How does R Bligh actually vote?
A look at how Councillor R Bligh has voted across every council meeting the city has published — and what those votes are about.
Pushes back on Budget & fees and Housing & rezoning
Councillor R Bligh most often votes against motions that still passed on Budget & fees, Housing & rezoning and By-laws & admin — 46× on budget & fees alone.
Budget & fees 46×Housing & rezoning 31×By-laws & admin 31×
Rebecca Bligh
What they care about
Rebecca Bligh: pushes back on budgets, fees and taxes (46× against motions that still passed).
Their push-back has been steady across their time on council.
What they're for
No clear deviation above the council norm.
What they push back on
Budget & feessteady
pushes back on budgets, fees and taxes
46×
Housing & rezoningsteady
opposes densification and rezonings
31×
By-laws & adminsteady
challenges by-law and administrative motions
31×
Public safetysteady
disagrees with public-safety measures
9×
"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 4,717 recorded votes, 90% were in favour and 8% in opposition. Their disagreements cluster around Budget & fees, Housing & rezoning and By-laws & admin (193 dissents total), while they've backed carried motions on 4486 occasions. They attended 128 of the 128 full council meetings in the records (100%).
2What they vote on
175
times against a motion that still passed
2649
motions they helped carry (by issue)
100%
council attendance (128/128)
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 →
Budget & fees46×
2021 Capital and Operating Budget - Strike B, Amend E
Operating Budget: The city's annual spending plan — how much money goes to each department and service for the coming year.
2021 Capital and Operating Budget - Final E and Eb vote (after 2 reconsiderations)
Operating Budget: The city's annual spending plan — how much money goes to each department and service for the coming year.
Voted Dec 10, 2020
1. Revisiting the City's Single-Use Beverage Cup Fee Policy - Final Motion
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Mar 2, 2022
Housing & rezoning31×
Rental Incentives Review Phase II Report Back - Amend G (prior to reconsideration)
Report Back: Staff presenting findings or progress on something. Usually no money or new policy is attached — it's information, not a decision.
3. Amendment to Downtown Official Development Plan � Area K3 (Granville Street) - amend …
Full motion text
3. Amendment to Downtown Official Development Plan � Area K3 (Granville Street) - amend to referral
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Apr 7, 2021
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.).
By-laws & admin31×
2. Amendments to the Procedure By-law No. 9756 - amendment as amended
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
Voted Oct 23, 2019
Rental Incentives Review Phase II Report Back - Amend G (prior to reconsideration)
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 on the Random Order Ballot Model Used in the 2018 Vancouver Election - Final A…
Full motion text
Report Back on the Random Order Ballot Model Used in the 2018 Vancouver Election - Final Amended C
Report Back: Staff presenting findings or progress on something. Usually no money or new policy is attached — it's information, not a decision.
Public safety9×
UB2 - Collecting Fines and Exploring Ways to Recover Costs Related to Public Safety in the…
Full motion text
UB2 - Collecting Fines and Exploring Ways to Recover Costs Related to Public Safety in the City of Vancouver’s Entertainment District - Amendment moved by Cllr Fry
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Feb 27, 2019
6. Supporting Community-Led Public Safety in Mount Pleasant - Amendment A
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Jul 21, 2021
R2. Vancouver Police Board 2022 Budget Increase - C to E
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Environment6×
1. Climate Emergency Response - Cllr Swanson's addition to C
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Apr 24, 2019
6. Accountability for Climate Change - Final Motion
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Jun 27, 2019
Motion 2. Urgent Investment in Vancouver's Arts and Culture Infrastructure: Strengthening …
Full motion text
Motion 2. Urgent Investment in Vancouver's Arts and Culture Infrastructure: Strengthening Vancouver's Cultural Sustainability and Economic Impact
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Jul 23, 2025
Streets & transit1×
3. Preserving Bus Ridership During COVID and Beyond (Member’s Motion B.1) - final vote o…
Full motion text
3. Preserving Bus Ridership During COVID and Beyond (Member’s Motion B.1) - final vote on C
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Apr 14, 2021
What they've pushed through
Issues where they voted in favour of motions that carried — the work they backed into law.
Housing & rezoning1270×
6c. REZONING: 930 West 49th Avenue and 6525 Fremlin 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 Jul 11, 2019
CD-1 Rezoning: 1535-1557 Grant 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.
Rezoning: 5507-5521 Columbia 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 & admin605×
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
4. Amendments to the Procedure By-law No. 9756 - amendment to postponement motion
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 24, 2019
1. TEXT AMENDMENTS: Miscellaneous & Housekeeping - Zoning by-laws, Rental Housing Stock OD…
Full motion text
1. TEXT AMENDMENTS: Miscellaneous & Housekeeping - Zoning by-laws, Rental Housing Stock ODP
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.
Budget & fees475×
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
1. Presentation - Small Business Assessment and Taxation Update
Property Taxation: Setting or adjusting property tax rates — the amount homeowners and businesses pay based on their property's assessed value.
Voted Jul 10, 2019
Quarterly 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.
Environment138×
R1b Climate Emergency – By-law Updates Applicable to Existing Detached Homes - Amendment…
Full motion text
R1b Climate Emergency – By-law Updates Applicable to Existing Detached Homes - Amendment (B)
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
R1b Climate Emergency – By-law Updates Applicable to Existing Detached Homes - Amendment…
Full motion text
R1b Climate Emergency – By-law Updates Applicable to Existing Detached Homes - Amendment (C)
By-law: A formal city rule. Adopting or amending a by-law creates or changes a binding regulation (parking, noise, development standards, etc.).
2. Encouraging EV Charging at Gas Stations and Parking Lots - Climate Emergency Action Pla…
Full motion text
2. Encouraging EV Charging at Gas Stations and Parking Lots - Climate Emergency Action Plan
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted May 19, 2022
Streets & transit105×
2. Encouraging EV Charging at Gas Stations and Parking Lots - Climate Emergency Action Pla…
Full motion text
2. Encouraging EV Charging at Gas Stations and Parking Lots - Climate Emergency Action Plan
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted May 19, 2022
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
Public safety56×
Prioritizing Vancouver Firefighters and Police First Responders for COVID Vaccines
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
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.
12. Prioritizing Public safety (Member’s Motion B6) - C first section
Other motion: A council motion that doesn't fit a standard category. The agenda text has the detail.
Voted Mar 30, 2022
How they split all their votes
In Favour 90%In Opposition 8%Abstain 1%
3The fine print
Affiliation: Vote Vancouver. ABC Vancouver (2022–2025); Independent (2025); Vote Vancouver (since 2025). 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.