2002 Vancouver municipal election


The Coalition of Progressive Electors 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 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 nameParty affiliationVotes% of votesElected
Larry CampbellCoalition of Progressive Electors80,77257.79%X
Jennifer ClarkeNon-Partisan Association41,93630.01%
Valerie MacleanVancouver Civic Action Team7,8435.61%
Raymond ChangIndependent2,7771.99%
Marc EmeryVancouver Marijuana Party2,0141.44%
Ndyabagyera AnatoliIndependent4260.30%
Thomas ReekieVancouver Independent Progressives3530.25%
Dave CarsonIndependent3480.25%
Beverly BernardoIndependent2790.20%
Frank N. D'AgostinoIndependent2540.18%
Gölök BudayIndependent2220.16%
Patrick BrittenIndependent1880.13%
André ParisIndependent1330.10%
M. G. MacLeodIndependent1310.09%
Ben KrakowskyIndependent1260.09%
Trina FergusonIndependent1050.08%

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 nameParty AffiliationVotes% of VotesElected
Fred BassCoalition of Progressive Electors70,52550.46%X
Jim GreenCoalition of Progressive Electors67,84148.54%X
David CadmanCoalition of Progressive Electors66,80547.80%X
Tim LouisCoalition of Progressive Electors66,34847.47%X
Tim StevensonCoalition of Progressive Electors57,90141.43%X
Anne RobertsCoalition of Progressive Electors55,68539.84%X
Raymond LouieCoalition of Progressive Electors55,60539.79%X
Ellen WoodsworthCoalition of Progressive Electors53,38838.20%X
Peter LadnerNon-Partisan Association41,75529.88%X
Sam SullivanNon-Partisan Association40,37228.89%X
B. C. LeeNon-Partisan Association39,86828.53%
Don LeeNon-Partisan Association38,22528.07%
Duncan WilsonNon-Partisan Association38,69227.68%
Cheryl ChangNon-Partisan Association38,63327.64%
Vern CampbellNon-Partisan Association35,73125.57%
George PuilNon-Partisan Association32,31823.12%
Sandy McCormickNon-Partisan Association32,04222.93%
Nancy A. ChiavarioVancouver Civic Action Team30,85322.08%
Janet LeducNon-Partisan Association30,43221.77%
Connie Fogal-RankinGreen Party of Vancouver30,30521.68%
Richard CampbellGreen Party of Vancouver23,59916.89%
Doug WarkentinGreen Party of Vancouver20,51014.68%
Art CowieVancouver Civic Action Team18,53513.26%
George ChowIndependent17,84912.77%
Alan HerbertVancouver Civic Action Team16,39711.73%
Stephen RogersVancouver Civic Action Team12,7599.13%
Sarah AlbertsonDance Party Party11,1327.97%
Wendy TurnerVancouver Civic Action Team10,6697.63%
Constantine BonnisVancouver Civic Action Team9,7857.00%
Brent BazinetVancouver Civic Action Team8,3565.98%
Scott YeeIndependent8,0535.76%
Lou DemeraisVancouver Civic Action Team7,8055.58%
Jon EllisVancouver Civic Action Team7,6155.45%
Ryan MillarDance Party Party6,0864.35%
Barney HickeyVancouver Civic Action Team5,1213.66%
Patricia LovickVancouver Independent Progressives4,7873.43%
Brian Godzilla SalmiIndependent4,6313.31%
Roslyn CassellsIndependent4,5113.23%
Kelly AlmIndependent3,7932.71%
Devinder "Vicky" JassalIndependent3,6982.81%
Nick A. WalterVancouver Independent Progressives3,3762.42%
Ken BregmanIndependent2,9382.10%
Greg ReidIndependent2,6481.89%
Joan RowntreeIndependent2,5611.83%
Carlo FortugnoIndependent2,0431.46%
Kyle A. CunninghamIndependent1,9381.39%

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 nameParty AffiliationVotes% of VotesElected
Heather DealCoalition of Progressive Electors60,87343.56%X
Loretta WoodcockCoalition of Progressive Electors54,95539.32%X
Anita RomaniukCoalition of Progressive Electors53,11238.00%X
Lyndsay PoapsCoalition of Progressive Electors51,57136.90%X
Eva RicciusCoalition of Progressive Electors48,29834.56%X
Suzanne AntonNon-Partisan Association41,33829.58%X
Allan De GenovaNon-Partisan Association41,24929.51%X
Dianne LedinghamNon-Partisan Association36,99526.47%
Clarence HansenNon-Partisan Association33,37423.88%
Laura McDiarmidNon-Partisan Association33,06923.66%
Catherine CarterGreen Party of Vancouver32,61323.33%
James LoveGreen Party of Vancouver31,39222.46%
Ian Haywood-FarmerNon-Partisan Association30,14621.57%
Christopher J. K. RichardsonNon-Partisan Association29,87521.57%
Dawn BuieGreen Party of Vancouver28,69420.53%
Scott Braithwaite-NelsonGreen Party of Vancouver25,88718.52%
Kelly WongVancouver Civic Action Team18,92513.54%
Raymond EngIndependent11,1327.97%
Kristina ParuselVancouver Civic Action Team11,0757.92%
Erik WhitewayVancouver Civic Action Team9,4476.76%
Dave A. PasinVancouver Civic Action Team8,9496.40%
Helen D. BoyceIndependent8,7256.24%
Gordon KennedyIndependent6,3454.54%
Matthew SullivanIndependent4,0902.93%
Greg EdgelowIndependent3,3992.43%
Eleanor Lena HadleyIndependent3,3622.41%
Angus CartenIndependent3,1262.24%
Korina HoughtonIndependent3,0972.22%
A. PepperIndependent2,5321.81%
Douglas WeisbergIndependent2,3961.71%
Thomas E. DeakIndependent2,3491.68%
Joseph PaithouskiIndependent1,8281.31%
Bobus UndemIndependent1,3600.97%

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 nameParty AffiliationVotes% of VotesElected
Allen BlakeyCoalition of Progressive Electors70,45550.21%X
Allan WongCoalition of Progressive Electors65,75846.86%X
Jane BoueyCoalition of Progressive Electors65,50946.68%X
Noel HerronCoalition of Progressive Electors63,60745.33%X
Adrienne MontaniCoalition of Progressive Electors62,53344.56%X
Angela KenyonCoalition of Progressive Electors60,34243.00%X
Kevin MillsipCoalition of Progressive Electors57,66941.09%X
John ChengNon-Partisan Association45,98432.77%X
Andrea ReimerGreen Party of Vancouver44,95132.03%X
Richard LeeNon-Partisan Association44,81031.93%
Ken DenikeNon-Partisan Association43,54231.03%
Judy JohnstoneGreen Party of Vancouver41,90729.86%
Bill BrownNon-Partisan Association41,49229.57%
Ted HuntNon-Partisan Association41,13729.31%
Cherie PayneNon-Partisan Association38,15527.19%
Elyn DobbsNon-Partisan Association34,77624.78%
Debbie Desroches-FultonNon-Partisan Association32,15022.91%
Angelle Desrochers-RosnerNon-Partisan Association28,81320.53%
Bill RitchieIndependent9,9467.09%
Brian Godzilla SalmiIndependent7,8025.56%
Tea BuechnerIndependent7,4215.29%
Ringo TaylhardatIndependent4,2403.02%
Keir VichertIndependent4,0982.92%