A City That Works
πŸ“Š Candidate Scorecardβ—†Victoria, BC Β· 2026β—†v1.9 Β· July 30, 2026

Where each candidate stands.

Every declared Victoria candidate, graded against the framework across 30 topic areas. Grades come from the Candidate Comparison Matrix, where every cell shows the underlying evidence.

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A dash is not a bad grade. It means no public position on that topic was located β€” which is the most common result. Of 480 candidate-topic cells, 291 (61%) had no public position. Absence of evidence is not opposition, and it is not scored as one.

Grades reflect only the topics where a position was found. Each cell shows how many of its topics were sourced β€” hover or open a row to see. A candidate graded on 2 of 9 topics is not comparable to one graded on 9.

This is a policy comparison, not an endorsement. The framework endorses no candidate, and every candidate is free to adopt any measure in it. Corrections: info@acitythatworks.ca.

A Excellent B Good C Mixed F Diverges β€” No public position located
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Office

Showing 16 of 16 candidates

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Marianne Alto
Mayor
Jeremy Caradonna
Councillor Β· Incumbent
Matt Dell
Councillor Β· Incumbent
Dave Thompson
Councillor Β· Incumbent
Susan Kim
Councillor Β· Incumbent
Krista Loughton
Councillor Β· Incumbent
Chris Coleman
Councillor Β· Incumbent
Stephen Hammond
Councillor Β· Incumbent
Marg Gardiner
Councillor Β· Incumbent
Melissa Cseszko
Candidate
Karen Rothe
Candidate
Wendy Bowkett
Candidate
Arthur McInnis
Candidate
Bella Lee
Candidate
Jack Sandor
Candidate
Garcia Β· Gibbs Β· Girard Β· Haley
Candidate

Select any grade to see the sourced detail behind it. Full evidence for every cell is in the Candidate Comparison Matrix.

β—† Missing a candidate, or scored wrong?
The field changes as nominations proceed (nominations close September 11, 2026). If a candidate is missing, or a grade does not match something they have published, write to info@acitythatworks.ca with the source and it will be corrected and dated.

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