2002 Vancouver municipal election

The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) swept the 2002 Vancouver municipal election, winning 8 of 10 Council seats, 7 of 9 School Board seats and 5 of 7 Park Board seats. The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) was reduced to 2 Council seats, 1 School Board seat and 2 Park Board seats. The Green Party of Vancouver won 1 School Board seat.

In the race for mayor, the COPE's Larry Campbell defeated Jennifer Clarke of the NPA by a margin of 58% to 30%.

 Candidates and results 
 Mayor 
16 candidates sought election to the position of mayor. Five were affiliated with a political party and 11 were independent. COPE candidate Larry Campbell was elected.

Candidate name Party affiliationVotes% of votesElected Larry CampbellCoalition of Progressive Electors 80,772 57.79% X Jennifer ClarkeNon-Partisan Association 41,936 30.01% Valerie MacleanVancouver Civic Action Team 7,843 5.61% Raymond ChangIndependent 2,777 1.99% Marc EmeryVancouver Marijuana Party 2,014 1.44% Ndyabagyera AnatoliIndependent 426 0.30% Thomas ReekieVancouver Independent Progressives 353 0.25% Dave CarsonIndependent 348 0.25% Beverly BernardoIndependent 279 0.20% Frank N. D'AgostinoIndependent 254 0.18% Gölök BudayIndependent 222 0.16% Patrick BrittenIndependent 188 0.13% André ParisIndependent 133 0.10% M. G. MacLeodIndependent 131 0.09% Ben KrakowskyIndependent 126 0.09% Trina FergusonIndependent 105 0.08%

 Councillors 
Ten councillors were elected from 46 candidates. Of those, 35 were affiliated with a political party and 11 were independent. Eight COPE councillors and two NPA councillors were elected.
Candidate name Party AffiliationVotes% of VotesElected Fred BassCoalition of Progressive Electors 70,525 50.46% X Jim GreenCoalition of Progressive Electors 67,841 48.54% X David CadmanCoalition of Progressive Electors 66,805 47.80% X Tim LouisCoalition of Progressive Electors 66,348 47.47% X Tim StevensonCoalition of Progressive Electors 57,901 41.43% X Anne RobertsCoalition of Progressive Electors 55,685 39.84% X Raymond LouieCoalition of Progressive Electors 55,605 39.79% X Ellen WoodsworthCoalition of Progressive Electors 53,388 38.20% X Peter LadnerNon-Partisan Association 41,755 29.88% X Sam SullivanNon-Partisan Association 40,372 28.89% X B. C. LeeNon-Partisan Association 39,868 28.53% Don LeeNon-Partisan Association 38,225 28.07% Duncan WilsonNon-Partisan Association 38,692 27.68% Cheryl ChangNon-Partisan Association 38,633 27.64% Vern CampbellNon-Partisan Association 35,731 25.57% George PuilNon-Partisan Association 32,318 23.12% Sandy McCormickNon-Partisan Association 32,042 22.93% Nancy A. ChiavarioVancouver Civic Action Team 30,853 22.08% Janet LeducNon-Partisan Association 30,432 21.77% Connie Fogal-RankinGreen Party of Vancouver 30,305 21.68% Richard CampbellGreen Party of Vancouver 23,599 16.89% Doug WarkentinGreen Party of Vancouver 20,510 14.68% Art CowieVancouver Civic Action Team 18,535 13.26% George ChowIndependent 17,849 12.77% Alan HerbertVancouver Civic Action Team 16,397 11.73% Stephen RogersVancouver Civic Action Team 12,759 9.13% Sarah AlbertsonDance Party Party 11,132 7.97% Wendy TurnerVancouver Civic Action Team 10,669 7.63% Constantine BonnisVancouver Civic Action Team 9,785 7.00% Brent BazinetVancouver Civic Action Team 8,356 5.98% Scott YeeIndependent 8,053 5.76% Lou DemeraisVancouver Civic Action Team 7,805 5.58% Jon EllisVancouver Civic Action Team 7,615 5.45% Ryan MillarDance Party Party 6,086 4.35% Barney HickeyVancouver Civic Action Team 5,121 3.66% Patricia LovickVancouver Independent Progressives 4,787 3.43% Brian Godzilla SalmiIndependent 4,631 3.31% Roslyn CassellsIndependent 4,511 3.23% Kelly AlmIndependent 3,793 2.71% Devinder "Vicky" JassalIndependent 3,698 2.81% Nick A. WalterVancouver Independent Progressives 3,376 2.42% Ken BregmanIndependent 2,938 2.10% Greg ReidIndependent 2,648 1.89% Joan RowntreeIndependent 2,561 1.83% Carlo FortugnoIndependent 2,043 1.46% Kyle A. CunninghamIndependent 1,938 1.39%

 Park Commissioners 
Seven Park Board commissioners were elected from 33 candidates. Of the candidates, 20 were affiliated with a political party and 13 were independent. 5 COPE commissioners and 2 NPA commissioners were elected.

