# Jack Volrich

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'''Jack J. Volrich''' (February 27, 1928 &ndash; May 31, 2010) was born in [Anyox](/source/Anyox), British Columbia and was the 33rd mayor of [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada from 1977 to 1980. 

== Biography ==
Prior to being elected mayor, Volrich practised law and served as an [alderman](/source/alderman) on the [Vancouver City Council](/source/Vancouver_City_Council).<ref name="obit">{{cite web |title=Former Vancouver mayor dies |website=CiteNewsEverywhere |url=https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2010/06/04/former-vancouver-mayor-dies/ |date=June 4, 2010}}</ref>
He started his political career with the municipal political party, [TEAM](/source/The_Electors'_Action_Movement). However, he left TEAM during his first term as mayor and ran successfully as an independent with the endorsement of the more conservative NPA (Non-Partisan Association) in the 1978 election.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2008/09/15/a-pivotal-year/ |first=Gordon |last=Price |title=A Pivotal Year |date=September 9, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Volrich, Jack |website=City of Vancouver Archives |url=https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/index.php/volrich-jack}}</ref>  He was defeated in an upset in 1980 by [Michael Harcourt](/source/Michael_Harcourt). Harcourt was a fellow former TEAM member who would go on to become [premier of British Columbia](/source/premier_of_British_Columbia).<ref name="obit" /> Important issues during Volrich's tenure as mayor included the proposed construction of a trade and convention centre and the debate over the [ward](/source/ward_(electoral_subdivision)) system method of electing aldermen to city council.

Volrich resumed practising law, but returned to the political world when he ran unsuccessfully as a [Progressive Conservative Party](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada) candidate for [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Canada) in the electoral district of [Vancouver East](/source/Vancouver_East_(federal_electoral_district)) in the [1984 election](/source/1984_Canadian_federal_election). In 1992–1993, he was an organizer for and supporter of David Varty, a candidate for the federal [Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada) nomination in the electoral district of [Vancouver Centre](/source/Vancouver_Centre).{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

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