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Election Digest

Vancouver 2026 — Commitments & Stances, Sourced

130 People Meant ItOpinion · October 20, 2026

An editor's look back at Vancouver's 2026 election — the ballot, how Election Digest held up, what comes next, and why a win this lopsided deserves some pause.
Election results

Official resultsDeclared October 21, 2026vancouver.ca ↗results.vancouver.ca ↗

209,711 Ballots cast
483,324 Eligible voters
43.39% Turnout
Seats
PartyMayorCouncilParkSchoolTotal
ABC Vancouver—1——1
COPE—44412
Green Party of Vancouver143210
OneCity Vancouver—1—34

No seats: Affordable Housing, Bright Future Vancouver, Independent Parks Party, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, TrueBlue Vancouver, Vancouver Liberals, Vote Vancouver.

Votes by contest

Mayor · 1 seat

Elected

  1. Pete Fry Green Party of Vancouver
    98,748
Not elected (7)
  1. Ken Sim ABC Vancouver
    67,598
  2. Colleen Hardwick TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    18,156
  3. Kareem Allam Vancouver Liberals
    10,609
  4. Rebecca Bligh Vote Vancouver
    8,701
  5. Muhammad Ahmad Bright Future Vancouver
    1,355
  6. Scott Gilbert Independent
    1,135
  7. Amauri Caliman Independent
    347

City Council · 10 seats

Elected

  1. Sean Orr COPE
    83,247
  2. Annette Reilly Green Party of Vancouver
    78,680
  3. Chloe Leslie COPE
    67,959
  4. Devyani Singh COPE
    65,644
  5. Stephanie Smith Green Party of Vancouver
    64,232
  6. Lucy Maloney OneCity Vancouver
    63,321
  7. Camil Dumont Green Party of Vancouver
    62,703
  8. Solomon Yi-Kieran COPE
    60,519
  9. Bridget Burns Green Party of Vancouver
    57,924
  10. Mike Klassen ABC Vancouver
    57,922
Not elected (46)
  1. Joyce Gillespie ABC Vancouver
    55,100
  2. Peter Meiszner ABC Vancouver
    54,630
  3. Sarah Kirby-Yung ABC Vancouver
    54,573
  4. Lisa Dominato ABC Vancouver
    54,568
  5. Iona Bonamis OneCity Vancouver
    54,525
  6. Frances Bula OneCity Vancouver
    51,663
  7. Lenny Zhou ABC Vancouver
    49,986
  8. Jarrett Hagglund OneCity Vancouver
    48,935
  9. Caitlin Stockwell OneCity Vancouver
    48,863
  10. Lorraine Lowe ABC Vancouver
    48,205
  11. David Grewal ABC Vancouver
    48,199
  12. Arezo Zarrabian ABC Vancouver
    44,115
  13. Victoria Jung Vancouver Liberals
    23,853
  14. Kathleen Larsen TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    23,206
  15. Amanda Boggan TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    22,351
  16. Charles Kelly TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    21,951
  17. Josh Gordon TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    21,356
  18. Moira Stilwell Vancouver Liberals
    20,898
  19. Jonathan Weisman TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    19,803
  20. Jessica Walton Vancouver Liberals
    19,012
  21. John Coupar Vancouver Liberals
    17,398
  22. Rebecca Hasdell Vote Vancouver
    17,088
  23. Raj Mundra TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    16,217
  24. Michael Wu Vancouver Liberals
    15,791
  25. Patrick Sauriol TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    15,396
  26. Devin Clemens Vancouver Liberals
    14,401
  27. Armor Valor Vancouver Liberals
    14,296
  28. Geoff Teoli Vote Vancouver
    11,110
  29. John Boychuk Vote Vancouver
    9,978
  30. Eric Redmond Affordable Housing
    9,554
  31. Keerit Jutla Vote Vancouver
    8,992
  32. Steve Jedreicich Vote Vancouver
    8,464
  33. Bhavna Solecki Vote Vancouver
    7,222
  34. Andy Lin Bright Future Vancouver
    6,142
  35. John Jones Independent
    5,099
  36. Rollergirl Independent
    4,914
  37. Job Zhao Independent
    3,739
  38. Yadwinder Mangat Bright Future Vancouver
    3,620
  39. Naomi Chocyk TrueBlue Vancouver
    3,574
  40. Judith Kasiama Bright Future Vancouver
    3,572
  41. Bilal Khan Bright Future Vancouver
    2,998
  42. Guy Dubé Independent
    2,237
  43. Parris J. Williams Independent
    2,230
  44. Mohadeseh Gharib P. Arasi Bright Future Vancouver
    2,187
  45. Ibrahima Cisse Bright Future Vancouver
    2,125
  46. Noi Soudarack Independent
    840

