Christine Boyle

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Christine Boyle is a Canadian politician and activist who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA), representing the riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain since 2024. A member of the New Democratic Party, she has served in its Cabinet as the minister of Housing, and Municipal Affairs since July 2025 and previously as minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.[1]

PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byRavi Kahlon
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byMurray Rankin
Quick facts The HonourableMLA, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs of British Columbia ...
The Honourable
Christine Boyle
MLA
Campaign portrait, 2024
Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 17, 2025
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byRavi Kahlon
Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation of British Columbia
In office
November 18, 2024 – July 17, 2025
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byMurray Rankin
Succeeded bySpencer Chandra Herbert
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Vancouver-Little Mountain
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2024
Preceded byGeorge Heyman
(Vancouver-Fairview)
Vancouver City Councillor
In office
November 5, 2018 – December 12, 2024
Personal details
PartyNew Democratic
Other political
affiliations		OneCity Vancouver
Domestic partnerSeth Klein
Children2
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Boyle previously served as a Vancouver city councillor from 2018 until her resignation in 2024.[2]

Activism

Boyle has been active in climate justice work and is an ordained minister in the United Church.[3] She has been involved in community-based initiatives including the Self Care Project[4] and Spirited Social Change, organizations focused on supporting activists and encouraging social engagement.[5] She has also participated in Fossil Free Faith, a group that advocates for fossil fuel divestment within faith communities; the United Church of Canada voted to divest in 2015.[6]

In 2015, Boyle attended events at the Vatican related to Laudato Si,[7] and later that year was a delegate to the COP21 climate talks representing the United Church of Canada.[8] In 2018, she took part in faith-based demonstrations concerning the Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby, British Columbia.[9]

Political career

Boyle has said she was motivated to run for office by concerns about inequality in Vancouver, housing affordability, and community engagement.[10] She ran alongside Brandon Yan after securing the OneCity Vancouver nomination in June 2018.[11] In the 2018 municipal election, she won a seat on Vancouver City Council,[12] becoming the first OneCity councillor[13][14] and one of eight women elected to the ten-member council.[15] She was re-elected to a second term in the 2022 municipal election.[16]

On April 4, 2024, Boyle was nominated as the New Democratic Party candidate for Vancouver-Little Mountain in the 2024 provincial election.[17] She was elected in that race, defeating Conservative candidate John Coupar.[18]

Personal life

Boyle lives with her partner, writer and activist Seth Klein, and their children in Grandview–Woodlands.[19][20][21]

Electoral record

Provincial elections

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2024 British Columbia general election: Vancouver-Little Mountain
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticChristine Boyle15,63662.11+11.2
ConservativeJohn Coupar7,70430.60+30.4
GreenWendy Hayko1,8337.28−7.4
Total valid votes 25,173–
Total rejected ballots 61
Turnout 25,23461.16
Registered voters 41,259
New Democratic hold Swing
Source: Elections BC[22]
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Municipal elections

