Vancouver, August 5: One of the candidates for Vancouver’s top job has left the race just a few months before the election, according to a statement from his municipal party.
John Coupar is no longer in the running for mayor of Vancouver, the Non-Partisan Association said in a brief statement Friday.
The NPA board didn’t get into what happened, but said it met Thursday evening to “discuss the progress of the campaign,” and it was then that it “regrettably” accepted Coupar’s resignation.
It’s unclear who the party will put up in the race for mayor at this point. The NPA said it will announce a candidate at a future date.
The park board commissioner was nominated by the NPA as the 2022 mayoral candidate more than a year ago.
The NPA is one of the city’s most prominent slates and one of current Mayor Kennedy Stewart’s key opponents in his bid for re-election.
Another opponent, Ken Sim, thanked Coupar on social media for putting his name forward.
The mayoral candidate for ABC Vancouver, who narrowly lost to Stewart in the previous municipal election, wrote on Twitter, “We appreciate your years of service and look forward to your continued involvement in our community.”
