BC Municipal Election

• B.C. village selects next mayor in random draw after election-night tie

  Candidates Mark Doherty and Doug Mccutcheon each earned 156 votes on election night, meaning the winner had to have their name randomly drawn from a box.

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  Oct 24, 2022
  
• Can Metro Vancouver’s new mayors turn the tide on housing? Experts say not so fast

  Incoming mayors and councillors need to do more than promise boosting supply and cutting red tape, experts warn, as housing prices continue to skyrocket.

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  Oct 22, 2022
  
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• Winner of Canal Flats, B.C. mayoral election may be determined by blind draw

  On election day Saturday, 318 of the village's 661 eligible voters cast a ballot -- resulting in an unusual tie between Mark Doherty and Doug Mccutcheon in the race for mayor.

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  Oct 18, 2022
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• 2022 election: Voter turnout drops across Lower Mainland

  Turnout in the municipal elections continued a troubling trend this year, with turnout declining across the region.

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  Oct 17, 2022
• Voters in dozens of B.C. communities send incumbent mayors packing

  Dozens of B.C. municipalities have new mayors, following the province's 2022 municipal election on Oct. 15.

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  Oct 16, 2022
• B.C. municipal election 2022: Polls closed across the province

  The polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. PT in the 2022 B.C. municipal election before the votes are counted and decided for each community.

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  Oct 15, 2022
• Watch live: B.C. municipal election results 2022

  Join us on BC1 for our Global News election special from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. PT and on Global BC and Global Okanagan from 11 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

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  Oct 15, 2022
• Surrey civic election 2022 cheat sheet: A last-minute voter’s guide

  The last four years in the province's second-biggest city have seen a dysfunctional city hall, a start of a change in police forces and a mayor charged with public mischief.

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  Oct 14, 2022
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• Meet the Indigenous candidates running in Vancouver’s election

  There are seven Indigenous candidates running in Vancouver's municipal election. Read about their platform priorities and why representation matters.

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  Oct 13, 2022
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• Vancouver housing strategies abound, but will a fractured council hinder next mayor?

  British Columbia is the province with the highest rate of unaffordable homes, due largely to the number of people paying high rents to live in downtown Vancouver.

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  Oct 12, 2022