Elected school trustee for North Vancouver District on October 17, 2026, with 7,265 votes, second of the 11 candidates for four seats. A teacher and former vice principal by his own account, he ran on getting resources to classrooms.
Rob Haines was elected as one of the District of North Vancouver's four trustees on the North Vancouver Board of Education on October 17, 2026, with 7,265 votes, second of the 11 trustee candidates in the District's official count. By his own account he has worked in public education for more than 23 years, as a teacher and a vice principal.
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North Vancouver District municipal electionTracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
On VoteMate, Haines wrote that as a trustee he would advocate for students, invest in strong public schools and help ensure the resources students and educators need reach classrooms.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: VoteMate · Rob Haines, District of North Vancouver Board of Education, 2026 BC Local Elections (their own answers) (opens in a new tab), North Van Votes · Rob Haines, candidate page with the statement filed with the District, by Bahareh Ghadimi (retrieved October 8, 2026) (opens in a new tab).
Rob Haines was elected to the North Vancouver Board of Education on October 17, 2026, as one of the four trustees the District of North Vancouver elects. The District's official count gives him 7,265 votes, second of the 11 candidates. The Chief Election Officer declared the result on October 19, 2026.
On election night the North Shore News reported that being elected meant a lot to him after 23 years as a teacher, and quoted him saying that education is a pillar of society. On VoteMate he wrote that he has worked as a secondary teacher, a primary special education teacher, an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme educator and a vice principal, in Ontario, Hong Kong and British Columbia. That is his own account. The statement he filed with the District, reproduced by North Van Votes, says the same.
He wrote on VoteMate that he would advocate for students, invest in strong public schools and help make sure the resources students and educators need reach classrooms.
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He wrote that as a trustee he would advocate for students, invest in strong public schools and help ensure the resources students and educators need reach classrooms.
VoteMate · Rob Haines, District of North Vancouver Board of Education, 2026 BC Local Elections (their own answers)Researched on 2026-11-05 through the seven search steps listed below: the District's declarations and results report; his VoteMate page; the North Van Votes page that reproduces the statement he filed with the District; and the North Shore News election night report, read through an Internet Archive copy.
His career is his own account. His campaign site no longer answers, and the North Shore News trustee questionnaire could not be read. The one photo found, the candidate photo the District published as copied by North Van Votes, has its background cut out and replaced, so it was not used as a portrait.
By his own account on VoteMate; the North Shore News reported that he has been a teacher for 23 years.
North Shore News · Mike Little re-elected as North Vancouver District mayor, by Abby Luciano, October 17, 2026Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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Rob Haines was elected School Trustee with 7,265 votes, 2nd of 11 in the official count. The District of North Vancouver published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
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The 2026 North Vancouver District municipal election, including the School Trustee race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
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