Christine Boyle

Christine Boyle is a Canadian politician and activist who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA), representing the riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain since 2024. A member of the New Democratic Party, she has served in its Cabinet as the minister of Housing, and Municipal Affairs since July 2025 and previously as minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.

Boyle previously served as a Vancouver city councillor from 2018 until her resignation in 2024.

Activism Boyle has been active in climate justice work and is an ordained minister in the United Church. She has been involved in community-based initiatives including the Self Care Project and Spirited Social Change, organizations focused on supporting activists and encouraging social engagement. She has also participated in Fossil Free Faith, a group that advocates for fossil fuel divestment within faith communities; the United Church of Canada voted to divest in 2015.

In 2015, Boyle attended events at the Vatican related to Laudato Si, and later that year was a delegate to the COP21 climate talks representing the United Church of Canada. In 2018, she took part in faith-based demonstrations concerning the Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Political career Boyle has said she was motivated to run for office by concerns about inequality in Vancouver, housing affordability, and community engagement. She ran alongside Brandon Yan after securing the OneCity Vancouver nomination in June 2018. In the 2018 municipal election, she won a seat on Vancouver City Council, becoming the first OneCity councillor and one of eight women elected to the ten-member council. She was re-elected to a second term in the 2022 municipal election.

On April 4, 2024, Boyle was nominated as the New Democratic Party candidate for Vancouver-Little Mountain in the 2024 provincial election. She was elected in that race, defeating Conservative candidate John Coupar.

Personal life Boyle lives with her partner, writer and activist Seth Klein, and their children in Grandview–Woodlands.

Electoral record

Provincial elections

Municipal elections