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). Upon taking office, she was named Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.[1] Boyle has also served as a city councillor in Vancouver since 2018, but has announced she will resign before the end of 2024.
Christine Boyle | |
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 Boyle in 2024 | |
| Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Murray Rankin |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Little Mountain | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | George Heyman (Vancouver-Fairview) |
| Vancouver City Councillor | |
| Assumed office November 5, 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | New Democratic (provincial) |
| Other political affiliations | OneCity (municipal) |
| Residence(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
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Personal life
editBoyle lives with her partner, writer and activist Seth Klein, and their children in Grandview–Woodlands.[2][3][4]
Activism
editBoyle 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
editBoyle 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
edit| 2024 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Little Mountain | ||||||||
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| ** 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 | – | |||||||
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| Registered voters | ||||||||
| Source: Elections BC | ||||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | −9.8 | ||||||
| 2022 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| ABC Vancouver | Sarah Kirby-Yung (X) | 72,545 | 42.30 | 
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| ABC Vancouver | Lisa Dominato (X) | 70,415 | 41.05 |
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| ABC Vancouver | Brian Montague | 68,618 | 40.01 |
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| ABC Vancouver | Mike Klassen | 65,586 | 38.24 |
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| ABC Vancouver | Peter Meiszner | 63,275 | 36.90 |
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| ABC Vancouver | Rebecca Bligh (X) | 62,765 | 36.60 |
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| ABC Vancouver | Lenny Zhou | 62,393 | 36.39 |
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| Green | Adriane Carr (X) | 41,831 | 24.39 |
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| OneCity | Christine Boyle (X) | 38,465 | 22.43 |
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| Green | Pete Fry (X) | 37,270 | 21.73 |
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| 2018 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Green | Adriane Carr | 69,739 |
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| Green | Pete Fry | 61,806 |
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| NPA | Melissa De Genova | 53,251 |
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| COPE | Jean Swanson | 48,865 |
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| NPA | Colleen Hardwick | 47,747 |
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| Green | Michael Wiebe | 45,593 |
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| OneCity | Christine Boyle | 45,455 |
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| NPA | Lisa Dominato | 44,689 |
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| NPA | Rebecca Bligh | 44,053 |
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| NPA | Sarah Kirby-Yung | 43,581 |
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References
edit- ^ "A list of members of B.C. Premier David Eby's new cabinet". Business in Vancouver. November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Christine Boyle for City Council - A Vancouver to Live and Belong In". christineboyle.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Grauer, Perrin (May 2, 2018). "East Vancouver social housing and services hub goes to proposal stage". Star Metro Vancouver. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Tryon, Brett (June 17, 2022). "Their Home Was a Gas Guzzler. Not Anymore". Asparagus Magazine. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Self Care Project". Self Care Project. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Spirited Social Change | Change with Heart". Spirited Social Change. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Pat (August 19, 2015). "Keeping the Fossil Free Faith". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Perkins, Martha (April 21, 2017). "These two young activists are fuelled by faith". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Meet Our COP21 Delegates". The United Church of Canada. November 20, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Boothby, Lauren (April 20, 2018). "Protesting pastors arrested at Kinder Morgan facility in Burnaby". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Why I'm Running - Christine Boyle for City Council - A Vancouver to Live and Belong In". christineboyle.ca. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Election results (unofficial)". City of Vancouver. October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Fumano, Dan (October 21, 2018). "Vancouver election: New Mayor Kennedy Stewart prepares to lead mixed council". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Christine Boyle on new voices at Vancouver city hall | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. October 20, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ Kronbauer, Bob (October 21, 2018). "Vancouver just elected 8 women to City Council". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Official 2022 Vancouver election results". City of Vancouver. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ Pandey-Kanaan, Aastha (April 4, 2024). "Christine Boyle elected as BCNDP candidate for Vancouver-Little Mountain riding". CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "Christine Boyle elected in Vancouver-Little Mountain". CTV News. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.