Christine Boyle

Christine Boyle is a Canadian politician in Vancouver, British Columbia, who was elected to Vancouver City Council in the 2018 municipal election. She is a member of OneCity Vancouver. She is a climate justice activist, United Church minister,^[2] and community organizer.

Christine Boyle
Vancouver City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office November 5, 2018^[1]
Personal details
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	OneCity
Residence(s)	Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupation	Activist minister

Personal life

Boyle lives with her partner, writer and activist Seth Klein, and their children in Grandview–Woodlands.^[3][4][5]

Activism

Boyle 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

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 October 2018 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 on October 15, 2022.^[18]

Electoral record

2022 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	ABC Vancouver	Sarah Kirby-Yung (X)	72,545	42.30	Y
	ABC Vancouver	Lisa Dominato (X)	70,415	41.05	Y
	ABC Vancouver	Brian Montague	68,618	40.01	Y
	ABC Vancouver	Mike Klassen	65,586	38.24	Y
	ABC Vancouver	Peter Meiszner	63,275	36.90	Y
	ABC Vancouver	Rebecca Bligh (X)	62,765	36.60	Y
	ABC Vancouver	Lenny Zhou	62,393	36.39	Y
	Green	Adriane Carr (X)	41,831	24.39	Y
	OneCity	Christine Boyle (X)	38,465	22.43	Y
	Green	Pete Fry (X)	37,270	21.73	Y

2018 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council
Party	Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Green	Adriane Carr	69,739	Y
	Green	Pete Fry	61,806	Y
	NPA	Melissa De Genova	53,251	Y
	COPE	Jean Swanson	48,865	Y
	NPA	Colleen Hardwick	47,747	Y
	Green	Michael Wiebe	45,593	Y
	OneCity	Christine Boyle	45,455	Y
	NPA	Lisa Dominato	44,689	Y
	NPA	Rebecca Bligh	44,053	Y
	NPA	Sarah Kirby-Yung	43,581	Y

References

1. Fumano, Dan (November 6, 2018). "Collegiality reigns as Vancouver's new council starts work". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
2. . Canadian Memorial United Church. December 16, 2015. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
3. "Christine Boyle for City Council - A Vancouver to Live and Belong In". christineboyle.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
4. "East Vancouver social housing and services hub goes to proposal stage". Star Metro Vancouver. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
5. "Their Home Was a Gas Guzzler. Not Anymore". Asparagus Magazine. June 17, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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. "Keeping the Fossil Free Faith". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
9. Perkins, Martha. "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. "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. "OneCity nominates Christine Boyle and Brandon Yan to run for Vancouver city council". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. June 16, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
14. "Election results (unofficial)". City of Vancouver. October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
15. "Vancouver election: New Mayor Kennedy Stewart prepares to lead mixed council". Vancouver Sun. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
16. "Christine Boyle on new voices at Vancouver city hall | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. 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.