The 2018 Vancouver municipal election was held on October 20, 2018, the same day as other municipalities and regional districts in British Columbia selected their new municipal governments. Voters elected a mayor, 10 city councillors, 7 park board commissioners, and 9 school board trustees through plurality-at-large voting. Official registration for all candidates opened on September 4, 2018, and closed on September 14, 2018.
For the first time, candidates were listed in random order instead of alphabetical order. This was done in an effort to create a more even playing field for candidates, as research has shown many voters are more likely to vote for those listed first on a ballot, giving those candidates a perceived advantage over those lower down on the list.
Candidates and results (I) indicates the candidate is an incumbent. (O) indicates the candidate previously held an elected position on another municipal body (e.g. a Park Board commissioner running to be a city councillor).
Mayor Incumbent Gregor Robertson, who had been mayor of Vancouver since being elected in 2008, announced on January 10, 2018, that he would not be running for reelection in the 2018 election.
At the close of nominations, 21 candidates had formally registered to run for mayor in the election.
Formerly declared mayoral candidates Patrick Condon (Coalition of Progressive Electors) withdrew from the race on July 13, 2018. Ian Campbell (Vision Vancouver) withdrew from the race on September 10, 2018.
City councillors
176,450 ballots were cast. Voters were able to cast votes for up to 10 candidates. The top 10 candidates were elected.
Party standings in Vancouver City Council +PartySeats on city councilNPAGreen COPEOneCity
Park board commissioners Top 7 candidates elected
Party standings in Vancouver Park Board +PartySeats on park boardGreenNPACOPE
School board trustees Top 9 candidates elected
Party standings in Vancouver School Board +PartySeats on school boardGreenNPAOneCityCOPEVision
Opinion polls
+ Mayoral candidatesPolling firmDates conductedSourceStewartSimSylvesterBremnerYoungCampbellOtherMargin of errorSample sizePolling methodLead2018 electionOctober 20, 201828.7%28.2%20.5%5.7%6.9%10.0%176,4500.5%Research Co.October 12–14, 201836%23%19%6%6%–9%±6.0%265Online13%One Persuasion Inc.October 11–13, 201833%19%21%8%16%–3%±5.5%318Online12%Research Co.October 4–7, 201834%20%16%10%7%–4%±4.9%402Online14%Research Co.September 15–18, 201836%25%17%7%3%–9%±4.9%400Online11% September 10, 2018 Vision mayoral candidate Ian Campbell withdrawsMainstreetSeptember 4–5, 201823.3%12.4%8.2%13.6%6.7%9%26.9%±3.34%862IVR9.7%Research Co.July 13–16, 201825%26%11%5%8%20%4%±4.9%400Online1%Research Co.June 9–11, 201826%23%9%10%3%18%13%±4.9%400Online3%
+Political partiesPolling firmDates conductedSourceCoalition VancouverCOPEGreenNPAOneCityProVancouverVancouver 1stVisionYes VancouverIndependentResearch Co.October 12–14, 201818%34%47%35%27%16%18%29%18%53%Research Co.October 4–7, 201822%32%51%34%21%22%16%27%23%50%Research Co.September 4–7, 201813%32%46%30%19%9%12%30%24%39%Research Co.June 9–11, 201817%28%56%30%17%11% –31% – –Research Co.April 9–10, 2018–27%48%23%14%––26%––
References
External links City of Vancouver election website Elections BC 2018 municipal elections webpage