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Safe Surrey Coalition
The Safe Surrey Coalition is a civic political party in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Members * Doug McCallum — ''Former mayor of Surrey'' * Doug Elford * Mandeep Nagra Former Members * Bableen Rana * Allison Patton * Laurie Guerra * Steven Pettigrew * Brenda Locke — ''Left to form Surrey Connect'' * Jack Handial Elections In the municipal election held on 20 October 2018, the party won all but one seat on the Surrey City Council. That other seat was won by Linda Annis of the Surrey First party. In the municipal election held on 15 October 2022, the party lost all but 2 seats in the Surrey City Council to both Surrey Connect and Surrey First who both campaigned against the disillusion of the Surrey RCMP in favor of the now-cancelled Surrey Police Service. Mayoral elections Council elections {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Election year ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– , - ! 2014 , 88,730 , 13.16 , , , - ! 2018 , 271,125 , 35.93 , , 7 , - ! 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug McCallum
Doug McCallum (born April 19, 1944) is a Canadian politician who was mayor of Surrey, British Columbia, from 1996 to 2005 and from 2018 to 2022. McCallum was first elected to a seat on Surrey City Council in 1993.(2004).Mayor Doug McCallum, Surrey.bc.ca. Retrieved from web.archive.org on November 8, 2010. During this term he served as Chair of the Finance Committee and sat as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Library Board. He was re-elected in the October 20, 2018 local elections in British Columbia. He was defeated in the 2022 election. Background McCallum was first elected to Surrey City Council in the 1993 election representing the Surrey Electors Team, a party which included members of the Social Credit Party of British Columbia. Doug McCallum was elected mayor in the 1996 election. He was seen as having pro-business and pro-development views, and campaigned on enhanced public safety and enacting the zero-based budgeting model in municipal gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Tent
A big tent party, or catch-all party, is a term used in reference to a political party's policy of permitting or encouraging a broad spectrum of views among its members. This is in contrast to other kinds of parties, which defend a determined ideology, seek voters who adhere to that ideology, and attempt to convince people towards it. Examples Armenia Following the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, the My Step Alliance rose to power on an anti-corruption and pro-democracy platform. The alliance has been described as maintaining a big tent ideology, as the alliance did not support any one particular political position. Instead, it focused on strengthening Armenia's civil society and economic development. Australia The Liberal Party of Australia and its predecessors originated as an alliance of liberals and conservatives in opposition to the Australian Labor Party, beginning with the Commonwealth Liberal Party in 1909. This ideological distinction has endured to the pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surrey is the province's second-largest by population after Vancouver and the third-largest by area after Abbotsford and Prince George. Seven neighbourhoods in Surrey are designated town centres: Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, and City Centre encompassed by Whalley. History Surrey was incorporated in 1879, and encompasses land formerly occupied by a number of Halqemeylem-speaking indigenous groups. When Englishman H.J. Brewer looked across the Fraser River from New Westminster and saw a land reminiscent of his native County of Surrey in England, the settlement of Surrey was placed on the map. The area then comprised forests of douglas fir, fir, red cedar, hemlock, blackberry bushes, and cranberry bogs. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey City Council
The Surrey City Council is the governing body of the City of Surrey, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include ..., Canada. The council consists of the mayor and eight elected city councillors representing the city as a whole. Municipal elections also select six school trustees. Municipal elections are held every four years across the Province on the third Saturday of October. 2022-present ''Elected in the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Locke
Brenda Joy Locke is a Canadian politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005 and is the current mayor of Surrey, British Columbia. She represented the electoral district of Surrey-Green Timbers as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party. In 2022, Locke was elected as mayor of Surrey, defeating Doug McCallum. Early life Before becoming an MLA, Locke was the executive director of the BC Liquor Licensee and Retailers Association, a position she held since 1985. From 1979 to 1983, she was the office manager for the Richmond Association for Children's Services which managed three group homes for troubled youth and an outreach program for youth under twelve. Political career Locke defeated New Democrat incumbent Sue Hammell in the 2001 provincial election. Locke was appointed Minister of State for Mental Health and Addiction Service on September 20, 2004. In the 2005 election, however, Hammell defeated Locke to reclaim the seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey Connect
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2018 British Columbia Municipal Elections
Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of British Columbia on October 20, 2018. Races were held in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas. Incumbents marked with "(X)". Selected mayoral and council races were as follows: Abbotsford Mayoral election Abbotsford City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Abbotsford City Council By-election A by-election was held on September 25, 2021 to replace Bruce Banman who had been elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Armstrong Mayoral election Bulkley-Nechako A (Smithers Rural) Electoral Area Director election Burnaby Mayoral election Burnaby City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Burnaby City Council By-election A by-election was held on 26 June 2021 to replace Paul McDonnell and Nick Volkow who both died in office. ''Top 2 candidates elected'' Campbell River Mayoral election Cariboo A (Red Bluff - Quesnel South) Electoral Area Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey First
Surrey First is a civic political organization in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. It is a non-partisan civic organization, members of which were elected to a majority on Surrey City Council in 2008. History Formation Surrey First was founded in 2007 by former Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, who was first elected to a Councillor position on Surrey City Council in 1996 when she was a member of the Surrey Electors Team (SET). In 2005, after ongoing philosophical disagreements between SET Mayor Doug McCallum, known to be progressive on social issues and fiscally conservative on economic and tax issues, Watts left SET and challenged Doug McCallum as an independent candidate for mayor. She won a convincing victory and became the first woman to be elected Mayor of Surrey, the second largest city in the province of British Columbia. Watts embarked upon implementing a series of novel approaches and new ideas to the challenges facing Surrey, including the Surrey Crime Reduction Strategy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 British Columbia Municipal Elections
The 2022 British Columbia municipal elections were held on 15 October 2022. Municipal elections took place in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia to elect mayors, school board trustees, rural directors and city councillors. Elections BC administered campaign financing, disclosure and advertisement of candidates; however, voting, ballots and candidate nominations were administered by each jurisdiction's local electoral officer. Incumbents marked with "(X)". Abbotsford Mayoral election The results for mayor of Abbotsford were as follows: Abbotsford City Council election The results for Abbotsford City Council were as follows: ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Armstrong The results in Armstrong were as follows: Mayoral election Bulkley-Nechako A (Smithers Rural) Electoral Area The results in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Electoral Area A ( Smithers Rural) were as follows: Director election Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal police, federal and national police service of Canada. As police services are the constitutional responsibility of provinces and territories of Canada, the RCMP's primary responsibility is the enforcement of federal criminal law, and sworn members of the RCMP have jurisdiction as a Law enforcement officer, peace officer in all provinces and territories of Canada.Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act', RSC 1985, c R-10, s 11.1. However, the service also provides police services under contract to eight of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada#Provinces, provinces (all except Ontario and Quebec), all three of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territories, more than 150 municipalities, and 600 Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous communities. In addition to en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 British Columbia Municipal Elections
Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of British Columbia on November 15, 2014. Races were held in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas. Incumbents marked with "(X)". Selected mayoral races were as follows: Abbotsford Mayoral election Abbotsford City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Burnaby Mayoral election Burnaby City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Campbell River Mayoral election Chilliwack Mayoral election Chilliwack City Council election ''Top 6 candidates elected'' Coquitlam Mayoral election Coquitlam City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Delta Mayoral election Delta District Council election ''Top 6 candidates elected'' Kamloops Mayoral election Kamloops City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Mayoral and city council by-elections Held on September 30, 2017 to replace mayor Milobar who was elected to the British Columbia legislature. Council by-elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Parties In Canada
This article lists political parties in Canada. Federal parties In contrast with the political party systems of many nations, Canadian parties at the federal level are often only loosely connected with parties at the provincial level, despite having similar names. One exception is the New Democratic Party. The NDP is organizationally integrated, with most of its provincial counterparts including a shared membership. Provincial and territorial parties Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories From approximately 1897 to 1905, political parties were active; however, legislative government was eliminated when the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created out of the heavily populated area of NWT. Elected legislative government was re-established in 1951. Like Nunavut, NWT elects independent candidates and operates by consensus. Some candidates in recent years have asserted that they were running on beha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
