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Lucy Maloney

Candidate for Vancouver City Council.

Lucy Maloney, ballot number 131 for City Council in Vancouver, OneCity. Profile focus: Council record, transport and climate.

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Lucy Maloney, from OneCity Vancouver.
Lucy MaloneyCity CouncilBallot no.131
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Candidate research / September 22, 2026

This record covers Lucy Maloney, the sitting OneCity Vancouver city councillor seeking re-election on October 17, 2026. It sets out the council record since April 2025, the motions brought forward and how council voted on them, and what the campaign says about the next term.

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Public schedule / Through election day

Where can you hear Lucy Maloney?

1 upcoming public event were found in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. An event being scheduled does not mean this candidate will attend. Attendance is marked separately.

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Public forums and announcements

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7 to 9 pm
Public forumAttendance confirmed

2026 Vancouver Municipal Election All Candidates Meeting

Mount Pleasant Community Centre gymnasium, 1 Kingsway

The organiser's page names Lucy Maloney of OneCity as the council candidate attending for that party.

Hosted by the Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association with the Strathcona Community Centre Association. Opening questions from community centre representatives are followed by a moderated question period, with Alex Sasha Burton moderating. Free, no registration.

Voting dates

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01 / Introduction

About Lucy Maloney

Lucy Maloney appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 131. The City records the affiliation as OneCity.

The official roster for the current term lists Lucy Maloney as a Vancouver city councillor. That is a separate office from the one on this 2026 ballot entry.

The party page says Maloney was elected to Vancouver City Council in 2025 and worked before that as an environmental lawyer and a road safety advocate. The page says Maloney has lived in five cities in four countries.

Maloney was elected to Vancouver city council in the April 5, 2025 by-election, finishing second of 13 candidates with 33,732 votes, or 49.63 per cent. Sean Orr of COPE took the other seat.

The OneCity page says Maloney was elected in 2025 as a former environmental lawyer and describes a long record of road safety advocacy.

OneCity confirmed Maloney as one of five council candidates on May 12, 2026, alongside Frances Bula, Iona Bonamis, Jarrett Hagglund and Caitlin Stockwell.

CityHallWatch, which follows Vancouver council votes, reported on September 15, 2026 that Maloney has been OneCity's only councillor this term and that Maloney voted with the ABC majority on about 81 per cent of 693 recorded votes. The same review describes Maloney as taking pro-density positions, including the sole vote for the villages plan.

Maloney appears at position 131 on the council ballot for October 17, 2026.

voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list and the campaign material linked under Sources. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page.

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Promises / Commitments and evidence

Commitments and the available evidence.

Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.

9 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22

2026 · TransportationCampaign pledge

Safer streets

The OneCity page says Maloney is running for re-election to keep working on safer streets.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign page states the goal. The council record this term supports the claim of activity: Vision Zero Vancouver's September 2, 2026 review lists a transit snow clearing motion, an attempt to protect road safety items from budget cuts, and a proposed 15 million dollar addition to the road safety capital program, all of which the ABC majority voted down.
What still needs checking
Which specific road safety measures would be brought forward in a new term, and how they would be funded.
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge

Affordable housing

The OneCity page says Maloney is running to keep working on affordable housing.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The page states the goal without detail. Maloney's vote for the villages plan on July 28, 2026 and the amendments proposed that day show the position on low-rise housing.
What still needs checking
What housing policy Maloney would bring to a new council, given the villages plan was rejected 10 to 1.
2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge

Climate action

The OneCity page lists climate action among the reasons for seeking re-election.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The page states the goal. Related council work includes the July 2026 motion asking for environmental assessments before large data centres are approved, which council rejected.
What still needs checking
What climate measures would be proposed in the 2027 to 2030 capital plan.
2026 · City hallCampaign pledge

City infrastructure

The OneCity page says Maloney is running to work on the infrastructure Vancouver residents rely on.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The page states the goal without naming a project or a spending figure.
What still needs checking
Which infrastructure projects are the priority and what they would cost.
2026 · City hallCampaign pledge

