City Council · Vancouver 2026

Moira Stilwell

  • Not elected, City CouncilPreliminary count, City of Vancouver. All results

Vancouver Liberals candidate for city council, ballot number 139.

Moira Stilwell, ballot number 139 for City Council, Vancouver Liberals. Profile focus: Health-related municipal services and government coordination.

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Moira StilwellCity CouncilBallot no.139

This record covers Moira Stilwell, ballot number 139, running for Vancouver City Council with the Vancouver Liberals. Stilwell is a physician who sat in the British Columbia legislature from 2009 to 2017 and held three cabinet posts. Her speeches, statements and bills from those years come from the legislature's official Hansard record. Her 2026 council positions come from her campaign page, a Daily Hive interview published the day she announced her candidacy, and her comments to Daily Hive on September 30, 2026 about the old St. Paul's Hospital.

How complete is the published plan?

The score counts how complete and checkable the published plan on this issue is. Whether the plan would work is a separate question, left to the reader. Measured October 3, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.

  1. Housing supply and rental rules1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 1 commitment on this issue.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on housing: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. Council sets zoning, approves rezonings and development permits, and makes rental and tenant-protection bylaws under the Vancouver Charter. The province sets rent increase limits and tenancy law.

    Every City Council candidate on housing, scored the same way

  2. Homelessness and the drug crisis2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “If we take away someone’s liberty to treat them, we owe them a building that’s fit for care and St. Paul’s is not one of them.”

      Stated by the candidate. The subject sits outside this office’s powers, so no mechanism point is available.

      Kareem Allams' Vancouver Liberals accuse mayor of wanting a downtown 'prison'
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on homelessness and drugs: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. Council funds shelter sites, street cleaning and city outreach, and decides where supportive housing is approved. Health services, treatment beds and drug policy are provincial and federal.

    Every City Council candidate on homelessness and drugs, scored the same way

  3. Policing and public safety1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 2 commitments on this issue.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on public safety: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. Council approves the police budget. The Vancouver Police Board, not Council, directs the police department. Fire and rescue services report to the city.

    Every City Council candidate on public safety, scored the same way

  4. Transport and street design2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “We need to connect Western Canada's largest research centre, UBC, with Western Canada's largest employment centre, downtown Vancouver, so that the entrepreneurs who live here and want to come here can create jobs and build businesses.”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Moira Stilwell candidate page
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on transport: 1 commitment, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. The city owns and designs its streets, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking rules. Buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus are run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control.

    Every City Council candidate on transport, scored the same way

  5. City taxes and the capital plan2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “We need to be going in the other direction in big ways.”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Doctor and former B.C. provincial minister to run for Vancouver City Council
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on taxes and budget: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. Council sets the property tax rate each year, approves the operating budget, and approves the multi-year capital plan that pays for buildings and infrastructure.

    Every City Council candidate on taxes and budget, scored the same way

  6. Climate and buildings1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 1 commitment on this issue.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on climate: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. Vancouver has its own building bylaw under the Vancouver Charter, so Council can set energy and emissions rules for new buildings that other BC cities cannot.

    Every City Council candidate on climate, scored the same way

  7. Culture and nightlife1/10
    • 1/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 2 commitments on this issue.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    Vancouver Liberals’s platform on culture: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.

    What this office controls. The city licenses venues and events, sets noise and business rules, and funds cultural grants and spaces. Liquor licensing is shared with the province.

    Every City Council candidate on culture, scored the same way

  8. Child care0/10
    • 0/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026.

    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No statement to read.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No statement to read.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No statement to read.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No statement to read.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    What this office controls. The city creates child care spaces through zoning, city-owned buildings and development contributions. Licensing, subsidies and operating funding are provincial.

    Every City Council candidate on child care, scored the same way

  9. Economy and small business2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “A thriving city that attracts people to come here should be a jobs generator.”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Moira Stilwell candidate page
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    What this office controls. Council issues business licences, sets licence and permit fees, zones commercial and industrial land and approves business improvement areas under the Vancouver Charter. Employment law, sales taxes and income taxes are provincial and federal.

