Terms of Service

  • 2022-2026: Councillor (Ward 6)

Voting Record

All Votes

StatisticCount
Total Votes3,701
Voted Yea2,706 (73.1%)
Voted Nay594 (16.0%)
Absent401 (10.8%)

Substantive Votes

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

StatisticCount
Substantive Votes2,353
Voted Yea1,688 (80.8%)
Voted Nay400 (19.2%)

Dissent on Contested Votes

Only counts non-unanimous votes where the councillor participated

  • Dissent Rate: 45.4%
  • Contested Votes: 1,402

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 Votes383
Voted Yea289 (77.3%)
Voted Nay85 (22.7%)
Absent9

Attendance

  • Attendance Rate: 96.2%
  • Meetings Attended: 227 of 236
  • Meetings Missed: 9
  • Trend: Stable -

Attendance by Year:

  • 2023: 94.8% (73/77 meetings)
  • 2024: 93.2% (69/74 meetings)
  • 2025: 100.0% (55/55 meetings)
  • 2026: 100.0% (21/21 meetings)

Voting Alignment

Most aligned with:

  • Anna Hopkins (92.9%)
  • David Ferreira (91.3%)
  • Skylar Franke (90.4%)

Least aligned with:

  • Susan Stevenson (77.4%)
  • Paul Van Meerbergen (78.6%)
  • Steve Hillier (81.4%)

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Committee Activity Breakdown

CommitteeVotesYeaNayParticipation
Council1,9961,43837690.9%
Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee97467712682.4%
Community and Protective Services Committee3553103597.2%
Budget Committee1891414497.9%
Civic Works Committee113981095.6%
Corporate Services Committee7442360.8%

Notable Dissenting Votes

Recent split votes where Sam Trosow voted against the final outcome:

2026-06-17: Build Communities Strong Fund Provincial and Territorial Stream: Development Charge Reduction Program

10th Special Meeting of Council

That, pursuant to section 2.3 of the Council Procedure By-law, the speaking-once provision contained in section 9.7 of the Council Procedure By-law BE SUSPENDED for the Council meeting held on June 17…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (9 to 4)

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

8th Meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That the staff report dated June 16, 2026, entitled “Downtown Reimagined: City of London Downtown Plan”, BE REFERRED to a future meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee to allow the C…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (3 to 11)

2026-06-02: (4.1) Review of the London & Middlesex Community Housing Master Regeneration Plan

9th Meeting of Council

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports and the Deputy City Manager, Housing and Community Growth, the report on the London and Middlesex Community Housing Master Rege…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (12 to 1)

2026-05-28: Delegation - Paul Chisholm, Chief Executive Officer and Phil Squire, Board Chair, London & Middlesex Community Housing - LMCH Master Regeneration Plan

7th Meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That the London & Middlesex Community Housing’s 15-Year Regeneration Plan BE RECEIVED; it being noted that the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee received a presentation from P. Chisholm, Chief…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (13 to 2)

2026-05-28: Review of the London & Middlesex Community Housing Master Regeneration Plan

7th Meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports and the Deputy City Manager, Housing and Community Growth, the report on the London and Middlesex Community Housing Master Rege…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (13 to 2)

2026-04-21: Housing Accelerator Fund – 2026 Mid-Year Update

6th Meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That part a) BE APPROVED and reads as follows: That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Housing and Community Growth, the following actions be taken with respect to current initiatives …

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (9 to 4)

2026-04-13: Tolpuddle Co-operative Inc. Capital and Operational Transition Plan

6th Meeting of the Community and Protective Services Committee

That part e) of the motion BE APPROVED.

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (4 to 1)

2026-03-24: Draft Economic Development Strategy (2026-2030) and Implementation Plan

5th Meeting of the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

That, on the recommendation of the City Manager, the City of London Draft Economic Development Strategy (2026-2030) and Implementation Plan, as appended to the staff report dated March 24, 2026 as App…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (12 to 2)

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 part a) ii) BE APPROVED: ii) partial (or full) development charge rebate options for new residential development, including options that could be targeted by unit type and ability to meet HAF tim…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (10 to 4)

2026-03-09: (ADDED) Request to Update Municipal Compliance By-law - Amendment to Section 4.7 and Creation of a Public Rental Licence Lookup Tool

4th Meeting of the Community and Protective Services Committee

That pursuant to section 33.8 of the Council Procedure by-law, the Committee BE PERMITTED to proceed beyond 6:00 PM.

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (3 to 1)

Committees Served

Recent Meetings (234 total)