OneCity Vancouver

OneCity Vancouver is a municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 2014 by David Chudnovsky and Rafael Joseph Aquino, former members of the left-wing Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE).[1][2]

OneCity Vancouver
Active municipal party
Co-chairsAlison Atkinson
Anna Chudnovsky
Founded2014
Split fromCoalition of Progressive Electors[1]
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
ColoursTeal
Seats on City Council
1 / 11
Seats on Park Board
0 / 7
Seats on School Board
1 / 9
Website
onecityvancouver.ca

The party's first elected candidate was Carrie Bercic, who placed eighth in a race for all nine open seats on the Vancouver School Board in the 2017 Vancouver by-election.[3] In October 2018, Christine Boyle was elected as the first OneCity member of Vancouver City Council.[4]

Political positions

The party's platform deals with social inequality, inclusive communities, improving public schools, the opioid epidemic, and affordable housing.[5] OneCity supports the introduction of a land value tax to both generate revenue for public housing projects and curb real estate speculation.[6]

OneCity, together with four other progressive municipal parties (including COPE, Vision Vancouver, and the Green Party), agreed to a deal brokered by the Vancouver District Labour Council to avoid vote splitting in the 2018 municipal election by limiting each party's number of candidates.[7][8]

Electoral results
Vancouver City Council
Election year Votes % Seats +/–
2014 30,050 –
0 / 11
2018 45,529 3.25
1 / 11
 1

References
  1. Lee, Jeff (May 11, 2014). "Vancouver's fractured left cracks again". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  2. Pablo, Carlito (December 13, 2017). "Vancouver civic party OneCity open to collaboration with 'progressive forces' in 2018 election". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  3. Pablo, Carlito (October 17, 2017). "OneCity seeks to build on momentum of breakthrough win for 2018 Vancouver municipal election". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  4. "Vancouver election: New Mayor Kennedy Stewart prepares to lead mixed council". Vancouver Sun. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  5. "Platform". OneCity Vancouver. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  6. St. Denis, Jen (July 26, 2018). "Real estate 'windfall' tax would curb speculation and gentrification in Vancouver, OneCity says". StarMetro Vancouver. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  7. McElroy, Justin (May 4, 2018). "Vancouver's progressive political parties face weekend of reckoning". CBC News. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  8. Oen, Carlos (July 31, 2018). "Can Union-Brokered Deal Prevent Vote-Splitting in Vancouver Election?". The Tyee. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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