Civic Election in South Vancouver

The 2011 Vancouver Civic election was held 10 days ago. But what would the results have been in South Vancouver? Well, of course if South Vancouver really were a seperate city, it would have its own elected officials and perhaps its own civic political parties. But let's transpose, more or less, the most recent municipal results onto South Vancouver's boundaries.

In Vancouver as a whole in 2011 Vision Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson won with 53% of the vote and a clear lead over the NPA candidate, Suzanne Anton. Robertson's party took a clear lead on council with seven councillors elected to two for the NPA and one for the Greens.

But in South Vancouver what we get is a much more competitive environment. Robertson wins, but only by 16,426 votes to Anton's 14,678. Or 49.9% to 44.6%. Council would be more evenly divided with six Vision councillors (Louie, Jang, Tang, Deal, Reimer and Stevenson) and four for the NPA (Yuen, Ball, Wong and Affleck in that order). The NPA would gain an extra seat on both the Park and School boards as well.