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2022 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
ABC VancouverSarah Kirby-Yung (X)72,54542.30Green tickY
ABC VancouverLisa Dominato (X)70,41541.05Green tickY
ABC VancouverBrian Montague68,61840.01Green tickY
ABC VancouverMike Klassen65,58638.24Green tickY
ABC VancouverPeter Meiszner63,27536.90Green tickY
ABC VancouverRebecca Bligh (X)62,76536.60Green tickY
ABC VancouverLenny Zhou62,39336.39Green tickY
GreenAdriane Carr (X)41,83124.39Green tickY
OneCityChristine Boyle (X)38,46522.43Green tickY
GreenPete Fry (X)37,27021.73Green tickY
Forward TogetherDulcy Anderson33,98519.82
OneCityIona Bonamis33,74519.68
Forward TogetherTesicca Truong32,90019.18
COPEJean Swanson (X)32,83319.15
GreenMichael Wiebe (X)30,37717.71
OneCityIan Cromwell29,83317.40
OneCityMatthew Norris29,66317.30
Forward TogetherAlvin Singh29,04916.94
NPAMelissa De Genova (X)26,57815.50
COPEBreen Ouellette24,88114.51
Forward TogetherJeanette Ashe22,43213.08
Forward TogetherRussil Wvong22,10712.89
GreenDevyani Singh21,25512.39
TEAM for a Livable VancouverCleta Brown20,85412.16
GreenStephanie Smith20,40811.90
Forward TogetherHilary Brown19,90211.61
COPENancy Trigueros19,15211.17
TEAM for a Livable VancouverSean Nardi18,35310.70
TEAM for a Livable VancouverGrace Quan17,95510.47
COPETanya Webking17,67510.31
TEAM for a Livable VancouverBill Tieleman17,24010.05
TEAM for a Livable VancouverStephen Roberts16,2619.48
VisionStuart Mackinnon15,8659.25
NPAMorning Lee14,0838.21
TEAM for a Livable VancouverParam Nijjar13,9508.13
VOTE SocialistSean Orr13,7448.01
Progress VancouverAsha Hayer13,1077.64
NPAKen Charko12,0837.47
VisionLesli Boldt11,0706.46
NPAElaine Allan10,9176.37
Affordable Housing CoalitionEric Redmond10,6176.19
NPAArezo Zarrabian10,3616.04
Progress VancouverMarie Noelle Rosa10,1115.90
Progress VancouverMorgane Oger10,0155.84
Progress VancouverDavid Chin9,3545.45
Progress VancouverMay He8,5935.01
NPACinnamon Bhayani8,5865.01
IndependentLina Vargas7,7144.50
VisionHonieh Barzegari6,8313.98
Progress VancouverMauro Francis6,5563.82
IndependentMark Bowen5,7063.33
IndependentDominic Denofrio4,9272.87
IndependentAmy "Evil Genius" Fox3,7112.16
IndependentJeremy MacKenzie3,4462.01
IndependentKyra Philbert3,3821.97
IndependentTim Lý3,3391.95
IndependentMarlo Franson2,8661.67
IndependentAmie Peacock2,7451.60
IndependentK. R. Alm2,3011.34
"(X)" indicates incumbent city councillor.
Percentage of votes shown is percentage of voters who voted, not votes cast.
"2022 Election results - list view". results.vancouver.ca. City of Vancouver. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
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2018 Vancouver municipal election: City Council
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
Green(I) Adriane Carr69,73939.52Green tickY
GreenPete Fry61,80635.03Green tickY
NPA(I) Melissa De Genova53,25130.18Green tickY
COPEJean Swanson48,86527.69Green tickY
NPAColleen Hardwick47,74727.06Green tickY
Green(O) Michael Wiebe45,59325.84Green tickY
OneCityChristine Boyle45,45525.76Green tickY
NPA(O) Lisa Dominato44,68925.33Green tickY
NPARebecca Bligh44,05324.97Green tickY
NPA(O) Sarah Kirby-Yung43,58124.70Green tickY
NPADavid Grewal41,91323.75
GreenDavid H. Wong40,88723.17
Vision(I) Heather Deal39,52922.40
COPEDerrick O'Keefe38,30521.71
NPAJustin P. Goodrich37,91721.49
COPEAnne Roberts36,53120.70
OneCityBrandon O. Yan36,16720.50
NPAJojo Quimpo34,60119.61
IndependentSarah Blyth29,45616.69
VisionTanya Paz28,83616.34
VisionDiego Cardona27,32515.49
Vision(O) Catherine Evans25,12414.24
Independent(O) Erin Shum23,33113.22
Vancouver 1stKen Low21,90812.42
IndependentAdrian Crook17,3929.86
VisionWei Q. Zhang16,7349.48
Coalition VancouverKen Charko16,3669.28
Coalition VancouverJames Lin16,1919.18
IndependentWade Grant15,4228.74
IndependentTaqdir K. Bhandal15,3268.69
Vancouver 1stElizabeth Taylor15,1848.61
Coalition VancouverPenny Mussio14,8868.44
Yes VancouverBrinder Bains13,9487.90
Yes VancouverStephanie Ostler13,5307.67
Coalition VancouverJason Xie13,4247.61
Yes VancouverGlynnis C. Chan13,2187.49
Coalition VancouverGlen Chernen13,1487.45
Coalition VancouverMorning Li12,6147.15
Vancouver 1stNycki K. Basra12,1336.88
Yes VancouverJaspreet Virdi12,1246.87
Coalition VancouverFranco Peta11,1936.34
Yes VancouverPhyllis Tang11,9026.75
IndependentRob McDowell11,8286.70
IndependentPenny Noble11,4356.48
IndependentGraham Cook11,0846.28
Vancouver 1stMichelle C. Mollineaux8,8195.00
ProVancouverRaza Mirza8,7834.98
Vancouver 1stJesse Johl8,6094.88
IndependentBarbara Buchanan8,1804.64
ProVancouverBreton Crellin7,8564.45
Vancouver 1stElishia Perosa7,4894.24
IndependentAnastasia Koutalianos7,4694.23
IndependentAbubakar Khan7,2394.10
Vancouver 1stJohn Malusa6,5973.74
IndependentLisa Kristiansen6,5063.69
ProVancouverRohana D. Rezel6,3363.59
IndependentFrançoise Raunet5,8913.34
IndependentHamdy El-Rayes5,3813.05
IndependentHsin-Chen Fu5,0072.84
IndependentJustin Caudwell4,4882.54
IndependentHarry Miedzygorski4,3082.44
IndependentGordon T. Kennedy4,2972.44
IndependentAshley Hughes3,9652.25
IndependentKelly Alm3,4401.95
IndependentMarlo Franson3,3161.88
IndependentJohn Spark3,2871.86
IndependentKatherine Ramdeen3,0821.75
IndependentSpike Peachey2,8631.62
IndependentLarry J. Falls2,7681.57
IndependentElke Porter2,5151.43
IndependentTed Copeland1,9461.10
'(I)' denotes incumbent city councillors.
'(O)' denotes incumbents of other municipal positions.
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