Calgary Council and Committee Electronic Vote Records

Calgary municipal government data contains confirmed vote records from City Council and Committee meetings. The dataset originates from the city's official open data portal, data.calgary.ca, and covers the period since electronic voting was implemented in October 2020. Records are updated after meeting minutes are confirmed, with potential delays of up to a month.

Use Cases

• Analyze individual `Voter` patterns across different `MeetingType` sessions to identify voting blocs or ideological alignment.
• Track the approval rate (`Result`) of `Resolution` items over time using the `MeetingDate` field.
• Model the relationship between `MeetingType` (e.g., Council vs. Committee) and the distribution of `Vote` types (e.g., Yes, No, Absent).

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the official city portal, data.calgary.ca, indicating an authoritative origin.
• Includes six distinct columns (`Result`, `Voter`, `MeetingType`, `Vote`, `Resolution`, `MeetingDate`) providing structured vote context.

Limitations

• Dataset excludes all vote records prior to October 7, 2020, creating a temporal gap in historical analysis.
• Data freshness is impacted by a confirmed delay of up to one month between a meeting and vote publication.
• Sample size and row count are unknown, preventing assessment of statistical significance.

Provenance

Source

City of Calgary via its official open data portal, data.calgary.ca.

Collection Method

Collected from confirmed electronic voting records implemented for Council and Committee meetings.

Time Range

From October 7, 2020, onward.

Freshness

Last updated on the platform was 2026-04-01, but underlying data updates are tied to meeting minute confirmation with a stated delay.

Geography

Municipality of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.