Vancouver Council Watch
How does M Wiebe actually vote?
A look at how Councillor M Wiebe has voted across every council meeting the city has published — and what those votes are about.
Pushes back on Housing & rezoning and By-laws & admin
Councillor M Wiebe most often votes against motions that still passed on Housing & rezoning, By-laws & admin and Budget & fees — 19× on housing & rezoning alone.
Housing & rezoning 19×By-laws & admin 15×Budget & fees 15×
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Marcie Wiebe
CouncillorVision Vancouverleft Oct 2022
on council since Nov 2018 · lives in Kerrisdale
On council in the records: 2018–2022 · 3,397 votes cast
What they care about
Marcie Wiebe: opposes densification and rezonings (19× against motions that still passed) · backs public-safety measures (votes yes 92% vs the council's 77.8%).
Most of this has held steady over time.
What they're for
Public safety
backs public-safety measures
92% yes
Environment
backs environment and climate actions
97% yes
Housing & rezoning
backs densification and rezonings
93% yes
What they push back on
Housing & rezoningsteady
opposes densification and rezonings
19×
By-laws & adminsteady
challenges by-law and administrative motions
15×
Budget & feessteady
pushes back on budgets, fees and taxes
15×
Public safety
disagrees with public-safety measures
4×
"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 3,397 recorded votes, 90% were in favour and 9% in opposition. Their disagreements cluster around Housing & rezoning, By-laws & admin and Budget & fees (117 dissents total), while they've backed carried motions on 3266 occasions. They attended 61 of the 128 full council meetings in the records (48%).
2What they vote on
105
times against a motion that still passed
1938
motions they helped carry (by issue)
48%
council attendance (61/128)
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 & rezoning19×
9. Exploring Amendments to Short-Term Rental Policy and an Affordable Rental Housing Fund …
Full motion text
9. Exploring Amendments to Short-Term Rental Policy and an Affordable Rental Housing Fund at the City of Vancouver
Rental Incentive: A payment or tax break to a developer in exchange for building or keeping affordable rental units.
Voted Jul 10, 2019
5. Increasing Affordable Housing Options through Character House Incentives in RS Zones - …
Full motion text
5. Increasing Affordable Housing Options through Character House Incentives in RS Zones - amendment
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Oct 24, 2019
2. CD-1 Rezoning: 2246-2268 East Broadway - Reconsidered
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.
By-laws & admin15×
9. Exploring Amendments to Short-Term Rental Policy and an Affordable Rental Housing Fund …
Full motion text
9. Exploring Amendments to Short-Term Rental Policy and an Affordable Rental Housing Fund at the City of Vancouver
Rental Incentive: A payment or tax break to a developer in exchange for building or keeping affordable rental units.
Voted Jul 10, 2019
Report Back on the Random Order Ballot Model Used in the 2018 Vancouver \tElection - Amend…
Full motion text
Report Back on the Random Order Ballot Model Used in the 2018 Vancouver \tElection - Amend D
Report Back: Staff presenting findings or progress on something. Usually no money or new policy is attached — it's information, not a decision.
8. Emergency Interim Zoning Policy for Broadway Corridor to UBC - Amendment to the amendme…
Full motion text
8. Emergency Interim Zoning Policy for Broadway Corridor to UBC - Amendment to the amendment moved by Cllr De Genova
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Mar 6, 2019
Budget & fees15×
5. Budget Transparency and Accountability in Municipal Election Years (Member's Motion B.6…
Full motion text
5. Budget Transparency and Accountability in Municipal Election Years (Member's Motion B.6) - reconsidered
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Jan 26, 2022
2. 2020 Capital and Operating Budget - R.
Operating Budget: The city's annual spending plan — how much money goes to each department and service for the coming year.
Voted Dec 17, 2019
PRESENTATION 1 - 2020 Property Taxation - Targeted Land Assessment Averaging - Severed
Property Taxation: Setting or adjusting property tax rates — the amount homeowners and businesses pay based on their property's assessed value.
Public safety4×
UB2-Collecting Fines and Exploring Ways to recover Costs Related to Public Safety in the C…
Full motion text
UB2-Collecting Fines and Exploring Ways to recover Costs Related to Public Safety in the City of Vancouver’s Entertainment District - ii.
