# New Westminster City Council

New Westminster City Council is the governing body of New Westminster, British Columbia. The council consists of the mayor of New Westminster, and six councillors elected to serve a four-year term. The council was the first municipal government to be established in mainland British Columbia in 1860 by the Municipal Council Act. From 1860 to 1872, the council's presiding officer, known as the president of New Westminster, was internally elected by the sitting councillors. This changed in 1973 when the provincial government mandated that the council would be led by a separately elected mayor. The current mayor is Patrick Johnstone, a member of the Community First New West political party. City council meetings are held in New Westminster City Hall, and are usually scheduled on Monday evenings. The most recent election was on October 15, 2022.

## Current membership

| Name | Party | Position |
| Patrick Johnstone | Community First New West | Mayor |
| Ruby Campbell | Community First New West | Councillor |
| Tasha Henderson | Community First New West | Councillor |
| Jaimie McEvoy | Community First New West | Councillor |
| Nadine Nakagawa | Community First New West (Nov 2022–Jun 2023) | Councillor |
| Nadine Nakagawa | Independent (Jun 2023–present) | Councillor |
| Daniel Fontaine | New West Progressives | Councillor |
| Paul Minhas | New West Progressives | Councillor |

## Past membership
### 2018–2022

| Name | Party | Position |
| Jonathan X. Côte | Independent | Mayor |
| Chinu Das | Independent | Councillor |
| Patrick Johnstone | Independent | Councillor |
| Jaimie McEvoy | Independent | Councillor |
| Nadine Nakagawa | Independent | Councillor |
| Chuck Puchmayr | Independent | Councillor |
| Mary Trentadue | Independent | Councillor |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Although technically independent, Jonathan Côte, Chinu Das, Patrick Johnstone, Jaimie McEvoy, Nadine Nakagawa, Chuck Puchmayr, and Mary Trentadue all endorsed each other and had campaigned together under the "Team Côte" slogan.

### 2014–2018

| Name | Party | Position |
| Jonathan X. Côte | Independent | Mayor |
| Bill Harper | Independent | Councillor |
| Patrick Johnstone | Independent | Councillor |
| Jaimie McEvoy | Independent | Councillor |
| Chuck Puchmayr | Independent | Councillor |
| Mary Trentadue | Independent | Councillor |
| Lorrie Williams | Independent | Councillor |

### 2011–2014

| Name | Party | Position |
| Wayne Wright | Independent | Mayor |
| Jonathan X. Côte | Independent | Councillor |
| Bill Harper | Independent | Councillor |
| Jaimie McEvoy | Independent | Councillor |
| Betty McIntosh | Independent | Councillor |
| Chuck Puchmayr | Independent | Councillor |
| Lorrie Williams | Independent | Councillor |

### 2008–2011

2008 New Westminster municipal election:
| Name | Party | Position |
| Wayne Wright | Independent | Mayor |
| Jonathan X. Côte | Independent | Councillor |
| Bill Harper | Independent | Councillor |
| Jaimie McEvoy | Independent | Councillor |
| Betty McIntosh | Independent | Councillor |
| Bob Osterman | Independent | Councillor |
| Lorrie Williams | Independent | Councillor |

### 2005–2008

2005 British Columbia municipal election:
| Name | Party | Position |
| Wayne Wright | Independent | Mayor |
| Jonathan X. Côte | Independent | Councillor |
| Calvin Donnelly | Independent | Councillor |
| Bill Harper | Independent | Councillor |
| Betty McIntosh | Independent | Councillor |
| Bob Osterman | Independent | Councillor |
| Lorrie Williams | Independent | Councillor |

### 2002–2005

2002 British Columbia municipal election:
| Name | Party | Position |
| Wayne Wright | Independent | Mayor |
| Casey Cook | Independent | Councillor |
| Jerry Dobrovolny | Independent | Councillor |
| Calvin Donnelly | Independent | Councillor |
| Bob Osterman | Independent | Councillor |
| Chuck Puchmayr | Independent | Councillor |
| Lorrie Williams | Independent | Councillor |

### 1999–2002

1999 British Columbia municipal election:
| Name | Party | Position |
| Helen Sparkes | Independent | Mayor |
| Casey Cook | Independent | Councillor |
| Jerry Dobrovolny | Independent | Councillor |
| Calvin Donnelly | Independent | Councillor |
| Betty McIntosh | Independent | Councillor |
| Bob Osterman | Independent | Councillor |
| Chuck Puchmayr | Independent | Councillor |

### 1996–1999

1996 British Columbia municipal election:
| Name | Party | Position |
| Helen Sparkes | Independent | Mayor |
| Casey Cook | Independent | Councillor |
| Jerry Dobrovolny | Independent | Councillor |
| Betty McIntosh | Independent | Councillor |
| Charmaine Diane Murray | Independent | Councillor |
| Bob Osterman | Independent | Councillor |
| Chuck Puchmayr | Independent | Councillor |

### 1993–1996

1993:
| Name | Party | Position |
| Betty Toporowski | Independent | Mayor |
| Casey Cook | Independent | Councillor |
| Kathy Cherris | Independent | Councillor |
| Calvin Donnelly | Independent | Councillor |
| Lynda Fletcher-Gordon | Independent | Councillor |
| Charmaine Diane Murray | Independent | Councillor |
| Helen Sparkes | Independent | Councillor |