Park Board · 7 seats

Elected

  1. Tom Digby Green Party of Vancouver
    78,976
  2. Spencer Van Vloten Green Party of Vancouver
    65,171
  3. T'uy't'tanat Cease Wyss COPE
    64,363
  4. Tamiko Suzuki COPE
    63,265
  5. Breanne Smart Green Party of Vancouver
    62,588
  6. Jamie Han COPE
    61,259
  7. Sacia Burton COPE
    59,632
Not elected (28)
  1. Stephen Molnar ABC Vancouver
    50,918
  2. Marie Rogers ABC Vancouver
    49,445
  3. Christian Kyle ABC Vancouver
    48,829
  4. Cheryl Grant ABC Vancouver
    48,620
  5. Chris Qiu ABC Vancouver
    47,583
  6. Jay Bailey ABC Vancouver
    45,140
  7. Jas Virdi ABC Vancouver
    45,089
  8. Tyler Petersen OneCity Vancouver
    44,650
  9. John Irwin OneCity Vancouver
    43,566
  10. Dominic Denofrio OneCity Vancouver
    41,871
  11. Jon Girard TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    21,610
  12. Allan Fawley TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    21,035
  13. Mayeli Alvarez TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    20,658
  14. Scott Jensen Vancouver Liberals
    19,851
  15. Mark Halyk Vancouver Liberals
    17,900
  16. Wah Gee TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    17,489
  17. Amanda Bains Vancouver Liberals
    17,479
  18. Shayla Bird Vancouver Liberals
    17,470
  19. Tricia Barker Vancouver Liberals
    16,852
  20. Alex Tkach TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    16,156
  21. Stephen Menon Vote Vancouver
    14,206
  22. Summit Wannamaker Vote Vancouver
    9,924
  23. Amir Bajehkian Vancouver Liberals
    9,029
  24. Leonard Vanderstar Independent Parks Party
    6,898
  25. Cam Rothery Independent Parks Party
    5,548
  26. Niknaz Alemi Independent Parks Party
    5,117
  27. Michael Robert Caditz Independent Parks Party
    4,958
  28. Brynja Marshall Independent Parks Party
    4,857

School Board · 9 seats

Elected

  1. Suzie Mah COPE
    83,643
  2. Melanie Cheng COPE
    79,840
  3. Gwen Giesbrecht COPE
    72,914
  4. Derrick O'Keefe COPE
    72,840
  5. Krista Sigurdson OneCity Vancouver
    65,128
  6. Julie Strilesky Green Party of Vancouver
    64,770
  7. Alisha Masongsong Green Party of Vancouver
    62,913
  8. Rory Brown OneCity Vancouver
    61,487
  9. Steve Cardwell OneCity Vancouver
    58,371
Not elected (22)
  1. Sherry Breshears OneCity Vancouver
    57,877
  2. Christopher Lee OneCity Vancouver
    53,793
  3. Maria Kritikos ABC Vancouver
    53,599
  4. Alfred Chien ABC Vancouver
    53,352
  5. Lina Vargas ABC Vancouver
    52,460
  6. Matt Kroeker ABC Vancouver
    52,199
  7. Shirley Sio ABC Vancouver
    51,815
  8. Preeti Faridkot ABC Vancouver
    47,109
  9. Rob Nijjar ABC Vancouver
    46,506
  10. Darren Boidman Vancouver Liberals
    27,237
  11. Joshua Cameron Vancouver Liberals
    23,508
  12. Noosha Mehdian Vancouver Liberals
    22,338
  13. Kat Nystedt TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
    22,180
  14. Isabel Ochoa Prieto Vancouver Liberals
    21,417
  15. Ishi Dinim Vancouver Liberals
    19,528
  16. Mandy Potter Vote Vancouver
    17,374
  17. Tasha Doucas Vote Vancouver
    16,901
  18. Amarys Joseph Vote Vancouver
    12,604
  19. Christopher JK Richardson Independent
    7,929
  20. Blair Coleman TrueBlue Vancouver
    6,823
  21. Naomi Chocyk TrueBlue Vancouver
    6,120
  22. Travers Fenton TrueBlue Vancouver
    5,512
Capital Plan borrowing

Question 1: Transportation and street infrastructure ($292 million)

  1. Yes
    147,559 · 78.0%
  2. No
    41,669 · 22.0%

Question 2: Community serving and civic essential infrastructure ($438 million)

  1. Yes
    150,309 · 79.4%
  2. No
    38,914 · 20.6%

Question 3: Parks and open public spaces infrastructure ($60 million)

  1. Yes
    152,969 · 80.7%
  2. No
    36,590 · 19.3%
Plebiscite (non-binding)

Question 1: Open-air hard drug use in public spaces

  1. Yes
    137,178 · 68.6%
  2. No
    62,880 · 31.4%

Question 2: Secure care facility request to the Province

  1. Yes
    135,509 · 68.0%
  2. No
    63,722 · 32.0%

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