# Victoria City Council

The Victoria City Council is the governing body of the City of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada..
The council consists of the mayor plus eight councillors. A deputy mayor is appointed monthly.
The councillors are councillors-at-large elected for the entire city.
Municipal elections are held every four years across the Province on the third Saturday of October.
The most recent election was held on October 15, 2022.

## Victoria City Council members
### Current (2022–2026)

| Party | Name | Position |
| Independent | Marianne Alto | Mayor |
| Independent | Jeremy Caradonna | Councillor |
| Independent | Susan Kim | Councillor |
| Independent | Matt Dell | Councillor |
| Independent | Krista Loughton | Councillor |
| Independent | Dave Thompson | Councillor |
| Independent | Chris Coleman | Councillor |
| Independent | Stephen Hammond | Councillor |
| Independent | Marg Gardiner | Councillor |
The 2022-2026 mandate focused on housing, climate action, transportation, community safety, and downtown investment. Notable decisions by Council include the implementation of the Missing Middle Housing Initiative, the purchase of the Hermann's jazz club building, the creation of a new swimming dock in Vic West, the successful referendum to replace the Crystal Pool, and the redesign of Centennial Square.

### 2018–2022

| Party | Name | Position |
| Independent | Lisa Helps | Mayor |
| Independent | Marianne Alto | Councillor |
| Independent | Stephen Andrew | Councillor (since 2020) |
| Together Victoria | Laurel Collins | Councillor (until 2019) |
| Together Victoria | Sharmarke Dubow | Councillor |
| Independent | Ben Isitt | Councillor |
| Independent | Jeremy Loveday | Councillor |
| Together Victoria | Sarah Potts | Councillor |
| Independent | Charlayne Thornton-Joe | Councillor |
| Independent | Geoff Young | Councillor |
The focus of the 2018-2022 mandate centered on housing affordability, climate action, creating a diverse and welcoming city, and other initiatives, but was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Council spent much of the term coping with provincial health mandates, increased costs, and the closure of area shelters, which lead to a large increase in parks sheltering. The plans to advance to the Crystal Pool replacement project were shelved. The term did witness a big increase in housing approvals, for both affordable housing and purpose-built rentals, neither of which had been added to Victoria in great quantities for many years. The contentious issue of Missing Middle housing was punted to the next mandate.

### 2014–2018

| Name | Position |
| Lisa Helps | Mayor |
| Benjamin Isitt | Councillor |
| Charlayne Thornton-Joe | Councillor |
| Marianne Alto | Councillor |
| Jeremy Loveday | Councillor |
| Pamela Madoff | Councillor |
| Geoff Young | Councillor |
| Margaret Lucas | Councillor |
| Christopher Coleman | Councillor |

### 2011–2014

| Name | Position |
| Dean Fortin | Mayor |
| Marianne Alto | Councillor |
| Chris Coleman | Councillor |
| Shellie Gudgeon | Councillor |
| Lisa Helps | Councillor |
| Ben Isitt | Councillor |
| Pamela Madoff | Councillor |
| Charlayne Thornton-Joe | Councillor |
| Geoff Young | Councillor |

### Previous

2008–2011 :
| | Name | Position |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Dean Fortin | Mayor |
| | Charlayne Thornton-Joe | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Pam Madoff | Councillor |
| Green | Sonya Chandler | Councillor (resigned 2010) |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Lynn Hunter | Councillor |
| | Geoff Young | Councillor |
| Green | Philippe Lucas | Councillor |
| | Chris Coleman | Councillor |
| | John Luton | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Marianne Alto | Councillor (elected 2010) |
2005–2008 :
| Party | Name | Position |
| Independent | Alan Lowe | Mayor |
| Green | Sonya Chandler | Councillor |
| Independent | Chris Coleman | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Dean Fortin | Councillor |
| Independent | Bea Holland | Councillor |
| Independent | Helen Hughes | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Pamela Madoff | Councillor |
| Independent | Charlayne Thornton-Joe | Councillor |
| Independen | Geoff Young | Councillor |
2002–2005 :
| Party | Name | Position |
| Independent | Alan Lowe | Mayor |
| Independent | Helen Hughes | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Rob Fleming | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Denise Savoie | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Pam Madoff | Councillor |
| Independent | Charlayne Thornton-Joe | Councillor |
| Independent | Chris Coleman | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Dean Fortin | Councillor |
| Independent | Bea Holland | Councillor |
1999–2002 :
| Party | Name | Position |
| Independent | Alan Lowe | Mayor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Rob Fleming | Councillor |
| Independent | Bea Holland | Councillor |
| Independent | Hellen Hughes | Councillor |
| Independent | Jane Lunt | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Pamela Madoff | Councillor |
| Independent | David Mclean | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Denise Savoie | Councillor |
| Green | Art Vanden Berg | Councillor |
1996–1999 :
| Party | Name | Position |
| Independent | Bob Cross | Mayor |
| Independent | Christopher Coleman | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Bob Friedland | Councillor |
| Independent | Bea Holland | Councillor |
| Independent | Helen Hughes | Councillor |
| Independent | Jane Lunt | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Pamela Madoff | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | David McLean | Councillor |
| Independent | Geoffrey Young | Councillor |
1993–1996 :
| Party | Name | Position |
| Independent | Bob Cross | Mayor |
| Independent | David McLean | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Bob Friedland | Councillor |
| Independent | Geoff Young | Councillor |
| Independent | Alan Lowe | Councillor |
| Independent | Helen Hughes | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Pamela Madoff | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Laura Acton | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | David McLean | Councillor |
1990–1993 :
| Party | Name | Position |
| Victoria Civic Electors | David Turner | Mayor |
| Independent | Bob Cross | Councillor |
| Independent | Geoff Young | Councillor |
| Independent | Helen Hughes | Councillor |
| Independent | Martin Segger | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Jan Greenwood | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Alaistaire Craighead | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Laura Acton | Councillor |
| Victoria Civic Electors | Allan Lowe | Councillor |