Students in Richmond agreed with adults in the municipal elections and elected Malcolm Brodie as the city's mayor once again.
Brodie was elected as mayor with 52 per cent (1,003) of the votes from the students of 17 schools that participated in the Student Vote program.
Of the 17 schools, Robert McMath secondary saw the biggest student voter turnout with 2,636 submitting their votes to elect a mayor and city councillors and 1,729 students voting for school trustees.
The top eight city councillors who won the students' votes were Evan Dunfee (714), Carol Day (537), Alexa Loo (461), Jerome Dickey (448), Bill McNulty (416), Michael Wolfe (386), Laura Gillanders (383) and Chak Au (361).
Student Vote is organized by the non-partisan charity Civix, which mirrors elections and students vote for the candidates on the ballots in the actual election.
While students are under the voting age, the Student Vote program teaches youth about the election process and the importance of voting.
More than 52,000 elementary and high school students from 97 municipalities and regional districts across British Columbia took part in the Student Vote Program in the 2022 Civic Elections, according to Civix.
Complete results from the Student Vote program can be seen by clicking here.
