Terms of Service

  • 2010-2018: Councillor (Ward 12)

Voting Record

All Votes

StatisticCount
Total Votes6,144
Voted Yea5,730 (93.3%)
Voted Nay414 (6.7%)
Absent0 (0.0%)

Substantive Votes

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

StatisticCount
Substantive Votes6,029
Voted Yea5,617 (93.2%)
Voted Nay412 (6.8%)

Dissent on Contested Votes

Only counts non-unanimous votes where the councillor participated

  • Dissent Rate: 6.8%
  • Contested Votes: 5,935

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 Votes1,435
Voted Yea1,244 (86.7%)
Voted Nay191 (13.3%)
Absent0

Attendance

  • Attendance Rate: 94.7%
  • Meetings Attended: 522 of 551
  • Meetings Missed: 29
  • Trend: Stable -

Attendance by Year:

  • 2015: 93.9% (92/98 meetings)
  • 2016: 96.9% (95/98 meetings)
  • 2017: 89.2% (74/83 meetings)
  • 2018: 90.7% (39/43 meetings)

Committee Activity Breakdown

CommitteeVotesYeaNayParticipation
Council2,5412,415126100.0%
Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee1,8791,644235100.0%
Corporate Services Committee82179130100.0%
Community and Protective Services Committee4694609100.0%
Civic Works Committee43442014100.0%

Notable Dissenting Votes

Recent split votes where Harold Usher voted against the final outcome:

2018-05-28: Deferred Matters List

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That the Civic Works Committee Deferred List, as at May 17, 2018, BE RECEIVED.

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (5 to 1)

2017-11-28: Dundas Place

Management and Dundas Field House

MINUTES 28TH MEETING

Motion Failed

Voted Yea - Motion Failed

2017-10-30: Property located at

4100 Glanworth Drive - Request for Demolition

MINUTES TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING

Motion Passed

Voted Nay - Motion Passed

2017-10-24: Proposed Election

Sign By-law

Corporate Services Committee

Motion Failed

Voted Yea - Motion Failed

2017-10-11: Tequila Expo Show

2017 - Request for Designation as a Municipally Significant Event

Corporate Services Committee

Motion Passed

Voted Nay - Motion Passed

2017-10-04: Business Licensing

By-law Review - New and Revised Regulations

Community and Protective Services Committee

Motion Passed

Voted Nay - Motion Passed

2017-10-03: Properties located

at 1635 Commissioners Road East and 2624 Jackson Road - Approval for Draft Plan Subdivisions Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments and Application by The Corporation of The City of London re properties located at 1663, 1685 Commissioners Road East and 2652 Jackson Road - Official Plan Amendment (39T-06507/OZ-7176/0-7178) (Relates to Bill No.s 583, 584 and 596)

MINUTES TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING

Motion Passed

Voted Nay - Motion Passed

2017-08-22: Establishment of

Opioid Crisis Working Group

MINUTES TWENTY-FIRST MEETING

Motion Passed

Voted Nay - Motion Passed

2017-05-29: Strategic Plan:

Semi-Annual Progress Report

Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

Motion Failed

Voted Yea - Motion Failed

2017-05-29: Update on Service

Review Initiatives

Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee

Motion Passed

Voted Nay - Motion Passed

Committees Served

Recent Meetings (403 total)