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Vancouver, unlike other British Columbia municipalities, is incorporated under a unique provincial statute, the Vancouver Charter.[1] The legislation, passed in 1953, supersedes the Vancouver Incorporation Act, 1921 and grants the city more and different powers than other communities possess under BC's Municipalities Act. The city is governed by the 10-member Vancouver City Council, a nine-member School Board, and a seven-member Park Board, all elected for four-year terms. Unusually for a city of Vancouver's size, all municipal elections are at-large. In addition, residents of Vancouver vote for representatives in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and the House of Commons of Canada. Historically, in all levels of government, the more affluent west side of Vancouver has voted along conservative or centre-right lines while the working-class eastern side of the city has voted along left-wing lines. However, in the 2015 federal election and the 2017 provincial election, the west side of Vancouver has shifted more towards left-wing candidates. Unlike most other municipalities in Canada (aside from Montreal), Vancouver's civic politics operate under a system of locally based political parties, rather than unaligned independents.[2] HistoryLarry Campbell's election as mayor in 2002 was in part due to his willingness to champion alternative interventions for drug issues, such as supervised injection sites. The city has adopted a Four Pillars Drug Strategy, which combines harm reduction (e.g. needle exchanges, supervised injection sites) with treatment, enforcement, and prevention.[3] The strategy is largely a response to the endemic HIV and hepatitis C among injection drug users in the city's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. The area is characterized by entrenched poverty, and consequently is home to the "low track" street sex trade and a bustling "open air" street drug market, which gave rise to a significant AIDS epidemic in the 1990s. Some community and professional groups—such as From Grief to Action and Keeping the Door Open—are fostering public dialogue in the city about further alternatives to current drug policies.[4][5] The harm reduction strategies appears to have been successful with the deactivation of the St. Paul's Hospital Ward 10C, on May 27, 2014, due to the near-elimination of AIDS cases in British Columbia.[6]Campbell chose not to run for re-election, and was subsequently appointed to the Senate of Canada. In the 2005 municipal election, the City Council swung back to the right after a term dominated by the leftist Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE). NPA mayoral candidate Sam Sullivan narrowly defeated Jim Green for the position of mayor in 2005 and was joined by five of his party's members on Council. The centre-left Vision Vancouver (VVN) brought four members to Council, with the final seat going to COPE. The NPA also won six of nine School Board seats and five of seven Parks Board seats, while the remaining Board seats were won by COPE.[7] In the 2008 municipal election campaign, NPA incumbent mayor Sam Sullivan was ousted as mayoral candidate by the party in a close vote, which instated Peter Ladner as the new mayoral candidate for the NPA. Gregor Robertson, a former MLA for Vancouver-Fairview and head of Happy Planet, was the mayoral candidate for Vision Vancouver, the other main contender. Vision Vancouver candidate Gregor Robertson defeated Ladner by a considerable margin, nearing 20,000 votes. The balance of power was significantly shifted to Vision Vancouver, which held seven of the 10 council seats. Of the remaining three, COPE received two and the NPA one. For park commissioner, four spots went to Vision Vancouver, one to the Green Party, one to COPE, and one to the NPA. For school trustee, there were four Vision Vancouver seats, three COPE seats, and two NPA seats.[8] Municipal representation{{Further|2018 Vancouver municipal election}}MayorKennedy Stewart is currently the mayor of Vancouver, as of the 2018 municipal election.[9] He previously served as a federal member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby South in the House of Commons, as a New Democrat. As mayor, Stewart sits as an independent. City Council{{Main|Vancouver City Council}}
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2014 election{{Main|2014 Vancouver municipal election}}2011 election{{Main|2011 Vancouver municipal election}}2008 election{{Main|2008 Vancouver municipal election}}2004 plebisciteA proposal to change Vancouver's council elections to run on a ward basis (like most major Canadian cities) rather than its at-large system was rejected by the populace in a referendum on October 16, 2004. Only 22% of city residents cast a ballot in this referendum.[10] 2002 election{{Main|2002 Vancouver municipal election}}Provincial representation{{Further|Vancouver (electoral districts)}}In the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Vancouver has eleven constituencies. In the 2017 provincial election, the BC Liberal Party won three seats, and the BC New Democratic Party won eight seats.[11]
Federal representation{{Further|Vancouver (electoral districts)}}In the House of Commons of Canada, Vancouver has five constituencies. In the 2004 federal elections, the Liberal Party of Canada won four seats, while the New Democratic Party won one. In the 2006 federal elections, all the same MPs were re-elected, although David Emerson of Vancouver Kingsway later defected to the Conservative Party. In the subsequent 2008 federal elections, the Liberals won three seats while the NDP picked up Vancouver Kingsway for a total of two seats. In 2011, the NDP and Liberals both retained two seats each. The Conservatives won one seat, Vancouver South, their first win in the city since 1988. In the most recent election in 2015, the number of ridings for Vancouver was increased to six, with the Liberals winning four and the NDP winning two.
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/V/vanch_00.htm|title=Vancouver Charter|publisher=Queen's Printer (British Columbia)|accessdate=2007-06-07}} {{Vancouver|state=autocollapse}}2. ^{{cite book|editor1-last=Andrew|editor1-first=Caroline|editor2-last=Biles|editor2-first=John|editor3-last=Siemiatycki|editor3-first=Myer|editor4-last=Tolley|editor4-first=Erin|title=Electing a Diverse Canada|date=2008|publisher=UBC Press|location=Vancouver|isbn=978-0-7748-1485-0|page=7}} 3. ^{{cite web| title = Four Pillars Drug Strategy| publisher = City of Vancouver| year = 2001| url = http://www.vancouver.ca/fourpillars/| accessdate=2007-01-17}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=From Grief to Action|url=http://www.fgta.ca/|publisher=From Grief to Action|accessdate=2006-11-15}} 5. ^{{cite web|last=Maxwell|first=Gillian|title=Keeping the Door Open|url=http://www.keepingthedooropen.com|publisher=AIDS Vancouver|accessdate=2006-11-15}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Closing of Vancouver hospital’s AIDS ward is symbolic of progress|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/citing-decrease-in-aids-cases-vancouver-hospital-to-close-dedicated-ward/article18868664/}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/election2005/finalresults.htm|title=Vancouver Votes November 19, 2005|publisher=City of Vancouver|accessdate=2006-11-11|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626065259/http://city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/election2005/finalresults.htm|archivedate=June 26, 2006|df=}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://vancouver.ca/electionresults2008 |title=Vancouver Votes Municipal Election 2008 |publisher=City of Vancouver |accessdate=2009-11-29}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://vancouver.ca/electionresults2008|title=Election summary - Election 2008|publisher=City of Vancouver|accessdate=2009-10-29}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/decision2004/index.htm|title= Decision 2004: At-large or Wards? |publisher=City of Vancouver|accessdate=2010-12-24}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/resource-centre/reports/2013-ge-results/|title=2013 Voting Results by Voting Area|publisher=Elections BC|accessdate=2014-02-27}} 2 : Municipal government of Vancouver|Politics of Vancouver |
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