    Every City Council candidate on economy, scored the same way

  10. Governance and City Hall2/10
    • 2/2
      A position in the candidate’s own words

      “she believes City Hall must do a better job at delivering results”

      Stated by the candidate.

      Moira Stilwell candidate page
    • 0/2
      Names a mechanism the office controls

      No instrument the office controls is named.

    • 0/2
      States a measurable target

      No number for what would exist or change.

    • 0/1
      States a cost or funding source

      No cost or funding source.

    • 0/1
      States a timeline

      No date or term milestone.

    • 0/1
      A dated, sourced action on the issue

      No dated public action on this issue found.

    • 0/1
      Answered the voche.me question on the issue

      The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.

    What this office controls. Council, the Park Board and the Board of Education each set their own meeting rules, committees, public consultation and reporting. The Vancouver Charter and the School Act create the three bodies and set their powers, and only the Province can change those acts.

    Every City Council candidate on governance, scored the same way

Which of these issues matter to you? Weight them and see all City Council candidates in your own order.

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Where can you hear Moira Stilwell?

No upcoming public appearance by Moira Stilwell is confirmed in the sources checked on October 3, 2026.

Checked October 3, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.

On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated.

About Moira Stilwell

Moira Stilwell appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 139. The City records the affiliation as Vancouver Liberals.

The party page says Stilwell is a physician who practises nuclear medicine at St. Paul's Hospital, with more than 30 years in healthcare and public service. The page says Stilwell was the MLA for Vancouver-Langara from 2009 to 2017 and held cabinet posts including Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development. The page says Stilwell chaired the BC and Yukon chapter of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

Wikipedia's biography records training in radiology and nuclear medicine, a medical degree from the University of Calgary, further training at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto, and later roles including head of nuclear medicine at St. Paul's Hospital, Surrey Memorial Hospital and Abbotsford Regional Hospital, and clinical assistant professor in the University of British Columbia's department of radiology.

Stilwell was the member of the legislature for Vancouver-Langara from May 2009 to May 2017. Elections BC's statements of votes record that she won the seat in 2009 with 10,615 votes, 58.87 percent of valid votes, and held it in 2013 with 10,234 votes, 52.60 percent.

The Georgia Straight reported on November 22, 2010 that Stilwell was the first person to enter the race to lead the BC Liberal Party, and that she was resigning as minister of regional economic and skills development to run. CBC News reported on February 16, 2011 that she left the race, saying she was too far behind the leading candidates to win, and gave her support to George Abbott. Wikipedia records that Christy Clark won that race.

The Link newspaper reported on June 19, 2016 that Stilwell had made it official that she would not run for the BC Liberals in the next provincial election. Wikipedia gives June 17, 2016 as the date of her announcement.

The party page says Stilwell chaired the British Columbia and Yukon chapter of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Wikipedia records a role as co-chair of the foundation's 2020 Task Force and board positions with cancer research organisations.

The Governor General of Canada's honours directory lists Stilwell as a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.

Weizmann Canada, the Canadian charity that raises money for the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, lists Stilwell as vice-chair of its national board. A notice from Weizmann Canada, printed by the Jewish Independent on October 11, 2024, said she had recently joined that board.

The Vancouver Liberals list Stilwell as one of seven council candidates, and the party's platform, published on October 1, 2026, names her among them. Daily Hive's ballot order lists Stilwell at number 139.

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.

Vancouver Liberals launch campaign opposing plebiscite question on St. Paul's Hospital Read the sources

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 Oct 3

A stronger local economy

The party page says Stilwell would work on an economic future that attracts talent, supports innovation and creates well paid jobs.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The candidate page states the aim. A Daily Hive interview published the day Stilwell announced her candidacy quotes her directly making the same point. Neither names a programme, budget or measurable target.
What still needs checking
Which city powers would be used, and what would success look like?

Connect the University of British Columbia with downtown

The party page says Stilwell wants stronger links between the university and downtown Vancouver so that young professionals stay in the city.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The candidate page states the aim, and a Daily Hive interview quotes Stilwell making the same point in her own words. Building a SkyTrain extension is funded and delivered by TransLink and senior governments, so a council seat's role is advocacy and approvals, not a mechanism the office can adopt on its own. No cost or date is stated.
What still needs checking
What specific connection is proposed, and who pays for it?

