Green Party of Vancouver

The Green Party of Vancouver, founded in 1984,[2] is a municipal political party in Vancouver. It is affiliated with both the provincial Green Party of British Columbia, and the federal Green Party of Canada.

Green Party of Vancouver
Active municipal party
LeaderAdriane Carr (de facto)
ChairpersonAnthony Hughes[1]
Founded1984[2]
Headquarters403-207 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1]
IdeologyGreen politics
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationGreen Party of Canada
ColoursGreen
Seats on City Council
3 / 11
Seats on Park Board
3 / 7
Seats on School Board
3 / 9
Website
www.vangreens.ca

Roslyn Cassells was the first elected Green in Canada and was elected to the Vancouver Park Board in the 1999 Vancouver municipal election. In 2002, Andrea Reimer was elected to the Vancouver School Board as a Trustee, and in 2008 Stuart Mackinnon was elected a Park Board Commissioner.

The party nominated Green Party of Canada deputy leader Adriane Carr as their sole nominee for Vancouver City Council during the 2011 Vancouver municipal election.[3] Carr subsequently won the seat.[4][5] Carr retained her council seat during the 2014 Vancouver municipal election, winning with the highest number of votes of any council candidate.[6] School board candidate Janet Fraser and Park Board candidates Michael Wiebe and Stuart Mackinnon were also elected.

The Green Party of Vancouver further increased its seat count following the 2017 Vancouver municipal by-election where all three of the party's school board candidates were elected. The party elected nine candidates in the 2018 Vancouver municipal election.

Platform

For the 2014 Vancouver municipal election, the Green Party of Vancouver focused on the following aspects in its platform:

Council
  • Public interest first
  • Real affordable housing
  • A compassionate, safe, and inclusive city
  • People-centred planning
  • Practical transportation solutions
  • A robust and resilient local economy
  • A genuine green city[7]

Park Board
  • Community-driven planning
  • Accessible, safe public spaces for everyone
  • Strengthening stakeholder communication
  • Maximizing facility usage with a stronger digital strategy
  • Green initiatives: zero waste, local food systems, and access to nature
  • Parks that focus on natural features
  • Revitalized facility and park infrastructure
  • Outdoor pools and heritage buildings[8]

School Board
  • Fully funded public schools
  • Inclusive schools to support vulnerable students
  • Schools as the heart of the community
  • Safe schools for everyone
  • Financial sustainability and transparency
  • Healthy schools
  • Genuine green schools[9]

Election results
ElectionMayorCouncilSchool BoardPark BoardSeat change
1996 Vancouver municipal election
0 / 1
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 2
1999 Vancouver municipal election-
0 / 3
0 / 3
1 / 3
1
2002 Vancouver municipal election-
0 / 3
1 / 2
0 / 4
2005 Vancouver municipal election-
0 / 1
0 / 1
0 / 2
1
2008 Vancouver municipal election---
1 / 1
1
2011 Vancouver municipal election-
1 / 1
0 / 1
0 / 1
2014 Vancouver municipal election-
1 / 3
1 / 2
2 / 2
3
2018 Vancouver municipal election-
3 / 4
3 / 3
3 / 3
5

Prior to 2014

Roslyn Cassels was the first elected Green in Canada and was elected to the Vancouver Park Board in the 1999 Vancouver municipal election. In 2002, Andrea Reimer was elected to the Vancouver School Board as a Trustee, and in 2008 Stuart Mackinnon was elected a Park Board Commissioner.[10] Adriane Carr was elected in 2011 as the first Green city councillor.[4]

2014 municipal election

The Green Party of Vancouver nominated seven candidates for the 2014 Vancouver municipal election, held on 15 November 2014. Adriane Carr received the most votes of any council candidate.[11]

School board candidate Janet Fraser and Park Board candidates Michael Wiebe and Stuart Mackinnon were also elected.

2017 municipal by-election

The 2017 Vancouver municipal by-election was called to replace a single vacant council seat, due to Geoff Meggs' departure to take on the role of Premier John Horgan's chief of staff. The by-election was also meant to elect a new board of school trustees, who had been dismissed by provincial education minister Mike Bernier after failing to pass a balanced budget and allegations of workplace harassment arose.

The Green Party of Vancouver ran Pete Fry for council and Janet Fraser, Estrellita Gonzalez and Judy Zaichkowsky for school board. All three school trustee candidates were elected, finishing in the top three spots.[12] Non-Partisan Association candidate Hector Bremner was elected to council, and Fry finished a close third behind anti-poverty activist Jean Swanson.

2018 municipal election

The Green Party of Vancouver nominated 11 candidates to run in the 2018 Vancouver municipal election on 28 June 2018.[13] School board candidate Nicholas Chernen resigned on 9 July 2018 after it was discovered that he had failed to disclose his involvement in a pending lawsuit to the party,[14] resulting in the party running four council candidates, three school board candidates, and three park board candidates. Prior to the election, both the Vancouver School Board and Park Board were chaired by Green Party incumbents.[13]

City Council

Parks Board
  • Dave Demers
  • Camil Dumont
  • Stuart Mackinnon (incumbent)

School Board
  • Lois Chan-Pedley
  • Janet Fraser (incumbent)
  • Estrellita Gonzalez (incumbent)

The Green Party elected nine candidates in the municipal election. Carr, Fry and Wiebe were elected to city council and all the party's school and parks board candidates were elected.[15]

References
  1. "Contact". Green Party of Vancouver. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. "About". Green Party of Vancouver. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. Lee, Jeff (12 September 2011). "Adriane Carr hopes to run for Vancouver council as Greens go it alone". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. Montgomery, Christina (19 November 2011). "Carr takes surprise council seat as final poll goes Green". Vancouver Observer. Vancouver, British Columbia. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  5. Hui, Stephen (19 November 2011). "Greens' Adriane Carr elected to Vancouver city council". The Georgia Straight. Vancouver, British Columbia. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  6. Stueck, W; Holdsworth, P (16 November 2014). "Green Party of Vancouver grows in power despite one win on council". The Globe and Mail Inc. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  7. "Green Party of Vancouver Council Platform". Green Party of Vancouver. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  8. "Green Party of Vancouver Park Board Platform". Green Party of Vancouver. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  9. "Green Party of Vancouver School Board Platform". Green Party of Vancouver. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  10. "Election Results: November 15, 2008". City of Vancouver. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  11. "Official results of the 2014 civic election". City of Vancouver. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  12. "2017 by-election results". City of Vancouver. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  13. "Vancouver Greens Nominate 11 Candidates for Civic Election". www.vangreens.ca. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  14. "GREEN PARTY OF VANCOUVER ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE NICHOLAS CHERNEN". www.vangreens.ca. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  15. O’Connor, Naoibh. "Vancouver goes Green on council, school and park board". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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