ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Date:
Author/Local:
RTS No.
CC File No.Council:
November 23, 1999
R.Drennan/6678
1145
1102
November 30, 1999TO: Vancouver City Council
FROM: City Clerk
SUBJECT: 1999 General Local Elections Results
INFORMATION
The City Manager submits this report for information.
COUNCIL POLICY
There is no Council Policy applicable to this matter.
Section 120 of the Vancouver Charter provides that within 30 days after the declaration of official results the Chief Election Officer must submit a report of the election results to Council.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this report is to advise Council of the results of the 1999 General Local Elections held on Saturday, November 20, 1999.
ELECTION RESULTS
The following candidates were declared elected by the Chief Elections Officer on Tuesday, November 23, 1999, having received the highest number of votes cast for the office(s) to be elected:
Candidate(s) Elected Votes Cast Office of Mayor (one to be elected, 11 Candidates) Philip W. Owen (Incumbent) 51,085
Office of Councillor (10 to be elected, 43 Candidates) Jennifer Clarke (Incumbent) 42,815 Lynne Kennedy (Incumbent) 39,597 Daniel Lee (Incumbent) 39,001 Gordon H. Price (Incumbent) 38,746 George Puil (Incumbent) 38,551 Don Lee (Incumbent) 37,164 Sandy McCormick 35,252 Sam C. Sullivan (Incumbent) 34,858 Fred Bass 33,156 Tim Louis 32,862
Office of Park Commissioner (7 to be elected, 22 Candidates) Allan DeGenova (Incumbent) 37,143 Dianne Ledingham 36,041 Duncan Wilson (Incumbent) 35,488 Laura McDiarmid (Incumbent) 35,480 Clarence Hansen 34,093 Christopher Richardson 32,322 Roslyn Mairi Cassells 31,694
Office of School Trustee (9 to be elected, 19 Candidates) Allan Wong 42,565 Allen Blakey 42,254 Bill Yuen (Incumbent) 40,895 Barbara Buchanan (Incumbent) 39,937 John Cheng (Incumbent) 39,791 Bill Brown (Incumbent) 39,758 Ted Hunt (Incumbent) 39,484 Ken Denike (Incumbent) 38,755 Adrienne Montani 38,584 Other Voting
2000-2002 Capital Plan Borrowing Questions Public Works and Public Safety Facilities (borrow $59.5 million) Yes - 61,411(75.99%)
No - 19,407Parks and Recreation Facilities (borrow $26.5 million) Yes - 57,211(70.62%)
No - 23,807Information of the full election results for all candidates and questions, by voting division, are on file in the City Clerk's Office.
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