Malcolm Brodie (politician)

Not to be confused with Malcolm Brodie (journalist).

Malcolm Brodie is the mayor of Richmond, the fourth-largest city in British Columbia.

His Worship Malcolm Brodie
Mayor Brodie at the Olympic Oval
Mayor of Richmond, British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office October 29, 2001
Preceded by	Greg Halsey-Brandt
Personal details
Born	c. 1949[1] New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Christine Brodie
Children	Two adult children, Garrett and Stephanie
Residence(s)	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Profession	lawyer
Website	http://www.malcolmbrodie.com/

A lawyer by profession, Brodie was elected to City Council in 1996 and again in 1999, as part of the centre-right Richmond Non-Partisan Association (RNPA).^[2] After the resignation of mayor Greg Halsey-Brandt, Brodie was elected mayor in a special by-election on 29 October 2001. He left his RNPA party, and now serves as an independent. Brodie was re-elected by large margins in 2002, 2005, 2008, 2014 and 2018 ^[3] and 2022. He is the longest-serving mayor in Richmond's history, surpassing Rudy Grauer, who served from 1930 to 1949.^[4]

Experience

Brodie has played various roles in multiple organizations and committees, including Metro Vancouver Director since 2001, Chair of the Zero Waste Committee and Richmond's General Purposes Committee, and chair, vice-chair and trustee of the Municipal Finance Authority. He is also director of PRIMECorp, which manages police records in BC, and a member of the Utilities Committee, Transportation Committee, Finance Committee, Mayor's Committee, Intergovernmental Administration Committee, and RCMP Local Government Contract Management Committee.^[5] He served as Director Representative in the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (TransLink) board from 2002 to 2007 and as chair in 2006.

A Richmond resident since 1977, Brodie has two adult children, Garrett and Stephanie, and three grandchildren, Kayla, Matthew, and Brodie.

Recognition

Brodie received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, and the Commemorative Medal at the 125th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada in 1992.^[6]

Electoral history

2022 Municipal mayoral election: Richmond City Council

Mayoral candidate	Votes	%
Malcolm Brodie	23,239	67.55
John Roston	9,304	27.04
Wei Ping Chen	1,859	5.40
Source: City of Richmond[7]

2018 Municipal mayoral election: Richmond City Council

Candidate	Votes	%
Malcolm Brodie	30,452	64.26
Roy Sakata	7,942	16.76
Donald Flintoff	4,204	8.87
Hong Guo	2,940	6.20
Lawrence Chen	1,260	2.66
Cliff Wei	594	1.25
Total Valid Votes	47,365	100.00
Source: City of Richmond[8]

2014 Municipal mayoral election: Richmond City Council

Candidate	Votes	%
Malcolm Brodie	27,149	69.78
Richard Lee	10,667	27.42
Cliff Lifeng Wei	1,088	2.80
Total Valid Votes	37,816	100.00
Source: City of Richmond[9]

References

1. "Municipal Elections 2014 — Malcolm Brodie Profile". Vancouver Sun. 2014. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017.
2. "Richmond Public Library Archive". 2001 Richmond Public Library.
3. "City of Richmond 2014 Election Results". City of Richmond. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
4. "Richmond News: Malcolm Brodie to Run for Sixth Term as Mayor of Richmond". 2013-2014 LMP Publication Limited Partnership. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
5. "Malcolm Brodie's Webpage: About Malcolm". 2014 Malcolm Brodie. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
6. "City of Richmond: Member Description". City of Richmond. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
7. "City of Richmond BC — Local General and School Election 2022 — Candidates for Mayor". City of Richmond. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
8. "City of Richmond BC - General Local and School Election 2018 - Election Results". City of Richmond, British Columbia. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
9. "City of Richmond BC - General Local and School Elections 2014 - Election Results". City of Richmond, British Columbia. Retrieved April 25, 2021.