Municipal political parties in Vancouver

Vancouver is one of two major cities in Canada to have political parties at the municipal level, 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 became the dominant party in city politics for 10 years until its defeat in the 2018 election.[3][4]

Parties with elected members
See also: 2018 Vancouver municipal election
Name Founded Ideology Leader(s) City Council[lower-alpha 1] Park Board School Board
  Non-Partisan Association 1937 Conservatism Kirk LaPointe
5 / 11
2 / 7
3 / 9
  Green Party of Vancouver 1984 Green politics Adriane Carr
3 / 11
3 / 7
3 / 9
  Coalition of Progressive Electors 1968 Social democracy Rider Cooey,
Connie Hubbs
1 / 11
2 / 7
1 / 9
  OneCity Vancouver 2014 Social democracy Alison Atkinson,
Anna Chudnovsky
1 / 11
0 / 7
1 / 9
  Vision Vancouver 2005 Social democracy Gregor Robertson
0 / 11
0 / 7
1 / 9

Other active parties

Defunct parties

Notes
  1. Kennedy Stewart, the mayor of Vancouver and 11th member of council, was elected as an independent.[5]

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. Smith, Charlie (October 20, 2018). "Even after the slaughter of Vision Vancouver, the greenest city agenda may remain intact". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  5. Weichel, Andrew (October 20, 2018). "Independent Kennedy Stewart elected mayor of Vancouver". CTV News Vancouver. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
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