2026 Vancouver municipal election
Vancouver municipal election
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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]
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October 17, 2026
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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
- Muhammad Ahmad, Bright Future Vancouver, communications strategist, humanitarian, and chair of the strategic advisory board at Alpharay Consulting
- Kareem Allam, Vancouver Liberals, former chief of staff to Mayor Ken Sim[4]
- Stephanie Allen, COPE, co-founder of Hogan's Alley Society and a former vice-president at BC Housing[5]
- William Azaroff, OneCity Vancouver, CEO of Brightside Community Homes[6]
- Rebecca Bligh, Vote Vancouver, Vancouver city councillor (2018–present)[7]
- Pete Fry, Green Party, Vancouver city councillor (2018–present)[8]
- Colleen Hardwick, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, Vancouver city councillor (2018–2022)[9]
- Ken Sim, ABC Vancouver, incumbent mayor (2022–present)[10]
Potential
- John Coupar, Conservative Electors Association, former Vancouver Park Board member and Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate in the 2024 British Columbia election for Vancouver-Little Mountain[11]
Opinion polling
Potential candidates
| Polling firm | Date last conducted | Kareem Allam, Liberal | John Coupar, Conservative | Kirk LaPointe, Conservative | Sean Orr, COPE | Pete Fry, Green | Ken Sim, ABC | Colleen Hardwick, TEAM | Tim Louis, COPE | Amanda Burrows, OneCity | Fred Harding, NPA | Rebecca Bligh, Vote Vancouver | Other | Sample size | MOE | Polling method | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainstreet Research[12] | October 22, 2025 | 13% | 25% | N/a | 20% | 20% | 13% | 4% | N/a | 2% | 1% | 2% | N/a | 1,207 | ±2.8pp | IVR | 5% |
| Mainstreet Research[12] | October 22, 2025 | 16% | N/a | 26% | 17% | 20% | 11% | 4% | N/a | 2% | 1% | 3% | N/a | 1,207 | ±2.8pp | IVR | 6% |
| Mainstreet Research[13] | August 29, 2025 | 19% | 18% | N/a | N/a | 17% | 15% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 8% | N/a | N/a | 961 | ±3.2pp | IVR | 1% |
Parties
| Polling firm | Date last conducted | Conservatives | Liberals | COPE | Greens | ABC | OneCity | TEAM | Vote Vancouver | NPA | Sample size | MOE | Polling method | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainstreet Research[12] | October 22, 2025 | 32% | 22% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 1,207 | ±2.8pp | IVR | 10% |
City council elections
Candidates
Declared
- Andy Lin, Bright Future Vancouver, youth advocate and civic engagement leader
- Amanda Boggan, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, former president of the Downtown Eastside Neighborhood Council[14]
- Iona Bonamis, OneCity, City of Vancouver transportation planner[15]
- John Boychuk, Vote Vancouver, Vancouver Pride Society co-chair and small business owner[16]
- Francis Bula, OneCity, civic journalist[15]
- Bridget Burns, Green Party, Green Party of Canada national field manager[17]
- Camil Dumont, Green Party, former Vancouver Park Board commissioner (2018–2022)[17]
- Jarrett Hagglund, OneCity, director of the Co-Operative Housing Federation of BC[15]
- Rebecca Hasdell, Vote Vancouver, BC Centre for Disease Control public health scientist and University of British Columbia adjunct professor[16]
- Victoria Jung, Vancouver Liberals, Vancouver School Board trustee (2022–present)[18]
- Charles Kelly, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, UN Human Settlements advisor and pub owner[9]
- Kathleen Larsen, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, Vancouver Heritage Foundation director and TEAM candidate in the 2022 Vancouver Park Board election[9]
- Chloe Leslie, COPE, food redistribution nonprofits[19]
- Angela Liu, COPE, political organizer and campaign manager for Tanille Johnston's NDP leadership campaign[19]
- Lucy Maloney, OneCity, Vancouver city councillor (2025–present), lawyer and safe streets advocate; elected in the 2025 Vancouver City Council by-election[20]
- Sean Orr, COPE, Vancouver city councillor (2025–present), housing activist and journalist; elected in the 2025 Vancouver City Council by-election[19]
- Annette Reilly, Green Party, Green Party candidate in the 2025 Vancouver City Council by-election[17]
- Devyani Singh, COPE, climate scientist and researcher[19]
- Stephanie Smith, Green Party, housing, labour, and social justice activist[17]
- Bhavna Solecki, Vote Vancouver, scientific researcher and seniors' advocate[16]
- Moira Stilwell, Vancouver Liberals, former provincial Cabinet minister[21]
- Caitlin Stockwell, OneCity, Indigenous rights lawyer[15]
- Geoff Teoli, Vote Vancouver, entrepreneur and former Vancouver film commissioner[16]
- Peter Tu, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, spa business owner[9]
- Armor Valor, Vancouver Liberals, entrepreneur, Hospital Employees Union member, Langara College board member and former OneCity council candidate[22]
- Jessica Walton, Vancouver Liberals, political strategist and government copywriter[23]
- Jonathan Weisman, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, lawyer[14]
- Michael Wu, Vancouver Liberals, entrepreneur and RCMP auxiliary constable[23]
- Bilal Khan, Bright Future Vancouver, entrepreneur, housing and homelessness advocate
- Solomon Yi-Kieran, COPE, public transit activist[19]
Declined
- Brian Montague, ABC Vancouver, Vancouver city councillor (2022–present)[24]
School board elections
Candidates
Declared
- Sherry Breshears, OneCity, inclusive education expert[15]
- Rory Brown, OneCity, teacher and union leader[15]
- Steve Cardwell, OneCity, former Vancouver School Board superintendent[15]
- Melanie Cheng, COPE, former DPAC chair and community organizer[19]
- Gwen Giesbrecht, COPE, Park Board commissioner (2018–2022) and former DPAC chair[19]
- Amarys Joseph, Vote Vancouver, post-secondary education manager[16]
- Christopher Lee, OneCity, founder of Helping Hands Youth Foundation[15]
- Suzie Mah, COPE, Vancouver School Board trustee (2022–present)[19]
- Alisha Masongsong, Green Party, community advocate and social planner[25]
- Derrick O'Keefe, COPE, journalist and writer[19]
- Krista Sigurdson, OneCity, health researcher[15]
- Julie Strilesky, Green Party[25]
Park board elections
Candidates
Declared
- Summit Ambeault-Wannamaker, Vote Vancouver, wildland firefighter[16]
- Amee Barber, Vote Vancouver, regulated industries policy advocate[16]
- Brennan Bastyovanszky, Vancouver Liberals, Vancouver Park Board commissioner (2022–present)[26]
- Sacia Burton, COPE, co-director of BC Poverty Reduction Coalition[19]
- Dominic Denofrio, OneCity, constituency advisor with the BC NDP[15]
- Tom Digby, Green Party, current chair of the Vancouver Park Board and commissioner (2022-present)[25]
- Jamie Han, COPE, youth organizer[19]
- John Irwin, OneCity, former Vancouver Parks Board commissioner (2018–2022)[15]
- Scott Jensen, Vancouver Liberals, Vancouver Park Board commissioner (2022–present)[27]
- Stephen Menon, Vote Vancouver, product development leader and Qmunity board member[16]
- Tyler Petersen, OneCity, biologist and labour activist [15]
- Gabi Tremblay, Green Party, lifeguard and outreach worker[25]
- Spencer Van Vloten, Green Party, writer and accessibility expert[25]
- Cease Wyss, COPE, ethnobotanist[19]