Vancouver Sun
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, who has been in the seat for 21 years, was a shoo-in for being re-elected for the eighth time.
He drew 23,239 votes, about 13,935 more than his closest competitor, RITE Richmond’s John Roston with 9,304 votes. Third place candidate, Wei Ping Chen, only drew 1,859 votes.
Brodie has been used to handily winning the Richmond mayoralty.
In 2018, he took 65 per cent of the vote and in 2014, he won with nearly 70 per cent.
“I’m highly gratified that it appears that I’m going to be successful,” said Brodie, celebrating a substantial enough lead ahead of all polls reporting at the Four Points By Sheraton Vancouver Airport hotel on Alexandra Road in Richmond. …