New York City's 45th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Farah Louis since a 2019 special election to replace fellow Democrat Jumaane Williams.
Geography District 45 is based in East Flatbush and Flatlands in Brooklyn, also covering parts of Flatbush, Midwood, Marine Park, and Kensington.
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 12, 14, 15, 17, and 18, and with New York's 8th and 9th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 17th, 19th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 41st, 42nd, 44th, 48th, 58th, and 59th districts of the New York State Assembly.
Members representing the district Members Party Years served Electoral historyDistrict established January 1, 1992 Susan AlterDemocraticJanuary 1, 1992 – December 31, 1993Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1991. Retired and ran for New York City Public Advocate. Lloyd HenryDemocraticJanuary 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001Elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Termed out. Kendall StewartDemocraticJanuary 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009Elected in 2001. Re-elected in 2003. Re-elected in 2005. Lost renomination and lost re-election as an Independent. Jumaane WilliamsDemocraticJanuary 1, 2010 – March 19, 2019Elected in 2009. Re-elected in 2013. Re-elected in 2017. Resigned when elected as New York City Public Advocate.VacantMarch 19, 2019 – June 13, 2019Farah Louis Democratic June 13, 2019 – Elected to finish Williams's term. Re-elected in 2021. Re-elected in 2023. Re-elected in 2025.
Recent election results 2025
2023 (redistricting) Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.
2021 In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.
2019 special In 2019, Councilman Jumaane Williams was elected New York City Public Advocate, leaving his seat vacant. Two special elections were scheduled to fill his seat: one nonpartisan election in May, followed by a standard partisan primary and general election that June and September. Both were won by Farah Louis.
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