Review policies that are not working

The party page says Stilwell would reassess policies that are not delivering results, and quotes Stilwell saying city hall must do a better job at delivering results.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The candidate page states the position. A Daily Hive interview quotes Stilwell restating the same idea with a medical analogy about reassessing a diagnosis when a patient is not improving. Neither names a specific policy to be reviewed.
What still needs checking
Which current city policies would be reviewed first?

Party commitments Stilwell runs on

The Vancouver Liberals' own site sets out the party's four main commitments: hiring 400 unionized front line staff for rubbish collection, road maintenance and parks; action on Bitcoin machines and money laundering as a route into crime; replacing Vancouver's separate building code with the provincial building code; and cancelling a proposed 800 million dollar second city hall.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
These are the party's commitments as published by the party, spanning four separate issues (staffing, public safety, housing and the city budget). No source opened here records Stilwell stating them personally, so this entry is tagged 'other' rather than scored on any one issue. The party's platform, published on October 1, 2026, lists Stilwell among its seven council candidates and names four main priorities: SkyTrain to UBC, cancelling the second city hall, hiring 400 front-line workers and replacing the Vancouver Building Code with the BC Building Code. It does not name Stilwell as the person who would carry out any item.
What still needs checking
Has Stilwell spoken publicly on any of these four?

Competence and accountability at City Hall

The campaign says Stilwell wants City Hall to focus on competence, accountability and practical solutions.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This restates the governance position recorded under 'Review policies that are not working' in the same paragraph of the candidate page, so it is tagged 'other' here to avoid scoring the same position twice.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?

Vancouver taxes going up while services decline

In a Daily Hive interview published the day she announced her candidacy, Stilwell said Vancouver residents and businesses are paying more in municipal taxes and fees while receiving less back in services, pointing to deteriorating community and recreation centres, parks and sidewalks, and said the city needs to change direction.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Daily Hive's report and Stilwell's own quote state the concern. Neither names a specific tax rate, budget line, programme or date.
What still needs checking
What budget change or service Stilwell would prioritize first.

Bring UBC into the City of Vancouver

In the same Daily Hive interview, Stilwell said the city should incorporate UBC into Vancouver, tying this to the party's proposal to bring UBC and the University Endowment Lands under the city's jurisdiction to gain economic benefit.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is Stilwell's own statement in the interview. A boundary change of this kind is decided by the province, not by city council alone, and it does not correspond to any issue City Council is scored on, so it is tagged 'other'.
What still needs checking
What steps council would take and what the province would have to agree to.

Do not use the old St. Paul's Hospital for involuntary care

Stilwell told Daily Hive she opposes the plebiscite proposal to ask the Province to turn part of the old St. Paul's Hospital into a secure facility with more than 100 involuntary care beds. She said the buildings have earthquake risks, need constant repairs and cannot give most patients a room of their own.

Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Daily Hive quotes Stilwell directly. The facility would be built and run by the Province, and the plebiscite only asks whether the City should make the request, so the measure needs another government. She does not name another site, a cost or a date.
What still needs checking
Where Stilwell would place secure care beds instead, and what council would do to get them built.

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.

Introduced Bill M206, the Concussions in Youth Sport Safety Act

Hansard records that Stilwell introduced Bill M206 as a private member's bill. She said it would require a young athlete suspected of a concussion to leave play, to stay out until a doctor clears them, and would require concussion information to be given to athletes, coaches and parents.

Scope, limits and sources

On May 16, 2012 a member told the legislature the bill was still on the order paper. voche.me did not check whether it went further. This was provincial work, so it is not scored on a council issue.

Report to the Health Minister on British Columbians studying medicine abroad

In the legislature on May 16, 2012, Health Minister Michael de Jong said he had asked Stilwell to look at the barriers facing British Columbians who study medicine abroad, and that he had read her report in detail. He named one barrier her report raised: the timing of a required exam.

Scope, limits and sources

The Tyee reported that the report was submitted in December 2011 and recommended 57 more training positions for new doctors. This was provincial work, so it is not scored on a council issue. The accountability section covers the questions raised about the report.

Talks, interviews & statements

Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.

