2026 Vancouver municipal election

2026 Vancouver municipal election
October 17, 2026 (2026-10-17)
Mayoral election
 
KA
Candidate Ken Sim Kareem Allam TBD
Party ABC Vancouver Vancouver Liberals OneCity
 
RB
Candidate Rebecca Bligh
Party Vote Vancouver
Incumbent mayor

Ken Sim
ABC Vancouver



City council election
Party Leader Current seats
ABC Vancouver Ken Sim 6
Green vacant 1
COPE N/A 1
OneCity N/A 1
Independent N/A 1
Park board election
Party Leader Current seats
ABC Vancouver Ken Sim 3
Independent N/A 3
Green vacant 1
School board election
Party Leader Current seats
ABC Vancouver Ken Sim 3
Green vacant 2
Independent N/A 2
COPE N/A 1
OneCity N/A 1

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]

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

Contesting nomination

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

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[11] October 22, 2025 13% 25% — 20% 20% 13% 4% — 2% 1% 2% — 1,207 ±2.8pp IVR 5%
Mainstreet Research[11] October 22, 2025 16% — 26% 17% 20% 11% 4% — 2% 1% 3% — 1,207 ±2.8pp IVR 6%
Mainstreet Research[12] August 29, 2025 19% 18% — — 17% 15% 6% 8% 8% 8% — — 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[11] October 22, 2025 32% 22% 13% 11% 8% 5% 4% 4% 2% 1,207 ±2.8pp IVR 10%

City council elections

Candidates

Declined

School board elections

Park board elections

References

  1. ^ a b c "2026 municipal election". City of Vancouver. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Ken Sim sworn in as mayor of Vancouver". CBC News. November 7, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ "Mayoral Nomination Candidates". OneCity Vancouver. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "News Release: Vancouver Conservatives Lead by 10 Points in New Mainstreet Poll, While ABC and Liberals Falter".
  10. ^ "News Release: Vancouver Conservatives Lead by 10 Points in New Mainstreet Poll, While ABC and Liberals Falter".
  11. ^ a b c "Mainstreet Research Survey - Vancouver" (PDF). Mainstreet Research. October 24, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  12. ^ "Mainstreet Research Survey - Vancouver" (PDF). Mainstreet Research. September 5, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  13. ^ Zavarise, Isabella (October 30, 2025). "Vancouver councillor defends attendance record after selling local home, buying property in Okanagan". CTV News. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
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