Richmond Education Party: History and past elections
history and past elections for Richmond Education Party, with the source and the date beside each entry.
HISTORY AND PAST ELECTIONS
History and past elections
Formed for the 2018 election
Richmond News reported that six trustee candidates formed the Richmond Education Party as a "progressive" slate headed by sitting trustees Ken Hamaguchi and Sandra Nixon, with Jeff Danis, Heather Larson, Karina Reid and Andrew Scallion. Elections BC lists a disclosure statement from the organization for the 2018 election.
2022 election: four trustees elected
The Richmond Sentinel reported that Hamaguchi, Larson, Debbie Tablotney and David Yang were elected with the Richmond Education Party, four of the seven seats. Sandra Nixon did not seek re-election that year.
Larson chair, Hamaguchi vice-chair
Larson was acclaimed chair of the Board of Education for 2023-2024 and Hamaguchi elected vice-chair, Richmond News reported. By the 2026 vote Hamaguchi was chair and Larson vice-chair.
Four candidates for 2026; two former members run with a new organization
Richmond News reported that Hamaguchi and Larson were running with Martin Li and Bill Mok, and that Tablotney and Yang were running with Empower Education Richmond, alongside Sandra Nixon.
2026 election: two of four candidates elected
The City's official results show Hamaguchi first among 28 trustee candidates with 19,477 votes and Larson second with 18,086. Bill Mok (10,332) and Martin Li (10,250) finished thirteenth and fourteenth. The organization went from four seats to two. The Chief Election Officer declared the results on October 21, 2026.
Sources
A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true.
- Register of Elector Organizations by Jurisdiction, as of October 30, 2026 Elections BC · published · checked
- Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting Elections BC · checked
- Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search Elections BC · checked
- Declaration of Election by Voting, September 21, 2026 City of Richmond · published · checked
- Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 City of Richmond · published · checked
- Candidate profile: Ken Hamaguchi, statement to the City City of Richmond · checked
- Candidate profile: Heather Larson, statement to the City City of Richmond · checked
- Richmond Education Party: home page, with its Vision and Who We Are sections SAYS SO ITSELFRichmond Education Party · checked
- Richmond Education Party: Ken Hamaguchi SAYS SO ITSELFRichmond Education Party · checked
- Richmond Education Party: Heather Larson SAYS SO ITSELFRichmond Education Party · checked
- 6 Richmond school trustee candidates to run in 'progressive' slate Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond election results in minimal change Richmond Sentinel · published · checked
- New school board chair, vice-chair elected in Richmond Richmond News · published · checked
- Slates, candidates vie for seats on Richmond Board of Education Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond Votes - Column: Breaking down Richmond's school board candidates Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond Votes: Five incumbents, two newcomers elected to Richmond school board Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond Votes: Setting campaigns aside, Richmond trustees prepare for new term Richmond News · published · checked