New Westminster City Council is the governing body of New Westminster, British Columbia. The council consists of the mayor of New Westminster, and six councillors elected to serve a four-year term. The council was the first municipal government to be established in mainland British Columbia in 1860 by the Municipal Council Act. From 1860 to 1872, the council's presiding officer, known as the president of New Westminster, was internally elected by the sitting councillors. This changed in 1973 when the provincial government mandated that the council would be led by a separately elected mayor. The current mayor is Patrick Johnstone, a member of the Community First New West political party. City council meetings are held in New Westminster City Hall, and are usually scheduled on Monday evenings. The most recent election was on October 15, 2022.
Current membership
Name Party Position Patrick Johnstone Community First New West Mayor Ruby Campbell Community First New West Councillor Tasha Henderson Community First New West Councillor Jaimie McEvoy Community First New West Councillor Nadine Nakagawa Community First New West Councillor Independent Daniel Fontaine New West Progressives Councillor Paul Minhas New West Progressives Councillor
Past membership 2018–2022
Name Party Position Jonathan X. Côte Independent Mayor Chinu Das Independent Councillor Patrick Johnstone Independent Councillor Jaimie McEvoy Independent Councillor Nadine Nakagawa Independent Councillor Chuck Puchmayr Independent Councillor Mary Trentadue Independent Councillor
2014–2018
Name Party Position Jonathan X. Côte Independent Mayor Bill Harper Independent Councillor Patrick Johnstone Independent Councillor Jaimie McEvoy Independent Councillor Chuck Puchmayr Independent Councillor Mary Trentadue Independent Councillor Lorrie Williams Independent Councillor
2011–2014
Name Party Position Wayne Wright Independent Mayor Jonathan X. Côte Independent Councillor Bill Harper Independent Councillor Jaimie McEvoy Independent Councillor Betty McIntosh Independent Councillor Chuck Puchmayr Independent Councillor Lorrie Williams Independent Councillor
2008–2011 2008 New Westminster municipal election:2008 New Westminster municipal election Name Party Position Wayne Wright Independent Mayor Jonathan X. Côte Independent Councillor Bill Harper Independent Councillor Jaimie McEvoy Independent Councillor Betty McIntosh Independent Councillor Bob Osterman Independent Councillor Lorrie Williams Independent Councillor
2005–2008 2005 British Columbia municipal election:2005 British Columbia municipal election Name Party Position Wayne Wright Independent Mayor Jonathan X. Côte Independent Councillor Calvin Donnelly Independent Councillor Bill Harper Independent Councillor Betty McIntosh Independent Councillor Bob Osterman Independent Councillor Lorrie Williams Independent Councillor
2002–2005 2002 British Columbia municipal election:2002 British Columbia municipal election Name Party Position Wayne Wright Independent Mayor Casey Cook Independent Councillor Jerry Dobrovolny Independent Councillor Calvin Donnelly Independent Councillor Bob Osterman Independent Councillor Chuck Puchmayr Independent Councillor Lorrie Williams Independent Councillor
1999–2002 1999 British Columbia municipal election:1999 British Columbia municipal election Name Party Position Helen Sparkes Independent Mayor Casey Cook Independent Councillor Jerry Dobrovolny Independent Councillor Calvin Donnelly Independent Councillor Betty McIntosh Independent Councillor Bob Osterman Independent Councillor Chuck Puchmayr Independent Councillor
1996–1999 1996 British Columbia municipal election:1996 British Columbia municipal election Name Party Position Helen Sparkes Independent Mayor Casey Cook Independent Councillor Jerry Dobrovolny Independent Councillor Betty McIntosh Independent Councillor Charmaine Diane Murray Independent Councillor Bob Osterman Independent Councillor Chuck Puchmayr Independent Councillor
1993–1996 1993: Name Party Position Betty Toporowski Independent Mayor Casey Cook Independent Councillor Kathy Cherris Independent Councillor Calvin Donnelly Independent Councillor Lynda Fletcher-Gordon Independent Councillor Charmaine Diane Murray Independent Councillor Helen Sparkes Independent Councillor
References
External links New Westminster Mayor and Council Election results at CivicInfo BC