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2017 Vancouver municipal by-election

A municipal by-election was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, on October 14, 2017. One empty seat on city council and all the seats on the Vancouver school board were filled.

Background
The by-election was called to replace the single vacant council seat, due to Geoff Meggs' departure to take on the role of Premier John Horgan's chief of staff. The by-election was also meant to elect a new board of school trustees, who had been dismissed by provincial education minister Mike Bernier after failing to pass a balanced budget and allegations of workplace harassment arose. ==Nomination process==
Nomination process
Non-Partisan Association On September 6, 2017, the Non-Partisan Association held a nomination meeting to decide their representative for the lone Council position. Hector Bremner, the successful nominee, beat out former school trustee Penny Noble and former leader of the Cedar Party Glen Chernen. Candidates for the five school trustee positions were announced at the same time. Green Party Pete Fry of the Green Party of Vancouver, who had unsuccessfully run for council in 2014, was the first confirmed nominee for council by any major political party in Vancouver. The Greens also nominated former incumbent Janet Fraser to run for re-election alongside Judy Zaichkowsky and Estrellita Gonzalez. ==Results==
Results
Councillor School board trustees Each voter could cast up to nine votes. (I) denotes incumbents prior to the dismissal of all nine school board trustees by Education minister Mike Bernier in October 2016. ==References==
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