How does Lenny Zhou actually vote?
A look at how Lenny Zhou has voted across every council meeting the city has published — and what those votes are about.
Rarely dissents
✓ Voting in line with their campaign — consistently backing Housing & rezoning, Environment motions
Lenny Zhou has voted against a passing motion only 12 times — they almost always side with the majority.
Rarely registers a dissent
Lenny Zhou (Councillor, ABC Vancouver) has been on council since Nov 2022. They ran on expanding protected bike lanes, increasing housing near transit corridors, and reducing the city's carbon footprint. Their voting record backs that up — they've voted in favour of Housing & rezoning and Environment motions that carried, staying true to their platform. With only 12 recorded dissents, they rarely break from the majority.
Lenny Zhou
What they care about
Lenny Zhou: challenges by-law and administrative motions (3× against motions that still passed) · backs budget increases and fee changes (votes yes 100% vs the council's 83.8%).
This push-back is relatively recent in their tenure.
What they're for
backs budget increases and fee changes
100% yes
backs public-safety measures
94% yes
By-laws & admin
backs by-law and administrative changes
97% yes
backs streets and transit changes
95% yes
What they push back on
By-laws & admin
challenges by-law and administrative motions
3×
opposes densification and rezonings
3×
"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.
LYLast 12 months
What they've been voting on recently
255 of 292 motions in favour (87.3%) · 0 times against a motion that still passed
255
in favour
29
against
7
absent
Recent votes (most recent first)
1In plain terms
In plain terms: across 2,341 recorded votes, 92% were in favour and 8% in opposition. Lenny Zhou has voted against a passing motion only 12 times — they almost always side with the majority. They attended 73 of the 134 full council meetings in the records (54%).
2What they vote on
12
times against a motion that still passed
1415
motions they helped carry (by issue)
54%
council attendance (73/134)
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 Council glossary →
By-laws & admin3×
1. Downtown Eastside Housing Implementation - Amendments to the FC-1 District in the Zonin…
Full motion text
1. Downtown Eastside Housing Implementation - Amendments to the FC-1 District in the Zoning and Development By-law and the Downtown Eastside/Oppenheim
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
Voted Dec 16, 2025
R3. 320 Union Street - Single Room Accommodation (SRA) By-law Demolition Permit - Amendmen…
Full motion text
R3. 320 Union Street - Single Room Accommodation (SRA) By-law Demolition Permit - Amendment
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
1. Downtown Eastside Housing Implementation - Amendments to the FC-1 District in the Zonin…
Full motion text
1. Downtown Eastside Housing Implementation - Amendments to the FC-1 District in the Zoning and Development By-law and the Downtown Eastside/Oppenheim
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
Voted Dec 16, 2025
Vancouver Official Development Plan Legislatively Required Consultation - AMENDMENT TO ADD…
Full motion text
Vancouver Official Development Plan Legislatively Required Consultation - AMENDMENT TO ADD FURTHER THAT CLAUSE
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Motion 2. Enhancing Public Safety through Real-Time Access to the City's Traffic Camera Ne…
Full motion text
Motion 2. Enhancing Public Safety through Real-Time Access to the City's Traffic Camera Network
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Oct 23, 2024
What they've pushed through
Issues where they voted in favour of motions that carried — the work they backed into law.
4. CD-1 Rezoning: 1550 West 11th Avenue
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.
Voted Feb 5, 2026
3. CD-1 Rezoning: 4967-5017 Main 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.
Voted Feb 5, 2026
1. CD-1 Rezoning: 10 East 11th Avenue
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.
Voted Feb 5, 2026
By-laws & admin285×
Motion4. Walking the Talk: Aligning City Staff's and Council's Remote Work Policy - Amendm…
Full motion text
Motion4. Walking the Talk: Aligning City Staff's and Council's Remote Work Policy - Amendment to B and C
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Feb 25, 2026
1. A By-law to amend the Street Vending By-law No. 10868 Regarding the 2026 Granville
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
Voted Mar 11, 2026
Report 6. Social Policy Lease Extension and Grant Approvals
Grants & Funding: The city giving money to an organization, program, or community project.
Voted Apr 22, 2026
Budget & fees199×
Annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Union of British Columbia Municipaliti…
Full motion text
Annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), and Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA) Membership Fees for 2026 to 2027
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
2026 Property Tax: Development Potential Relief and Land Assessment Averaging
Property Taxation: Setting or adjusting property tax rates — the amount homeowners and businesses pay based on their property's assessed value.
R4a. Budget Resolution
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Environment76×
NB3. Securing a Home for the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank in Vancouver
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted May 5, 2026
A2. Preserving Vancouver's Leadership in the Creative, Climate and Cleantech Sectors and S…
Full motion text
A2. Preserving Vancouver's Leadership in the Creative, Climate and Cleantech Sectors and Strengthening Local Economic Development
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Oct 18, 2023
R2. New Agreements for the following Childcare Centres: 3 Corners Childcare Centre, Intern…
Full motion text
R2. New Agreements for the following Childcare Centres: 3 Corners Childcare Centre, International Village Children's Centre and Learning Tree Daycare - Adopted on Consent
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted May 28, 2024
Presentation - VanStat Update on Roads and Sidewalks
Presentation: Someone (staff or an outside presenter) briefing council on a topic. Informational — typically no vote on money or policy.
R8. Piloting a Pedestrian Scramble Crossing in Vancouver
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Oct 17, 2023
R8. Piloting a Pedestrian Scramble Crossing in Vancouver - Amendment to the Amendment
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Oct 17, 2023
Endorsement of City Application for UBCM Grant for Next Generation 911
Grants & Funding: The city giving money to an organization, program, or community project.
Motion 1. 1.\tCarrying on Joe Fortes’ Legacy: Universal Access to Basic Swimming Lessons…
Full motion text
Motion 1. 1.\tCarrying on Joe Fortes’ Legacy: Universal Access to Basic Swimming Lessons and Expansion of Aquatic Infrastructure as Core Public Safety Policy - Amendment
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted May 20, 2026
1. Public Safety Plebiscite
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Aug 14, 2026
How they split all their votes
In Favour 92%In Opposition 8%Abstain 0%
3The fine print
Affiliation: ABC 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.
City of Vancouver open data — Council Voting Records · as of 2026-10-21 · Vancouver Promise Tracker — an independent look at how local leaders actually vote.