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Achieving For Delta | |
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| Abbreviation | A4D[1] |
| Leader | George Harvie |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Colours | Dark green, lime green, white |
| City council | 7 / 7
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| School board | 6 / 7
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Achieving For Delta is a municipal political party in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. It is led by an excutive team who according to Elections BC is owned by Don Sangster and the Financial Agent is Knut Nordlie. The party was formed in 2018 by George Harvie following the resignation of former mayor Lois Jackson, electing 4 out of 6 council members.
Second Term (2022-Present)
In 2024, under the mayoralty of George Harvie, the City of Delta initiated updates to its Official Community Plan (OCP) to accommodate increased housing density, including small-scale multi-unit housing in areas previously zoned primarily for single-family use, in response to new provincial housing legislation.[2][3]
On December 3, 2025, four councillors were removed by Mayor George Harvie after they had voted to remove him from the Metro Vancouver board. The decision followed concerns raised by the councillors regarding the mayor's spending, including first-class travel to Asia costing more than $21,000 and a flight to Australia costing $17,336.[4]
The four councillors, formerly associated with Achieving for Delta, also accused Harvie of limiting communication and attempting to centralize decision-making within City Hall. These concerns were echoed by former Delta mayor Lois Jackson, who described Harvie's leadership style as "dictatorial", stating that "he does not know he is a servant" and that "he should resign".[5]
Harvie removed the councillors without publicly citing a specific reason.[6]
2026 Municipal Elections As of May 2026, Harvie has announced a slate for the elections in October 2026, with incumbent councillors Jessie Dosanjh and Alicia Guichon on board as well as incumbent trustee Nick Kanakos and new candidates Sonya Sangster, Ikjot Sandhu, and Jennyfer Cassar, and for schoolboard Achieving for Delta has named Erica Beard, Joe Muego and Nimmi Daula, all current trustees who are seeking re-election while also adding newcomer Sagar Sanghera.[7]
Election results 2022
[edit source]Mayoral election
[edit source]The results for mayor Delta are follows:
| Party | Mayoral candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achieving for Delta | George Harvie (X) † | 17,050 | 77.00 | |
| Independent | Peter van der Velden | 3,751 | 16.94 | |
| Independent | Joginder Randhawa | 1,341 | 6.06 | |
Delta City Council election
[edit source]The results for Delta City Council were as follows:
Top 6 candidates elected
| Party | Council candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achieving for Delta | Alicia Guichon (X) † | 16,533 | 14.60 | |
| Achieving for Delta | Dylan Kruger (X) † | 14,242 | 12.58 | |
| Achieving for Delta | Daniel Boisvert † | 14,130 | 12.48 | |
| Achieving for Delta | Jennifer Johal † | 12,788 | 11.29 | |
| Achieving for Delta | Rod Binder † | 12,626 | 11.15 | |
| Achieving for Delta | Jessie Dosanjh † | 12,582 | 11.11 | |
| Independent | Brian Read | 5,772 | 5.10 | |
| Independent | Maha Balakumar | 5,005 | 4.42 | |
| Independent | Pamela Swanigan | 4,778 | 4.22 | |
| Independent | Moneca Kolvyn | 4,387 | 3.87 | |
| Independent | Duncan Callander | 3,812 | 3.37 | |
| Independent | Julien Jacques | 3,340 | 2.95 | |
| Independent | Stephan Sun | 3,248 | 2.87 | |
Election results 2018
[edit source]Mayoral election
[edit source]| Party | Mayoral candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achieving For Delta | George Harvie | 12,325 | 39.56 | |
| Independents Working for You | Jim Cressford | 10,533 | 33.80 | |
| Team Delta | Sylvia Bishop | 7,353 | 23.60 | |
| Independent | Moneca Kolvyn | 553 | 1.77 | |
| Independent | Vytas Vaitkus | 221 | 0.71 | |
| Independent | Alex Megalos | 174 | 0.56 | |
Delta City Council election
[edit source]Top 6 candidates elected
| Party | Council candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achieving For Delta | Alicia Guichon | 16,359 | 10.33 | |
| Achieving For Delta | Lois Jackson | 14,034 | 8.86 | |
| Achieving For Delta | Dan Copeland | 13,726 | 8.67 | |
| Independents Working for You | Jeannie Kanakos (X) | 13,249 | 8.37 | |
| Independents Working for You | Bruce McDonald (X) | 11,970 | 7.56 | |
| Achieving For Delta | Dylan Kruger | 10,101 | 6.38 | |
| Achieving For Delta | Param Grewal | 9,500 | 6.00 | |
| Achieving For Delta | Cal Traversy | 9,052 | 5.72 | |
| Independents Working for You | Garry Shearer | 8,710 | 5.50 | |
| Team Delta | Robert Campbell (X) | 8,371 | 5.29 | |
| Team Delta | Joan Hansen | 7,928 | 5.01 | |
| Independents Working for You | Sandeep Pandher | 7,888 | 4.98 | |
| Team Delta | Simran Walia | 6,874 | 4.34 | |
| Team Delta | Kim Kendall | 5,507 | 3.48 | |
| Independent | Mike Smith | 3,538 | 2.23 | |
| Independent | Darcy Green | 3,307 | 2.09 | |
| Independent | Lori Mayhew | 3,190 | 2.01 | |
| Independent | Chen Du | 2,473 | 1.56 | |
| Independent | Kay Khilvinder Hale | 1,431 | 0.90 | |
| Independent | Craig DeCraene | 1,118 | 0.71 | |
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Achieving for Delta" (PDF). www.delta.ca.
- ↑ "Urban Growth Areas Released for City of Delta's OCP Update". City of Delta. February 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Official Community Plan 2024 – Housing Our Future Report". City of Delta. March 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Delta Mayor George Harvie kicks four councillors out of his political party". Vancouver Sun.
- ↑ "Nasty fight between Delta mayor and several councillors gets more heated". Delta Optimist.
- ↑ "Delta Mayor George Harvie kicks four councillors out of his political party". Vancouver Sun.
- ↑ "Here is who is running so far for the municipal election". Delta Optimist. April 22, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026.