Abbotsford City Council
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Abbotsford City Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Ross Siemens, Independent | |
Seats | 8 councillors and mayor |
Elections | |
Plurality at-large (councillors) First past the post (mayor) | |
Last election | October 15, 2022 |
Next election | October 2026 |
Meeting place | |
Abbotsford City Hall Abbotsford, British Columbia | |
Website | |
City Council Website |
Abbotsford City Council is the governing body for the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
The council consists of the mayor and eight elected city councillors representing the city as a whole
Municipal elections are held every four years across the Province on the third Saturday of November.
Abbotsford City Council members
[edit]Elected in the 2022 municipal election
Council membership
Name | Party | Position | |
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Ross Siemens[1] | Independent | Mayor | |
Les Barkman | Independent | Councillor | |
Kelly Chahal | Abbotsford First | Councillor | |
Patricia Driessen | Independent | Councillor | |
Simon Gibson | Independent | Councillor | |
Dave Loewen | Independent | Councillor | |
Patricia Ross | Independent | Councillor | |
Dave Sidhu | Independent | Councillor | |
Mark Warkentin | Abbotsford First | Councillor |
2018-2022
- Mayor Henry Braun, Mayor - Independent
- R. Bruce Banman, Councillor - Independent (until 2021)
- Les Barkman, Councillor - Independent
- Sandy Blue, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst
- Kelly Chahal, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst
- Brenda Falk, Councillor - Independent (since 2021) AbbotsfordFirst (2018-2021)
- Dave Loewen, Councillor - Independent
- Patricia Ross, Councillor - Independent
- Dave Sidhu, Councillor - Independent[2] (since 2021)
- Ross Siemens, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst
2014-2018[3]
- Henry Braun, Mayor - Independent
- Les Barkman, Councillor - Independent
- Sandy Blue, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst [4]
- Kelly Chahal, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst
- Brenda Falk, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst
- Moe Gill, Councillor - Independent
- Dave Loewen, Councillor - Independent
- Patricia Ross, Councillor - Independent
- Ross Siemens, Councillor - AbbotsfordFirst
2011-2014
- Dr. Bruce Banman, Mayor
- Les Barkman, Councillor
- Henry Braun, Councillor
- Bill MacGregor, Councillor
- Simon Gibson, Councillor
- Moe Gill, Councillor
- Dave Loewen, Councillor
- Patricia Ross, Councillor
- John Smith, Councillor
Former Mayors and Councillors
[edit]- Ed Fast - Deputy Mayor
- George Peary - Mayor 2008-2011 and City Councillor 1990-2008[5]
- Mary Reeves - former Mayor (2002-2005)
- George F. Ferguson - Mayor of Abbotsford District 1972–1995, Mayor of Abbotsford 1995-2002
References
[edit]- ^ "Ross Siemens | City of Abbotsford".
- ^ "Troubles Continue for Dave Sidhu and Abbotsford FIRST – Abbotsford Today".
- ^ "City Council | City of Abbotsford".
- ^ "A case of Braun over Banman". Vancouver Province. November 16, 2014. p. A9. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Peary offers business input: 'Help me. Help the council.'". Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-02-03.