Interview

Interview on entering the 2026 council race

Daily Hive's Kenneth Chan interviewed Stilwell the day she announced her candidacy. She described her reasons for running, criticized rising municipal taxes and declining services under mayors Kennedy Stewart and Ken Sim, and set out her support for connecting UBC to downtown Vancouver.

Statement

Comments on the old St. Paul's Hospital plebiscite question

Daily Hive reported Stilwell's comments as the Vancouver Liberals campaigned against the plebiscite question on the old St. Paul's Hospital. She said she has worked at the hospital for more than 30 years, that a Providence Health Care review found earthquake risks in parts of the old campus, and that secure care units need to be built for that purpose.

Speech

Throne speech debate: housing prices in Vancouver

In the legislature, Stilwell described rapid redevelopment and crowded Canada Line trains in her Vancouver-Langara riding. She said high house prices were pushing out lower and middle income workers and making it hard for employers to hire, and that governments should look at the source of the money used to buy homes.

Statement

Statement on Queen Elizabeth Park's 75th anniversary

Stilwell told the legislature that growth and new development near Queen Elizabeth Park had led to the loss of many of its features, and praised the new Friends of Queen Elizabeth Park Society, which planned to make the first full list of the park's arboretum trees.

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.

Conflict of interest question about the report on medical students studying abroad

The Tyee reported that Stilwell wrote a report for the Health Minister recommending easier access to British Columbia residency training for British Columbians who studied medicine abroad, and reported that Stilwell had a personal connection to the group the change would benefit, which had not been disclosed in the report. The article says the Health Minister stated the connection was not known to the minister at the time.

Candidate or party response

Maclean's reported on April 26, 2012 that, when asked about her personal stake in the issue, Stilwell told The Tyee: “It’s not about one person, it’s about thousands of Canadian kids abroad.” Her published position, quoted in The Tyee's April 13 article, is that students who study medicine abroad and their families have real difficulty returning to their home province.

Verified status and limits

No official finding against Stilwell is recorded in either Tyee article, in the Maclean's report or in the Wikipedia biography. In the legislature on May 16, 2012, the Health Minister said he had asked Stilwell to write the report and had read it in detail. The Tyee's follow up on February 6, 2015 reported that the University of British Columbia treated the filling of one cardiac surgery training position as irregular and added people to the selection committee for the second matching round. That article concerns the hospital division's conduct, and it describes no action by Stilwell in the selection.

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.

The Tyee

We need physicians

The Tyee reported that Stilwell, then a member of the legislature, wrote a document for the Health Minister titled an action plan for repatriating British Columbia medical students studying abroad. The report recommended adding 57 residency positions and basing entry to residency on citizenship rather than on where the medical degree was earned. The article quotes Stilwell's cover letter calling exclusion from policy discussions disappointing and perplexing.

The Tyee

Report on how a 2013 UBC cardiac surgery residency was filled

The Tyee reported that a cardiac surgery training position at St. Paul's Hospital was left unfilled in the first matching round so it would be open in the second round. The article says University of British Columbia officials called this disturbing and added people to the selection committee for the second round. The article names Stilwell because of a family connection to the person selected, describes her background as a radiologist and former minister, and notes her 2011 report on medical students studying abroad. It describes no action by her in the selection.

Daily Hive

Doctor and former B.C. provincial minister to run for Vancouver City Council

Kenneth Chan's report on Stilwell's candidacy announcement, quoting her at length on her reasons for running, her criticism of rising municipal taxes alongside declining services, and her support for connecting UBC to downtown Vancouver.

Daily Hive

Kareem Allams' Vancouver Liberals accuse mayor of wanting a downtown 'prison'

Kenneth Chan's report on the Vancouver Liberals' campaign against the plebiscite question on the old St. Paul's Hospital. It quotes Stilwell on the age and layout of the hospital buildings.

CBC News

Liberals Mayne and Stilwell bow out in favour of Abbott

Reports that Stilwell left the BC Liberal leadership race, saying she was too far behind the leading candidates to win, and gave her support to George Abbott.

Maclean's

Maclean's on Stilwell's report on medical students studying abroad

Summarizes Stilwell's December 2011 report, which recommended 57 new training positions for new doctors before opening them to British Columbians who studied outside North America, and quotes her reply to The Tyee about her personal stake.

