2008 Vancouver municipal election

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11 seats in Vancouver City Council
Turnout	30.8%[1] 1.6 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gregor Robertson David Cadman (de facto) Peter Ladner Party Vision COPE NPA Alliance Vision–COPE–Green Vision–COPE–Green 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 4 1 5 Popular vote 67,598 N/A 48,794 Percentage 54.39% N/A 39.26% Swing 9.94% N/A 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.

All incumbents are marked with (I) before their names.

One mayor was elected out of 15 candidates. Of the candidates, four were affiliated with a political party, and eleven were independent. Gregor Robertson of Vision Vancouver was elected.

Ten councillors were elected out of 32 candidates. Of the candidates, 24 were affiliated with a political party, and eight were independent. Eight incumbent councillors were seeking re-election: four from Vision Vancouver, three from the NPA, and one from COPE. Of the elected councillors, seven were from Vision Vancouver, two from COPE and one from the NPA.

Seven commissioners were elected out of twenty candidates. Of the candidates, 15 were affiliated with a political party, and five were independent. Two incumbent commissioners were seeking re-election: one from COPE and one from the NPA. Of the elected commissioners, four were from Vision Vancouver, with one each from the NPA, COPE, and the Green Party of Vancouver.

Nine school trustees were elected out of 19 candidates. Of the candidates, 17 were affiliated with a political party, and two were independent. Five incumbent trustees were seeking re-election: three from the NPA and two from COPE. Of the elected trustees, four were from Vision Vancouver, three from COPE and two from NPA.

The following Capital Plan questions were posed to voters:^[2]

1. Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, to borrow an aggregate $93,820,000 for the following purposes?

• Street and Bridge Infrastructure at $66,607,000
• Traffic and Safety Improvements at $12,553,000
• Street Lighting, Traffic Signal, and Communications Systems at $14,660,000

2. Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, to borrow an aggregate $68,605,000 for the following purposes?

• Public Safety at $31,965,000
• Civic Facilities at $32,490,000
• Library at $4,150,000

3. Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2011, to borrow an aggregate $59,575,000 for the following purposes?

• Recreation Facilities at $52,247,000
• Parks at $7,328,000

Of the 403,663 registered voters, there were 124,285 recorded ballots, marking the voter turnout at 30.79%. This is an decrease of 1.66% from the 32.45% turnout during the previous municipal election in 2005.^[3]

• "Election summary - Election 2008 - City of Vancouver Elections". City of Vancouver. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

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