The

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British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

held

municipal elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...

on November 19, 2005. Voters in each of BC's 157

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

elected

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

s and

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s, and rural voters elected directors for their

regional district In the province of British Columbia in Canada, a regional district is an administrative subdivision of the province that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and governmental authority. there were 28 regional districts in t ...

electoral area. School boards and other specialized public bodies (such as the

Vancouver Park Board The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, commonly referred to as the Vancouver Park Board, is the elected board with exclusive possession, jurisdiction and control over public parks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Established by sectio ...

) have also been elected, and various local referendums are held concurrently.

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and slates are a common feature of governance in some municipalities in the

Metro Vancouver The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), or simply Metro Vancouver, is a Canadian political subdivision and corporate entity representing the metropolitan area of Greater Vancouver, designated by provincial legislation as one of the 28 ...

and

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areas, though the rest of the province's cities and towns resemble the majority of Canada in lacking overt partisan alliances. The

City of Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...

, as well as its neighbour

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in particular, has an entrenched and polarized party system unique in the country.

Metro Vancouver

Burnaby

Coquitlam

Delta

Langley (city)

Langley (township)

Maple Ridge

New Westminster

North Vancouver (city)

North Vancouver (district)

Pitt Meadows

Port Coquitlam

Port Moody

Richmond

Surrey

Mayor

Councillors

Electors could vote for eight candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.

Vancouver

Sam Sullivan Sam Sullivan (born November 13, 1959) is a Canadian politician who had served as the MLA for Vancouver-False Creek. Previously, he served as the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development with responsibility for Translink in the ...

defeated Jim Green, and 18 other candidates, in the race for mayor.

West Vancouver

White Rock

Capital Region

Central Saanich

Colwood

Esquimalt

Langford

North Saanich

Oak Bay

Saanich

Sidney

Victoria

Up-Island

Campbell River

Comox

Courtenay

Nanaimo

North Cowichan

Port Alberni

Sunshine Coast and Sea to Sky

Powell River

Squamish

Fraser Valley

Abbotsford

Chilliwack

Mission

Thompson, Shuswap and Cariboo

Kamloops

Salmon Arm

Williams Lake

Okanagan

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon

Kootenays

Cranbrook

Peace River

Dawson Creek

Fort St. John

Central Interior

Prince George

Northwest

Prince Rupert

Terrace

External links

CBC coverage

References

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Municipal elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...

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