2008 Vancouver municipal election

2008 Vancouver municipal election
← 2005 November 15, 2008 (2008-11-15) 2011 →

11 seats in Vancouver City Council
Turnout30.8%[1] Decrease 1.6 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gregor Robertson David Cadman
(de facto)
Peter Ladner
Party Vision COPE NPA
Alliance VisionCOPEGreen VisionCOPEGreen
Leader since June 2008 2005 2008
Leader's seat Mayor Councillor Ran for Mayor (lost)
Last election 4 seats, 44.45% 1 seat,
N/A
6 seats, 47.34%
Seats won 8 2 1
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 1 Decrease 5
Popular vote 67,598 N/A 48,794
Percentage 54.39% N/A 39.26%
Swing Increase 9.94% N/A Decrease 8.08%

Mayor before election

Sam Sullivan
NPA

Elected mayor

Gregor Robertson
Vision

The 2008 Vancouver municipal election was held on November 15, 2008, filling seats on the Vancouver School Board, the Park Board, the Vancouver City Council, and the position of Mayor of Vancouver. It was held at the same time as municipal elections throughout the province. Three major civic parties were represented: the Coalition of Progressive Electors, the Non-Partisan Association, and Vision Vancouver. The Green Party of Vancouver fielded one candidate for Park Board commissioner.

  1. ^ "Election Results: November 15, 2008". City of Vancouver. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)