Vancouver City Council Explained

Vancouver City Council
Coa Res:150px
House Type:Unicameral
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader1:Ken Sim
Party1:ABC Vancouver
Election1:November 2022
Leader2 Type:Deputy mayor
Leader2:Sarah Kirby-Yung
Party2:ABC Vancouver
Election2:January 2023
Members:10 councillors and 1 mayor
Structure1:Vancouver Council oct 2022.png
Structure1 Res:220px
Voting System1:
Last Election1:October 15, 2022
Next Election1:October 17, 2026
Meeting Place:Council Chamber
Vancouver City Hall
Vancouver, British Columbia

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.

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

See also: 2022 Vancouver municipal election.

NamePartyPosition
data-sort-value="Sim, Ken" Ken SimABC VancouverMayor
data-sort-value="Kirby-Yung, Sarah" Sarah Kirby-YungABC VancouverCouncillor
data-sort-value="Dominato, Lisa" Lisa DominatoABC VancouverCouncillor
data-sort-value="Montague, Brian" Brian MontagueABC VancouverCouncillor
data-sort-value="Klassen, Mike" Mike KlassenABC VancouverCouncillor
data-sort-value="Meiszner, Peter" Peter MeisznerABC VancouverCouncillor
data-sort-value="Bligh, Rebecca" Rebecca BlighABC VancouverCouncillor
data-sort-value="Zhou, Lenny" Lenny ZhouABC VancouverCouncillor
data-sort-value="Carr, Adriane" Adriane CarrGreenCouncillor
data-sort-value="Boyle, Christine" Christine BoyleOneCityCouncillor
data-sort-value="Fry, Pete" Pete FryGreenCouncillor

2018–2022

See also: 2018 Vancouver municipal election.

NamePartyPosition
Kennedy StewartMayor
Rebecca BlighCouncillor
Independent
data-sort-value="De Genova, Melissa" Melissa De GenovaNPACouncillor
Lisa DominatoNPA Councillor
Independent
ABC Vancouver
Colleen HardwickNPA Councillor
Independent
Sarah Kirby-YungNPA Councillor
Independent
ABC Vancouver
data-sort-value="Carr, Adriane" Adriane CarrGreenCouncillor
data-sort-value="Fry, Pete" Pete FryGreenCouncillor
data-sort-value="Wiebe, Michael" Michael WiebeGreenCouncillor
data-sort-value="Swanson, Jean" Jean SwansonCOPECouncillor
data-sort-value="Boyle, Christine" Christine BoyleOneCityCouncillor

2014–2018

See also: 2014 Vancouver municipal election.

NamePartyPosition
Gregor RobertsonVisionMayor
Raymond LouieVisionCouncillor
Heather DealVisionCouncillor
Kerry JangVisionCouncillor
Andrea ReimerVisionCouncillor
Tim StevensonVisionCouncillor
Elizabeth BallNPACouncillor
George AffleckNPACouncillor
Melissa De GenovaNPACouncillor
Adriane CarrGreenCouncillor
VisionCouncillor
Yes VancouverCouncillor

2011–2014

See also: 2011 Vancouver municipal election.

NamePartyPosition
Gregor RobertsonVisionMayor
Raymond LouieVisionCouncillor
Heather DealVisionCouncillor
Tony TangVisionCouncillor
Kerry JangVisionCouncillor
Andrea ReimerVisionCouncillor
Tim StevensonVisionCouncillor
Geoff MeggsVisionCouncillor
Elizabeth BallNPACouncillor
George AffleckNPACouncillor
Adriane CarrGreenCouncillor

2008–2011

See also: 2008 Vancouver municipal election.

NamePartyPosition
Gregor RobertsonVisionMayor
Raymond LouieVisionCouncillor
Heather DealVisionCouncillor
George ChowVisionCouncillor
Kerry JangVisionCouncillor
Andrea ReimerVisionCouncillor
Tim StevensonVisionCouncillor
Geoff MeggsVisionCouncillor
David CadmanCOPECouncillor
Ellen WoodsworthCOPECouncillor
Suzanne AntonNPACouncillor

2005–2008

See also: 2005 Vancouver municipal election.

NamePartyPosition
Sam SullivanNPAMayor
Suzanne AntonNPACouncillor
Peter LadnerNPACouncillor
Kim CapriNPACouncillor
Elizabeth BallNPACouncillor
B.C. LeeNPACouncillor
Raymond LouieVisionCouncillor
Tim StevensonVisionCouncillor
George ChowVisionCouncillor
Heather DealVisionCouncillor
David CadmanCOPECouncillor

2002–2005

See also: 2002 Vancouver municipal election.

NamePartyPosition
Larry CampbellCOPEMayor
Vision
Fred BassCOPECouncillor
David CadmanCOPECouncillor
COPECouncillor
Vision
Peter LadnerNPACouncillor
Raymond LouieCOPECouncillor
Vision
Tim LouisCOPECouncillor
Anne RobertsCOPECouncillor
Tim StevensonCOPECouncillor
Vision
Sam SullivanNPACouncillor
Ellen WoodsworthCOPECouncillor

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wards or not, Vancouver’s electoral system needs reforming. Geller. Michael. Vancouver Courier. November 5, 2018. December 2, 2019.
  2. Web site: Vancouver rejects ward system. Matas. Robert. The Globe and Mail. October 18, 2004. December 2, 2019.
  3. Web site: Vancouver City Council. Vancouver.ca . City of Vancouver . 25 February 2021 .

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