Municipal politics doesn't get a lot of news coverage, and municipal political parties don't have strong brands, so it's not easy to keep track of who to vote for.
For Vancouver city council, here's a summary of who consistently votes Yes on housing, who consistently votes No, and who's a Maybe.
Yes votes:
Kennedy Stewart (Forward Together)
Christine Boyle (OneCity)
Lisa Dominato (A Better City)
Melissa De Genova (NPA)
No votes:
Colleen Hardwick (TEAM)
Adriane Carr (Green)
Jean Swanson (COPE)
Maybe votes:
Sarah Kirby-Yung (A Better City)
Michael Wiebe (Green)
Rebecca Bligh (A Better City)
Pete Fry (Green)
I'd really like to see at least two more solid Yes votes on housing.
Some past decisions:
June 2019, 4575 Granville, rental townhouses: failed, 4-7. Property owners of rejected Granville townhouse development now plan to build a 12,000 square foot house. Stewart, Boyle, De Genova, and Dominato voted in favour; everyone else voted no. (The applicant did eventually try again, and got a unanimous approval in October 2021.)
July 2019, 3833 Fraser, six-story rental building: passed, 7-3. Vancouver council approves new Fraser Street redevelopment with 121 rental homes. Hardwick, Swanson, and Carr voted against.
December 2019, 1805 Larch, five-story rental building with 20% below-market units: passed, 8-3. Vancouver council approves controversial Kitsilano five-storey rental project. Hardwick, Swanson, and Carr voted against.
July 2020, 2538 Birch, 28-story rental building with 20% below-market units: passed, 6-5. Here’s why and how Vancouver council voted on 28-storey tower for West Broadway. Kirby-Yung and Wiebe voted yes; Bligh and Fry voted no.
July 2020, Streamlining Rental Plan: postponed, 6-5. 'Postpone and delay' — Vancouver council defers rental-housing incentives . Kirby-Yung voted against postponing; Wiebe, Bligh, and Fry voted to postpone. (Came back to council in November 2021, approved 10-1, with Hardwick opposed.)
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