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Election Day 2022: Bowen Island - Andrew Leonard elected next Mayor; 4/6 of council winners also new

A majority new council will be guiding the island through the next four years

Election Blog

1:45 AM - That's a wrap folks! Thanks for staying up with us (or checking the results in the morning). Stay tuned for more election coverage in the days ahead. Good night!

1:41 AM - NEW: The Council vote counts are complete! Bowen's Councillors for the next term will be Judith Gedye, Tim Wake, Sue Ellen Fast, John Saunders, Alex Jurgensen, and Alison Morse. 

1:26 AM - NEW: The Yes votes have won the Community Opinion Poll in resounding fashion by nearly 1,000 votes.

1:22 AM - There's now just one box of council votes left to go...

1:07 AM - NEW: It looks like the earlier school board numbers were final, according to our colleagues at the North Shore News. The West Vancouver School Board Trustee winners are Lynne Block, Carolyn Broady, Nicole Brown, Felicia Zhu, and Dave Stevenson. 

12:40 AM - NEW: Islands Trust Trustee votes are final. Judith Gedye and Sue Ellen Fast will join the organization, provided they also win their council seats. 

12:25 AM - The Council votes are coming fast and furious now. 

12:20 AM - The first batch of Council votes from today are in. 

12:13 AM - The Yes votes have taken a large lead in the community poll.

Midnight - We've crossed over to the other side as this count rolls into the first glimpses of Sunday. Kudos if you are still following along!

11:44 PM - More community polling numbers. 

11:31 PM - Islands Trustee update and our first look at results from the Community Poll. 

11:03 PM - More Islands Trust votes have been counted.

10:48 PM - The count continues. Thankfully there are some good snacks and coffee on here at BICS to keep the people fueled!

10:23 PM - Islands Trust Trustee votes start to arrive. 

10:16 PM - Second round of council votes are in. 

10:03 PM - BREAKING: Andrew Leonard has been elected the next Mayor of Bowen Island. 

10:02 PM - First Council results. 

9:58 PM - The first West Vancouver school board results are in. 

9:38 PM - A new batch of mayoral votes.

9:37 PM - While we have a break in the action I'd like to say all our vote counters are doing an amazing job tonight!

9:30 PM - We have more mayor results. 

9:17 PM - First mayor results from voting day are in. 

9:01 PM - More advance mayor results have rolled in.

8:53 PM - The first batch of advance votes for mayor have been counted.

8:00 PM - The polls have closed here at BICS, and the count will be underway soon!

MAYOR - Final

Andrew Leonard - 860

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Maureen Nicholson - 728

John Turner - 320

COUNCIL - Final

Judith Gedye - 1,334

Tim Wake - 1,227

Sue Ellen Fast - 1,140

John Saunders - 931

Alex Jurgensen - 927

Alison Morse - 921

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Gale Lyttle - 820

Craig Macdonald - 708

Richard Wiefelspuett - 656

Robin Burger - 604

Nicole Thomas Zyczynski - 352

ISLANDS TRUST - Final

Judith Gedye - 1,038

Sue Ellen Fast - 924

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Tim Wake - 727

Maureen Nicholson - 553

Gale Lyttle - 323

COMMUNITY OPINION POLL - Final

Yes - 1,364

No - 367

SCHOOL BOARD - Final

Lynne Block - 6,164

Carolyn Broady - 6,118

Nicole Brown - 5,844

Felicia Zhu - 5,411

Dave Stevenson - 4,814

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Sheelah Donahue - 4,675