Candidate name Party AffiliationVotes% of VotesElected Heather DealCoalition of Progressive Electors 60,873 43.56% X Loretta WoodcockCoalition of Progressive Electors 54,955 39.32% X Anita RomaniukCoalition of Progressive Electors 53,112 38.00% X Lyndsay PoapsCoalition of Progressive Electors 51,571 36.90% X Eva RicciusCoalition of Progressive Electors 48,298 34.56% X Suzanne AntonNon-Partisan Association 41,338 29.58% X Allan De GenovaNon-Partisan Association 41,249 29.51% X Dianne LedinghamNon-Partisan Association 36,995 26.47% Clarence HansenNon-Partisan Association 33,374 23.88% Laura McDiarmidNon-Partisan Association 33,069 23.66% Catherine CarterGreen Party of Vancouver 32,613 23.33% James LoveGreen Party of Vancouver 31,392 22.46% Ian Haywood-FarmerNon-Partisan Association 30,146 21.57% Christopher J. K. RichardsonNon-Partisan Association 29,875 21.57% Dawn BuieGreen Party of Vancouver 28,694 20.53% Scott Braithwaite-NelsonGreen Party of Vancouver 25,887 18.52% Kelly WongVancouver Civic Action Team 18,925 13.54% Raymond EngIndependent 11,132 7.97% Kristina ParuselVancouver Civic Action Team 11,075 7.92% Erik WhitewayVancouver Civic Action Team 9,447 6.76% Dave A. PasinVancouver Civic Action Team 8,949 6.40% Helen D. BoyceIndependent 8,725 6.24% Gordon KennedyIndependent 6,345 4.54% Matthew SullivanIndependent 4,090 2.93% Greg EdgelowIndependent 3,399 2.43% Eleanor Lena HadleyIndependent 3,362 2.41% Angus CartenIndependent 3,126 2.24% Korina HoughtonIndependent 3,097 2.22% A. PepperIndependent 2,532 1.81% Douglas WeisbergIndependent 2,396 1.71% Thomas E. DeakIndependent 2,349 1.68% Joseph PaithouskiIndependent 1,828 1.31% Bobus UndemIndependent 1,360 0.97%

 School trustees 
Nine school trustees were elected to the Vancouver Board of Education from 23 candidates. Of the candidates, 18 were affiliated with a political party and five were independent. Five COPE trustees, one NPA trustee, and one Green trustee were elected.

Candidate name Party AffiliationVotes% of VotesElected Allen BlakeyCoalition of Progressive Electors 70,455 50.21% X Allan WongCoalition of Progressive Electors 65,758 46.86% X Jane BoueyCoalition of Progressive Electors 65,509 46.68% X Noel HerronCoalition of Progressive Electors 63,607 45.33% X Adrienne MontaniCoalition of Progressive Electors 62,533 44.56% X Angela KenyonCoalition of Progressive Electors 60,342 43.00% X Kevin MillsipCoalition of Progressive Electors 57,669 41.09% X John ChengNon-Partisan Association 45,984 32.77% X Andrea ReimerGreen Party of Vancouver 44,951 32.03% X Richard LeeNon-Partisan Association 44,810 31.93% Ken DenikeNon-Partisan Association 43,542 31.03% Judy JohnstoneGreen Party of Vancouver 41,907 29.86% Bill BrownNon-Partisan Association 41,492 29.57% Ted HuntNon-Partisan Association 41,137 29.31% Cherie PayneNon-Partisan Association 38,155 27.19% Elyn DobbsNon-Partisan Association 34,776 24.78% Debbie Desroches-FultonNon-Partisan Association 32,150 22.91% Angelle Desrochers-RosnerNon-Partisan Association 28,813 20.53% Bill RitchieIndependent 9,946 7.09% Brian Godzilla SalmiIndependent 7,802 5.56% Tea BuechnerIndependent 7,421 5.29% Ringo TaylhardatIndependent 4,240 3.02% Keir VichertIndependent 4,098 2.92%

 References 
 Municipal Election Results - City of Vancouver Open Data Catalogue
 PDF of General Candidate Results 
 Final List of Candidates 
 Results as Listed Incomplete, Official Office Holders, Pre-Sworn In. 
 Vancouver Charter 
 City Clerk's Election 2002 Archive 

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