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  • 2018-2026: Councillor (Ward 2)

Voting Record

All Votes

StatisticCount
Total Votes9,215
Voted Yea8,033 (87.2%)
Voted Nay507 (5.5%)
Absent675 (7.3%)

Substantive Votes

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

StatisticCount
Substantive Votes5,322
Voted Yea4,298 (90.1%)
Voted Nay472 (9.9%)

Dissent on Contested Votes

Only counts non-unanimous votes where the councillor participated

  • Dissent Rate: 10.8%
  • Contested Votes: 2,419

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 Votes753
Voted Yea596 (82.7%)
Voted Nay125 (17.3%)
Absent32

Attendance

  • Attendance Rate: 98.4%
  • Meetings Attended: 486 of 494
  • Meetings Missed: 8
  • Trend: Declining v

Attendance by Year:

  • 2023: 100.0% (84/84 meetings)
  • 2024: 98.4% (62/63 meetings)
  • 2025: 96.3% (52/54 meetings)
  • 2026: 85.7% (18/21 meetings)

Voting Alignment

Most aligned with:

  • Peter Cuddy (97.5%)
  • Steve Lehman (97.1%)
  • Steve Hillier (96.3%)

Least aligned with:

  • Sam Trosow (82.5%)
  • David Ferreira (87.3%)
  • Susan Stevenson (88.2%)

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Committee Activity Breakdown

CommitteeVotesYeaNayParticipation
Council4,1063,78724398.1%
Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee2,1131,53014079.0%
Planning and Environment Committee2,0341,9123695.8%
Community and Protective Services Committee3743561198.1%
Civic Works Committee196188397.4%
Corporate Services Committee194164587.1%
Budget Committee189966987.3%
Infrastructure and Corporate Services Committee9000.0%

Notable Dissenting Votes

Recent split votes where Shawn Lewis voted against the final outcome:

2026-06-16: Not to be heard before 1:05 PM - London & Middlesex Community Housing - 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder Annual Resolutions

8th Meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That pursuant to section 31.6 of the Council Procedure By-law, Councillor S. Trosow BE PERMITTED to speak an additional 2 minutes with respect to this matter.

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (13 to 2)

2026-06-16: Downtown Reimagined: City of London Downtown Plan

8th Meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That pursuant to section 31.6 of the Council Procedure By-law, Councillor D. Ferreira BE PERMITTED to speak an additional 3 minutes with respect to this matter.

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (11 to 3)

2026-06-16: Downtown Reimagined: City of London Downtown Plan

8th Meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That pursuant to section 31.6 of the Council Procedure By-law, His Worship Mayor J. Morgan, BE PERMITTED to speak an additional 2 minutes with respect to this matter.

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (13 to 1)

2026-06-02: (3.3) 1103 & 1111 Westdel Bourne - OZ-25072

9th Meeting of Council

That the application of Westdell Development Corporation (c/o MHBC Planning, Urban Design & Landscape Architecture) relating to the property located at 1103 & 1111 Westdel Bourne BE REFERRED to a futu…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (7 to 7)

2026-05-12: (2.5) Next Steps for the Provincial Cargo Power-Assisted Bicycle Pilot (Relates to Bill No. 195)

8th Meeting of Council

That on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Environment & Infrastructure, with respect to the City’s participation in the Province of Ontario’s Cargo Power-assisted Bicycle (cargo e-bike) p…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (13 to 2)

2026-05-12: (2.6) Findings and Next Steps for Provincial Electric Kick-Scooter Pilot (Relates to Bill No.’s 192 and 196)

8th Meeting of Council

That part b) BE APPROVED: b)    the proposed by-law, as appended to the staff report dated May 6, 2026 as Appendix “A”, BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 12, 2026 to est…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (11 to 4)

2026-05-12: (3.3) 945 Bluegrass Drive - OZ-26019 (Relates to Bill No. 194 and 210)

8th Meeting of Council

That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the application of Bluegrass Long Term Care Centre – Division of “Meadow Park” (Lo…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (5 to 10)

2026-03-24: Mayoral Direction 2026-001: Creation of an Affordable Home Ownership Incentive Program - Report Back on Program Options

5th Meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That the motion BE AMENDED to have the report back to the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee.

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (10 to 4)

2026-03-10: 929 Cheapside Street - Z-26003

5th Meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee

That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the application of 929 Cheapside Inc. (c/o Monteith Brown Planning Consultants) re…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (1 to 4)

2026-03-03: (4.4) Summary Update from Internal Audit

4th Council Meeting

That the motion BE AMENDED to add a new part to read as follows: MNP BE DIRECTED to change the submission date for the Privacy Audit from December 9, 2026 to October 7, 2026 and the submission date fo…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (8 to 3)

Committees Served

Recent Meetings (523 total)