The 2026 Vancouver municipal election will be held on October 17, 2026, on the same day as the municipal elections held throughout British Columbia. 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. In addition, voters will vote on three capital plan questions and two plebiscite questions related to public safety.
Background Ken Sim defeated incumbent mayor Kennedy Stewart in the 2022 mayoral election. Sim was elected mayor with 51% of votes cast and was sworn in on November 7, 2022. 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.
Mayoral election
Candidates Declared
Muhammad Ahmad, Bright Future Vancouver, communications strategist and chair of the strategic advisory board at Alpharay Consulting Kareem Allam, Vancouver Liberals, former chief of staff to Mayor Ken Sim Rebecca Bligh, Vote Vancouver, Vancouver city councillor (2018–present) Amauri Caliman, independent Pete Fry, Green Party, Vancouver city councillor (2018–present) Scott Gilbert, independent Colleen Hardwick, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, Vancouver city councillor (2018–2022) Ken Sim, ABC Vancouver, incumbent mayor (2022–present)
Withdrawn Stephanie Allen, COPE, co-founder of Hogan's Alley Society and a former vice-president at BC Housing William Azaroff, OneCity Vancouver, CEO of Brightside Community Homes
Opinion polling Declared candidates +Polling firmDatesSimFryAllamHardwickAllenAzaroffBlighOtherUndecidedJustasonAugust 31 – September 11, 202630%10%11%5%Research Co.August 1, 202630%19%19%14%4%5%7%3%Research Co.August 1, 202622%14%14%10%3%4%5%2%26%Pallas DataJuly 20–24, 202613.8%11.5%10.5%6%3.5%2.9%33.8%
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 October 22, 2025 13% 25% 20% 20% 13% 4% 2% 1% 2% 1,207 ±2.8pp IVR 5% Mainstreet Research October 22, 2025 16% 26% 17% 20% 11% 4% 2% 1% 3% 1,207 ±2.8pp IVR 6% Mainstreet Research 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 October 22, 2025 32% 22% 13% 11% 8% 5% 4% 4% 2% 1,207 ±2.8pp IVR 10%
City council elections Candidates Declared
Mohadeseh G.P. Arasi, Bright Future Vancouver, community advocate and entrepreneur Amanda Boggan, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, former president of the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council Iona Bonamis, OneCity, City of Vancouver transportation planner John Boychuk, Vote Vancouver, Vancouver Pride Society co-chair and small business owner Frances Bula, OneCity, civic journalist Bridget Burns, Green Party, Green Party of Canada national field manager Ibrahima Cisse, Bright Future Vancouver, entrepreneur and community builder Devin Clemens, Vancouver Liberals, UBC graduate program manager John Coupar, Vancouver Liberals, former Vancouver Park Board commissioner and Conservative Party of British Columbia candidate in the 2024 British Columbia election for Vancouver-Little Mountain Camil Dumont, Green Party, former Vancouver Park Board commissioner (2018–2022) Jarrett Hagglund, OneCity, managing director of the Co-Operative Housing Federation of BC Rebecca Hasdell, Vote Vancouver, BC Centre for Disease Control public health scientist and University of British Columbia adjunct professor Steve Jedreicich, Vote Vancouver, development and acquisitions specialist Victoria Jung, Vancouver Liberals, Vancouver School Board trustee (2022–present) Keerit Jutla, Vote Vancouver, lawyer and CEO of Invicta Metals Judith Kasiama, Bright Future Vancouver, founder of Colour the Trails and community advocate Charles Kelly, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, UN Human Settlements advisor and pub owner Bilal Khan, Bright Future Vancouver, housing and homelessness advocate Kathleen Larsen, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, Vancouver Heritage Foundation director and TEAM candidate in the 2022 Vancouver Park Board election Chloe Leslie, COPE, food redistribution nonprofits Andy Lin, Bright Future Vancouver, business founder and community advocate Lucy Maloney, OneCity, Vancouver city councillor (2025–present), lawyer and safe streets advocate; elected