How does P Meiszner actually vote?
A look at how Councillor P Meiszner has voted across every council meeting the city has published — and what those votes are about.
Rarely dissents
Councillor P Meiszner has voted against a passing motion only 16 times — they almost always side with the majority.
Rarely registers a dissent
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 93% vs the council's 77.8%).
This push-back is relatively recent in their tenure.
What they're for
Public safety
backs public-safety measures
93% yes
What they push back on
By-laws & adminsteady
challenges by-law and administrative motions
6×
Housing & rezoning
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.
1The story
In plain terms: across 1,922 recorded votes, 92% were in favour and 7% in opposition. Councillor P Meiszner has voted against a passing motion only 16 times — they almost always side with the majority. They attended 67 of the 128 full council meetings in the records (52%).
2What they vote on
16
times against a motion that still passed
1169
motions they helped carry (by issue)
52%
council attendance (67/128)
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 →
By-laws & admin6×
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
R3. 2024 Social Policy Grants Program
Grants & Funding: The city giving money to an organization, program, or community project.
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.).
Housing & rezoning5×
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
Environment2×
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.
Voted Jul 23, 2024
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.
Voted Jul 23, 2024
Public safety1×
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.
Housing & rezoning635×
3. CD-1 Rezoning: 1125 West 10th 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 Jan 22, 2026
2. Rezoning: 1249-1263 West 41st 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 Jan 22, 2026
1. Rezoning: 6507-6527 Maple 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.
By-laws & admin234×
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS 2 - Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan Implementation – City-In…
Full motion text
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS 2 - Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan Implementation – City-Initiated Amendments to the Zoning and Development By-law and 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.).
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS 1 - Miscellaneous Amendments – Various Land Use Documents
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION 3 - Downtown Eastside Housing Implementation – Amendments to the F…
Full motion text
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION 3 - Downtown Eastside Housing Implementation – Amendments to the FC-1 District in the Zoning and Development By-law and the Downtown Eastside/Oppenheimer District Official Development Plan (DEOD ODP) By-l
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
Budget & fees172×
R3. Housing Accelerator Funding for the Development of Social Housing at 3122 SE Marine Dr…
Full motion text
R3. Housing Accelerator Funding for the Development of Social Housing at 3122 SE Marine Drive - Adopted on Consent
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
1. 2023 Draft Operating Budget - Amendment
Operating Budget: The city's annual spending plan — how much money goes to each department and service for the coming year.
Voted Feb 28, 2023
1. 2023 Draft Operating Budget - Amendment - Clause 1 to 3, 5 to 12 and 14 to 20
Operating Budget: The city's annual spending plan — how much money goes to each department and service for the coming year.
Voted Feb 28, 2023
Environment63×
UB1. Increasing the Climate-Smart Supply of Renewable Energy in Vancouver
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
2. Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan - Updating Still Creek Floodplain and Interim Rezo…
Full motion text
2. Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan - Updating Still Creek Floodplain and Interim Rezoning Policy
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 1, 2023
Presentation: Second Annual Climate Emergency Implementation Update - Final Amended Motion
Presentation: Someone (staff or an outside presenter) briefing council on a topic. Informational — typically no vote on money or policy.
Voted Feb 15, 2023
Streets & transit37×
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.
Report Back on Parking Meter Fees in Chinatown and Amendments to the Street and Traffic By…
Full motion text
Report Back on Parking Meter Fees in Chinatown and Amendments to the Street and Traffic By-law and the Parking Meter By-law
Report Back: Staff presenting findings or progress on something. Usually no money or new policy is attached — it's information, not a decision.
Report Back: Gastown Water Street Pedestrian Zone Pilot Update
Report Back: Staff presenting findings or progress on something. Usually no money or new policy is attached — it's information, not a decision.
Voted Feb 25, 2025
Public safety28×
Blinded by the Light: Improving Public Safety by Looking at Headlight Glare - Final Motion
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Jan 21, 2026
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
R2. 2024 Budget Adjustments - Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver Fire Rescue Servic…
Full motion text
R2. 2024 Budget Adjustments - Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver Fire Rescue Services
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Dec 3, 2024
How they split all their votes
In Favour 92%In Opposition 7%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 2026-09-01 · Vancouver Council Watch — an independent look at how local leaders actually vote.