Municipal political parties in Vancouver

Vancouver is one of two major cities in Canada to have municipal political parties, 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 has become the dominant party in city politics.[3]

Parties with elected members

Name Founded Ideology Leader(s) City Council Park Board School Board[lower-alpha 1]
  Vision Vancouver 2005 social democracy Gregor Robertson
6 / 11
1 / 7
3 / 9
  Non-Partisan Association 1937 conservatism Kirk LaPointe
4 / 11
3 / 7
2 / 9
  Green Party of Vancouver 1984 green politics Adriane Carr
1 / 11
2 / 7
3 / 9
OneCity Vancouver 2014 social democracy Alison Atkinson,
Anna Chudnovsky
0 / 11
0 / 7
1 / 9

Other active parties

Defunct parties

Notes

  1. ↑ Results from 2017 by-election. All 9 originally elected VSB trustees were dismissed by Education Minister Mike Bernier in October 2016[4]

References

  1. ↑ Andrew, Caroline; Biles, John; Siemiatycki, Myer; Tolley, Erin, eds. (2008). Electing a Diverse Canada. Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7748-1485-0.
  2. ↑ Miller, Fern (1975). "Vancouver Civic Political Parties: Developing a Model of Party-system Change and Stabilization". BC Studies: The British Columbian Quarterly. Spring 1975 (25): 3–31.
  3. ↑ Mickleburgh, Rod (November 21, 2008). "Once-dominant NPA sent packing to political wilderness". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Lisa (October 17, 2016). "Vancouver School Board fired by B.C. education minister". CBC News. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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