Robertson is Vancouver's Olympics mayor

Speaking in a packed ballroom at the Fairmont's Hotel Vancouver a little more than two hours after the polls closed, Mr. Robertson said his victory over the Non-Partisan Association's Peter Ladner was even more exciting than watching the Vancouver Canucks hockey team defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Vision slate captured a majority on council, and Mr. Robertson was careful to thank his party's left-leaning alliance with the Coalition of Progressive Electors, and the Greens. “We ran a campaign that recognized our shared values,” he said. “The result is the city united on the issues we care about.”