Vancouver Council Watch
How does G Meggs actually vote?
A look at how Councillor G Meggs has voted across every council meeting the city has published — and what those votes are about.
Rarely dissents
Councillor G Meggs has voted against a passing motion only 1 times — they almost always side with the majority.
Rarely registers a dissent
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Geoff Meggs
CouncillorVision Vancouverleft Jun 2017
on council since Nov 2014 · lives in Marpole
On council in the records: 2016–2017 · 669 votes cast
What they care about
Geoff Meggs: backs budget increases and fee changes (votes yes 97% vs the council's 83.8%).
What they're for
Budget & fees
backs budget increases and fee changes
97% yes
By-laws & admin
backs by-law and administrative changes
96% yes
Housing & rezoning
backs densification and rezonings
94% yes
What they push back on
Rarely breaks from the majority.
"Push back on" counts no-votes on motions that still carried; "% yes" compares their in-favour rate to the council-wide average on that issue. Full vote-by-vote record below.
1The story
In plain terms: across 669 recorded votes, 94% were in favour and 6% in opposition. Councillor G Meggs has voted against a passing motion only 1 times — they almost always side with the majority. They attended 0 of the 128 full council meetings in the records (0%).
2What they vote on
1
times against a motion that still passed
423
motions they helped carry (by issue)
0%
council attendance (0/128)
Where they push back
Issues where they voted against a motion that was still carried — their most consistent disagreements. Each motion links to the City's published agenda. Don't know what a motion type means? See Motions, explained →
Housing & rezoning1×
Report Reference 1 - Playland Redevelopment Plan - referral motion
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
What they've pushed through
Issues where they voted in favour of motions that carried — the work they backed into law.
Housing & rezoning178×
4. REZONING: 1001-1015 Denman Street
CD-1 Rezoning: A request to change the zoning rules for specific properties so they can be built taller or denser than current rules allow. If approved, new buildings at those addresses become legal.
2. TEXT AMENDMENT: Temporary Modular Housing Definition adn Regulations; Proposed Amendmen…
Full motion text
2. TEXT AMENDMENT: Temporary Modular Housing Definition adn Regulations; Proposed Amendments to Existing City-Owned CD-1 Sites, and Design Guidelines
Text Amendment: A small edit to an existing city bylaw or document — often procedural, but sometimes it changes a rule in a meaningful way. The detail is in the wording.
10. City of Vancouver-Led Intergovernmental Task Force to Combat Homelessness and Increase…
Full motion text
10. City of Vancouver-Led Intergovernmental Task Force to Combat Homelessness and Increase Supply of Non-Market Housing in Vancouver - Amendment
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Jan 25, 2017
By-laws & admin162×
Unfinished Business 1e - 2017 Annual Review of Sewer Rates and Environmental Updates Unde…
Full motion text
Unfinished Business 1e - 2017 Annual Review of Sewer Rates and Environmental Updates Under the Sewer and Watercourse By-law
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
5. Facilitating Growth in Vancouver's Innovation Economy- Railtown - Zoning and Developmen…
Full motion text
5. Facilitating Growth in Vancouver's Innovation Economy- Railtown - Zoning and Development By-law Amendments for I-4 (Historic Industrial) District - Referral
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
Voted Jan 26, 2017
1. Energy Efficiency Updates to Vancouver's Building By-law & Related Additional Changes
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
Voted Feb 8, 2017
Budget & fees62×
Item 3 - 2016 Property Tax Exemptions
Property Taxation: Setting or adjusting property tax rates — the amount homeowners and businesses pay based on their property's assessed value.
Voted Mar 8, 2017
A1. FCM, UBCM & LMLGA Membership Fees 2017-2018
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Mar 28, 2017
Administrative Report 3 -2017 Q1 Capital Budget Adjustments and Closeouts
Capital Budget / Expenditure: Money set aside for big long-term projects — roads, buildings, infrastructure — spread over several years rather than spent in one year.
Environment12×
7. Zero Emissions Building Plan - amendment to the amendment
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Jul 13, 2016
Unfinished Business 1f - 2017 Solid Waste Utility Fees (SWU) and By-law Changes
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
Administrative Report 4 - Zero Emissions Buildings - Initial Catalyst Tools - Grant to Off…
Full motion text
Administrative Report 4 - Zero Emissions Buildings - Initial Catalyst Tools - Grant to Offer Discounted BCIT Passive House Trades Training Course
Grants & Funding: The city giving money to an organization, program, or community project.
Streets & transit9×
5. Ensuring Vancouver Development Levies Are Not Used to Fund Transit - Part 1 and 2
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Oct 19, 2016
Item 5 - Parking Meter Program Changes
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Nov 16, 2016
B.6 New Action to Enhance Safety for Pedestrians and Cyclists
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Apr 5, 2016
How they split all their votes
In Favour 94%In Opposition 6%Abstain 0%
3The fine print
Affiliation: Vision Vancouver. Party affiliation is sourced from Wikipedia's council roster; the City of Vancouver's own pages are deliberately party-neutral. Councillors are elected at-large (Vancouver has no wards).
How we calculated this
We pulled every council vote the City of Vancouver has published (over 80,000 records) and counted this member's. 'Dissent' means they voted In Opposition to a motion that was still carried — i.e. they went against the final outcome. Attendance is measured against full Council meetings (not committee meetings). Issue categories are assigned by matching keywords in the official agenda text (e.g. 'rezoning', 'housing', 'budget') — a transparent, auditable rule set, not AI. This is our own tally of public records.