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November, 2002
Many voters have expressed a desire to have a better voting system for choosing their government at local, provincial, and federal levels. In Vancouver, voters have consistently shown interested in moving to a fairer system of electing their city government. This desire was reflected by most candidates and parties in the November, 2002, election campaign advocating changing the voting system in Vancouver away from the current "at large" system, usually toward a system comprised exclusively of single-member wards (a system similar to what is used at the provincial and federal levels) or to a mixed system of proportional representation and wards. In 1996, 59.43% of Vancouver voters indicated that they would like to see a change to the method of electing city councillors. The Greater Vancouver Chapter asked Vancouver parties, mayoralty candidates, and council candidates the following four questions:
The questions were sent by fax and email, where available. Some candidates responded individually, others submitted a collective response through their party. The following responses were received: Vancouver Municipal Parties (Elector Organizations) Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE)
Vancouver Mayoralty Candidates Larry W. Campbell (COPE)
Vancouver Council Candidates Fred Bass (COPE)
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