>From the CBC: Real-life Da Vinci leads sweep in Vancouver elections
Last Updated Sun, 17 Nov 2002 9:54:49 VANCOUVER - A former Mountie and coroner who inspired a CBC Television series won a landslide election on Saturday to become the next mayor of Vancouver. Larry Campbell, the real-life inspiration for the title character in the crime drama Da Vinci's Inquest led his party to a sweeping victory in municipal elections. Despite rain and heavy winds, voters headed to the polls in huge numbers. Turnout was markedly higher than in the last elections three years ago, and among the highest in decades. Campbell's left-wing Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) had its most impressive showing since the party entered Vancouver politics in the 1960s. In that time, it had never elected a mayor or held a majority on council. This time, every COPE candidate running won. They won seats on the parks board, the school board, and city council. http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2002/11/17/vcr_elxn021117 Tom Walker 604 255 4812