in the 2025 Vancouver City Council by-election Yadwinder Mangat, Bright Future Vancouver, realtor and former Vancouver cab driver Sean Orr, COPE, Vancouver city councillor (2025–present), housing activist and journalist; elected in the 2025 Vancouver City Council by-election Annette Reilly, Green Party, Green Party candidate in the 2025 Vancouver City Council by-election Patrick Sauriol, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, digital entrepreneur, former DigiBC executive director Devyani Singh, COPE, climate scientist and researcher Bhavna Solecki, Vote Vancouver, scientific researcher and seniors' advocate Stephanie Smith, Green Party, housing, labour, and social justice activist Moira Stilwell, Vancouver Liberals, former provincial Cabinet ministerhttps://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/former-bc-cabinet-minister-vancouver-council-run-ubc-into-city Caitlin Stockwell, OneCity, Indigenous rights lawyer Geoff Teoli, Vote Vancouver, entrepreneur and former Vancouver film commissioner Armor Valor, Vancouver Liberals, entrepreneur, Hospital Employees Union member, Langara College board member and former OneCity council candidate Jessica Walton, Vancouver Liberals, political strategist and government copywriter Jonathan Weisman, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver, lawyer Michael Wu, Vancouver Liberals, entrepreneur, RCMP auxiliary constable, and 2024 BC Conservative candidate in Burnaby North Solomon Yi-Kieran, COPE, public transit activist
Declined Brian Montague, ABC Vancouver, Vancouver city councillor (2022–present)
School board elections Candidates Declared Darren Boidman, Vancouver Liberals Sherry Breshears, OneCity, inclusive education expert Rory Brown, OneCity, teacher and union leader Joshua Cameron, Vancouver Liberals Steve Cardwell, OneCity, former Vancouver School Board superintendent Melanie Cheng, COPE, former DPAC chair and community organizer Ishi Dinim, Vancouver Liberals Gwen Giesbrecht, COPE, former Vancouver Park Board commissioner (2018–2022) and former DPAC chair Amarys Joseph, Vote Vancouver, post-secondary education manager Christopher Lee, OneCity, founder of Helping Hearts Youth Foundation Suzie Mah, COPE, Vancouver School Board trustee (2022–present) Alisha Masongsong, Green Party, community advocate and social planner Noosha Mehdian, Vancouver Liberals Isabel Ochoa, Vancouver Liberals Derrick O'Keefe, COPE, journalist and writer Mandy Potter, Vote Vancouver Krista Sigurdson, OneCity, health researcher Julie Strilesky, Green Party
Declined Jennifer Reddy, OneCity, Vancouver School Board trustee (2022–present)
Park board elections Candidates Declared Summit Ambeault-Wannamaker, Vote Vancouver, wildland firefighter Amanda Bains, Vancouver Liberals, community leader Amir Bajehkian, Vancouver Liberals, flight data analyst and civic engagement advocate Amee Barber, Vote Vancouver, regulated industries policy advocate Tricia Barker, Vancouver Liberals, personal trainer and former Vancouver Park Board commissioner (2018–2022) Brennan Bastyovanszky, Vancouver Liberals, Vancouver Park Board commissioner (2022–present) Shayla Bird, Vancouver Liberals, educator and public historian Sacia Burton, COPE, co-director of BC Poverty Reduction Coalition Dominic Denofrio, OneCity, constituency advisor with the BC NDP Tom Digby, Green Party, current chair of the Vancouver Park Board and commissioner (2022–present) Mark Halyk, Vancouver Liberals Jamie Han, COPE, youth organizer John Irwin, OneCity, former Vancouver Parks Board commissioner (2018–2022) Scott Jensen, Vancouver Liberals, Vancouver Park Board commissioner (2022–present) Stephen Menon, Vote Vancouver, product development leader and Qmunity board member Tyler Petersen, OneCity, biologist and labour activist Breanne Smart, Green Party, chef Tamiko Suzuki, COPE, healthcare worker and environmental activist Spencer Van Vloten, Green Party, writer and accessibility expert Tʼuyʼtʼtanat-Cease Wyss, COPE, ethnobotanist
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