Election 2018 Archive

The City of Richmond said a delay in election results on the night of Oct. 20 was caused by a corrupted memory stick, used in one of the voting machines in City Hall. While all the polling stations closed at 8 p.m.

The turnout rate for the 2018 Richmond municipal elections was the highest since 1993, and three per cent higher than 2014.

If Richmond students called the shots in Saturday’s election, Malcolm Brodie may still be mayor, but council would have looked slightly different.

The coalition took four out of eight council seats, while incumbents Ken Johnston and Derek Dang appeared ousted.

The two incumbent trustees who led the charge to enact a policy regarding SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) topped the polls in Saturday’s civic election. Ken Hamaguchi led the way with 17,196 votes and Sandra Nixon took 16,567 votes.

Incumbent Malcolm Brodie is poised to become Richmond’s longest-serving mayor after winning a seventh term Saturday night.

While waiting for results to roll in, Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds caught up with former mayor, MLA and city councillor Greg Halsey-Brandt along with his wife Evelina Halsey-Brandt, also a former councillor to discuss the election.

Council hopefuls gather around the city to watch the votes come in

Unofficial results will be regularly updated once the city begins reporting them.

Richmond’s former mayor, MLA and city councillor Greg Halsey-Brandt along with his wife Evelina Halsey-Brandt, also a former councillor, will join Richmond News editor Eve Edmonds for live coverage on election night starting at 7:30 p.m.