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How to vote in the Vancouver election

How to vote in the Vancouver election

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What are you voting on?

Mayor

The Mayor leads Council, and is the head of municipal government.

They direct municipal officers on behalf of Council, represent Council at ceremonies and in meetings with other organisations, and chair Council meetings as a voting member.

Council

City Council represents the short- and long-term interests of the community. Council votes on bylaws and resolutions on subjects such as:

  • Zoning and building permits (what can be built where)
  • Budgets (how the municipal government spends money it collects)
  • Regulatory matters
  • Municipal services, like the fire department or trash collection
  • Property taxes and other fees

You elect 10 councillors.

Parks Board

The Board of Parks and Recreation oversees Vancouver's public parks, beaches, and recreation facilities. You elect 7 parks commissioners.

School Board

The School Board makes decisions to do with schools, like where resources will be spent, creating new programmes, and school policies. You elect 9 school board trustees.

Who are you voting for?

We'll help you decide with 3 easy steps!
Hey, we know Vancouver's candidate list is pretty long. But if you take it bit-by-bit (we'll help you through it!), you can find the candidates who best fit your worldview!

Step 1: Review the candidate profiles

Step 2: Shortlist the candidates you like as you go

Use the Add to shortlist button in the top-right of any profile.
Your shortlist stays on your device. Shortlisting is completely optional!

Step 3: Come back here and choose your picks

We'll show you your shortlist so you can pick who from it you'll vote for.

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Mayor

Golok Buday
Independent
Francoise Raunet
Independent
Ping Chan
Independent
Mike Hansen
Independent
Leona Brown
Independent
Ryan Charmley
Independent
Imtiaz Popat
Independent
Satwant Shottha
Independent
Dante Teti
Independent
Lewis Villegas
Independent
Ken Sim
ABC
Kennedy Stewart
Forward
Mark Marissen
Progress
Fred Harding
NPA
Colleen Hardwick
TEAM

Your pick for Vancouver Mayor (up to 1)

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#1

Council

Dominic Denofrio
Independent
Jeremy MacKenzie
Independent
Amie Peacock
Independent
Kyra Philbert
Independent
Lina Vargas
Independent
K R Alm
Independent
Mark Bowen
Independent
Amy "Evil Genius" Fox
Independent
Marlo Franson
Independent
Tim Ly
Independent
Rebecca Bligh
ABC
Lisa Dominato
ABC
Sarah Kirby-Yung
ABC
Mike Klassen
ABC
Peter Meiszner
ABC
Brian Montague
ABC
Lenny Zhou
ABC
Dulcy Anderson
Forward
Hilary Brown
Forward
Russil Wvong
Forward
Alvin Singh
Forward
Jeanette Ashe
Forward
Tesicca Truong
Forward
Mauro Francis
Progress
Morgane Oger
Progress
David Chin
Progress
Asha Hayer
Progress
May He
Progress
Marie Noelle Rosa
Progress
Elaine Allan
NPA
Cinnamon Bhayani
NPA
Ken Charko
NPA
Melissa De Genova
NPA
Arezo Zarrabian
NPA
Morning Lee
NPA
Cleta Brown
TEAM
Sean Nardi
TEAM
Param Nijjar
TEAM
Stephen P Roberts
TEAM
Bill Tieleman
TEAM
Grace Quan
TEAM
Breen Ouellette
COPE
Jean Swanson
COPE
Nancy Trigueros
COPE
Tanya Webking
COPE
Adriane Carr
Green
Pete Fry
Green
Devyani Singh
Green
Stephanie Smith
Green
Michael Wiebe
Green
Iona Bonamis (陶思穎)
OneCity
Christine Boyle
OneCity
Ian Cromwell
OneCity
Matthew Norris
OneCity
Lesli Boldt
Vision
Honieh Barzegari
Vision
Stuart Mackinnon
Vision
Sean Orr
Socialist
Eric Redmond
Affordable Housing

Your picks for Vancouver Council (up to 10)

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#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10

