Vancouver City Council |
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Date:
Author/Local:
RTS No.
CC File No.Council:
February 26, 2003
Marg Coulson/7349
03255
1102
March 11, 2003TO: Vancouver City Council
FROM: Chief Election Officer
SUBJECT: Official Results of Olympic Vote
INFORMATION
The City Manager submits this report for information.
COUNCIL POLICY
There is no Council Policy applicable to this matter.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this report is to advise Council of the official results of the vote held Saturday, February 22, 2003, regarding the City of Vancouver's participation in hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and Paralympics Winter Games.
RESULTS OF THE VOTE
In accordance with By-law 8619, City of Vancouver electors were asked to vote on the following question:
"Do you support or do you oppose the City of Vancouver's participation in hosting the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympics Winter Games?"
_ 86,113 votes (64%) were cast for
"YES, I support the City of Vancouver's participation"
_ 48,651 votes (36%) were cast for
"NO, I oppose the City of Vancouver's participation"
_ 27 votes (0%) were counted as spoiled ballots
Based on the 293,263 registered voters in the November 16, 2002 civic election, turnout for the Olympic Vote was 46 per cent. Results for each voting place are detailed in the table contained in Appendix A.
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APPENDIX A
Olympic Vote, February 22, 2003: Official Vote Results | ||||||
Number |
Voting Facility Name |
Yes |
No |
Over |
Blank |
Total |
0 |
Advance Polls - Vancouver City Hall |
4630 |
2077 |
0 |
0 |
6707 |
1 |
Southlands Elementary School |
2146 |
852 |
0 |
0 |
2998 |
2 |
Queen Elizabeth Elementary School |
3052 |
1687 |
1 |
0 |
4740 |
3 |
Lord Kitchener Elementary School |
2484 |
1146 |
0 |
0 |
3630 |
4 |
General Gordon Elementary School |
2322 |
1657 |
0 |
3 |
3982 |
5 |
Kitsilano Secondary School |
4398 |
2574 |
2 |
0 |
6974 |
6 |
Trafalgar Elementary School |
1557 |
673 |
0 |
0 |
2230 |
7 |
Dr R. E. McKechnie Elementary School |
1049 |
454 |
0 |
0 |
1503 |
8 |
Magee Secondary School |
3800 |
1559 |
0 |
1 |
5360 |
9 |
Shaughnessy Elementary School |
1564 |
525 |
1 |
0 |
2090 |
10 |
Henry Hudson Elementary School |
3690 |
1956 |
0 |
0 |
5646 |
11 |
Lord Roberts Elementary School |
1873 |
1496 |
0 |
0 |
3369 |
12 |
King George Secondary School |
3557 |
2543 |
1 |
1 |
6102 |
13 |
Roberts School Annex |
2879 |
1728 |
0 |
0 |
4607 |
14 |
Roundhouse Community Centre |
4781 |
1274 |
0 |
0 |
6055 |
15 |
L'Ecole Bilingue |
2622 |
1676 |
0 |
0 |
4298 |
16 |
Emily Carr Elementary School |
1822 |
869 |
0 |
0 |
2691 |
17 |
Dr Annie B. Jamieson Elementary School |
1406 |
655 |
0 |
1 |
2062 |
18 |
Sir Wilfred Laurier Elementary School |
2214 |
1044 |
0 |
0 |
3258 |
19 |
John Henderson Elementary School |
1503 |
753 |
0 |
0 |
2256 |
20 |
John Oliver Secondary School |
2456 |
1431 |
0 |
0 |
3887 |
21 |
General Wolfe Elementary School |
1538 |
1105 |
0 |
0 |
2643 |
22 |
Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School |
1503 |
1078 |
0 |
0 |
2581 |
23 |
Vancouver City Hall |
3725 |
1944 |
2 |
0 |
5671 |
24 |
Carnegie Centre |
956 |
798 |
0 |
0 |
1754 |
25 |
Lord Strathcona Elementary School |
741 |
614 |
1 |
0 |
1356 |
26 |
Mount Pleasant Elementary School |
1041 |
1111 |
0 |
0 |
2152 |
27 |
Queen Alexandra Elementary School |
1092 |
1216 |
0 |
0 |
2308 |
28 |
Sir Richard McBride Elementary School |
943 |
475 |
0 |
0 |
1418 |
29 |
Tecumseh Elementary School |
1113 |
523 |
0 |
0 |
1636 |
30 |
David Thompson Secondary School |
1673 |
548 |
1 |
0 |
2222 |
31 |
Kingsford-Smith Elementary School |
1856 |
932 |
0 |
0 |
2788 |
32 |
George T. Cunningham Elementary School |
808 |
382 |
0 |
0 |
1190 |
33 |
Gladstone Secondary School |
1415 |
838 |
0 |
0 |
2253 |
34 |
Queen Victoria Elementary School |
1228 |
1880 |
0 |
0 |
3108 |
35 |
Templeton Secondary School |
2448 |
2330 |
3 |
1 |
4782 |
36 |
Dr. A. R. Lord Elementary School |
1386 |
658 |
0 |
0 |
2044 |
37 |
Thunderbird Elementary School |
726 |
424 |
0 |
0 |
1150 |
38 |
Windermere Secondary School |
2738 |
1299 |
0 |
0 |
4037 |
39 |
Captain James Cook Elementary School |
2882 |
1586 |
0 |
0 |
4468 |
40 |
Mobile Poll and Mail-in Ballots |
496 |
281 |
1 |
7 |
785 |
|
Total |
86,113 |
48,651 |
13 |
14 |
134,791 |
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