According to the Forum for Millennial Leadership, a total of 100 candidates under-40 ran in Saturday’s municipal elections in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD).
A total of 31 candidates under 40 were elected as mayors and councillors in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
According to FML, there were 26 under 40 candidates elected in Metro Vancouver. This is a significant increase from the 12 who were previously elected.
In the Fraser Valley, there were only five under-40 candidates elected. This is down from the six elected in the last municipal election.
In a poll conducted prior to the election, nearly 77% of British Columbians agreed that younger elected would help change their communities for the better.
See the full list of elected officials under 40 in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley below:
Metro Vancouver
Municipality | First Name | Last Name | Elected as |
Belcarra | Neil | Belenkie | MAYOR |
Belcarra | Carolina | Clark | COUNCILLOR |
Delta | Alicia | Guichon | COUNCILLOR |
Delta | Dylan | Kruger | COUNCILLOR |
Langley | Nathan | Pachal | COUNCILLOR |
Maple Ridge | Kiersten | Duncan | COUNCILLOR |
Maple Ridge | Chelsa | Meadus | COUNCILLOR |
Maple Ridge | Ryan | Svendsen | COUNCILLOR |
New Westminster | Nadine | Nakagawa | COUNCILLOR |
New Westminster | Jonathan | Cote | MAYOR |
City of North Vancouver | Tina | Hu | COUNCILLOR |
City of North Vancouver | Tony | Valente | COUNCILLOR |
District of North Vancouver | Jordan | Back | COUNCILLOR |
District of North Vancouver | Mathew | Bond | COUNCILLOR |
Pitt Meadows | Nicole | MacDonald | COUNCILLOR |
Port Coquitlam | Brad | West | MAYOR |
Port Moody | Amy | Lubik | COUNCILLOR |
Port Moody | Rob | Vagramov | MAYOR |
Richmond | Kelly | Greene | COUNCILLOR |
Richmond | Michael | Wolfe | COUNCILLOR |
Surrey | Mandeep | Nagra | COUNCILLOR |
Vancouver | Rebecca | Bligh | COUNCILLOR |
Vancouver | Christine | Boyle | COUNCILLOR |
Vancouver | Melissa | De Genova | COUNCILLOR |
Vancouver | Lisa | Dominato | COUNCILLOR |
Vancouver | Michael | Wiebe | COUNCILLOR |
West Vancouver | Marcus | Wong | COUNCILLOR |
Fraser Valley
Municipality | First Name | Last Name | Elected as |
Chilliwack | Chris | Kloot | COUNCILLOR |
Chilliwack | Jason | Lum | COUNCILLOR |
Hope | Dusty | Smith | COUNCILLOR |
Kent | Susan | Spaeti | COUNCILLOR |
Mission | Jag | Gill | COUNCILLOR |
See also
- Girl power! Vancouver just elected 8 women out of 11 members to City Council
- Vancouver Mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart talks about challenges of new job
- Vancouver sees lower voter turnout than 2014 municipal election
- It’s official: These are the Lower Mainland’s new mayors
- Opinion: The tide of political change continues to rise