[溫哥華本地新聞] 119 people file to run for civic office in Vancouver political, running, office, council, forward

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119 people file to run for civic office in Vancouver
In a sign of the fractured political landscape in Vancouver, more people are running for civic office in the Nov. 15 since Vision Vancouver first took power in 2005.
By the time nominations for office closed by the 4 pm deadline Friday, 119 people had filed papers for the 27 positions on city council, park board and school board.
In the last election in 2011, 94 candidates put their names forward. in 2008, there were 86 and in 2005, the year Vision was first created, there were 96 candidates.
This election also marks the first time the period of office is for four years. Last fall the provincial government extended the election period from three years.
Mayor Gregor Robertson faces nine challengers, including the Non-Partisan Association’s Kirk LaPointe and Coalition of Progressive Electors’ Meena Wong.
It is the first time COPE has run a mayoral candidate since 2002, the year it swept office to form government. Vision emerged from a COPE government shattered by infighting.
Of the 49 people running for 10 councillor positions, many are affiliated with parties both the established and the unknown. In addition to partial slates put up by Vision, NPA, Green and COPE, there is the entrance of new parties such as OneCity, which is running a lone candidate, RJ Aquino, Cedar Party, and Vancouver 1st. The last one is a breakaway of the NPA led by former NPA board member Jesse Johl, who has also been embroiled in a fight with Vision Vancouver’s park board over the establishment of a universal access card at Riley Park Community Centre.
Another 31 people are running for park board, which has been the centre of much controversy, including a very public fight with several community centre associations and an attempt to legislate the Vancouver Aquarium out of the ability to breed cetaceans in captivity. In both cases the park board faces lawsuits.
For school board 29 people are seeking office, including incumbent trustees Ken Denike and Sophia Woo, who were kicked out of the NPA for taking positions against universal bathrooms for transgendered students. The two, who were backed in their positions by conservative Asian families, have since joined Vancouver 1st.
The roster of those seeking office also includes several people who were involved in organizing the homeless camp-in at Oppenheimer Park.
Voters will also vote on three Capital Plan borrowing questions.
Under provincial election rules candidate nominations can be challenged until Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. Candidates can also withdraw their names or have their endorsements withdrawn by elector organizations until Oct. 17 and their names will not appear on the ballot.
The public can also view the candidates’ nomination documents at City Hall until Oct. 14. They are also posted online. Candidate financial disclosure documents will be made available online and at City Hall after Oct. 14.
Here’s the list of who’s running for office in Vancouver.
Candidates for Mayor
(One to be elected)

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AUBICHON, Meynard (Stop Party)

HANSEN, Mike

HILL, Jeff

KAISER, Cherryse Kaur

KASTING, Bob

LAPOINTE, Kirk (NPA)

LY, Tim

ROBERTSON, Gregor (Vision Vancouver)

SHANDLER, Colin

WONG, Meena (Coalition of Progressive Electors)


Candidates for Councillor

(Ten to be elected)


AFFLECK, George (NPA)

ALM, Kelly

ANGUS, David

AQUINO, RJ (One City Vancouver)

BAKER, Gregory (NPA)

BALL, Elizabeth (NPA)

BARRETT, Lisa (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

BOYER, Marc

BROWN, Cleta (Green)

CARR, Adriane (Green)

CHERNEN, Glen (Cedar Party)

CHERNEN, Nicholas (Cedar Party)

CHOW TAN, Sid (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

COPELAND, Cord Ted

DEAL, Heather (Vision Vancouver)

DE GENOVA, Melissa (NPA)

DEOCERA, Abraham

FRASER, Grant

FRY, Pete (Green)

FUOCO, Federico (Vancouver 1st)

GAVIN, Gayle (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

GUITAR, Anthony

GUNN, Charlene (Cedar Party)

GUSTAFSON, Jeremy (Cedar Party)

HIGGINS, Keith (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

JANG, Kerry (Vision Vancouver)

JOHL, Jesse (Vancouver 1st)

KLJAJIC, Milan (Vancouver 1st)

LING, Lena

LOUIE, Raymond (Vision Vancouver)

LOUIS, Tim (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

LOW, Ken (NPA)

MCDOWELL, Rob (NPA)

MEGGS, Geoff (Vision Vancouver)

MUNOZ, Wilson (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

MURGOCI, Elena (Vancouver 1st)

O’KEEFFE, Jennifer (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

ORSER, Rick (IDEA)

PANDEY, Rajiv

RAMOS, Ferdinand (Hotel Workers United Local 40)

REIMER, Andrea (Vision Vancouver)

ROBERTSON, Ian (NPA)

SCOTT, Suzanne (NPA)

SHARMA, Niki (Vision Vancouver)

SIEGL, Audrey “sχɬemtəna:t” (Coalition of Progressive Electors)
SKALICKY, Ludvik

STEVENSON, Tim (Vision Vancouver)

TANG, Tony (Vision Vancouver)

WONG, Mercedes (Vancouver 1st)


Candidates for Park Commissioner

(Seven to be elected)


BLOOM, Ezra (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

BUCKSHON, James

CLARKE, Roland

COUPAR, John (NPA)

CRAWFORD, Casey (NPA)

DE CASTRIS, Jenny

EVANS, Catherine (Vision Vancouver)

GIRN, Naveen (Vision Vancouver)

GRANBY, Brent (Vision Vancouver)

HADLEY, Eleanor

HAMILTON, Jamie Lee (IDEA)

HAYDEN, Brent (Vancouver 1st)

JAGPAL, Jay (NPA)

JAMAL, Urooba (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

JOHL, Yogi (Vancouver 1st)

KADIOGLU, Matt

KIRBY-YUNG, Sarah (NPA)

LOKE, Trevor (Vision Vancouver)

MACKINNON, Stuart (Green)

MOUTTET, Stéphane (NPA)

POPAT, Imtiaz (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

ROMANIUK, Anita (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

ROSSETTI, Massimo (Vancouver 1st)

RUMBAUA, Sammie Jo (Vision Vancouver)

SHUM, Erin (NPA)

STARINK, Doug (Vancouver 1st)

SUNSHINE, Earl

TULL, Coree (Vision Vancouver)

WIEBE, Michael (Green)

WONG, Richard (Vancouver 1st)

WYSS, Cease (Coalition of Progressive Electors)


Candidates for School Trustee

(Nine to be elected)


ALEXANDER, Joy (Vision Vancouver)

BACCHUS, Patti (Vision Vancouver)

BALLANTYNE, Fraser (NPA)

BHATHA, Susan (Vancouver 1st)

BOUEY, Jane (Public Education Project)

CLEMENT, Ken (Vision Vancouver)

DAY, Diana (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

DENIKE, Ken (Vancouver 1st)

DODDS, T “Mrs. Doubtfire”

FALLS, Larry

FRAATZ, Ralph (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

FRASER, Janet (Green)

GIESBRECHT, Gwen (Public Education Project)

GUPTA, Raj

JIVRAJ, Amin

KOMBII, Nanjalah (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

LOMBARDI, Mike (Vision Vancouver)

NAGTEGAAL, Heidi (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

NGUYEN, Bang

NOBLE, Penny (NPA)

OAK, Mischa (Green)

PAYNE, Cherie (Vision Vancouver)

RICHARDSON, Christopher (NPA)

ROBERTSON, Stacy (NPA)

SHARMA, Sandy (NPA)

SHECTER, Ilana (Coalition of Progressive Electors)

WONG, Allan (Vision Vancouver)

WOO, Sophia (Vancouver 1st)

WYNEN, Rob (Vision Vancouver)