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Feb 27, 2019
12. Prioritizing Public safety (Member’s Motion B6) - amendment
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Mar 30, 2022
UB2-Collecting Fines and Exploring Ways to recover Costs Related to Public Safety in the C…
Full motion text
UB2-Collecting Fines and Exploring Ways to recover Costs Related to Public Safety in the City of Vancouver’s Entertainment District - i.
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Feb 27, 2019
Streets & transit3×
7. Prioritizing Commercial Drive as a Pedestrian-First High Street - Section A(h)
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted May 27, 2021
7. Prioritizing Commercial Drive as a Pedestrian-First High Street - amendment
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted May 27, 2021
5. Contract Award for the Provision of Parking Meter Equipment
Contract Award: The city formally hiring a company to do work or supply something, usually after a competitive bid process.
Voted Jul 21, 2021
Environment2×
1. Climate Emergency Response (Cllr De Genova's addition of THAT and FURTHER THAT)
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Apr 24, 2019
1. Climate Emergency Response (Cllr De Genova's addition to the end - AND FURTHER THAT)
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Apr 24, 2019
What they've pushed through
Issues where they voted in favour of motions that carried — the work they backed into law.
Housing & rezoning878×
5. REZONING: 686-688 East 22nd Avenue, 3811-3891 Fraser Street and 679 East 23rd 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 Jul 11, 2019
Rezoning: 668-692 West 54th 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.
CD-1 Rezoning: 2499 East 48th 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.
By-laws & admin455×
RR1 A City-wide Plan for Vancouver: Report Back on General Planning and Engagement Process
Report Back: Staff presenting findings or progress on something. Usually no money or new policy is attached — it's information, not a decision.
Voted Jul 16, 2019
A8 New Edition of the Building By-law (2019 Vancouver Building 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.).
Voted Jul 16, 2019
RR2 - Special Events Policy Framework
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Budget & fees379×
2. 2020-2024 Budget Outlook
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Jul 10, 2019
A4 - 2020 Interest Rate Property Tax Arrears
Property Taxation: Setting or adjusting property tax rates — the amount homeowners and businesses pay based on their property's assessed value.
UB 1 Adopt Report of the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services Meeting of Octobe…
Full motion text
UB 1 Adopt Report of the Standing Committee on City Finance and Services Meeting of October 2, 2019
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Environment105×
15. City Support for the September 2019 Global General Strike for Climate - Amendment
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Sep 11, 2019
R1d Non-Market Housing Climate Resilient Retrofit Grant
Grants & Funding: The city giving money to an organization, program, or community project.
R1c Annual Carbon Pollution Limits for Existing Large Commercial and Multifamily Buildings
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Streets & transit75×
1. TEXT AMENDMENTS: Regulation Redesign - Amendments to Zoning & Development and Parking B…
Full motion text
1. TEXT AMENDMENTS: Regulation Redesign - Amendments to Zoning & Development and Parking By-laws
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.
Voted Jun 25, 2020
RR5. CD-1 Rezoning: 949 West 41st Avenue and 5469-5507 Willow Street (Oakridge Transit Cen…
Full motion text
RR5. CD-1 Rezoning: 949 West 41st Avenue and 5469-5507 Willow Street (Oakridge Transit Centre) - Reconsidered
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 Jul 23, 2020
R6. Reduced-Fare Transit Pilot Project
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Public safety46×
B.3 Deterring and Preventing Money Laundering and the Business of Organized Crime in the C…
Full motion text
B.3 Deterring and Preventing Money Laundering and the Business of Organized Crime in the City of Vancouver - referral motion
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
5. Deterring & Preventing Money Laundering & Organized Crime - Referred
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Jan 16, 2019
Motion B.7 - Collecting Fines & and Exploring Ways to Recover Costs Related to Public Safe…
Full motion text
Motion B.7 - Collecting Fines & and Exploring Ways to Recover Costs Related to Public Safety in the City of Vancouver’s Entertainment District (Referral)
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Feb 12, 2019
How they split all their votes
In Favour 90%In Opposition 9%Abstain 1%
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.