Our City Hall pledge

Women Transforming Cities lists Maloney among the council candidates who signed its Our City Hall pledge, which asks candidates to commit to expanding non-market housing, improving transit access, extending library hours, building public washrooms, improving food security and advancing public safety measures.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The organiser's list of signatories is the source. It records the commitment, not any action taken on it.
What still needs checking
Which of the six pledge items would be brought to council first.
2026 · LabourChanged approach

Living wage certification for city staff

On January 15, 2026 Maloney put forward a motion for the City of Vancouver to become a certified Living Wage Employer again, after the city gave up that certification in 2023. The OneCity page cited a Metro Vancouver living wage of 27.85 dollars an hour for 2025.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Council voted the motion down on January 21, 2026, as reported by CTV News. The commitment remains a stated position without a council decision behind it.
What still needs checking
Whether Maloney brings the motion back after the election.
2026 · ClimateChanged approach

Rules for large data centres

Maloney proposed pausing approval of large new data centres until the city has a way to assess their effects, and asked staff to report back on a public impact requirement covering water use, greenhouse gases, air contaminants, noise and heat, plus heat recovery and jobs.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Council rejected the motion on July 15, 2026. The proposal is on the public record; no city framework exists as a result of it.
What still needs checking
Whether the proposal returns to a new council and whether staff are asked to report back.
2026 · Affordable housing and safer streetsCampaign pledge

Affordable housing and safer streets

The party page says Maloney is seeking re-election to keep working on affordable housing and street safety.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
2026 · Climate action and infrastructureCampaign pledge

Climate action and infrastructure

The page says Maloney would keep working on climate action and on the public infrastructure residents rely on.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
City programs / Scope and delivery

Policies, budgets & programs

Each entry below names its source. Campaign material is the candidate's own account. Nothing here is presented as a verified outcome unless the entry says so.

Defeated

Living wage motion defeated

Council voted down Maloney's motion asking the City of Vancouver to be certified again as a Living Wage Employer.

Scope, limits and sources

Vancouver gave up the certification in 2023. The OneCity announcement six days earlier set out the case, citing a Metro Vancouver living wage of 27.85 dollars an hour for 2025, about 10 dollars above the provincial minimum wage.

Defeated

World Cup human rights motion defeated

Maloney and Green councillor Pete Fry asked the Host City Committee to strengthen the FIFA World Cup human rights action plan with measurable standards, reporting and monitoring, to expand low-barrier shelters, and to require real-time reporting of interactions with people who are homeless. Council rejected it 6 to 4.

Scope, limits and sources

It was the second World Cup accountability motion the ABC majority turned down in about a month. Deputy Mayor Sarah Kirby-Yung was absent for the vote.

Approved

Car Free Day emergency grant approved

Maloney and COPE councillor Sean Orr brought an urgent motion for 30,000 dollars so the Car Free Day festivals could go ahead. Council passed it unanimously.

Scope, limits and sources

The events took place on Commercial Drive on September 5 and on Main Street on September 13, 2026. Daily Hive places the motion in March 2026 and gives no exact day.

Defeated

Road safety funding amendment defeated

During work on the transportation capital plan Maloney proposed adding 15 million dollars to the Transportation Safety Management and Accessibility Program, covering traffic signals, traffic calming, school travel planning and high-crash intersections. The ABC majority rejected it.

Scope, limits and sources

Daily Hive places the amendment in July 2026 and gives no exact day.

Defeated

Data centre motion defeated

Council voted 7 to 3 against Maloney's motion to pause consideration of large new data centres and to have staff design a public impact requirement for applicants.

Scope, limits and sources

Two large facilities were in progress in Vancouver at the time. ABC councillor Mike Klassen argued the motion would add red tape and change rules partway through approved projects.

Defeated

Sole vote for the villages plan

Council rejected the villages plan 10 to 1, with Maloney casting the only vote in favour. Maloney first tried a pilot in five villages and then a referral back to staff for more consultation, and both attempts failed.

Scope, limits and sources

The plan would have rezoned 17 neighbourhoods for multiplexes, townhouses, low-rise apartments and mixed-use buildings. More than 200 people spoke and more than 2,800 wrote in. Maloney described the supporting vote as symbolic.