Jewish Independent

Stilwell joins Weizmann

A notice supplied by Weizmann Canada saying Stilwell had recently joined the charity's national board.

Check the evidence

Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.

Official record 13 sources
Campaign 8 sources
Reporting 13 sources
Event organizer 3 sources
Event listing 2 sources

No standalone campaign website was found for Stilwell. The City's candidate list links her Facebook, Instagram and X accounts. Facebook and Instagram showed no readable posts without signing in, and the posts on her X account could not be read on October 3, 2026, so nothing from them is used here. The party's news list was read on October 3, 2026: none of the 47 posts it links to names Stilwell. The party's October 1 platform lists her as a council candidate but does not name her as the person who would carry out any item. The party's 14 minute 43 second launch video for Stilwell, posted on YouTube on March 26, 2026, was not transcribed; its automatic captions could not be downloaded. A person who watches it can add her statements. The legislature's member page shows only site navigation, so her record was read from the Hansard indexes for every session from 2009 to 2017 and the transcripts they link to. Her recorded votes in the legislature were not reviewed one by one, and provincial work is not scored on a council issue. Vote Palestine Vancouver's tracker shows no response recorded from Stilwell. No answer from her was found from HUB Cycling, Women Transforming Cities, the Vancouver Food Justice Coalition or Abundant Housing Vancouver as of October 3, 2026. No forum between October 3 and October 17 names her as a participant. Her nomination papers, linked from the City's list, have not been read. Maclean's and The Link newspaper were read through Internet Archive captures, because the first returns HTTP 403 and the second HTTP 404. Her other public role, chair of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation's BC and Yukon chapter, is not a public body with published minutes.

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. 3 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.

Second review on October 3, 2026: the campaign page, the party's news list and October 1 platform, the City's candidate list, Daily Hive's September 30 report, and the legislature's Hansard record for 2009 to 2017. Her election results were checked against Elections BC's statements of votes.

Checks still to do: distinguish municipal commitments from provincial healthcare decisions, and read her nomination papers.

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.

Experience & community

2009 to 2017

Member of the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Langara

Elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2013, sitting with the British Columbia Liberals. Sat on the back benches for the 40th Parliament after June 2013.

Moira Stilwell
2009 to 2010

Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development

Appointed in June 2009 under Premier Gordon Campbell, then Minister of Regional Economic and Skills Development from October to November 2010.

Moira Stilwell
2011 to 2013

Parliamentary secretary, then Minister of Social Development

Parliamentary secretary for industry, research and innovation from March 2011, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Health from March 2012, and Minister of Social Development from September 2012 to June 2013 under Premier Christy Clark.

Moira Stilwell
Current, start year not stated

Physician, nuclear medicine

The party page says Stilwell practises nuclear medicine at St. Paul's Hospital.

Moira Stilwell candidate page
Joined in 2024; current

Vice-chair, Weizmann Canada national board

Weizmann Canada's board page lists Stilwell as vice-chair. A notice from the charity, printed in October 2024, said she had recently joined the board.

Weizmann Canada · board of directors

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The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the City Council race, was decided on October 17, 2026.

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Research check of October 3, 2026

Added Stilwell's September 30, 2026 comments to Daily Hive opposing secure care at the old St. Paul's Hospital, her Facebook, Instagram and X accounts from the City's candidate list, the party's October 1 platform, a 2011 bill and a 2011 report and three statements from the legislature's Hansard record, a 2013 Georgia Straight commentary she wrote, Elections BC results for 2009 and 2013, her 2012 Diamond Jubilee Medal, her Weizmann Canada board role, news reports from the Georgia Straight, CBC News, Maclean's and The Link newspaper, and the October 13 food systems town hall as an unconfirmed event. Corrected the title of The Tyee's February 6, 2015 article: the earlier title said Stilwell won a UBC residency, and the article reports on a residency awarded to another person. Added the reply Maclean's reported from Stilwell to the accountability entry, which had said no reply was recorded. Removed a biography paragraph that repeated the one before it, and removed a vague degree word from the tax and services commitment. Removed the October 1 Last Candidate Standing forum from the calendar, because no source shows Stilwell took part.

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