Elections
Elections for the BC Teachers’ Council are held every three years. One election
takes place in each of the five election zones. Only eligible certificate holders
can run for election in a zone, and certificate holders vote in the zones in which
they live.
To be eligible for nomination as a candidate for an election and serve as zone representative,
a person must be a resident in that zone, hold a valid BC teaching certificate,
and be a practising teacher; that is, a certificate holder who has carried out one
or more of the following duties in the preceding two years in the course of his
or her employment:
- design, supervision and assessment of educational programs;
- instruction, assessment and evaluation of individual students and of groups of students.
A certificate holder must also be nominated by ten certificate holders each having
his or her principal residence in the zone. A call for nominations and any corresponding
materials, including the nomination form, will be made available on the TRB website
in advance of any upcoming elections.
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.
Call for Nominations – for the 2018 BC Teachers' Council Elections
In November 2017, pursuant to Section 22 of the Teachers Act, a call for nominations for BC certified teachers to serve as members of the BC Teachers' Council was made. The BCTC has five seats that are selected by an election by certificate holders.
This call for nominations applied to all five zones. The call closed January 9, 2018 with candidates nominated in all five zones. The term for a Council member elected or acclaimed will end in the spring of 2021.
Election Results
The 2018 BC Teachers’ Council elections have been completed. Ballots were counted for one of the five zones on March 21, 2018. There were no elections in four of the zones as only one candidate was nominated. The final results are:
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Fraser Zone
Jatinder Bir: declared elected
An election did not take place in this zone. Pursuant to section 21 of the Teachers Act, if there is only a single candidate nominated, the minister must declare that the candidate is elected as the council member in the zone.
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Interior Zone
Janine Fraser: declared elected
An election did not take place in this zone. Pursuant to section 21 of the Teachers Act, if there is only a single candidate nominated, the minister must declare that the candidate is elected as the council member in the zone.
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Northern Zone
Matthew Cooke: declared elected
An election did not take place in this zone. Pursuant to section 21 of the Teachers Act, if there is only a single candidate nominated, the minister must declare that the candidate is elected as the council member in the zone.
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Vancouver Coastal Zone
Marjorie Dumont: declared elected
An election did not take place in this zone. Pursuant to section 21 of the Teachers Act, if there is only a single candidate nominated, the minister must declare that the candidate is elected as the council member in the zone.
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Vancouver Island Zone
% of returned ballots: 15%
% of Votes for Winning Candidate: 67.36%
Alice Kedves: 1,139
Douglas Agar: 336
Dan Sparanese: 216
Election Zones
The election zones correspond with the five provincial geographical health zones.
These zones are:
- Fraser Zone
- Interior Zone
- Northern Zone
- Vancouver Coastal Zone
- Vancouver Island Zone
Find Your Election Zone
To find your election zone, please enter your postal code (for BC residents only) and click "Search" below.
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