Global News is projecting Andrew Leonard has been elected as Bowen Island’s new mayor in the 2022 B.C. municipal election.
Leonard won the election, securing just over 45 per cent of the vote, more than mayoral candidates Maureen Nicholson (38.16 per cent) and John Turner (16.77 per cent).
Global News also projects Judith Gedye, Tim Wake, Sue Ellen Fast, John Saunders, Alex Jurgensen and Alison Morse (incumbent) have all won election to council.
The Squamish name for Bowen Island is “Xwlíl’xhwm,” which means, “fast drumming ground.” Some have said the name was inspired by the sound that the water makes as flows through the pass between Finisterre Island and Bowen Island’s northern point.
Candidates
Mayor
Andrew Leonard
Maureen Nicholson
John Turner
Council
Robin Burger
Sue Ellen Fast (incumbent)
Judith Gedye
Alex Jurgensen
Gale Lyttle
Craig MacDonald
Alison Morse (incumbent)
Nichole Thomas Zyczynski
Wake Tim
Richard Wiefelspuett
Population of municipality
4,256 (2021)
Boundary of the municipality
Bowen Island is located in Howe Sound, a short ferry ride away from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver. It lies south of Gambier Island and east of Keats Island.
This profile will continually be updated to reflect the latest information, interviews and events in the campaign.