A good night for incumbents in the Regional District of Nanaimo’s rural areas, with all returning to office.
(Data courtesy Civic Info BC)
Electoral Area Director Candidate(s) |
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| First Name | Last Name | Initial | Gender | Electoral Area | Acclaimed | Votes | Elected | |
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Alec | McPherson | M | Electoral Area A (South Wellington, Cassidy, Cedar) | 688 | YES | ||
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Howard | Houle | M | Electoral Area B (Gabriola & Surrounding Islands) | YES | 0 | YES | |
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Maureen | Young | F | Electoral Area C (Extension, East Wellington, Pleasant Valley) | YES | 0 | YES | |
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Bob | Rogers | M | Electoral Area E (Nanoose) | 687 | YES | ||
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Julian | Fell | M | Electoral Area F (Coombs, Hilliers, Errington) | 517 | YES | ||
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Joe | Stanhope | M | Electoral Area G (Dashwood, Englishman River, French Creek) | YES | 0 | YES | |
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Bill | Veenhof | M | Electoral Area H (Shaw Hill, Deep Bay, Bowser) | 675 | YES | ||
There were also two referendum questions on the ballot Saturday night:
Referendum Question(s) |
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| Question | Electoral Area(s) | Passed | Votes For | Votes Against | ||||
| 1. | Electors within the “Nanoose Bay Peninsula Water Service Area” (portion of Electoral Area ‘E’) will be voting on the following question: “Are you in favour of the Regional District of Nanaimo adopting Bylaw No. 1714 to authorize the borrowing of up to $2.6 million to provide the necessary funds to meet the Nanoose Bay Peninsula Water Service Area capital improvement and upgrades requirements up to and including 2019?” | Electoral Area E (Nanoose) | YES | 971 | 223 | |||
| 2. | “Are you in favour of the Regional District of Nanaimo adopting Bylaw No. 1706 to provide for the following: establishing the “Northern Community Marine Search and Rescue Contribution Service” within Electoral Area ‘H’ to provide for a contribution to societies providing marine search and rescue in Electoral Area ‘H’; and annually requisitioning up to a maximum of the greater of $5,000 or $0.006/$1000 of taxable assessed value to pay for the service?” | Electoral Area H (Shaw Hill, Deep Bay, Bowser) | YES | 584 | 141 | |||
