Council

The 11 members seated on the 2022–2026 council, and the 1 member who sat in it and left. Each is placed here by the minutes that record them present at council, never inferred from a motion.

Council of 2022–2026 · 2018–2022 · 2014–2018 · 2010–2014

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What these columns mean

They measure different things and are not interchangeable. Moving a motion usually means sponsoring a staff report’s recommendation onto the floor. Seconding puts a motion up for debate and is often a seat convention rather than agreement. Meetings are counted against the ones each member was on the record for — not against the whole term, because members join and leave mid-term, so two members’ figures here are not comparable.

Individual positions exist for 820 of 5,740 motions — about 14% of them — because Ontario law records names only when a member asks. Members ask on the most contentious items, so that is a deliberately skewed sample and says nothing about the rest.

Mayor

David Bailey

Mayor · seen 2011-10-11 to 2026-07-10

Of the 629 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 377 substantive and 46 procedural motions, and seconded 298. 765 for and 46 against across the 811 recorded votes they were present for.

Ward 1

Jennifer Kyle

Councillor · Ward 1 · seen 2022-11-15 to 2026-07-10

Of the 255 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 182 substantive and 25 procedural motions, and seconded 403. 743 for and 42 against across the 785 recorded votes they were present for.

John MacAlpine

Councillor · Ward 1 · seen 2017-12-07 to 2026-07-10

Of the 452 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 184 substantive and 17 procedural motions, and seconded 302. 717 for and 41 against across the 758 recorded votes they were present for.

Ward 2

Steve Howes

Councillor · Ward 2 · seen 2017-01-26 to 2026-07-10

Of the 445 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 433 substantive and 58 procedural motions, and seconded 390. 722 for and 49 against across the 771 recorded votes they were present for.

Lukas Oakley

Councillor · Ward 2 · seen 2022-11-15 to 2026-07-10

Of the 224 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 430 substantive and 36 procedural motions, and seconded 406. 599 for and 40 against across the 639 recorded votes they were present for.

Ward 3

John Bell

Councillor · Ward 3 · seen 2011-01-18 to 2026-07-10

Of the 396 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 365 substantive and 19 procedural motions, and seconded 393. 729 for and 47 against across the 776 recorded votes they were present for.

John Peirce

Councillor · Ward 3 · seen 2013-10-22 to 2026-07-10

Of the 739 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 484 substantive and 66 procedural motions, and seconded 403. 708 for and 49 against across the 757 recorded votes they were present for.

Ward 4

Robert Chambers

Councillor · Ward 4 · seen 2011-01-18 to 2026-07-10

Of the 781 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 227 substantive and 21 procedural motions, and seconded 147. 647 for and 54 against across the 701 recorded votes they were present for.

David Miller

Councillor · Ward 4 · seen 2011-01-18 to 2026-07-10

Of the 842 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 349 substantive and 59 procedural motions, and seconded 244. 758 for and 52 against across the 810 recorded votes they were present for.

Ward 5

Brian Coleman

Councillor · Ward 5 · seen 2011-01-18 to 2026-07-10

Of the 819 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 600 substantive and 51 procedural motions, and seconded 431. 699 for and 59 against across the 758 recorded votes they were present for.

Ella Haley

Councillor · Ward 5 · seen 2019-01-23 to 2026-07-10

Of the 78 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 9 substantive and 1 procedural motions, and seconded 10. 147 for and 7 against across the 154 recorded votes they were present for.

Also on this council

Garneau former

Councillor · seen 2022-11-15 to 2025-10-14

Of the 196 meetings the minutes place them at, they moved 78 substantive and 7 procedural motions, and seconded 160. 250 for and 17 against across the 267 recorded votes they were present for.