2022 British Columbia municipal elections

2022 British Columbia municipal elections

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The 2022 British Columbia municipal elections were held on 15 October 2022.[1] Municipal elections took place in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia to elect mayors, school board trustees, rural directors and city councillors. Elections BC administered campaign financing, disclosure and advertisement of candidates; however, voting, ballots and candidate nominations were administered by each jurisdiction's local electoral officer.[2]

The 2022 municipal elections saw a wave of centre-right mayors come to office, such as Ken Sim in Vancouver, Tom Dyas in Kelowna and Reid Hamer-Jackson in Kamloops, as a response to rising crime and homelessness in the province.[3]

Incumbents marked with "(X)". Candidates who were elected are listed in boldface and accompanied by a †.

  1. ^ "B.C.'s Next General Local Elections". Elections BC. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Who Does What in Local Elections". Elections BC. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ "FIRST READING: Sick of tent cities and 'stranger attacks,' BCers vote for hardline mayors". National Post. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.