Burnaby Green Party
Burnaby Green Party | |
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| Headquarters | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Ideology | Green politics |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Seats on the City Council | 0 / 9
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| Website | |
| www | |
The Burnaby Green Party is a municipal political party in Burnaby, British Columbia. It was founded as the Burnaby Municipal Green Party in 2011 by Rick McGowan.[1]
In 2011, the party nominated five candidates for the municipal elections,.[2][3][4]
The party ran a slate of 8 candidates in the municipal election on October 20, 2018 with 6 candidates for city council and 2 for school trustee.[5]
In October 2018, party candidate Joe Keithley was elected to city council and Christine Cunningham was elected as a trustee to the Burnaby school board.[6][7] On December 15th, 2025 Keithley announced he had resigned from the Green Party and joined the Burnaby Citizens Association. [8]
Election results
| Election | Mayoral election | City council election | |||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | Result | Candidates | Elected[n 1] | Status[n 2] | |
| 2011 | did not contest | 5 | 0 / 9
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No seats | |||
| 2014 | did not contest | ||||||
| 2018 | did not contest (endorsed Mike Hurley) | 6 | 1 / 9
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Opposition | |||
| 2022 | not held (Mike Hurley acclaimed) | 4 | 1 / 9
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Opposition | |||
- ^ Number of seats includes the party's mayoral candidate if they were also elected.
- ^ Unlike the House of Commons of Canada or the Legislative assemblies of Canadian provinces and territories, municipal political caucuses in Burnaby are not officically recognized. The label of majority government, minority government, or opposition is a de-facto distinction, and is not legally recognized.
References
- ^ "Rick McGowan". Victoria, BC: Green Party of British Columbia. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ Mclaren, Carrie (June 30, 2011). "Green Party to Run Candidates for Burnaby City Hall". Burnaby, BC: Burnaby Municipal Green Party. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ Granger, Grant (August 2, 2011). "Green Party to field candidates in Burnaby city council election". BC Local News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ "Candidate Profiles" (PDF). Burnaby, BC: City of Burnaby. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ^ "Candidates". Burnaby Green Party. Burnaby, BC: Burnaby Green Party. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ "D.O.A's Joe Keithley elected to Burnaby city council as Greens make inroads". Global News. October 21, 2018. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ Staff Reporter (October 20, 2018). "BCA council monopoly broken as Greens elect Joe Keithley". Burnaby, BC: Burnaby Now. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ Duong, Vicki (December 15, 2025). "Still making noise: Joe Keithley's next move at Burnaby Council". The Georgia Straight. Overstory Media Group. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
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