Terms of Service

  • 2021-2022: Councillor (Ward 13)

Voting Record

All Votes

StatisticCount
Total Votes1,108
Voted Yea860 (77.6%)
Voted Nay24 (2.2%)
Absent0 (0.0%)
Recused (conflict of interest)0 (0.0%)
Abstained6 (0.5%)
Other/Unrecorded218 (19.7%)

Recused = declared a pecuniary interest and stepped out of the vote, an ethical/legal requirement - not the same as being absent.

Substantive Votes

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

StatisticCount
Substantive Votes760
Voted Yea512 (95.5%)
Voted Nay24 (4.5%)

Dissent on Contested Votes

Only counts non-unanimous votes where the councillor participated

  • Dissent Rate: 4.3%
  • Contested Votes: 186

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 Votes102
Voted Yea99 (97.1%)
Voted Nay3 (2.9%)
Absent0

Attendance

  • Attendance Rate: 100.0%
  • Meetings Attended: 66 of 66
  • Meetings Missed: 0
  • Trend: Stable -

Attendance by Year:

  • 2021: 100.0% (14/14 meetings)
  • 2022: 100.0% (52/52 meetings)

Committee Activity Breakdown

CommitteeVotesYeaNayParticipation
Council51650214100.0%
Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee407180545.5%
Corporate Services Committee8679597.7%
Civic Works Committee79790100.0%
Community and Protective Services Committee20200100.0%

Notable Dissenting Votes

Recent split votes where John Fyfe-Millar voted against the final outcome:

2022-10-17: (3.2) 4452 Wellington Road South (OZ-9497) (Relates to Bill No.’s 367 and 378)

14th Meeting of City Council

That consideration of Item 3 (3.2) BE REFERRED back to the Planning and Environment Committee in order to facilitate an additional public participation meeting; it being noted that a broader circulati…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (8 to 7)

2022-08-02: (4.5) Councillor M. van Holst - Neighbourhood Decision Making Business Case

11th Meeting of City Council

That item 13, clause 4.5 be amended by adding the following new part b): b)     that staff BE DIRECTED to include in the 2023 annual budget deliberations, a business case for expanding the neighbourho…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (8 to 6)

2022-08-02: (4.3) Application - Issuance of Proclamation - 230th Anniversary: Black Loyalist Exodus: 15 Ships to Sierra Leone

11th Meeting of City Council

That based on the application dated July 4, 2022 from 1792Project, the month of September 2022 BE PROCLAIMED as 230th Anniversary: Black Loyalist Exodus: 15 Ships to Sierra Leone.

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (12 to 2)

2022-07-25: Application - Issuance of Proclamation - 230th Anniversary: Black Loyalist Exodus: 15 Ships to Sierra Leone

11th Meeting of the Corporate Services Committee

That based on the application dated July 4, 2022 from 1792Project, the month of September 2022 BE PROCLAIMED as 230th Anniversary: Black Loyalist Exodus: 15 Ships to Sierra Leone.

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (4 to 2)

2022-05-03: (5.2) Clause 4.2 of the 2nd Report of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee

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That the proposed amendment, as amended, BE APPROVED: That clause 5.2 of the 6th Report of the CPSC BE AMENDED to add the following new part b): b)       the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to bring …

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (5 to 9)

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That the matter of the Development Charge Area Rating Policy Review – Recommended Approach, BE REFERRED back to the Civic Administration for further consideration, and research of options that would b…

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (10 to 4)

2021-12-21: (4.5) Reserves and Reserve Funds Overview

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That Item 7, clause 4.5, BE AMENDED by adding the following new part b): “b)     the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to consult with the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority with respect to the …

Voted Nay - Motion Passed (11 to 4)

2021-12-02: Review of For Consideration Property Tax Operating Budget Amendments (2022-2023 totals rounded to the closest $1,000)

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That Case P-7a BE APPROVED: Case P-7 - Neighbourhood Strategic Initiatives and Funding and Sports Services - Reduction to Neighbourhood and Athletic Travel Grant Programs - Operating Expenditure ($4…

Voted Yea - Motion Failed (3 to 12)

Committees Served

Recent Meetings (74 total)