{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026","available_at":"2026-10-18T23:01:11.294240Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"30799e9a1aa69003a512824214d190d0c0095f8a4a6f63ebdb52f276ae8017ca","input_sha256":"9abbb5ebc9316ca0d3b7e73dbef56ce3253bfebc3e8da8abb7d650f4e89e2dae","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. 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The preliminary table also listed candidates for six council seats and the school trustee race.","Tim Webb led the council count with 5,381 votes, followed by Lee Lau with 5,127 and Linda Watt with 4,965. The five leading school trustee candidates were Felicia Zhu (6,281), Sheelah Donahue (6,257), Richard Loat (5,220), John Calimente (5,216) and Karen Straith (5,063)."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"CA","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"candidate","label":{"ar":"المرشح","de":"Kandidat","en":"Candidate","es":"Candidato","fr":"Candidat","pt":"Candidato","tr":"Aday"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"votes","label":{"ar":"الأصوات (عدد)","de":"Stimmen (Anzahl)","en":"Votes (count)","es":"Votos (recuento)","fr":"Voix (nombre)","pt":"Votos (contagem)","tr":"Oy (adet)"},"type":"number","unit":"count"}],"description":{"ar":"أصوات مرشحي رئاسة البلدية الواردة في جدول النتائج الأولية للمنطقة.","de":"Stimmen der Bürgermeisterkandidaten aus der vorläufigen Ergebnistabelle des Bezirks.","en":"Mayoral candidate votes reported in the district’s preliminary election table.","es":"Votos de los candidatos a la alcaldía publicados en la tabla preliminar del distrito.","fr":"Voix des candidats à la mairie publiées dans le tableau préliminaire du district.","pt":"Votos dos candidatos a prefeito informados na tabela preliminar do distrito.","tr":"Bölgenin ön seçim tablosunda bildirilen belediye başkanlığı aday oyları."},"id":"west-vancouver-mayor-preliminary-count","methodology":{"ar":"نُقلت أصوات المرشحين من جدول النتائج الأولية. ويحدد إعلان المنطقة صفة النتائج غير الرسمية وموعد إعلان النتائج الرسمية.","de":"Die Kandidatenstimmen stammen aus der vorläufigen Ergebnistabelle. Die Mitteilung des Bezirks nennt den inoffiziellen Status und den Zeitplan für die offiziellen Ergebnisse.","en":"Candidate votes are transcribed from the preliminary results table. The district’s release states their unofficial status and the official-results timetable.","es":"Los votos se transcriben de la tabla preliminar. El comunicado del distrito indica el carácter no oficial y el calendario de los resultados oficiales.","fr":"Les voix des candidats sont reprises du tableau préliminaire. Le communiqué du district précise le caractère non officiel et le calendrier des résultats officiels.","pt":"Os votos foram transcritos da tabela preliminar. O comunicado do distrito informa o caráter não oficial e o calendário dos resultados oficiais.","tr":"Aday oyları ön sonuç tablosundan aktarılmıştır. Bölgenin duyurusu gayriresmî durum ve resmî sonuç ilan takvimini belirtir."},"rows":[{"candidate":"Kirk LaPointe","votes":5215},{"candidate":"Mark Sager","votes":3799},{"candidate":"Sharon Thompson","votes":2510},{"candidate":"Joe Spears","votes":428}],"sourceUrls":["https://www.westvancouver.ca/results","https://election.westvancouver.ca/results"],"title":{"ar":"العد الأولي لأصوات رئاسة بلدية ويست فانكوفر","de":"Vorläufige Bürgermeisterstimmen in West Vancouver","en":"West Vancouver preliminary mayoral vote count","es":"Recuento preliminar de votos para la alcaldía de West Vancouver","fr":"Décompte préliminaire des voix à la mairie de West Vancouver","pt":"Contagem preliminar para prefeito de West Vancouver","tr":"West Vancouver belediye başkanlığı ön oy sayımı"},"type":"table","updatedAt":"2026-10-18T22:13:00+00:00"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026/data/west-vancouver-mayor-preliminary-count?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026/data/west-vancouver-mayor-preliminary-count?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"west-vancouver-mayor-preliminary-count"}],"data_types":["table"],"editorial_illustration":null,"event_id":"event-d51e5387-6507-567b-8242-c933c2c73b7c","event_period":"2026-10-17","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","section_illustration":null,"slug":"west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-19","name":"District of West Vancouver","publishedAt":"2026-10-17","url":"https://www.westvancouver.ca/results"},{"checkedAt":"2026-10-19","name":"District of West Vancouver","url":"https://election.westvancouver.ca/results"}],"summary":"Preliminary results from West Vancouver’s October 17 general local election gave Kirk LaPointe 5,215 votes in the mayoral contest. Mark Sager received 3,799, Sharon Thompson 2,510 and Joe Spears 428.","text":"Preliminary results from West Vancouver’s October 17 general local election gave Kirk LaPointe 5,215 votes in the mayoral contest. Mark Sager received 3,799, Sharon Thompson 2,510 and Joe Spears 428.\n\nThe district’s release said results were unofficial and that official results would be declared by 4 p.m. on October 21. The preliminary table also listed candidates for six council seats and the school trustee race.\n\nTim Webb led the council count with 5,381 votes, followed by Lee Lau with 5,127 and Linda Watt with 4,965. The five leading school trustee candidates were Felicia Zhu (6,281), Sheelah Donahue (6,257), Richard Loat (5,220), John Calimente (5,216) and Karen Straith (5,063).","title":"Kirk LaPointe leads West Vancouver preliminary mayoral results with 5,215 votes","topics":[],"translations":[{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026?lang=tr","language":"tr","url":"https://newsverum.com/tr/news/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026?lang=en","language":"en","url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026?lang=ar","language":"ar","url":"https://newsverum.com/ar/news/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026?lang=fr","language":"fr","url":"https://newsverum.com/fr/news/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026?lang=es","language":"es","url":"https://newsverum.com/es/news/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026?lang=de","language":"de","url":"https://newsverum.com/de/news/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026?lang=pt","language":"pt","url":"https://newsverum.com/pt/news/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026"}],"url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026"},"version":"1"}