2020 Council Election Results
Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia’s 2020 Council election opened August 31 and closed at noon, PDT on October 2, 2020. Voting was conducted online.
The ballot was conducted using systems contracted from Simply Voting Inc., which runs under high-security, TLS 1.2, 256-bit encryption with anti-fraud controls and secure login for eligible voters. This third-party system protects the anonymity of a vote. Election results were only made available to Engineers and Geoscientists BC after the close of the election.
Three registered members of the association, Kathleen Kompauer, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.), Margaret Li, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.), and John Watson, FEC, FGC (Hon.) scrutinized the voting processes. The scrutineers have confirmed the ballot results and that the election was conducted in a confidential, fair, and impartial manner.
This year, 15.5% of eligible voters returned ballots.
| Candidate |
Number of Votes Received |
Status |
| L.B. (Larry) Spence, P.Eng. |
2,653 |
Elected |
| G.D. (Garth) Kirkham, P.Geo., FGC |
1,799 |
Not elected |
| Candidate |
Number of Votes Received |
Status |
| C.L. (Carol) Park, P.Eng. |
2,681 |
Elected |
| M.A. (Mark) Adams, P.Eng. |
1,747 |
Not elected |
| Candidate |
Number of Votes Received |
Status |
| M. (Michelle) Mahovlich, P.Eng., P.Geo. |
3,417 |
Elected, 3-year term* |
| J.L. (Jessica) Steeves, P.Eng. |
3,099 |
Elected, 3-year term* |
| K.P. (Kevin) Turner, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.) |
3,004 |
Elected, 2-year term* |
| B.C. (Brent) Ward, P.Geo., FGC, FEC (Hon.) |
2,922 |
Elected, 2-year term* |
| T.M. (Tomer) Curiel, P.Eng., FEC |
2,552 |
Elected, 1-year term* |
| J.B. (James) Kay, P.Eng. |
2,539 |
Not elected |
| E.A. (Emmanuel) Domingo, P.Eng., FEC |
2,422 |
Not elected |
*In order to support an appropriate staggering of terms during the transition from the current Council composition to the new requirements of the
Professional Governance Act, term lengths for councillors have been determined based on the number of votes received, which will take effect once the
Professional Governance Act comes into force. Term lengths for the President and Vice President will remain at 1 year. Learn more about
transitional requirements.
| Voter Participation - Council Election |
| Total Eligible Voters |
29,122 |
| Ballots Received |
4,524 |
| Percentage Returned |
15.5% |
- Kathleen Kompauer, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.)
- Margaret Li, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.)
- John Watson, FEC, FGC (Hon.)
Direct any inquiries to: Deesh Olychick at [email protected].