2002 Vancouver municipal election

2002 Vancouver municipal election
November 16, 2002
11 seats in Vancouver City Council
  First party Second party
 
Leader Larry Campbell Jennifer Clarke
Party COPE NPA
Leader since 2002
Leader's seat Mayor Ran for Mayor (lost)
Last election 2 seats, 35.54% 9 seats, 54.19%
Seats won 9 2
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 7
Popular vote 80,772 41,936
Percentage 57.79% 30.01%
Mayor before election

Philip Owen
NPA

Elected Mayor

Larry Campbell
COPE

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 affiliation Votes % of votes Elected
Larry Campbell Coalition of Progressive Electors 80,772 57.79% X
Jennifer Clarke Non-Partisan Association 41,936 30.01%
Valerie Maclean Vancouver Civic Action Team 7,843 5.61%
Raymond Chang Independent 2,777 1.99%
Marc Emery Vancouver Marijuana Party 2,014 1.44%
Ndyabagyera Anatoli Independent 426 0.30%
Thomas Reekie Vancouver Independent Progressives 353 0.25%
Dave Carson Independent 348 0.25%
Beverly Bernardo Independent 279 0.20%
Frank N. D'Agostino Independent 254 0.18%
Gölök Buday Independent 222 0.16%
Patrick Britten Independent 188 0.13%
André Paris Independent 133 0.10%
M. G. MacLeod Independent 131 0.09%
Ben Krakowsky Independent 126 0.09%
Trina Ferguson Independent 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 Affiliation Votes % of Votes Elected
Fred Bass Coalition of Progressive Electors 70,525 50.46% X
Jim Green Coalition of Progressive Electors 67,841 48.54% X
David Cadman Coalition of Progressive Electors 66,805 47.80% X
Tim Louis Coalition of Progressive Electors 66,348 47.47% X
Tim Stevenson Coalition of Progressive Electors 57,901 41.43% X
Anne Roberts Coalition of Progressive Electors 55,685 39.84% X
Raymond Louie Coalition of Progressive Electors 55,605 39.79% X
Ellen Woodsworth Coalition of Progressive Electors 53,388 38.20% X
Peter Ladner Non-Partisan Association 41,755 29.88% X
Sam Sullivan Non-Partisan Association 40,372 28.89% X
B. C. Lee Non-Partisan Association 39,868 28.53%
Don Lee Non-Partisan Association 38,225 28.07%
Duncan Wilson Non-Partisan Association 38,692 27.68%
Cheryl Chang Non-Partisan Association 38,633 27.64%
Vern Campbell Non-Partisan Association 35,731 25.57%
George Puil Non-Partisan Association 32,318 23.12%
Sandy McCormick Non-Partisan Association 32,042 22.93%
Nancy A. Chiavario Vancouver Civic Action Team 30,853 22.08%
Janet Leduc Non-Partisan Association 30,432 21.77%
Connie Fogal-Rankin Green Party of Vancouver 30,305 21.68%
Richard Campbell Green Party of Vancouver 23,599 16.89%
Doug Warkentin Green Party of Vancouver 20,510 14.68%
Art Cowie Vancouver Civic Action Team 18,535 13.26%
George Chow Independent 17,849 12.77%
Alan Herbert Vancouver Civic Action Team 16,397 11.73%
Stephen Rogers Vancouver Civic Action Team 12,759 9.13%
Sarah Albertson Dance Party Party 11,132 7.97%
Wendy Turner Vancouver Civic Action Team 10,669 7.63%
Constantine Bonnis Vancouver Civic Action Team 9,785 7.00%
Brent Bazinet Vancouver Civic Action Team 8,356 5.98%
Scott Yee Independent 8,053 5.76%
Lou Demerais Vancouver Civic Action Team 7,805 5.58%
Jon Ellis Vancouver Civic Action Team 7,615 5.45%
Ryan Millar Dance Party Party 6,086 4.35%
Barney Hickey Vancouver Civic Action Team 5,121 3.66%
Patricia Lovick Vancouver Independent Progressives 4,787 3.43%
Brian Godzilla Salmi Independent 4,631 3.31%
Roslyn Cassells Independent 4,511 3.23%
Kelly Alm Independent 3,793 2.71%
Devinder "Vicky" Jassal Independent 3,698 2.81%
Nick A. Walter Vancouver Independent Progressives 3,376 2.42%
Ken Bregman Independent 2,938 2.10%
Greg Reid Independent 2,648 1.89%
Joan Rowntree Independent 2,561 1.83%
Carlo Fortugno Independent 2,043 1.46%
Kyle A. Cunningham Independent 1,938 1.39%

