VANCOUVER — Voters in British Columbia ushered in a wave of political change throughout the province in municipal elections Saturday that saw new mayors elected in Vancouver and Surrey and other major communities. Vancouver businessman Ken Sim defeated Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, posting an overwhelming victory after losing the mayor’s race to Stewart in 2018 […]
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“This is not the result we wanted,” said Stewart, a former federal New Democrat MP. “But we have to respect it.” Locke’s victory speech included a pledge to keep the RCMP in Surrey despite McCallum’s initiative to replace the Mounties with a civic police force.Get the latest results for Vancouver Island municipalities here
Across B.C. voters said they wanted to see politicians tackle the big issues confronting almost every community. Margaret Haugen, who accompanied a friend to vote at downtown Vancouver’s Roundhouse Community Center, said affordable housing was the issue she was most concerned about this election. Stewart promised to triple Vancouver’s housing goal over the next decade to 220,000 homes, while Sim pledged to hire 100 new police officers and 100 mental health nurses.Vancouver released data showing increased numbers of advance voters this year compared to 2018.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.In the 2022 election 65,026 people voted in advance polls in Vancouver, up from 48,986 in 2018.
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