Moody

| Candidate | Vote |
| Mike Clay | 3,154 |
| Robert Simons | 2,019 |
| Katie Kickbush | 321 |

## Powell River

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Dave Formosa | 2,325 | |
| Stewart Alsgard (X) | 2,078 | |

## Prince George

| Candidate | Vote |
| Shari Green | 6,969 |
| Dan Rogers (X) | 5,332 |
| Alex Huber | 1,200 |
| Brandon Lewis | 707 |
| Eugene Fetterly | 513 |
| Bruce Fader | 306 |

## Prince Rupert

| Candidate | Vote |
| Jack Mussallem (X) | 1,769 |
| Kathleen Bedard | 981 |
| Corinna Morhart | 357 |

## Richmond

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Malcolm Brodie (X) | 20,955 | 69.83 |
| Richard Lee | 9,054 | 30.17 |

## Saanich

| Candidate | Vote |
| Frank Leonard (X) | 11,151 |
| David Cubberley | 9,526 |
| David Shebib | 173 |

## Salmon Arm

| Candidate | Vote |
| Nancy Cooper | 2,745 |
| Kevin Flynn | 2,214 |
| Ronald Telfer | 149 |

## Sidney

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Larry Cross (X) | 2,185 | |
| Jack Barker | 704 | |

## Smithers

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Taylor Bachrach | 896 | 58.52 |
| Cress Farrow (X) | 635 | 41.48 |

## Sooke

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Wendal Milne | 2,571 | |
| David Bennett | 931 | |

## Squamish

| Candidate | Vote |
| Rob Kirkham (X) | 2,283 |
| Auli Parviainen | 2,104 |
| Ron Bahm | 147 |

## Summerland

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Janice Perrino (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Surrey

| Candidate | Party | Vote | % |
| Dianne Watts (X) | Surrey First | 55,826 | 80.29 |
| Ross Buchanan | Independent | 6,267 | 9.01 |
| Vikram Bajwa | Independent | 4,481 | 6.44 |
| Clifford Inimgba | Independent | 1,183 | 1.70 |
| Deanna Welters | Independent | 1,147 | 1.65 |
| Shan Rana | Independent | 330 | 0.47 |
| Touraj Ghanbar-Zadeh | Independent | 298 | 0.43 |
| Joginder Ranhawa | Independent | 0 | 0.00 |
The main opposition party, the Surrey Civic Coalition did not field a mayoral candidate against Watts. They did run a slate for city council, however, but did not win any seats.

## Terrace

| Candidate | Vote |
| David Pernarowski (X) | 1211 |
| Bruce Martindale | 630 |
| Jennifer Lewis | 210 |
| Merv Ritchie | 169 |
| Don Dunster | 27 |

## Vernon

| Candidate | Vote |
| Robert Sawatzky | 4,421 |
| Wayne Lippert (X) | 2,538 |
| Patrick Davies | 1,858 |

## Victoria

| Candidate | Party | Vote |
| Dean Fortin (X) | Independent | 10,080 |
| Paul Brown | Open Victoria | 4,229 |
| Steve Filipovic | Independent | 2,206 |
| David Shebib | Independent | 161 |

## West Kelowna

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Doug Findlater (X) | 3,734 | |
| Rosalind Neis | 2,126 | |

## West Vancouver

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Michael Smith | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Williams Lake

| Candidate | Vote |
| Kerry Cook (X) | 1,777 |
| Scott Nelson | 1,090 |
| Walter Cobb | 747 |

## White Rock

| Candidate | Vote |
| Wayne Baldwin | 2,169 |
| Lynne Sinclair | 1,690 |
| Larry Anschell | 706 |
| Angelo Megla | 24 |