City Council ▸ Councillors ▸ Barbara Ackermann
Barbara Ackermann
5 terms, 1968-77.
329papers filed123vs their councils100 = the median member678roll calls on record2361 term unmeasuredroll-call events while seated94.6% of 196 rolls that name who was missingrecorded absent2191 term unmeasuredvotes recorded22of 179 votes on rolls that name each sideagainst the majority
Counts are what the record holds, not what happened: coverage thins the further back you look, and a term with little recovered will show small numbers for everyone who sat in it. The index is the figure to compare between people. It measures this councillor against the others on their own council, so the same gaps sit in the numerator and the denominator and largely cancel. Where this comes from.
Term by term
| Term | Role | Papers | Index | Roll calls | Votes | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–69 | Councillor | 20 | 200 | 3 | – | – |
| 1970–71 | Councillor | 38 | 173 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972–73 | Mayor | 108 | 104 | 239 | 34 | 4 |
| 1974–75 | Councillor | 77 | 72 | 248 | 77 | 8 |
| 1976–77 | Councillor | 86 | 66 | 162 | 106 | 10 |
Who they voted with
Rated on contested roll calls only, the votes with at least one nay: the council adopts most business unanimously, and agreeing on a unanimous vote says nothing about affinity. Pairs sharing fewer than 10 contested votes are not rated. Agreement across all shared votes, unanimous included, is shown for context.
Most often
| Councillor | Contested | Agreement | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Clem | 31 of 33 | 94% | 98% of 93 votes |
| Saundra Graham | 48 of 59 | 81% | 94% of 182 votes |
| Francis Duehay | 51 of 63 | 81% | 94% of 200 votes |
Least often
| Councillor | Contested | Agreement | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Danehy | 13 of 55 | 24% | 75% of 171 votes |
| Daniel Clinton | 21 of 65 | 32% | 78% of 197 votes |
| Walter Sullivan | 20 of 61 | 33% | 79% of 191 votes |