The 2008 Vancouver municipal election was held on November 15, 2008, filling seats on the Vancouver School Board, the Park Board, the

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, and the position of

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. It was held at the same time as

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throughout the province. Three major civic parties were represented: the

Coalition of Progressive Electors The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) is a municipal political party in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia. It has traditionally been associated with tenants, environmentalists, and the labour movement. COPE is generally gu ...

, the

Non-Partisan Association The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) is a municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the city's business leaders in 1937 to challenge the democratic socialist Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) ...

, and

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. The

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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

was elected.

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

, three from the NPA, and one from

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. Of the elected councillors, seven were from Vision Vancouver, two from COPE and one from the NPA.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Seat changes by party

References

General

Specific

External links

City of Vancouver Election Candidate Profiles

City of Vancouver Election Page

Daily Press Coverage of Vancouver Civic Election

Various News

Politics1 Canada (beta)

Canadian Politics

Radical Press

Nowpolling.ca
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