Vancouver 2022 city council election: every voting system, side by side

At a glance

Compare the key results from the previous pages in one handy table.Compare the key results from the previous pages in one handy table. Vancouver elects its whole council city-wide, so every figure here is about the council rather than a riding.

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ALBVPAVFPTPSTVSTV+

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The whole council

10 seats on council, counted from every ballot cast.

Who gets represented, and how?

How many voters overall elected someone, and how

How many voters helped elect someone, by party

By party

ALBV

ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision87%0%52%46%0%0%0%0%0%

PAV

ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision85%48%24%27%0%31%0%0%0%

FPTP

ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision100%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%

STV

ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision100%100%78%88%0%0%0%0%0%

STV+

ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision100%100%86%92%34%34%0%0%0%

Difference between seat and vote shares

Seats held beyond a proportional share

Difference between seat and vote shares, by party

By party

ALBV

ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision+35-12+90-8-7-6-4-3

PAV

ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision+15+8-10-8+3-6-4-3

FPTP

ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision+63-11-11-9-8-7-6-4-2

STV

ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision+23+9-1+1-8-7-6-4-2

STV+

ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision+13+6-3-10+1-6-4-2

	ALBV — At-Large Block Voting. The ten candidates with the most approvals win, city-wide. Current system.	PAV — Proportional Approval Voting. The same ballot, counted by eliminating the weakest candidate round by round and redistributing each ballot’s weight across the candidates still standing.	FPTP — First-Past-The-Post. One vote, one winner per riding. Today's Canadian baseline.	STV — Single Transferable Vote. Rank candidates in a multi-member district. Multiple winners.	STV+ — STV with regional top-ups. STV at the district tier, with top-up seats balancing the region.
Who gets represented, and how?
How many voters overall elected someone, and how See the full figure on the Overall Results page.	86%most votersCompare this system on the Overall Results page.	92%almost everyoneCompare this system on the Overall Results page.	37%fewer than halfCompare this system on the Overall Results page.	77%a clear majorityCompare this system on the Overall Results page.	84%most votersCompare this system on the Overall Results page.
How many voters helped elect someone, by party See the full figure on the Overall Results page.
ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision	87%0%52%46%0%0%0%0%0%Compare this system on the Overall Results page.	85%48%24%27%0%31%0%0%0%Compare this system on the Overall Results page.	100%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%Compare this system on the Overall Results page.	100%100%78%88%0%0%0%0%0%Compare this system on the Overall Results page.	100%100%86%92%34%34%0%0%0%Compare this system on the Overall Results page.
Difference between seat and vote shares
Seats held beyond a proportional share See the full figure on the Overall Results page.	4.4of 10 seatsCompare this system on the Overall Results page.	2.7of 10 seatsCompare this system on the Overall Results page.	6.3of 10 seatsCompare this system on the Overall Results page.	3.2of 10 seatsCompare this system on the Overall Results page.	2.4of 12 seatsCompare this system on the Overall Results page.
Difference between seat and vote shares, by party See the full figure on the Overall Results page.
ABCForwardGPOneCityTEAMCOPENPAProgressVision	+35-12+90-8-7-6-4-3Compare this system on the Overall Results page.	+15+8-10-8+3-6-4-3Compare this system on the Overall Results page.	+63-11-11-9-8-7-6-4-2Compare this system on the Overall Results page.	+23+9-1+1-8-7-6-4-2Compare this system on the Overall Results page.	+13+6-3-10+1-6-4-2Compare this system on the Overall Results page.