Park commissioners

Seven Vancouver 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 Affiliation Votes % of Votes Elected
Heather Deal Coalition of Progressive Electors 60,873 43.56% X
Loretta Woodcock Coalition of Progressive Electors 54,955 39.32% X
Anita Romaniuk Coalition of Progressive Electors 53,112 38.00% X
Lyndsay Poaps Coalition of Progressive Electors 51,571 36.90% X
Eva Riccius Coalition of Progressive Electors 48,298 34.56% X
Suzanne Anton Non-Partisan Association 41,338 29.58% X
Allan De Genova Non-Partisan Association 41,249 29.51% X
Dianne Ledingham Non-Partisan Association 36,995 26.47%
Clarence Hansen Non-Partisan Association 33,374 23.88%
Laura McDiarmid Non-Partisan Association 33,069 23.66%
Catherine Carter Green Party of Vancouver 32,613 23.33%
James Love Green Party of Vancouver 31,392 22.46%
Ian Haywood-Farmer Non-Partisan Association 30,146 21.57%
Christopher J. K. Richardson Non-Partisan Association 29,875 21.57%
Dawn Buie Green Party of Vancouver 28,694 20.53%
Scott Braithwaite-Nelson Green Party of Vancouver 25,887 18.52%
Kelly Wong Vancouver Civic Action Team 18,925 13.54%
Raymond Eng Independent 11,132 7.97%
Kristina Parusel Vancouver Civic Action Team 11,075 7.92%
Erik Whiteway Vancouver Civic Action Team 9,447 6.76%
Dave A. Pasin Vancouver Civic Action Team 8,949 6.40%
Helen D. Boyce Independent 8,725 6.24%
Gordon Kennedy Independent 6,345 4.54%
Matthew Sullivan Independent 4,090 2.93%
Greg Edgelow Independent 3,399 2.43%
Eleanor Lena Hadley Independent 3,362 2.41%
Angus Carten Independent 3,126 2.24%
Korina Houghton Independent 3,097 2.22%
A. Pepper Independent 2,532 1.81%
Douglas Weisberg Independent 2,396 1.71%
Thomas E. Deak Independent 2,349 1.68%
Joseph Paithouski Independent 1,828 1.31%
Bobus Undem Independent 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 Affiliation Votes % of Votes Elected
Allen Blakey Coalition of Progressive Electors 70,455 50.21% X
Allan Wong Coalition of Progressive Electors 65,758 46.86% X
Jane Bouey Coalition of Progressive Electors 65,509 46.68% X
Noel Herron Coalition of Progressive Electors 63,607 45.33% X
Adrienne Montani Coalition of Progressive Electors 62,533 44.56% X
Angela Kenyon Coalition of Progressive Electors 60,342 43.00% X
Kevin Millsip Coalition of Progressive Electors 57,669 41.09% X
John Cheng Non-Partisan Association 45,984 32.77% X
Andrea Reimer Green Party of Vancouver 44,951 32.03% X
Richard Lee Non-Partisan Association 44,810 31.93%
Ken Denike Non-Partisan Association 43,542 31.03%
Judy Johnstone Green Party of Vancouver 41,907 29.86%
Bill Brown Non-Partisan Association 41,492 29.57%
Ted Hunt Non-Partisan Association 41,137 29.31%
Cherie Payne Non-Partisan Association 38,155 27.19%
Elyn Dobbs Non-Partisan Association 34,776 24.78%
Debbie Desroches-Fulton Non-Partisan Association 32,150 22.91%
Angelle Desrochers-Rosner Non-Partisan Association 28,813 20.53%
Bill Ritchie Independent 9,946 7.09%
Brian Godzilla Salmi Independent 7,802 5.56%
Tea Buechner Independent 7,421 5.29%
Ringo Taylhardat Independent 4,240 3.02%
Keir Vichert Independent 4,098 2.92%