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91原创 City elects Nathan Pachal mayor

Mayoralty race pitted current office-holder against incumbent councillor
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Some of the 91原创 City candidate flyers. (Dan Ferguson/91原创 Advance Times)

Nathan Pachal has been elected mayor of 91原创 Cuty.

Results from the site show Pachal defeated incumbent mayor Val van den Broek, taking two-thirds of the vote.

Incumbent councillors Paul Albrecht, Rosemary Wallace and Teri James were re-elected, with newcomers Mike Solyom, Leith White and Delaney Mack.

91原创 City voters were deciding whether to give the incumbent mayor a second term, or to replace her with councillor Nathan Pachal.

Van den Broek often clashed with council during her first term, with a majority of councillors voting to remove the mayor from her position as City representative on the Metro Vancover board of directors, ordering three investigations over a mayor鈥檚 fundraising gala and censuring her for 鈥渃onduct unbecoming a member of City council.鈥

For her part, van den Broek defended the gala, which raised $56,000 for the 91原创 Memorial Hospital Foundation to buy equipment to detect ovarian and breast cancer, and said she was the target of bullying by members of council that included 鈥渘ame calling, intimidation, personal attacks and facial mocking and mimicking.鈥

READ ALSO: IN THE CITY鈥橲 MAYORALTY RACE: Val van den Broek

She was running on her record, saying in her campaign literature she has been a 鈥渇ull time mayor鈥 who will continue 鈥渨orking hard.鈥

While van den Broek didn鈥檛 have a slate, she endorsed candidates Leith White, Delaney Mack, Dave Stingl, and Cherise Okeymow, none of them incumbents.

Nathan Pachal鈥檚 notation papers were signed by fellow councillor Teri James, and he was believed to have the support of other incumbents.

Pachal was first elected to City council in 2016 in a byelection to replace the late Coun. Dave Hall. He had previously run in 2014.

He retained his seat in the following municipal election in 2018.

Pachal has promised he will work as 鈥渇acilitator鈥 on council, 鈥渨orking with other councillors, our provincial and federal governments to increase affordable housing and reduce homelessness.鈥

READ ALSO: IN THE CITY鈥橲 MAYORALTY RACE: Nathan Pachal

There were 30,000 eligible voters, with 20,538 registered.

Chief election officer Kelly Kenney said 1,442 people cast advance ballot in four advance voting opportunities, up 鈥渟lightly鈥 from 2018, the election that saw van den Broek defeat former City mayor Peter Fassbender.

There were 14 candidates for the six council seats, but both school board seats were elected by acclamation, as there were only two candidates, Candy Ashdown and Tony Ward.


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