Rebecca Bligh | |
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Vancouver City Councillor | |
Assumed office November 5, 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | ABC Vancouver (2022-present) |
Other political affiliations |
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Residence | Vancouver |
Rebecca Bligh is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Vancouver City Council in the 2018 Vancouver municipal election. [1]
First elected as a member of the Non-Partisan Association, she left the party in 2019 claiming its ideology was driving towards the " far-right" following the election of its new executive. [2] Her concerns were echoed by 2018 NPA mayoral candidate Ken Sim, [3] while Bligh's fellow NPA councillors Melissa De Genova, Lisa Dominato, Colleen Hardwick and Sarah Kirby-Yung did not leave the party, but took steps to distance themselves from its board. [4] By 2022, all except De Genova had quit the NPA, with Bligh, Dominato and Kirby-Yung reaffiliating with ABC Vancouver, and Hardwick joining TEAM for a Livable Vancouver. [5]
As a candidate of ABC Vancouver, Bligh was re-elected to a second term in the 2022 Vancouver municipal election. [6]
Bligh identifies as queer. [7]
Rebecca Bligh | |
---|---|
Vancouver City Councillor | |
Assumed office November 5, 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | ABC Vancouver (2022-present) |
Other political affiliations |
|
Residence | Vancouver |
Rebecca Bligh is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Vancouver City Council in the 2018 Vancouver municipal election. [1]
First elected as a member of the Non-Partisan Association, she left the party in 2019 claiming its ideology was driving towards the " far-right" following the election of its new executive. [2] Her concerns were echoed by 2018 NPA mayoral candidate Ken Sim, [3] while Bligh's fellow NPA councillors Melissa De Genova, Lisa Dominato, Colleen Hardwick and Sarah Kirby-Yung did not leave the party, but took steps to distance themselves from its board. [4] By 2022, all except De Genova had quit the NPA, with Bligh, Dominato and Kirby-Yung reaffiliating with ABC Vancouver, and Hardwick joining TEAM for a Livable Vancouver. [5]
As a candidate of ABC Vancouver, Bligh was re-elected to a second term in the 2022 Vancouver municipal election. [6]
Bligh identifies as queer. [7]