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title: "TEAM commits to starting ward system process for Vancouver, targeting 2030"
description: "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver published a democratic reform plan on 6 October that commits the party to beginning the process of adopting a ward system, with the aim of replacing at-large council elections by the 2030 civic vote."
canonical_url: "https://voche.me/news/team-ward-system-october-6"
last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:01:12.027Z"
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TEAM for a Livable Vancouver published a democratic reform plan on 6 October 2026 committing to begin the process of adopting a ward system for city council, with the goal of having it in place for the 2030 civic election. The plan, which the party calls A Stronger Voice for Neighbourhoods, was posted to the party's website at 1:50 pm Pacific time.

Under the plan, the party says, the Vancouver Charter already allows for this change. The mayor would still be elected by all Vancouver voters citywide. Councillors would be elected from geographic neighbourhood constituencies rather than the current arrangement, in which every voter chooses from a list of all candidates across the whole city.

TEAM says it would establish an independent Electoral Boundaries Commission to recommend fair ward boundaries, with public input as part of the process. The announcement does not describe how many wards there would be, what their boundaries might look like, or how the commission's members would be chosen.

[Colleen Hardwick](/candidates/colleen-hardwick), TEAM's candidate for mayor, is quoted in the party's announcement: "The current at-large system isn't working. Councillors are elected citywide and as a result many neighbourhood concerns are routinely ignored and left unaddressed." She adds that a ward system would make councillors directly accountable to the residents who elected them.

The party's announcement states that Vancouver is the only one of Canada's ten largest municipalities without a ward system. That is TEAM's own claim, and voche.me has not independently checked it against population figures for every city. Vancouver voters last decided on a ward system in 2004, when they voted to keep the at-large arrangement, according to the Vancouver Sun.

TEAM's commitment applies only to initiating the process, as the party states. A ward system would require further steps, including the commission's work and likely a public vote, before it could take effect for any election.

If you want to compare TEAM's position on democratic reform with other parties, their full platform is at [/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver](/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver). Advance voting in the 17 October election is open now at locations listed at [/where-to-vote](/where-to-vote).

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