Vancouver-Point Grey Recall Petition Unsuccessful

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 21, 2023

VICTORIA – The petition to recall David Eby, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Point Grey, has failed. The petition was not submitted to Elections BC by March 20, 2023, the deadline established by the Recall and Initiative Act.

The petition was issued to proponent Salvatore Vetro on January 17, 2023. A total of 271 voters registered as canvassers to collect signatures.

The recall proponent, MLA and advertising sponsors must file financial disclosure reports with the Chief Electoral Officer by April 17, 2023.

Twenty-nine recall petitions have been issued since the Recall and Initiative Act came into force in 1995. None have met the requirements established by the Act.

For more information about the recall petition process, visit the Elections BC website at https://elections.bc.ca/recall-initiative/recall/.

Links:

• 2023 Vancouver-Point Grey recall petition webpage
• Summary of Recall Petitions (PDF)
• Recall petition FAQs

 

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Contact:
Melanie Hull
Communications Advisor
Elections BC
Phone: 778-974-3276
Email: Melanie.Hull@elections.bc.ca
Website: elections.bc.ca

Elections BC is the independent, non-partisan Office of the Legislature responsible for administering electoral processes in British Columbia under provincial legislation, including the Election Act, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, Recall and Initiative Act and Referendum Act.