Approved

Sole vote against the public safety plebiscite

Council approved two advisory plebiscite questions for the October ballot on open-air hard drug use and on a secure treatment facility at the old St Paul's Hospital site. Maloney cast the only vote against. An earlier Maloney amendment, which would have replaced the plebiscite with measures on peer support, crisis response and Housing First, was rejected.

Scope, limits and sources

Councillors Rebecca Bligh, Pete Fry and Sean Orr walked out before the final vote. The added questions were expected to raise the cost of running the election by about 380,000 to 560,000 dollars.

Recent appearances / Read and watch

Talks, interviews & statements

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Statement

Announcement on restoring the living wage

Maloney set out the case for the City of Vancouver to be certified again as a Living Wage Employer, tying it to the cost of housing, food, transport and childcare, and asked whether city policy should help workers keep up with living costs.

Interview

CityNews interview on the end of the cooling kit program

Maloney told CityNews the city had quietly cut funding for a program that gave cooling kits to people at risk in hot weather, and said the change means the city would respond to heat emergencies rather than prepare for them.

Statement

Statement after the villages plan vote

In a text message to Business in Vancouver after the vote, Maloney said the plan had been given many chances to improve and that supporting it at council was the result, despite its flaws.

Debate coverage

Council remarks on the public safety plebiscite

Maloney described both residents who feel unsafe and people living with addiction, and argued council should debate specific bylaws, enforcement, treatment requests and funding at once rather than put advisory questions on the ballot.

Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses

Controversies & public scrutiny

Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.

No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.

News coverage / Original publishers

Read the reporting

A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections.

Reporting
Vancouver Is Awesome

Vancouver council votes 10-1 to reject villages plan

Mike Howell's account of the villages plan vote, including Maloney's failed amendments and the statement given after the vote.

Reporting
Vision Zero Vancouver

Vision Zero Vancouver: 2026 Vancouver Council in Review

A road safety advocacy group's review of the term. It credits Maloney with the transit snow clearing motion, the Car Free Day grant with Sean Orr, an attempt with Rebecca Bligh to protect road safety items from budget cuts, and the 15 million dollar road safety amendment.

Reporting
Daily Hive

What has Vancouver City Council accomplished in 2026?

A review of the year's road safety decisions that sets out four Maloney motions or amendments and how council voted on each.

Reporting
CityHallWatch

Election 2026, Getting to Know the Parties: OneCity Vancouver

A party review that counts Maloney's votes against the ABC majority and notes that OneCity had not published a full 2026 platform at that date.

Research / 18 linked sources

Check the evidence

Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.

Official record 2 sources
Campaign 2 sources
Reporting 11 sources
Event organizer 2 sources
Event listing 1 sources

OneCity had not published a full 2026 platform as of September 15, 2026, so the re-election promises here come from a short paragraph on the candidate page. Several OneCity pages about Maloney that appear in search results, including the Vision Zero motion page, the tenant protections page, the front-line safety page and the 2025 candidacy announcement, now return a 404 error and are not cited. Because of that, the date and outcome of the 2025 road safety motion could not be verified. Daily Hive gives only the month for the snow clearing motion, the Car Free Day grant and the road safety capital amendment, so those dates are recorded as the first of the month. The Women Transforming Cities council candidates debate, at which Maloney was a named panellist, had already taken place by September 17, 2026, but no page gives its exact date, so it is not recorded here.

Research status

What voche.me has checked

Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.

Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 2 stated positions and 2 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.

Checks still to do: Verify adopted motions, capital allocations and project completion separately.

The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list. Everything described as campaign material is the campaign's own account and has not been confirmed by an independent source.

03 / Background

Experience & community

Current term

Vancouver city councillor

The official roster lists Lucy Maloney in this office during the term that ends with the 2026 election. Individual votes and decisions have not been reviewed for this profile.

City of Vancouver · current city councillors
Dates not given

Environmental lawyer

The OneCity page describes Maloney as a former environmental lawyer. The page gives no employer and no dates.

Lucy Maloney candidate page
04 / Questions & answers

Questions for the candidate

Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.

Which road-safety changes since your election have been funded and completed?

No response has been submitted.

Which of your proposals can council enact directly, and which require provincial, federal or regional agreement?

No response has been submitted.

05 / Candidate contributions

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