Michael Wiebe
Vancouver City Councillor
In office
November 5, 2018  November 7, 2022
Personal details
Political partyGreen Party
ResidenceVancouver

Michael Wiebe is a Canadian politician in Vancouver, British Columbia, who was elected to Vancouver City Council running under the Vancouver Green Party slate in the October 2018 municipal election. Wiebe had previously served on the Vancouver Park Board as a commissioner.[1][2][3][4]

In 2020, an independent conflict-of-interest investigation concluded that Wiebe had violated conflict-of-interest rules, and recommended his resignation or removal.[5][6] Wiebe denied wrongdoing saying that he had a "good faith belief that [he] did not have a conflict".[7][5]

Electoral record

2018 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council
Party Candidate VotesElected
GreenAdriane Carr69,739Green tickY
GreenPete Fry61,806Green tickY
NPAMelissa De Genova53,251Green tickY
COPEJean Swanson48,865Green tickY
NPAColleen Hardwick47,747Green tickY
GreenMichael Wiebe45,593Green tickY
OneCityChristine Boyle45,455Green tickY
NPALisa Dominato44,689Green tickY
NPARebecca Bligh44,053Green tickY
NPASarah Kirby-Yung43,581Green tickY
2014 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver Park Board
Party Candidate VotesElected
VisionCatherine Evans64,707Green tickY
NPAJohn Coupar62,970Green tickY
NPACasey Crawford59,882Green tickY
NPASarah Kirby-Yung56,828Green tickY
NPAErin Shum56,762Green tickY
GreenStuart Mackinnon56,406Green tickY
GreenMichael Wiebe55,607Green tickY
VisionBrent Granby54,215

References

  1. City of Vancouver (2019). "Councillor Michael Wiebe". City of Vancouver. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. Lupick, Travis (April 25, 2018). "Vancouver park commissioner Michael Wiebe says he wants to become a city councillor with the Greens". Georgia Straight. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  3. Chan, Cheryl (October 21, 2018). "Green power: Voters send Vancouver Greens to council, school and park boards in greater numbers". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  4. O’Connor, Naoibh (October 23, 2018). "Vancouver Green Party councillors to push for citywide plan". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Ballard, Joel (September 20, 2020). "Vancouver city councillor should resign over conflict of interest: independent investigation". CBC News. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. Smith, Charlie (September 20, 2020). "Report for Vancouver mayor's office recommends Coun. Michael Wiebe resign his seat". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  7. Wiebe, Michael (September 21, 2020). "Coun. Michael Wiebe issues statement in response to conflict-of-interest probe". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved September 21, 2020.


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