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Vancouver City Council - Definition and Overview

Vancouver City Council is the governing body of the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The council consists of the mayor plus ten person council elected to serve a 3 year term. Monthly, a deputy mayor is appointed from among the councilors. The last election was November 16, 2002.

Unlike most Canadian city councils, all Vancouver councillors are elected at-large. A proposal to move to a conventional ward system was rejected by voters in an October 17, 2004 referendum.

Vancouver City Council members

  • Larry W. Campbell, COPE, mayor
  • Fred Bass, COPE, councillor
  • David Cadman, COPE, councillor
  • Jim Green, COPE, councillor
  • Peter Ladner, NPA, councillor
  • Raymond Louie, COPE, councillor
  • Tim Louis, COPE, councillor
  • Anne Roberts, COPE, councillor
  • Tim Stevenson,COPE, councillor
  • Sam Sullivan, NPA, councillor
  • Ellen Woodsworth, COPE, councilor


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