Vancouver City Council
Vancouver City Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Kennedy Stewart, Independent | |
Structure | |
Seats | 10 councillors and mayor |
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Political groups | |
Elections | |
Plurality at-large voting (councillors) First past the post (mayor) | |
Last election | October 20, 2018 |
Next election | October 15, 2022 |
Meeting place | |
Vancouver City Hall Vancouver, British Columbia | |
Website | |
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Vancouver City Council is the governing body of the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The council consists of the mayor plus ten councillors elected to serve a four-year term. The current council was determined by the 2018 civic election. Monthly, a deputy mayor is appointed from among the councillors. The current mayor is Kennedy Stewart, who sits as an independent.
The most recent election was on October 20, 2018. Unlike many other cities of its size, all Vancouver city councillors are elected at-large, rather than being elected to represent municipal wards.[1] A proposal to move to a conventional ward system was rejected by voters in a 2004 referendum.[2]
Powers[edit]
The city is governed by the Vancouver Charter.[3] The charter gives the city greater powers than those of other municipalities in British Columbia.
Powers of the Vancouver council include:[4]
- pass by-laws to regulate such things as noise and land use
- buy and sell property
- collect certain taxes
- approve expenditures
- take on debts
- give grants
- hire and discharge employees
City council sits at City Hall at 453 West 12th Avenue.
Membership[edit]
2018–present[edit]
Council membership as of December 6, 2019[update]:[5]
Party | Name | Position | |
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Independent | Kennedy Stewart | Mayor | |
Independent[a] | Rebecca Bligh | Councillor | |
NPA | Melissa De Genova | Councillor | |
NPA | Lisa Dominato | Councillor | |
NPA | Colleen Hardwick | Councillor | |
NPA | Sarah Kirby-Yung | Councillor | |
Green | Adriane Carr | Councillor | |
Green | Pete Fry | Councillor | |
Green | Michael Wiebe | Councillor | |
COPE | Jean Swanson | Councillor | |
OneCity | Christine Boyle | Councillor |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Rebecca Bligh was elected as part of the Non-Partisan Association but left the party to sit as an independent on December 6, 2019.[6]
2014–2018[edit]
Gregor Robertson | Vision | Mayor | |
Raymond Louie | Vision | Councillor | |
Heather Deal | Vision | Councillor | |
Kerry Jang | Vision | Councillor | |
Andrea Reimer | Vision | Councillor | |
Tim Stevenson | Vision | Councillor | |
Elizabeth Ball | NPA | Councillor | |
George Affleck | NPA | Councillor | |
Melissa De Genova | NPA | Councillor | |
Adriane Carr | Green | Councillor | |
Hector Bremner (elected October 14, 2017) | Yes Vancouver | Councillor |
Hector Bremner's seat originally belonged to Geoff Meggs, who had been elected as a Vision Vancouver candidate during the 2014 municipal election. His seat was vacated as a result of Premier John Horgan appointing Meggs as his chief of staff.
2011–2014[edit]
Gregor Robertson | Vision | Mayor | |
Raymond Louie | Vision | Councillor | |
Heather Deal | Vision | Councillor | |
Tony Tang | Vision | Councillor | |
Kerry Jang | Vision | Councillor | |
Andrea Reimer | Vision | Councillor | |
Tim Stevenson | Vision | Councillor | |
Geoff Meggs | Vision | Councillor | |
Elizabeth Ball | NPA | Councillor | |
George Affleck | NPA | Councillor | |
Adriane Carr | Green | Councillor |
2008–2011[edit]
Gregor Robertson | Vision | Mayor | |
Raymond Louie | Vision | Councillor | |
Heather Deal | Vision | Councillor | |
George Chow | Vision | Councillor | |
Kerry Jang | Vision | Councillor | |
Andrea Reimer | Vision | Councillor | |
Tim Stevenson | Vision | Councillor | |
Geoff Meggs | Vision | Councillor | |
David Cadman | COPE | Councillor | |
Ellen Woodsworth | COPE | Councillor | |
Suzanne Anton | NPA | Councillor |
2005–2008[edit]
Sam Sullivan | NPA | Mayor | |
Suzanne Anton | NPA | Councillor | |
Peter Ladner | NPA | Councillor | |
Kim Capri | NPA | Councillor | |
Elizabeth Ball | NPA | Councillor | |
B.C. Lee | NPA | Councillor | |
Raymond Louie | Vision | Councillor | |
Tim Stevenson | Vision | Councillor | |
George Chow | Vision | Councillor | |
Heather Deal | Vision | Councillor | |
David Cadman | COPE | Councillor |
2002–2005[edit]
Larry Campbell | COPE/Vision | Mayor | |
Fred Bass | COPE | Councillor | |
David Cadman | COPE | Councillor | |
Jim Green | COPE/Vision | Councillor | |
Peter Ladner | NPA | Councillor | |
Raymond Louie | COPE/Vision | Councillor | |
Tim Louis | COPE | Councillor | |
Anne Roberts | COPE | Councillor | |
Tim Stevenson | COPE/Vision | Councillor | |
Sam Sullivan | NPA | Councillor | |
Ellen Woodsworth | COPE | Councillor |
References[edit]
- ^ Geller, Michael (November 5, 2018). "Wards or not, Vancouver's electoral system needs reforming". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ Matas, Robert (October 18, 2004). "Vancouver rejects ward system". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "VANCOUVER CHARTER [SBC 1953] CHAPTER 55". Qp.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "City Council meetings and decisions". Vancouver.ca. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Smith, Charlie. "Rebecca Bligh cites importance of inclusion as she quits NPA and becomes an independent councillor". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Smith, Charlie. "Rebecca Bligh cites importance of inclusion as she quits NPA and becomes an independent councillor". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
External links[edit]
- Vancouver City Council
- Vancouver's elected representatives, by Wayne D. Madden A compilation of election results for Vancouver, British Columbia at the municipal, provincial and federal levels through 2002. Available on Internet Archive.