Vancouver City Council

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Vancouver City Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Ken Sim, ABC Vancouver
since November 2022
Deputy mayor
Sarah Kirby-Yung, ABC Vancouver
since January 2023
Structure
Seats10 councillors and 1 mayor
Vancouver Council oct 2022.png
Political groups
  •    ABC Vancouver (8)
       Green (1)
      Vacant (2)
Elections
Last election
October 15, 2022
Next election
October 17, 2026
Meeting place
Council Chamber
Vancouver City Hall
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website
vancouver.ca/your-government/vancouver-city-council.aspx

Vancouver City Council is the governing body of Vancouver, British Columbia. The council consists of a mayor and ten councillors elected to serve a four-year term. Monthly, a deputy mayor is appointed from among the councillors. The current mayor is Ken Sim, who leads the party ABC Vancouver. City council meetings are held in Vancouver City Hall. The most recent election was on October 15, 2022.

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Structure

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] The mayor chairs council meetings and appoints members to regional boards, such as the Metro Vancouver board of directors.

The Vancouver Charter outlines the structure, powers and responsibility of the city council. Under the charter, the mayor and city council have the power to: [3]

Council also maintains a number of standing committees which meet to deliberate on specific topics and hear from speakers. Examples include the City Finance and Services Committee and the Policy and Strategic Priorities Committee. Each committee consists of the entire city council. City council also holds public hearings for spot rezonings.

Membership

Since 2022

NamePartyPosition
Ken Sim ABC Vancouver Mayor
Sarah Kirby-YungABC VancouverCouncillor
Lisa DominatoABC VancouverCouncillor
Brian MontagueABC VancouverCouncillor
Mike Klassen ABC VancouverCouncillor
Peter Meiszner ABC VancouverCouncillor
Rebecca Bligh ABC VancouverCouncillor
Lenny ZhouABC VancouverCouncillor
Adriane Carr (2022–2025) [4] Green Councillor
Christine Boyle (2022–2024) [5] OneCity Councillor
Pete Fry GreenCouncillor

2018–2022

NamePartyPosition
Kennedy Stewart Independent (2018–2020)Mayor
Forward Together (2020–2022)
Rebecca Bligh NPA (2018–2019)Councillor
Independent (2019–2022)
ABC Vancouver (2022)
Melissa De GenovaNPACouncillor
Lisa DominatoNPA (2018–2021)Councillor
Independent (2021–2022)
ABC Vancouver (2022)
Colleen Hardwick NPA (2018–2021)Councillor
Independent (2021–2022)
TEAM (2022)
Sarah Kirby-YungNPA (2018–2021)Councillor
Independent (2021–2022)
ABC Vancouver (2022)
Adriane Carr Green Councillor
Pete Fry GreenCouncillor
Michael Wiebe GreenCouncillor
Jean Swanson COPE Councillor
Christine Boyle OneCity Councillor

2014–2018

NamePartyPosition
Gregor Robertson Vision Mayor
Raymond Louie VisionCouncillor
Heather Deal VisionCouncillor
Kerry Jang VisionCouncillor
Andrea Reimer VisionCouncillor
Tim Stevenson VisionCouncillor
Elizabeth Ball NPA Councillor
George Affleck NPACouncillor
Melissa De GenovaNPACouncillor
Adriane Carr Green Councillor
Geoff Meggs (2014–2017)VisionCouncillor
Hector Bremner [a] (2017–2018) Yes Vancouver Councillor

2011–2014

NamePartyPosition
Gregor Robertson Vision Mayor
Raymond Louie VisionCouncillor
Heather Deal VisionCouncillor
Tony Tang VisionCouncillor
Kerry Jang VisionCouncillor
Andrea Reimer VisionCouncillor
Tim Stevenson VisionCouncillor
Geoff Meggs VisionCouncillor
Elizabeth Ball NPA Councillor
George Affleck NPACouncillor
Adriane Carr Green Councillor

2008–2011

NamePartyPosition
Gregor Robertson ) Vision Mayor
Raymond Louie VisionCouncillor
Heather Deal VisionCouncillor
George Chow VisionCouncillor
Kerry Jang VisionCouncillor
Andrea Reimer VisionCouncillor
Tim Stevenson VisionCouncillor
Geoff Meggs VisionCouncillor
David Cadman COPE Councillor
Ellen Woodsworth COPECouncillor
Suzanne Anton NPA Councillor

2005–2008

NamePartyPosition
Sam Sullivan NPA Mayor
Suzanne Anton NPACouncillor
Peter Ladner NPACouncillor
Kim Capri NPACouncillor
Elizabeth Ball NPACouncillor
B.C. Lee NPACouncillor
Raymond Louie Vision Councillor
Tim Stevenson VisionCouncillor
George Chow VisionCouncillor
Heather Deal VisionCouncillor
David Cadman COPE Councillor

2002–2005

NamePartyPosition
Larry Campbell COPE Mayor
Vision
Fred Bass COPECouncillor
David Cadman COPECouncillor
Jim Green COPECouncillor
Vision
Peter Ladner NPA Councillor
Raymond Louie COPECouncillor
Vision
Tim Louis COPECouncillor
Anne Roberts COPECouncillor
Tim Stevenson COPECouncillor
Vision
Sam Sullivan NPACouncillor
Ellen Woodsworth COPECouncillor

Notes

  1. 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. Bremner was elected October 14, 2017, in a by-election.

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References

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