Peter Meiszner

Peter Meiszner
Vancouver City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 7, 2022
Personal details
Born
Peter David Meiszner

(1983-01-09) January 9, 1983 (age 42)
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyABC Vancouver
Residence(s)Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
EducationJournalism and Media Relations
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
British Columbia Institute of Technology
OccupationCanadian politician
Websitevancouver.ca/peter-meiszner

Peter Meiszner is a Canadian politician and journalist who was elected to Vancouver City Council in the 2022 Vancouver municipal election. He is a member of ABC Vancouver.

Early life and career

Originally from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Meiszner moved to Vancouver in 2002 after facing difficulty with his family when he came out as gay. He studied broadcast journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and worked as a television journalist for Global BC before leaving to join the University of British Columbia as a senior digital strategist and communications manager.

Prior to his election, Meiszner was also the publisher of urbanYVR, a website focused on housing and urban development issues in the Lower Mainland. During this time, he served as vice-chair of the Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee.

Vancouver municipal politics

Upon assuming office as a Vancouver City Councillor, he was appointed as an alternate representative to the Metro Vancouver Regional District board and as a member of the Housing and Electoral Area ‘A’ committees. Meiszner also serves on the board of the Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver Civic Theatres and EasyPark.

As a Yaletown resident, Meiszner expressed repeated concerns over the presence of the Thomus Donaghy Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) in that neighbourhood, which replaced a mobile overdose prevention unit across the street at Emery Barnes Park. In April 2023, Meiszner called for the OPS to be shut down, but said he would not support a closure without an assured new location. In June 2023, however, Meiszner and the City of Vancouver announced that the Yaletown OPS would close with no immediate relocation plans.

Meiszner was involved in a joint effort between the ABC-led city council and park board to turn non-recirculating decorative water fountains on again, after they had previously been disabled due to concerns about water waste. On approval of the initiative, city staff were directed to turn the fountains off if Metro Vancouver moved to Stage 2 water restrictions.

Councillor Peter Meiszner has proposed installing a permanent "Vancouver" sign in the city to celebrate its identity and showcase its beauty. He believes it would be a symbol of civic pride, especially with major events like FIFA in 2026, the Invictus Games, the Juno Awards, and the Grey Cup approaching. The proposal aims to engage the community for input on design and location while addressing concerns about weather durability and cultural sensitivity. The motion will be discussed further by the Council.

Electoral record

2022 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
ABC Vancouver Sarah Kirby-Yung (X) 72,545 42.30 Y
ABC Vancouver Lisa Dominato (X) 70,415 41.05 Y
ABC Vancouver Brian Montague 68,618 40.01 Y
ABC Vancouver Mike Klassen 65,586 38.24 Y
ABC Vancouver Peter Meiszner 63,275 36.90 Y
ABC Vancouver Rebecca Bligh (X) 62,765 36.60 Y
ABC Vancouver Lenny Zhou 62,393 36.39 Y
Green Adriane Carr (X) 41,831 24.39 Y
OneCity Christine Boyle (X) 38,465 22.43 Y
Green Pete Fry (X) 37,270 21.73 Y
Forward Together Dulcy Anderson 33,985 19.82
OneCity Iona Bonamis 33,745 19.68
Forward Together Tesicca Truong 32,900 19.18
COPE Jean Swanson (X) 32,833 19.15
Green Michael Wiebe (X) 30,377 17.71
OneCity Ian Cromwell 29,833 17.40
OneCity Matthew Norris 29,663 17.30
Forward Together Alvin Singh 29,049 16.94
NPA Melissa De Genova (X) 26,578 15.50
COPE Breen Ouellette 24,881 14.51
Forward Together Jeanette Ashe 22,432 13.08
Forward Together Russil Wvong 22,107 12.89
Green Devyani Singh 21,255 12.39
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver Cleta Brown 20,854 12.16
Green Stephanie Smith 20,408 11.90
Forward Together Hilary Brown 19,902 11.61
COPE Nancy Trigueros 19,152 11.17
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver Sean Nardi 18,353 10.70
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver Grace Quan 17,955 10.47
COPE Tanya Webking 17,675 10.31
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver Bill Tieleman 17,240 10.05
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver Stephen Roberts 16,261 9.48
Vision Stuart Mackinnon 15,865 9.25
NPA Morning Lee 14,083 8.21
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver Param Nijjar 13,950 8.13
VOTE Socialist Sean Orr 13,744 8.01
Progress Vancouver Asha Hayer 13,107 7.64
NPA Ken Charko 12,083 7.47
Vision Lesli Boldt 11,070 6.46
NPA Elaine Allan 10,917 6.37
Affordable Housing Coalition Eric Redmond 10,617 6.19
NPA Arezo Zarrabian 10,361 6.04
Progress Vancouver Marie Noelle Rosa 10,111 5.90
Progress Vancouver Morgane Oger 10,015 5.84
Progress Vancouver David Chin 9,354 5.45
Progress Vancouver May He 8,593 5.01
NPA Cinnamon Bhayani 8,586 5.01
Independent Lina Vargas 7,714 4.50
Vision Honieh Barzegari 6,831 3.98
Progress Vancouver Mauro Francis 6,556 3.82
Independent Mark Bowen 5,706 3.33
Independent Dominic Denofrio 4,927 2.87
Independent Amy "Evil Genius" Fox 3,711 2.16
Independent Jeremy MacKenzie 3,446 2.01
Independent Kyra Philbert 3,382 1.97
Independent Tim Lý 3,339 1.95
Independent Marlo Franson 2,866 1.67
Independent Amie Peacock 2,745 1.60
Independent K. R. Alm 2,301 1.34
'(X)' indicates incumbent city councillor.
Percentage of votes shown is percentage of voters who voted, not votes cast.

References

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  2. ^ a b c Kenneth Chan, "Peter Meiszner to run for Vancouver City Council under A Better City party". Daily Hive, May 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Mike Howell, "Meet Vancouver’s four new city councillors". Vancouver Is Awesome, October 28, 2022.
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  5. ^ "Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee Meeting Minutes" (PDF). July 17, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
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