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Christine Boyle

Christine Boyle
MLA
Boyle in 2024
Vancouver City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 5, 2018[1]
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
Political partyOneCity (municipal)
Other political
affiliations		New Democratic (provincial)
Residence(s)Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupation
  • Activist
  • Minister

Christine Boyle is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Little Mountain as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP). From 2018 to 2024, Boyle served as a city councillor in Vancouver.

Personal life

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Boyle lives with her partner, writer and activist Seth Klein, and their children in Grandview–Woodlands.[2][3][4]

Activism

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Boyle is a climate justice activist, United Church minister,[5] and community organizer. She is a founder and director of the Self Care Project, focusing on fostering resilience for activists,[6] and Spirited Social Change.[7] She has been involved in Fossil Free Faith, an organization that encourages faith institutions to divest from fossil fuels. Due to their work, the United Church of Canada divested from fossil fuels in 2015.[8]

In 2015, Boyle traveled to the Vatican to participate in events surrounding Laudato Si.[9] She was also a delegate to the COP21 climate talks on behalf of the United Church of Canada.[10] In 2018, Boyle participated in a day of faith-based protests against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby, BC.[11]

Election campaign

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Boyle was motivated to run for office because of her commitment to "tackling the deepening wealth gap [in Vancouver], about ensuring that homes are for housing people rather than profits, and about deepening community engagement to build a better city together".[12] She ran alongside Brandon Yan after winning the OneCity Vancouver candidate nomination in June 2018.[13] Boyle won a seat on Vancouver City Council in the 2018 municipal election with 45,529 votes,[14] making her the first elected city councillor from OneCity Vancouver[15][16] and one of eight women on the ten-member council.[17] She was re-elected to a second term on Vancouver City Council in the 2022 municipal election on October 15, 2022.[18]

On April 4, 2024, Boyle was nominated to run in the seat of Vancouver-Little Mountain for the New Democratic Party of British Columbia in the 2024 provincial election.[19] She won the seat, beating Conservative candidate John Coupar.[20]

Electoral record

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2024 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Little Mountain
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Christine Boyle 15,008 61.92 +11.0
Conservative John Coupar 7,449 30.73 +30.5
Green Wendy Hayko 1,781 7.35 -7.4
Total valid votes –
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered voters
Source: Elections BC
New Democratic hold Swing –9.8
2022 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
ABC Vancouver Sarah Kirby-Yung (X) 72,545 42.30 Green tickY
ABC Vancouver Lisa Dominato (X) 70,415 41.05 Green tickY
ABC Vancouver Brian Montague 68,618 40.01 Green tickY
ABC Vancouver Mike Klassen 65,586 38.24 Green tickY
ABC Vancouver Peter Meiszner 63,275 36.90 Green tickY
ABC Vancouver Rebecca Bligh (X) 62,765 36.60 Green tickY
ABC Vancouver Lenny Zhou 62,393 36.39 Green tickY
Green Adriane Carr (X) 41,831 24.39 Green tickY
OneCity Christine Boyle (X) 38,465 22.43 Green tickY
Green Pete Fry (X) 37,270 21.73 Green tickY
2018 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council
Party Candidate Votes Elected
Green Adriane Carr 69,739 Green tickY
Green Pete Fry 61,806 Green tickY
NPA Melissa De Genova 53,251 Green tickY
COPE Jean Swanson 48,865 Green tickY
NPA Colleen Hardwick 47,747 Green tickY
Green Michael Wiebe 45,593 Green tickY
OneCity Christine Boyle 45,455 Green tickY
NPA Lisa Dominato 44,689 Green tickY
NPA Rebecca Bligh 44,053 Green tickY
NPA Sarah Kirby-Yung 43,581 Green tickY

References

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  1. ^ Fumano, Dan (November 6, 2018). "Collegiality reigns as Vancouver's new council starts work". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Christine Boyle for City Council - A Vancouver to Live and Belong In". christineboyle.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Grauer, Perrin (May 2, 2018). "East Vancouver social housing and services hub goes to proposal stage". Star Metro Vancouver. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Tryon, Brett (June 17, 2022). "Their Home Was a Gas Guzzler. Not Anymore". Asparagus Magazine. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Christine Boyle joins CMUC as Minister of Community Life - Canadian Memorial United Church". Canadian Memorial United Church. December 16, 2015. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "The Self Care Project". Self Care Project. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Spirited Social Change | Change with Heart". Spirited Social Change. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  8. ^ Johnson, Pat (August 19, 2015). "Keeping the Fossil Free Faith". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Perkins, Martha (April 21, 2017). "These two young activists are fuelled by faith". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "Meet Our COP21 Delegates". The United Church of Canada. November 20, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  11. ^ Boothby, Lauren (April 20, 2018). "Protesting pastors arrested at Kinder Morgan facility in Burnaby". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "Why I'm Running - Christine Boyle for City Council - A Vancouver to Live and Belong In". christineboyle.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  13. ^ Smith, Charlie (June 16, 2018). "OneCity nominates Christine Boyle and Brandon Yan to run for Vancouver city council". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  14. ^ "Election results (unofficial)". City of Vancouver. October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  15. ^ Fumano, Dan (October 21, 2018). "Vancouver election: New Mayor Kennedy Stewart prepares to lead mixed council". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  16. ^ "Christine Boyle on new voices at Vancouver city hall | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  17. ^ Kronbauer, Bob (October 21, 2018). "Vancouver just elected 8 women to City Council". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  18. ^ "Official 2022 Vancouver election results". City of Vancouver. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  19. ^ Pandey-Kanaan, Aastha (April 4, 2024). "Christine Boyle elected as BCNDP candidate for Vancouver-Little Mountain riding". CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  20. ^ "Christine Boyle elected in Vancouver-Little Mountain". CTV News. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.