Abbotsford City Council Explained

Abbotsford City Council
House Type:	Unicameral
Leader1 Type:	Mayor
Leader1:	Ross Siemens, Independent
Seats:	8 councillors and mayor
Meeting Place:	Abbotsford City Hall Abbotsford, British Columbia
Website:	City Council Website
Last Election1:	October 15, 2022
Next Election1:	October 2026
Voting System1:	Plurality at-large (councillors) First past the post (mayor)

Abbotsford City Council is the governing body for the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

The council consists of the mayor and eight elected city councillors representing the city as a whole

Municipal elections are held every four years across the Province on the third Saturday of November.

Abbotsford City Council members

Elected in the 2022 municipal election

Council membership

	Name	Party	Position
	Ross Siemens^[1]	Independent	Mayor
	Les Barkman	Independent	Councillor
	Kelly Chahal	Abbotsford First	Councillor
	Patricia Driessen	Independent	Councillor
	Simon Gibson	Independent	Councillor
	Dave Loewen	Independent	Councillor
	Patricia Ross	Independent	Councillor
	Dave Sidhu	Independent	Councillor
	Mark Warkentin	Abbotsford First	Councillor

2018-2022

• Mayor Henry Braun, Mayor - Independent
• R. Bruce Banman, Councillor - Independent (until 2021)
• Les Barkman, Councillor - Independent
• Sandy Blue, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst
• Kelly Chahal, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst
• Brenda Falk, Councillor - Independent (since 2021) AbbotsfordFirst (2018-2021)
• Dave Loewen, Councillor - Independent
• Patricia Ross, Councillor - Independent
• Dave Sidhu, Councillor - Independent^[2] (since 2021)
• Ross Siemens, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst

2014-2018^[3]

• Henry Braun, Mayor - Independent
• Les Barkman, Councillor - Independent
• Sandy Blue, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst ^[4]
• Kelly Chahal, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst
• Brenda Falk, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst
• Moe Gill, Councillor - Independent
• Dave Loewen, Councillor - Independent
• Patricia Ross, Councillor - Independent
• Ross Siemens, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst

2011-2014

• Dr. Bruce Banman, Mayor
• Les Barkman, Councillor
• Henry Braun, Councillor
• Bill MacGregor, Councillor
• Simon Gibson, Councillor
• Moe Gill, Councillor
• Dave Loewen, Councillor
• Patricia Ross, Councillor
• John Smith, Councillor

Former Mayors and Councillors

• Ed Fast - Deputy Mayor
• George Peary - Mayor 2008-2011 and City Councillor 1990-2008^[5]
• Mary Reeves - former Mayor (2002-2005)
• George F. Ferguson - Mayor of Abbotsford District 1972–1995, Mayor of Abbotsford 1995-2002

References

• Abbotsford City Council
• Abbotsford Blog

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ross Siemens | City of Abbotsford .
2. Web site: Troubles Continue for Dave Sidhu and Abbotsford FIRST – Abbotsford Today.
3. Web site: City Council | City of Abbotsford.
4. News: A case of Braun over Banman. November 16, 2014. A9. Vancouver Province. May 1, 2020.
5. Web site: Peary offers business input: 'Help me. Help the council.' . 2015-02-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150503005703/http://www.canada.com/abbotsfordtimes/news/story.html?id=f0eda784-6303-4bb6-8b82-60f1d5aa1d7a . 2015-05-03 .