RITE Richmond: History and past elections
history and past elections for RITE Richmond, with the source and the date beside each entry.
HISTORY AND PAST ELECTIONS
History and past elections
2014 election: Carol Day elected
Richmond News reported that Day, a former school trustee, won a council seat on her third attempt, running on the RITE Richmond platform and placing sixth. Elections BC lists disclosure statements from RITE Richmond for Richmond and the Richmond School District for that election. The organization's History page says it began with a group that included Otto Langer and grew when Sue Halsey-Brandt ran for Council; it gives no founding date.
2018 election: Day tops the poll, Wolfe elected
The City's 2018 count reported by Richmond News gave Day 20,871 votes, the most of any council candidate, and Michael Wolfe 13,627. The History page says RITE and the Richmond Citizens' Association ran together and took four of the eight seats between them.
2021 by-election: Karina Reid third
The History page says Karina Reid finished third in the 2021 council by-election with 2,767 votes, behind Andy Hobbs and Jonathan Ho. Elections BC lists a disclosure statement from RITE Richmond for that by-election.
2022 election: three councillors elected, mayoral candidate loses
Day (15,737 votes) and Wolfe were re-elected and Gillanders (10,817) won her first term. John Roston, RITE's candidate for mayor, lost to Malcolm Brodie. The History page says Jerome Dickey had 8,707 votes and was not elected. RITE and the Richmond Citizens' Association ran as a coalition.
2026 election: three of four candidates elected
The City's official results show Day second with 15,552 votes, Wolfe third with 14,315 and Gillanders fifth with 13,122. Dickey had 9,017 votes and finished thirteenth. RITE ran no candidate for mayor or school trustee. 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
- Council minutes, November 28, 2022 City of Richmond · published · checked
- Oval Performance and Forensic Audits City of Richmond · published · checked
- Finding Affordable Housing City of Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: home page SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: RITE Platform English SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: statement on the toxic drug problem SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: About SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: History SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Ethics SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Election Spending SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Constitution SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Carol Day SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Laura Gillanders SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- RITE Richmond: Michael Wolfe SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · checked
- Ways to make rental and market housing more affordable, by Laura Gillanders SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · published · checked
- Richmond Votes: Council candidate Laura Gillanders, questionnaire answers posted on RITE's site SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · published · checked
- Our strength is in our diversity, by Carol Day SAYS SO ITSELFRITE Richmond · published · checked
- Richmond Votes: City council candidate Michael Wolfe Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond Votes: Newly formed slate Advance Richmond elects three councillors Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond Votes: Municipal election turnout rises by 15K in 2026 Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond Olympic Oval city subsidy capped at $2.5 million Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond looks for Oval board members after council rejects recommended directors Richmond News · published · checked
- Steveston waterfront could have more homes Richmond News · published · checked
- RITE adds one more city councillor to roster Richmond News · published · checked
- RCA and RITE Richmond once again join forces Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond Votes 2018: Election Results Richmond News · published · checked
- Community activist Carol Day and Olympian Loo win seats on Richmond council Richmond News · published · checked
- Richmond election results in minimal change Richmond Sentinel · published · checked