Vancity announces 2015 Board election results
Vancity members re-elect three directors to Board
April 28, 2015, Vancouver, BC — Vancity is pleased to announce Teresa Conway, Jan O’Brien and Greg McDade have been re-elected to its board of directors, each for a three-year term.
During the election, which took place from March 31 to April 24, a total of 19,576 valid ballots and 53,828 votes were cast.
The following three candidates received the highest number of votes:
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Teresa Conway received 11,225 votes. A Vancity member for 25 years, she has been elected for a second term on the board. |
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Jan O’Brien received 10,357 votes. A Vancity member for 38 years, she has been elected for a third term on the board. |
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Greg McDade received 7,461 votes. A Vancity member for 24 years, he has been elected for a second term on the board. |
Here are the full results of votes cast in our 2015 election:
Candidate |
Votes |
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Teresa Conway |
11,225 |
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Jan O’Brien |
10,357 |
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Greg McDade |
7,461 |
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Gary Steeves |
5,932 |
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Neal Nicholson |
4,556 |
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Lisa Barrett |
3,018 |
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Vittoria DeMichina |
2,870 |
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John F. (Barry) McCormack |
2,400 |
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Sharon Halfnight |
1,951 |
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Becky Herrmann |
1,852 |
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Gordon Reid |
1,464 |
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Man-Kit Kwan |
742 |
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Vancity is owned by our members who have a say in how we do business. It’s a fundamental aspect of co-ops that members are represented and that their interests and concerns are central to decision-making. Our members are at the heart of our business and why we exist. We thank the 12 members who put themselves forward with the desire to lead our credit union and our members for participating and making their voices heard in this year’s election.Virginia Weiler, chair of the nominations and election committee, Vancity
About Vancity
Vancity is a values-based financial co-operative serving the needs of its more than 509,000 member-owners and their communities through 59 branches in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Victoria, Squamish and Alert Bay. As Canada’s largest community credit union, Vancity uses its $18.6 billion in assets to help improve the financial well-being of its members while at the same time helping to develop healthy communities that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable.
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Lorraine Wilson | Vancity
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