Parks Board

Liam Murphy Menard
Independent
Tracy D Smith
Independent
Nick Charrette
Independent
Steven Craig
Independent
RollerGirl
Independent
Brennan Bastyovanszky
ABC
Laura Christensen
ABC
Angela Kate Haer
ABC
Marie-Claire Howard
ABC
Scott Jensen
ABC
Jas Virdi
ABC
Dave Pasin
NPA
Dehara September
NPA
Jason Upton
NPA
Olga Zarudina
NPA
Tricia Barker
TEAM
Patrick Audley
TEAM
James Buckshon
TEAM
Kathleen Larsen
TEAM
Michelle Mollineaux
TEAM
Kumi Kimura
TEAM
Gwen Giesbrecht
COPE
Maira Hassan
COPE
Chris Livingstone
COPE
Tom Digby
Green
Tricia Riley
Green
Tiyaltelut Kristen Rivers
OneCity
Serena Jackson
OneCity
Caitlin Stockwell
OneCity
Carla Frenkel
Vision
John Irwin
Vision
Andrea Pinochet-Escudero
Socialist

Your picks for Vancouver Parks Board (up to 7)

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#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7

School Board

Karin Litzcke
Independent
Zelda Levine
Independent
Amanda Tengco
Independent
Alfred Chien
ABC
Preeti Faridkot
ABC
Victoria Jung
ABC
Christopher JK Richardson
ABC
Josh Zhang
ABC
Milan Kljajic 夏•米男
NPA
Rahul Aggarwal
NPA
Aaron Fedora
NPA
Nadine C Goodine
NPA
Heming Hopkins
NPA
Ashley Vaughan
NPA
Matiul Alam
TEAM
Suzie Mah
COPE
Rocco Trigueros
COPE
Lois Chan-Pedley
Green
Janet Fraser
Green
Nick Poppell
Green
Rory Brown
OneCity
Kyla Epstein
OneCity
Jennifer Reddy
OneCity
Krista Sigurdson
OneCity
Gavin Somers
OneCity
Steve Cardwell
Vision
Aaron Leung
Vision
Kera McArthur
Vision
Hilary Thomson
Vision
Allan Wong
Vision
Karina Zeidler
Socialist

Your picks for Vancouver School Board (up to 9)

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#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9

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What to bring

Your voter card.

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and/or...

2 pieces of ID, proving who you are and where you live:

  • At least 1 piece should have your residential address
  • At least 1 piece should have your signature

If neither piece of ID has your address, you may make a solemn declaration instead.

Be on the safe side: Bring extra ID if you can.
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  • Government cheque or cheque stub
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  • Student card
  • Utility bill

Your pick for Vancouver Mayor

Golok Buday #61
Francoise Raunet #55
Ping Chan #57
Mike Hansen #59
Leona Brown #54
Ryan Charmley #60
Imtiaz Popat #52
Satwant Shottha #50
Dante Teti #62
Lewis Villegas #56
Ken Sim ABC Vancouver #63
Kennedy Stewart Forward With Kennedy Stewart #51
Mark Marissen Progress Vancouver #64
Fred Harding Non-Partisan Association #58
Colleen Hardwick TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #53

