Terms of Service

  • 2022-2026: Councillor (Ward 1)

Voting Record

All Votes

StatisticCount
Total Votes3,439
Voted Yea2,728 (79.3%)
Voted Nay245 (7.1%)
Absent466 (13.6%)

Substantive Votes

Excludes procedural motions (minutes approval, adjournment, “be received”, etc.)

StatisticCount
Substantive Votes2,207
Voted Yea1,619 (88.1%)
Voted Nay218 (11.9%)

Dissent on Contested Votes

Only counts non-unanimous votes where the councillor participated

  • Dissent Rate: 15.1%
  • Contested Votes: 1,217

Dissent = voting against the final outcome (e.g., voting “nay” on a motion that passed)

Budget Votes

Votes on budget-related items (budget committee meetings, tax, levy, fiscal, appropriation, expenditure)

StatisticCount
Budget Votes376
Voted Yea295 (84.0%)
Voted Nay56 (16.0%)
Absent25

Attendance

  • Attendance Rate: 93.9%
  • Meetings Attended: 200 of 213
  • Meetings Missed: 13
  • Trend: Stable -

Attendance by Year:

  • 2022: 100.0% (9/9 meetings)
  • 2023: 90.9% (70/77 meetings)
  • 2024: 93.4% (71/76 meetings)
  • 2025: 98.0% (50/51 meetings)

Voting Alignment

Most aligned with:

  • Skylar Franke (95.5%)
  • Anna Hopkins (94.2%)
  • Josh Morgan (94.2%)

Least aligned with:

  • Susan Stevenson (85.4%)
  • Paul Van Meerbergen (87.4%)
  • Sam Trosow (89.9%)

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Committee Activity Breakdown

CommitteeVotesYeaNayParticipation
Council1,7561,47512090.8%
Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee9746796276.1%
Community and Protective Services Committee2662281491.0%
Budget Committee1891353992.1%
Corporate Services Committee164130179.9%
Civic Works Committee90819100.0%

Notable Dissenting Votes

Recent split votes where Hadleigh McAlister voted against the final outcome:

2025-11-20: Amendment - Budget Case P-2 - Councillor S. Stevenson

6th Meeting of the Budget Committee

That Business Case P-2 Middlesex-London Health Unit Debt Retirement – BE EXCLUDED from the Mayor’s Tabled 2026 Annual Budget Update:

 

2026 Operating Expenditures: -$2,366,000          2026 Tax Lev…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (5 to 10)

2025-11-20: (ADDED) Amendment - Councillors C. Rahman and S. Stevenson

6th Meeting of the Budget Committee

That the amendment BE AMENDED to change three (3) years to two (2) years.

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (10 to 5)

2025-11-20: (ADDED) Amendment - Councillors C. Rahman and S. Stevenson

6th Meeting of the Budget Committee

That the amendment, as amended, BE APPROVED.

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (8 to 7)

2025-11-20: (ADDED) Amendment - Budget Case P-12 - Councillor S. Stevenson

6th Meeting of the Budget Committee

That Business Case P-12 Resident Satisfaction Survey Frequency - BE EXCLUDED from the Mayor’s Tabled 2026 Annual Budget: 2026 Operating Expenditures: $0                         2026 Tax Levy: $0     …

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (10 to 5)

2025-11-20: (ADDED) Amendment - Councillor D. Ferreira

6th Meeting of the Budget Committee

That the motion BE AMENDED to include the following: the free two-hour parking program through the Honk App, including two-hour free on-street parking in the Core Area (Midtown, Downtown, and Old East…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (7 to 8)

2025-11-20: (ADDED) Amendment – Councillor H. McAlister

6th Meeting of the Budget Committee

That the Mayor’s Tabled 2026 Annual Budget Update BE AMENDED in order to fund the Housing Stability Bank Program $500,000 ($250,000 for 2026 and $250,000 for 2027) from the Community Investment Reserv…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (7 to 8)

2025-11-18: Consideration of Appointments to Western University Board of Governors

14th Meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That the communication dated November 7, 2025 from A. Bryson, University Secretary, Western with respect to appointment to the Western University Board of Governors BE RECEIVED and that Civic Administ…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (5 to 10)

2025-11-04: (4.1) Deputy Mayor S. Lewis and Councillor C. Rahman - Proposal to Limit Bedroom Count in Additional Residential Units 

17th Council Meeting

That the proposed Interim Control by-law BE AMENDED to increase the gross floor area (GFA) limit from eighty percent (80%) to ninety-five percent (95%) of the GFA of the primary dwelling unit.

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (6 to 9)

2025-11-04: (4.1) 2025 Council Resourcing Review Task Force Final Report

17th Council Meeting

That the Final Report of the 2025 Council Resourcing Review Task Force dated October 3, 2025 BE REFERRED to Civic Administration to report back to the December 9, 2025 meeting of the Strategic Priorit…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (6 to 9)

2025-11-04: (4.1) 2025 Council Resourcing Review Task Force Final Report

17th Council Meeting

That part g) of the motion BE APPROVED: g) a mechanism to compensate Standing Committee Chairs for their additional responsibilities BE IMPLEMENTED, with compensation to be set at 4% of the base annua…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (7 to 8)

Committees Served

Recent Meetings (209 total)