Coalition of Progressive Electors

Coalition of Progressive Electors
Active municipal party
Co-chairsTanya Webking
Shawn Vulliez
Founded1968 (1968)
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Political positionLeft-wing
City council
0 / 11[1]
Park board
0 / 7[1]
School board
1 / 9[1]
Website
www.copevancouver.ca

The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) is a municipal political party in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia. It has traditionally been associated with tenants, environmentalists, and the labour movement. COPE is generally guided by democratic socialist principles following the split of its social democratic wing in 2014 to form OneCity Vancouver, and has a long history of advocating for issues such as improving public transit and investing in affordable housing. It last held a majority government on city council from 2002 to 2005. COPE describes itself as being committed to renter protections, ending homelessness, taxing the rich to build social housing, safe supply, free transit, Indigenous reconciliation, climate action, and other social and environmental reforms.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Election results (unofficial)". vancouver.ca. City of Vancouver. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Howell, Mike (January 13, 2022). "Jean Swanson to Seek Another Term in October 2022 Election".