Election and Referenda
In the Province of B.C., Local Government Elections are held every three years on
the third Saturday of November. The next scheduled General Local Government Elections
are set for Saturday November 19th, 2011. Local governments
include the Regional District, School District and Municipalities.
Link to main
Election webpages
In addition, a
Referendum will be held
for qualified voters
with property within the
proposed Service Area
for the Killiney
Community Hall.
Referendum Information
webpage
Frequently Asked
Questions about Local Government Elections
The incorporation of the
District of West Kelowna on December 6th, 2007 resulted
in changes to the Letters Patent of the Regional District of Central Okanagan Electoral
Area on the Westside of Okanagan Lake. A new Central Okanagan West Electoral
Area was created consisting of the area outside the new municipal boundary.
This Electoral Area has one elected Director on the Regional Board
and qualified electors in the Central Okanagan East Electoral Area
also vote for one Director. Directors from four local government partners
are appointed to the Regional Board based on population. The City
of Kelowna appoints six Directors, the
District of West Kelowna appoints two
Directors and the District of Lake Country and the District of Peachland each appoint
one Directors from those people elected to their individual Councils.
Prior to the District of
West Kelowna incorporation, qualified voters in the
Central Okanagan West Electoral Area
Westside cast ballots for three Directors to represent them on the
Regional Board, while qualified electors in the Electoral Area Central Okanagan
East (formerly Ellison/Joe Rich) voted for one Director to represent their interests.
Directors from the City of Kelowna, District of Lake Country and District of Peachland
were appointed from among those people elected to their individual Municipal Councils.
You may view the results
of the Local Government
Election held in the
Central Okanagan in
2002, 2005, 2007 and
2008 on this link to
Past Results.
From time to time the Regional Board may determine a Referendum should be
held. If so, information on that will be posted on the
Referendum page.
Should a By-election be required, information on that will also be posted
here.
The Regional Board may also determine that the Alternative Approval Process
be used to gain the approval of electors. Follow this link to an
Information Sheet on the Alternative Approval Process.
You may contact the
following Election
officials for the
Regional District of
Central Okanagan.
-
Chief
Election
Officer
Mary
Jane
Drouin @ 250-763-4918 or email
elections@cord.bc.ca
- Deputy
Chief
Election
Officer Lyla
Lindsay @
250-763-4918
The Government of B.C. has information and documents available regarding Local Government
Elections.
For information on the Local Government Act, click on this link:
http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/L/96323_00.htm
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