Vancouver City Council
Vancouver City Council is the governing body of the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The council consists of the mayor plus ten councillors elected to serve a four-year term. The current council was determined by the 2018 civic election. Monthly, a deputy mayor is appointed from among the councillors. The current mayor is Kennedy Stewart, who sits as an independent.
The most recent election was on October 20, 2018. Unlike many other cities of its size, all Vancouver city councillors are elected at-large, rather than being elected to represent municipal wards. A proposal to move to a conventional ward system was rejected by voters in a 2004 referendum.Powers
The city is governed by the Vancouver Charter. The charter gives the city greater powers than those of other municipalities in British Columbia.
Powers of the Vancouver council include:
- pass by-laws to regulate such things as noise and land use
- buy and sell property
- collect certain taxes
- approve expenditures
- take on debts
- give grants
- hire and discharge employees
City council sits at City Hall at 453 West 12th Avenue.Membership
2018–present
Council membership as of 2019:
2014–2018
| Gregor Robertson | Vision | Mayor
| Raymond Louie | Vision | Councillor
| Heather Deal | Vision | Councillor
| Kerry Jang | Vision | Councillor
| Andrea Reimer | Vision | Councillor
| Tim Stevenson | Vision | Councillor
| Elizabeth Ball | NPA | Councillor
| George Affleck | NPA | Councillor
| Melissa De Genova | NPA | Councillor
| Adriane Carr | Green | Councillor
| Hector Bremner | Yes Vancouver | Councillor |
Hector 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.2011–2014
| Gregor Robertson | Vision | Mayor
| Raymond Louie | Vision | Councillor
| Heather Deal | Vision | Councillor
| Tony Tang | Vision | Councillor
| Kerry Jang | Vision | Councillor
| Andrea Reimer | Vision | Councillor
| Tim Stevenson | Vision | Councillor
| Geoff Meggs | Vision | Councillor
| Elizabeth Ball | NPA | Councillor
| George Affleck | NPA | Councillor
| Adriane Carr | Green | Councillor |
2008–2011
| Gregor Robertson | Vision | Mayor
| Raymond Louie | Vision | Councillor
| Heather Deal | Vision | Councillor
| George Chow | Vision | Councillor
| Kerry Jang | Vision | Councillor
| Andrea Reimer | Vision | Councillor
| Tim Stevenson | Vision | Councillor
| Geoff Meggs | Vision | Councillor
| David Cadman | COPE | Councillor
| Ellen Woodsworth | COPE | Councillor
| Suzanne Anton | NPA | Councillor |
2005–2008
| Sam Sullivan | NPA | Mayor
| Suzanne Anton | NPA | Councillor
| Peter Ladner | NPA | Councillor
| Kim Capri | NPA | Councillor
| Elizabeth Ball | NPA | Councillor
| B.C. Lee | NPA | Councillor
| Raymond Louie | Vision | Councillor
| Tim Stevenson | Vision | Councillor
| George Chow | Vision | Councillor
| Heather Deal | Vision | Councillor
| David Cadman | COPE | Councillor |
2002–2005
| Larry Campbell | COPE/Vision | Mayor
| Fred Bass | COPE | Councillor
| David Cadman | COPE | Councillor
| Jim Green | COPE/Vision | Councillor
| Peter Ladner | NPA | Councillor
| Raymond Louie | COPE/Vision | Councillor
| Tim Louis | COPE | Councillor
| Anne Roberts | COPE | Councillor
| Tim Stevenson | COPE/Vision | Councillor
| Sam Sullivan | NPA | Councillor
| Ellen Woodsworth | COPE | Councillor |