Your picks for Vancouver Council

Dominic Denofrio #106
Jeremy MacKenzie #153
Amie Peacock #120
Kyra Philbert #140
Lina Vargas #110
K R Alm #124
Mark Bowen #133
Amy "Evil Genius" Fox #115
Marlo Franson #123
Tim Ly #152
Rebecca Bligh ABC Vancouver #148
Lisa Dominato ABC Vancouver #131
Sarah Kirby-Yung ABC Vancouver #113
Mike Klassen ABC Vancouver #132
Peter Meiszner ABC Vancouver #126
Brian Montague ABC Vancouver #103
Lenny Zhou ABC Vancouver #119
Dulcy Anderson Forward With Kennedy Stewart #104
Hilary Brown Forward With Kennedy Stewart #149
Russil Wvong Forward With Kennedy Stewart #155
Alvin Singh Forward With Kennedy Stewart #111
Jeanette Ashe Forward With Kennedy Stewart #146
Tesicca Truong Forward With Kennedy Stewart #105
Mauro Francis Progress Vancouver #142
Morgane Oger Progress Vancouver #121
David Chin Progress Vancouver #156
Asha Hayer Progress Vancouver #102
May He Progress Vancouver #117
Marie Noelle Rosa Progress Vancouver #157
Elaine Allan Non-Partisan Association #145
Cinnamon Bhayani Non-Partisan Association #134
Ken Charko Non-Partisan Association #138
Melissa De Genova Non-Partisan Association #116
Arezo Zarrabian Non-Partisan Association #150
Morning Lee Non-Partisan Association #158
Cleta Brown TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #127
Sean Nardi TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #100
Param Nijjar TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #144
Stephen P Roberts TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #135
Bill Tieleman TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #147
Grace Quan TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #143
Breen Ouellette Coalition of Progressive Electors #101
Jean Swanson Coalition of Progressive Electors #136
Nancy Trigueros Coalition of Progressive Electors #107
Tanya Webking Coalition of Progressive Electors #118
Adriane Carr Green Party #122
Pete Fry Green Party #151
Devyani Singh Green Party #128
Stephanie Smith Green Party #141
Michael Wiebe Green Party #114
Iona Bonamis (陶思穎) OneCity #112
Christine Boyle OneCity #139
Ian Cromwell OneCity #137
Matthew Norris OneCity #125
Lesli Boldt Vision Vancouver #129
Honieh Barzegari Vision Vancouver #154
Stuart Mackinnon Vision Vancouver #109
Sean Orr VOTE Socialist #108
Eric Redmond Affordable Housing Coalition #130

Your picks for Vancouver Parks Board

Liam Murphy Menard #218
Tracy D Smith #230
Nick Charrette #202
Steven Craig #231
RollerGirl #211
Brennan Bastyovanszky ABC Vancouver #228
Laura Christensen ABC Vancouver #214
Angela Kate Haer ABC Vancouver #229
Marie-Claire Howard ABC Vancouver #210
Scott Jensen ABC Vancouver #200
Jas Virdi ABC Vancouver #216
Dave Pasin Non-Partisan Association #224
Dehara September Non-Partisan Association #219
Jason Upton Non-Partisan Association #205
Olga Zarudina Non-Partisan Association #220
Tricia Barker TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #208
Patrick Audley TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #227
James Buckshon TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #225
Kathleen Larsen TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #222
Michelle Mollineaux TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #223
Kumi Kimura TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #221
Gwen Giesbrecht Coalition of Progressive Electors #201
Maira Hassan Coalition of Progressive Electors #217
Chris Livingstone Coalition of Progressive Electors #207
Tom Digby Green Party #203
Tricia Riley Green Party #215
Tiyaltelut Kristen Rivers OneCity #226
Serena Jackson OneCity #213
Caitlin Stockwell OneCity #209
Carla Frenkel Vision Vancouver #204
John Irwin Vision Vancouver #212
Andrea Pinochet-Escudero VOTE Socialist #206

Your picks for Vancouver School Board

Karin Litzcke #309
Zelda Levine #324
Amanda Tengco #305
Alfred Chien ABC Vancouver #313
Preeti Faridkot ABC Vancouver #314
Victoria Jung ABC Vancouver #316
Christopher JK Richardson ABC Vancouver #300
Josh Zhang ABC Vancouver #328
Milan Kljajic 夏•米男 Non-Partisan Association #325
Rahul Aggarwal Non-Partisan Association #311
Aaron Fedora Non-Partisan Association #301
Nadine C Goodine Non-Partisan Association #321
Heming Hopkins Non-Partisan Association #308
Ashley Vaughan Non-Partisan Association #319
Matiul Alam TEAM for a Livable Vancouver #330
Suzie Mah Coalition of Progressive Electors #304
Rocco Trigueros Coalition of Progressive Electors #310
Lois Chan-Pedley Green Party #302
Janet Fraser Green Party #315
Nick Poppell Green Party #327
Rory Brown OneCity #323
Kyla Epstein OneCity #318
Jennifer Reddy OneCity #320
Krista Sigurdson OneCity #317
Gavin Somers OneCity #322
Steve Cardwell Vision Vancouver #326
Aaron Leung Vision Vancouver #306
Kera McArthur Vision Vancouver #312
Hilary Thomson Vision Vancouver #303
Allan Wong Vision Vancouver #329
Karina Zeidler VOTE Socialist #307

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