Vancouver is one of two major cities in Canada to have political parties at the municipal level, the other being Montreal. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3] [4]
Name | Founded | Ideology | Alignment | Leader(s) | City council | Park board | School board | |
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ABC Vancouver | 2021 | Conservatism | Centre-right | Ken Sim | 8 / 11 | 6 / 7 | 4 / 9 | |
Green Party of Vancouver | 1984 | Green politics | Green politics | Adriane Carr | 2 / 11 | 1 / 7 | 2 / 9 | |
OneCity Vancouver | 2014 | Social democracy | Centre-left [5] [6] |
| 1 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 9 | |
Coalition of Progressive Electors | 1968 | Democratic socialism | Left-wing |
| 0 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 9 |
Name | Founded | Ideology | Alignment | Leader | |
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Affordable Housing Coalition | 2022 | Pro-housing development | Moderate | Eric Redmond | |
Forward Together | 2022 | Social democracy | Centre-left | Kennedy Stewart | |
Non-Partisan Association | 1937 | Conservatism | Centre-right to right-wing | Fred Harding | |
Progress Vancouver | 2018 | Centre [8] to centre-right [9] | Mark Marissen | ||
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver | 2021 | Centre | Colleen Hardwick | ||
Vision Vancouver | 2005 | Green liberalism | Centre to centre-left |
| |
VOTE Socialist | 2022 | Left-wing | Collective leadership |
Name | Founded | Abolished | Ideology | Alignment | Leader | |
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Coalition Vancouver | 2018 | 2018 | Centre-right to right-wing | Wai Young | ||
Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver | 2007 | 2021 | Sustainable development | Centre | Steering committee [12] | |
The Electors' Action Movement (TEAM) | 1968 | 1986 | Centre | Art Phillips | ||
Vancouver 1st | 2013 | 2018 | Libertarian conservatism | Right-wing | Fred Harding |
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