{"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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Le tableau préliminaire présentait aussi les candidats aux six sièges du conseil et au conseil scolaire.","Tim Webb menait pour le conseil avec 5 381 voix, devant Lee Lau (5 127) et Linda Watt (4 965). Les cinq candidats en tête pour les sièges de fiduciaire scolaire étaient Felicia Zhu (6 281), Sheelah Donahue (6 257), Richard Loat (5 220), John Calimente (5 216) et 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=fr&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=fr&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":"fr","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":"Les résultats préliminaires de l’élection locale générale du 17 octobre à West Vancouver attribuaient 5 215 voix à Kirk LaPointe dans la course à la mairie. Mark Sager en a obtenu 3 799, Sharon Thompson 2 510 et Joe Spears 428.","text":"Les résultats préliminaires de l’élection locale générale du 17 octobre à West Vancouver attribuaient 5 215 voix à Kirk LaPointe dans la course à la mairie. Mark Sager en a obtenu 3 799, Sharon Thompson 2 510 et Joe Spears 428.\n\nLe district a précisé que les résultats étaient non officiels et que les résultats officiels seraient déclarés d’ici 16 h le 21 octobre. Le tableau préliminaire présentait aussi les candidats aux six sièges du conseil et au conseil scolaire.\n\nTim Webb menait pour le conseil avec 5 381 voix, devant Lee Lau (5 127) et Linda Watt (4 965). Les cinq candidats en tête pour les sièges de fiduciaire scolaire étaient Felicia Zhu (6 281), Sheelah Donahue (6 257), Richard Loat (5 220), John Calimente (5 216) et Karen Straith (5 063).","title":"Kirk LaPointe mène les résultats préliminaires à la mairie de West Vancouver avec 5 215 voix","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/fr/news/west-vancouver-preliminary-election-results-lapointe-leads-mayor-2026"},"version":"1"}