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Neighbourhood voting trends insightful
By Don Fennell
Published 2:59 PST, Fri November 30, 2018
Only one Richmond polling station mirrored
exactly which candidates would be elected in the Oct. 20 civic election.
Votes cast at Steveston-London Secondary
School (in the Steveston riding) accurately predicted that Mayor Malcolm Brodie
would be re-elected for another four-year term, as well as the eight
individuals who formed city council, and the seven making up school board.
Carol Day earned the most votes for city
council, with Harold Steves second, Chak Au third, Kelly Greene fourth, with
Bill McNulty, Linda McPhail, Alexa Loo
and Michael Wolfe the final four spots at the voting station. Derek Dang
had just three fewer votes than Wolfe, reflecting a similar overall scenario in
which he finished less than 100 votes behind Loo.
Just as he did overall, Ken Hamaguchi topped
the poll at Steveston-London, followed by Donna Sargent, Sandra Nixon, Debbie
Tablotney, Richard Lee, Heather Larson and Norm Goldstein.
There were 11 Richmond Steveston Voting
Divisions in total, with Day topping the polls at six stations and finishing
second at the remaining five. Harold Steves was first at three stations and
Chak Au tops at two. Kelly Greene also did consistently well.
Ken Hamaguchi topped the polls at eight
stations among school trustee candidates, while Sandra Nixon was routinely
second. Donna Sargent, Debbie Tablotney and Heather Larson also did
consistently well.
Richmond East voters also showed a preference
for change, with Day winning eight polling stations, although council-veteran
Steves placed second four times. Chak Au topped three polls and McNulty placed
second five times.
Ken Hamaguchi was a consistent top-three
performer in the riding, which showed strong support for Richard Lee with three
first-place finishes.
Votes cast at Matthew McNair Secondary School
reflected both the successful candidates and order of finish for school board.
In Richmond Centre, where voting was more
varied, Au performed the best among council candidates with 10 first-place
finishes. Carol Day also garnered four firsts to go along with seven seconds,
while Steves got three firsts and a second. McNulty was consistently third.
Hamaguchi maintained his success with four
firsts, while Nixon drew five seconds and Sargent seven thirds for school
board. Richard Lee made a strong impression with five firsts and two seconds.
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