Abbotsford City Council

Abbotsford City Council is the governing body for the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

Abbotsford City Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Ross Siemens, Independent
Seats8 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

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

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Elected in the 2022 municipal election

Council membership

Name Party Position
  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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Ross Siemens | City of Abbotsford".
  2. ^ "Troubles Continue for Dave Sidhu and Abbotsford FIRST – Abbotsford Today".
  3. ^ "City Council | City of Abbotsford".
  4. ^ "A case of Braun over Banman". Vancouver Province. November 16, 2014. p. A9. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Peary offers business input: 'Help me. Help the council.'". Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-02-03.