Elections
The elections for the 5 elected members of the 15 member BC Teachers' Council have been completed. Ballots were counted for all five geographical zones on March 21 and 22, 2012. The final results are:
- Fraser
% of returned ballots: 22%
% of Votes for Winning Candidate: 45%
Laurence Greeff: 2232
Yvonne DeWith: 523
Avneet Gill: 125
Barry Lepin: 233
Jim McMurtry: 415
John Munro: 403
Rene St-Martin: 118
Diana Walker: 773
- Interior
% of returned ballots: 27%
% of Votes for Winning Candidate: 69%
Bruce Cummings: 2002
Blaine Melnyk: 339
Peter Myles: 505
- Northern
% of returned ballots: 28%
% of Votes for Winning Candidate: 73%
Avi Gupta: 958
Cindy Miller: 335
- Vancouver Coastal
% of returned ballots: 22%
% of Votes for Winning Candidate: 66%
John Hall: 2212
John O'Flynn: 599
Lena Ling: 514
- Vancouver Island
% of returned ballots: 21%
% of Votes for Winning Candidate: 46%
Fred Robertson: 1148
Sylvain Chapdelaine: 74
Jocelyn Finley: 177
Gordon Graham: 497
Adama Kone: 122
Jennifer Parlee: 404
Before taking office, a person elected to the BC Teachers' Council must take and sign, by
oath or by solemn affirmation, a prescribed
Oath Of Office in accordance with section 11 of the
Teachers Act.
Election Zones
The election zones correspond with the five
provincial geographical health zones. Certificate holders vote for BC Teachers Council members in the zones in which they
live. These zones are:
- Fraser Zone
- Interior Zone
- Northern Zone
- Vancouver Coastal Zone
- Vancouver Island Zone