Vancouver municipal election, 2008
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The 2008 Vancouver municipal election will be held on November 15, 2008. It will fill seats in Vancouver School Board, the Parks Board, as well as Vancouver City Council and the position of Mayor of Vancouver. It will be held at the same time as municipal elections throughout the province. There are three major civic parties represented: the Coalition of Progressive Electors, the Non-Partisan Association, and Vision Vancouver.
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[edit] Potential mayoral candidates
[edit] Non-Partisan Association
Peter Ladner is a current member of Vancouver City Council. He entered the campaign for the NPA nomination against incumbent mayor Sam Sullivan on February 22, 2008.[1] At a nominating meeting on June 8, 2008, Ladner narrowly defeated Sullivan for the mayoralty nomination.
[edit] Vision Vancouver
- Gregor Robertson is the current NDP MLA for Vancouver-Fairview and a former businessman. He announced his candidacy February 24, 2008.[2]
- Raymond Louie is a current city councillor.[3]
- Allan DeGenova is a former member of the NPA who was expelled from the party in May 2006.[4] He was originally planning to run as an independent alongside Finance Minister Carole Taylor but after she announced that she was not running he postponed further decision.[5] In February 2008 he announced that he was going for the Vision Vancouver nomination.[3]
[edit] Coalition of Progressive Electors
- David Cadman is the only COPE member on Vancouver City Council. He has expressed interest in running, but only in a unified mayoral campaign with Vision.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Frances Bula. "Ladner joins mayoral fray; Robertson days away", Vancouver Sun, 2008-02-22, p. B1, B4.
- ^ "Robertson's Vision takes in mayor's office", Vancouver Sun, 2008-02-24. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ a b c Frances Bula. "DeGenova seeks Vision nod for mayoralty", Vancouver Sun, 2008-02-06, p. B1, B7.
- ^ "Veteran Vancouver politician goes independent", CBC News, 2006-11-20. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ "Carole Taylor won't run for mayor of Vancouver", CBC News, 2008-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
