2018 Vancouver municipal election

2018 Vancouver municipal election

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10 seats on the Vancouver City Council + 1 mayor 9 seats on Vancouver School Board 7 seats on Vancouver Park Board
Turnout	39.4%[1] 4.0 pp (from 2014)
First party Second party Third party   NPA IND Candidate Kennedy Stewart Ken Sim Shauna Sylvester Party Independent NPA Independent Seats won 1 5 0 Seat change 1 2 0 Popular vote 49,705 48,748 35,457 Percentage 28.71% 28.16% 20.48% Swing N/A 12.26 pp N/A   Fourth party Fifth party   YES Candidate Wai Young Hector Bremner Party Coalition Vancouver Yes Vancouver Seats won 0 0 Seat change 0 1 Popular vote 11,872 9,924 Percentage 6.86% 5.73% Swing N/A N/A
Mayor before election Gregor Robertson Vision Elected Mayor Kennedy Stewart Independent
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Party % Seats +/– City Council (10 seats) NPA 24.89 5 +2 Green 15.60 3 +2 COPE 8.86 1 +1 OneCity 5.84 1 +1 Park Board (7 seats) Green 23.35 3 +1 NPA 10.85 2 −2 COPE 10.43 2 +2 School Board (9 seats) Green 16.69 3 0 NPA 13.70 3 +1 OneCity 4.84 1 0 COPE 4.42 1 +1 Vision 4.34 1 −2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2018 Vancouver municipal election was held on October 20, 2018, the same day as other municipalities and regional districts in British Columbia selected their new municipal governments. Voters elected a mayor, 10 city councillors, 7 park board commissioners, and 9 school board trustees through plurality-at-large voting.^[2] Official registration for all candidates opened on September 4, 2018, and closed on September 14, 2018.^[3]

For the first time, candidates were listed in random order instead of alphabetical order. This was done in an effort to create a more even playing field for candidates, as research has shown many voters are more likely to vote for those listed first on a ballot, giving those candidates a perceived advantage over those lower down on the list.^[4]