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There are three mayoral candidates in the upcoming municipal election.
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Richmond’s 2022 mayoral candidates, in their own words
Published 11:53 PDT, Fri September 30, 2022
Last Updated: 12:23 PDT, Fri September 30, 2022
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Three mayoral candidates are running in Richmond’s civic election, set for Oct. 15.
There are 27 candidates running for councillor and 15 for school board trustee. Most incumbents are running again, with the exception of Couns. Linda McPhail and Harold Steves and school board trustees Norm Goldstein and Sandra Nixon.
There are seven slates of candidates: One Richmond (two councillor candidates), Richmond Citizens’ Association (four councillor candidates), Richmond Community Coalition Association (three councillor candidates and four school board trustee candidates), Richmond Education Party (six school board trustee candidates), Richmond RISE (two councillor candidates), Richmond United (three councillor candidates and one school board trustee candidate), and RITE Richmond (one mayoral candidate and four councillor candidates). The remaining candidates are running independently.
The mayoral candidates are profiled below. Their positions will also be shared via video interviews published at richmondsentinel.ca/richmond-election-2022.
For more information on the candidates, click here.
Name: Malcolm Brodie
Party: Independent
Richmond resident since: 1976
Occupation: Mayor
Why are you running for office? I’m running again to help our city grow responsibly, affordably, and sustainably—while we still maintain the safe, high quality of life in a city that is managed well now and for future generations.
Top issue in the election and your position? Affordability—we need to continue to work with partners on a full range of housing for families to complement our extensive recreational trails, cycle paths, child care centres, and facilities. We should expand fee subsidies for those who cannot afford recreation programs while we keep average yearly property tax increases among the lowest in the region.
Name: Wei Ping Chen
Party: Independent
Richmond resident since: 2007
Occupation: Instructor
Why are you running for office? Richmond can be better and should improve public safety.
Top issue in this election and your position? Home property safety is the top issue.
Name: John Roston
Party: RITE Richmond
Richmond resident since: 2007
Occupation: Retired McGill University senior administrator and adjunct professor
Why are you running for office? I’m fed up with the token efforts being made to address the housing crisis and emergency preparedness for the environmental threats brought about by climate change.
Top issue in this election and your position? Housing. We need to attract large developments of 100 per cent purpose-built rental housing to dramatically increase supply to meet demand and provide the economies of scale that keeps rents down. We can also rezone single storey commercial properties to add only 100 per cent rental on top of the ground floor commercial.
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