▁and ▁providing ▁a ▁strategy ▁for ▁regional ▁growth ▁and ▁land ▁use . ▁ ▁Provin cial ▁and ▁federal ▁representation ▁In ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁ 1 1 ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁( ML As ). ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁there ▁are ▁three ▁seats ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁BC ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁and ▁eight ▁by ▁the ▁BC ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada , ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁In ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁federal ▁election , ▁the ▁Liber als ▁retained ▁two ▁( V ancouver ▁Qu ad ra ▁and ▁V ancouver ▁Centre ) ▁seats ▁and ▁gained ▁another ▁two , ▁while ▁the ▁N DP ▁held ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁seats ▁( V ancouver ▁East ▁and ▁V ancouver ▁Kings way ), ▁they ▁held ▁at ▁dissol ution ▁while ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁were ▁shut ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁One ▁current ▁Cab inet ▁minister ▁ha ils ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁– ▁V ancouver ▁South ▁MP ▁Har j it ▁S aj jan ▁is ▁Minister ▁of ▁National ▁Def ence . ▁ ▁Pol icing ▁and ▁crime ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁oper ates ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Police ▁Department , ▁with ▁ 1 , 3 2 7 ▁sw orn ▁members ▁and ▁an ▁operating ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 3 1 6 . 5 mill ion ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Over ▁ 1 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁budget ▁was ▁spent ▁on ▁police ▁protection ▁in