The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) is a municipal political party in the Canadian city of Vancouver,British Columbia. It has traditionally been associated with tenants,environmentalists,and the labour movement. COPE is generally guided by democratic socialist principles following the split of its social democratic wing in 2014 to form OneCity Vancouver,and has a long history of advocating for issues such as improving public transit and investing in affordable housing. It last held a majority government on city council from 2002 to 2005. COPE describes itself as being committed to renter protections,ending homelessness,taxing the rich to build social housing,safe supply,free transit,Indigenous reconciliation,climate action,and other social and environmental reforms.
The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) is a municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It was established by the city's business leaders in 1937 to challenge the democratic socialist Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in that year's municipal election. The party has historically been described as centre-right and drawn its strongest support from Vancouver's business community.
The Electors' Action Movement (TEAM) was a centrist political party from 1968 to the mid-1980s at the municipal level in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It fielded candidates for the office of mayor as well as for positions on the City Council,School Board,and Park Board. It was most successful in the 1970s when it held the majority of council seats from 1972 to 1976.
Vision Vancouver is a green liberal municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. Vision was formed in the months leading up to the 2005 municipal election.
Sen̓áḵw or sən̓aʔqʷ,rendered in English as Snawk,Snawq,Sneawq,or Snawkw,is a village site of the Indigenous Squamish people,located near what is now known as the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada.
Jean Swanson is a Canadian politician. She represented the left-wing Coalition of Progressive Electors on Vancouver City Council as one of Vancouver's 10 at-large city councillors from 2018 to 2022.
Gordon Price is a Canadian urban planner,gay rights activist,and former politician,known for his tenure as a Non-Partisan Association (NPA) member of Vancouver City Council. Serving six terms from 1986 to 2002,he notably became the first openly gay member of the council. During his time as a city councillor,Price also served on the board of Metro Vancouver and the board of TransLink in 1999. Since retiring from politics,Price has remained engaged in urban issues.
Edward Charles Kennedy Stewart is a Canadian academic administrator and politician who served as the 40th mayor of Vancouver from 2018 to 2022. He previously was the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Burnaby—Douglas (2011–2015) and Burnaby South (2015–2018),serving in the House of Commons as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus.
Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver (NSV) was a centrist municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada promoting sustainable development. It was consensus-based,run by a steering committee,rather than having an individual as leader,and did not ascribe to an ideology.
Vancouver is one of two major cities in Canada to have political parties at the municipal level,the other being Montreal. Municipal politics in Vancouver were historically dominated by the centre-right Non-Partisan Association,a "free enterprise coalition" originally established to oppose the influence of the democratic socialist Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. Following the 2008 municipal election,the social democratic Vision Vancouver became the dominant party in city politics for 10 years until its defeat in the 2018 election.
Hector Bremner is a Canadian politician,who served as a member of the Vancouver City Council in Vancouver,British Columbia from 2017 to 2018.
OneCity Vancouver is a municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It was founded in 2014 by independent activists and former members of the left-wing Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE),including David Chudnovsky and Rafael Joseph Aquino;Aquino was OneCity's first candidate to run for public office.
Progress Vancouver was a municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,created in June 2018 to support the candidacy of Hector Bremner for mayor. Known as Yes Vancouver until October 2021,the party was the first municipal political party in British Columbia that stated their explicit dedication to YIMBY principles. The party was deregistered by Elections BC in July 2023.
The 1993 Vancouver municipal election was held on November 21,1993,the same day as other municipalities and regional districts in British Columbia selected their new municipal governments. Voters elected a mayor,10 city councillors,7 park board commissioners,and 9 school board trustees through plurality-at-large voting.
The 2022 Vancouver municipal election was held on October 15,2022,the same day as the municipal elections held throughout British Columbia. Voters elected the mayor of Vancouver by first-past-the-post. Ten city councillors,7 park board commissioners,and 9 school board trustees were elected through plurality at-large voting. In addition,voters were presented with 3 capital plan questions.
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver (TEAM) is a municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It was established by Vancouver city councillor Colleen Hardwick,first elected in 2018 with the Non-Partisan Association (NPA),and a group of citizens from across the political spectrum who shared Hardwick's concerns about the nature and direction of city policies regarding budget priorities,property development,and engagement with residents and neighbourhoods.
ABC Vancouver is a municipal political party in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. It is led by incumbent mayor Ken Sim.
Kenneth Sim is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 41st mayor of Vancouver since 2022.
Rebecca Bligh is a Canadian politician,who was elected to Vancouver City Council in the 2018 Vancouver municipal election.
Mike Klassen is a Canadian politician and communications strategist who was elected to Vancouver City Council in the 2022 municipal election. He is a member of ABC Vancouver.
