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How council voted

Every recorded vote of the mayor and councillors in the 2022–2026 council term, from the City of Prince George’s own voting summaries and minutes. Counts only: how often each member voted against, was in the minority or was absent. No ratings.

· How this is counted

Coverage and totals

Recorded votes

1,894

Split votes

320

17% had at least one vote against

Defeated

48

Meetings covered

94 of 102

council meetings this term

Covers 94 of 102 council meetings from November 28, 2022 to September 23, 2026. The others have no voting summary published yet (minutes are adopted at the next meeting) or recorded no votes; see the list. 1,851 votes were matched in the minutes with the same result and the same members opposed; 18 where the two differ are shown but not counted.

By member

In alphabetical order, mayor first. Open a member for every split vote and their attendance.

Votes, votes against, minority votes and absences per member, 2022–2026 council term
MemberVotes castVoted againstIn the minorityLone opponentMeetings missedPart of meeting
Mayor Simon Yu1,70888 (5%)91 of 302 split87 of 9415
Councillor Tim Bennett1,83457 (3%)35 of 315 split53 of 941
Councillor Garth Frizzell1,83238 (2%)34 of 304 split23 of 947
Councillor Trudy Klassen1,759156 (9%)167 of 301 split693 of 9411
Councillor Ron Polillo1,88364 (3%)30 of 319 split20 of 9411
Councillor Cori Ramsay1,76360 (3%)50 of 296 split85 of 946
Councillor Kyle Sampson1,78294 (5%)67 of 292 split175 of 949
Councillor Susan Scott1,82157 (3%)32 of 309 split23 of 947
Councillor Brian Skakun1,581108 (7%)109 of 242 split2812 of 9411

Votes cast: for or against. The summaries mark a member who left the room for a vote, including after declaring a conflict of interest, as absent; the minutes say why.

Split votes

337 votes (17 where the summary and minutes differ, shown but not counted), 1 to 30 shown. Newest first; open a row for each member’s mark and the official links.

Meetings covered

102 council meetings this term, 94 with recorded votes on file

How this is counted

  • Each row is one vote as the City of Prince George published it in its council voting summary for the meeting: the item, the resolution text, each member’s mark (Yes, No, Absent or another mark as printed), the decision and the count. We copy the marks and do not infer anything the City did not record.
  • The adopted minutes are the official record. We read them too: they add the mover and seconder, and we compare the decision and the members the minutes name as opposed with the summary. Where the two differ, the vote is shown with a note and left out of every count. Unanimous votes appear in the minutes as “Carried Unanimously”, without names.
  • Only council meetings are covered (regular, budget, special and inaugural meetings), not committees or closed meetings. Procedural votes (adopting the agenda or minutes) count like any other vote.
  • Split vote: at least one member voted against. In the minority: on a split vote, the member voted on the side that did not prevail (a tie defeats a motion, so on a tie those who voted for it are counted here). Lone opponent: the only member who voted against.
  • Absent: the summary marks the member absent for that vote. That includes leaving the room for one item, for example after declaring a conflict of interest; the minutes say why. A meeting counts as missed when the member is marked absent on every recorded vote of it, and as partly attended when absent for some of them (arriving late or leaving early). Under the Community Charter a member present who does not vote is counted as voting for the motion.
  • Topics are our own keyword grouping of the item titles, for filtering only.
  • A few meetings have adopted minutes but no published voting summary; they are listed with their minutes and not counted, since the minutes name only the members opposed.
  • These are counts only. Read the resolution and the minutes for the context of any vote.

Source: City of Prince George meetings, agendas and minutes. Spot an error? Send a correction with the meeting date and item.

Source: City of Prince George: council minutes and voting summaries. Report a data problem

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