How does Peter Meiszner actually vote?
A look at how Peter Meiszner 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, Streets & transit motions
Peter Meiszner has voted against a passing motion only 16 times — they almost always side with the majority.
Rarely registers a dissent
Peter Meiszner (Councillor, ABC Vancouver) has been on council since Nov 2022. They ran on increasing housing near transit, expanding mental health services, and improving public safety. Their voting record backs that up — they've voted in favour of Housing & rezoning and Streets & transit motions that carried, staying true to their platform. With only 16 recorded dissents, they rarely break from the majority.
Peter Meiszner
What they care about
Peter Meiszner: challenges by-law and administrative motions (6× against motions that still passed) · backs public-safety measures (votes yes 94% vs the council's 77.8%).
This push-back is relatively recent in their tenure.
What they're for
backs public-safety measures
94% yes
What they push back on
By-laws & adminsteady
challenges by-law and administrative motions
6×
opposes densification and rezonings
5×
"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
259 of 292 motions in favour (88.7%) · 0 times against a motion that still passed
259
in favour
27
against
0
absent
Recent votes (most recent first)
1In plain terms
In plain terms: across 2,137 recorded votes, 92% were in favour and 8% in opposition. Peter Meiszner has voted against a passing motion only 16 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
16
times against a motion that still passed
1286
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 & admin6×
R3. 2024 Social Policy Grants Program
Grants & Funding: The city giving money to an organization, program, or community project.
R2. Report back - 897 Granville Street - Sign By-law Amendment
Report Back: Staff presenting findings or progress on something. Usually no money or new policy is attached — it's information, not a decision.
Voted Sep 16, 2025
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
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
2. CD-1 Rezoning: 1065 Pacific 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 Mar 12, 2024
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. Vancouver's Next Climate Plans - Amended language in A
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
R3. Vancouver's Next Climate Plans - Amendment
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
11. Enabling the Requisitioning and Hiring of 100 New Police Officers and 100 Mental Healt…
Full motion text
11. Enabling the Requisitioning and Hiring of 100 New Police Officers and 100 Mental Health Nurses (Member's Motion B.5)
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Nov 22, 2022
What they've pushed through
Issues where they voted in favour of motions that carried — the work they backed into law.
5. CD-1 Rezoning: 8080 Yukon 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
2. CD-1 Rezoning: 1613-1625 Nanaimo 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
4. CD-1 Rezonings: (i) 15-27 West Hastings Street and (ii) 8-36 West Cordova 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 10, 2026
By-laws & admin253×
Motion4. Walking the Talk: Aligning City Staff's and Council's Remote Work Policy
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Feb 25, 2026
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
Amendments to Street Vending By-law to Support 2026 Granville Street Summer Patios
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
Budget & fees177×
R9. Funding Application to Local Government Development Approvals Program
Grants & Funding: The city giving money to an organization, program, or community project.
R4a. Budget Resolution
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
R2. 2026 Property Taxation: Development Potential Relief Program By-law, Tax Rating By-law…
Full motion text
R2. 2026 Property Taxation: Development Potential Relief Program By-law, Tax Rating By-laws, and Averaging Resolutions
Property Taxation: Setting or adjusting property tax rates — the amount homeowners and businesses pay based on their property's assessed value.
Voted May 5, 2026
Environment71×
Motion 9. Evaluating Vancouver's Waste Collection System's Potential to Adapt as Our City …
Full motion text
Motion 9. Evaluating Vancouver's Waste Collection System's Potential to Adapt as Our City Grows
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted May 6, 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
R3. Vancouver's Next Climate Plans - Portion of A without amendment and B
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
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 - Amended Amendment
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Oct 17, 2023
A4. Allocating Additional Funds to Accelerate Pedestrian Safety Measures
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted May 29, 2024
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 - Motion as amended
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted May 20, 2026
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
How they split all their votes
In Favour 92%In Opposition 8%Abstain 1%
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.