2026 Vancouver municipal election

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2026 Vancouver municipal election
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Mayoral election
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Candidate Ken Sim Rebecca Bligh Kareem Allam
Party ABC Vancouver Vote Vancouver Vancouver Liberals
Incumbent mayor

Ken Sim
ABC Vancouver



City council election
PartyLeaderCurrent seats
ABC Vancouver Ken Sim 6
Green vacant1
COPE N/A1
OneCity N/A1
Independent N/A1
Park board election
PartyLeaderCurrent seats
ABC Vancouver Ken Sim 3
Independent N/A3
Green vacant1
School board election
PartyLeaderCurrent seats
ABC Vancouver Ken Sim 3
Green vacant2
Independent N/A2
COPE N/A1
OneCity N/A1

The 2026 Vancouver municipal election will be held on October 17, 2026, on the same day as the municipal elections held throughout British Columbia. [1] Voters will elect the mayor of Vancouver along with 10 city councillors, 7 park board commissioners, and 9 school board trustees through plurality-at-large voting. [1] In addition, voters will vote on 3 capital plan questions. [1]

Contents

Background

Ken Sim defeated incumbent mayor Kennedy Stewart in the 2022 mayoral election. [2] Sim was elected mayor with 51% of votes cast [3] and was sworn in on November 7, 2022. [2] The city council, park board, and school board elections, held on the same day, had Sim's ABC Vancouver winning outright majorities on all three. [3]

Mayoral election

Candidates

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Opinion polling

Potential candidates

Polling firmDates conductedKareem Allam, LiberalJohn Coupar, ConservativeKirk LaPointe, ConservativeSean Orr, COPEPete Fry, GreenKen Sim, ABCColleen Hardwick, TEAMTim Louis, COPEAmanda Burrows, OneCityFred Harding, NPARebecca Bligh, Vote VancouverOtherSample
size		MOEPolling
method		Lead
Mainstreet Research [10] Oct 17—22, 202513%25%—20%20%13%4%—2%1%2%—1,207±2.8ppIVR5%
Mainstreet Research [10] Oct 17—22, 202516%—26%17%20%11%4%—2%1%3%—1,207±2.8ppIVR6%
Mainstreet Research [11] Aug 27—29, 202519%18%——17%15%6%8%8%8%——961±3.2ppIVR1%

Parties

Polling firmDateConservativesLiberalsCOPEGreensABCOneCityTEAMVote VancouverNPASample
size		MOEPolling
method		Lead
Mainstreet Research [10] Oct 17—22, 202532%22%13%11%8%5%4%4%2%1,207±2.8ppIVR10%

City Council elections

School Board elections

Park Board elections

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2026 municipal election". City of Vancouver . Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Ken Sim sworn in as mayor of Vancouver". CBC News . November 7, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Fumano, Dan (October 17, 2022). "Vancouver Election Results: Ken Sim rolls over Kennedy Stewart, vows to act fast to add police officers". Vancouver Sun . Postmedia . Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ Chan, Cheryl (July 3, 2025). "Vancouver mayor's former chief of staff starts new political party". Vancouver Sun . Postmedia . Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ Pawson, Chad (September 22, 2025). "Vancouver city councillor kicked out of ruling party announces mayoral bid". CBC News . Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ Howell, Mike (November 8, 2023). "Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim will seek re-election in 2026". Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  7. ↑ McElroy, Justin (September 25, 2025). "Pete Fry considering a run for mayor of Vancouver — and he could be the candidate to unite the left". CBC News . Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ https://www.conservativeassociation.ca/news-october-24-2025
  9. ↑ https://www.conservativeassociation.ca/news-october-24-2025
  10. 1 2 3 "Mainstreet Research Survey - Vancouver" (PDF). Mainstreet Research . October 24, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Mainstreet Research Survey - Vancouver" (PDF). Mainstreet Research . September 5, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
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