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2008 Election Results

Saturday, November 15 was general voting day for the 2008 Civic Election, and with 17,080 ballots cast, voter turnout in the City of Victoria was 27%. The official results of the election are as follows:

Mayor:

  • Dean Fortin

Councillors: (alphabetically)

  • Sonya Chandler
  • Christopher Coleman
  • Lynn Hunter
  • Philippe Lucas
  • John Luton
  • Pamela Madoff
  • Charlayne Thornton-Joe
  • Geoff Young

These results are still considered unofficial until officially declared by the Chief Election Officer, which must happen prior to close of business day on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. For more information, including total votes cast for each candidate, please click here - [PDF 589KB]. For poll-by-poll results, please click here - [PDF 113KB].

For results from the School District 61 Trustee Election, please click here - [PDF 23KB].

Campaign Organizers and Elector Organizers Guide.
Forms for the use of campaign organizers can be accessed by following this link:

Or by coming to the office of the Legislative Services office at City Hall between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.

  • For further information contact Don Schaffer, Deputy Chief Election Officer, at 250-361-0549 or by email at dschaffer@victoria.ca

General Voting Information

Past Results

Candidate Guide Documents

Sections of the Local Government Act pertaining to elections may be picked up at Legislative Services.

The BC Government has created a candidate guide that can be found here:

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