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Report · Election day, Oct 17, 2026Unofficial results
Report

The 30-second version123

The mayor

Pete Fry is Vancouver’s new mayor.

First Green mayor in Vancouver history. 98,494 votes (47.8%).

Mayor race, unofficial results
CandidateShare of the votePercent
Pete FryGreen47.76%
Ken SimABC · incumbent32.73%
Colleen HardwickTEAM8.78%
Kareem AllamVancouver Liberals5.13%
Rebecca BlighVote Vancouver4.21%

Who controls the vote

No party can pass anything alone. It takes 6 of 11 votes.

  • Greenincl. mayor Fry51 short of 6
  • COPE42 short of 6
  • OneCity1
  • ABC1

So parties have to team up. Green + COPE = 9 votes. Green + OneCity = 6. Green + ABC = 6.

  • 7 of 10

    councillors are new to council.

  • Nov 2

    The new council is sworn in at 5 pm. It’s their first meeting.

  • 103,000+

    advance ballots. A record: about 60% more than 2022.

  • Also elected

    Park Board: COPE 4, Green 3.
    School Board: COPE 4, OneCity 3, Green 2.

Ledger · Promise trackerUpdated Oct 18, 2026
Ledger

Did they do what they said?

Every promise gets four boxes: Promised, Voted, Funded, Done. A box gets ticked only when it happens, with a link to where we saw it.

New council · scoreboard

0 of 12 promises done

From Green and COPE, the two biggest parties on the new council.56

Nothing done yetCouncil starts Nov 2
  • Promised12/12
  • Voted0/12
  • Funded0/12
  • Done0/12

Council is sworn in Nov 2. We tick boxes as it happens, with a source.

Last council · ABC + Mayor Ken Sim, 2022–2026

2 of 9 promises kept

Their 9 biggest promises (of 93), as counted by Daily Hive.7

Promise score44%
  • Kept2/9
  • Partly4/9
  • Not kept3/9

Score: a kept promise counts 1, partly counts ½.

Members · Council 2026–2030Sworn in Nov 2, 2026
Members

Who’s on council now

11 votes: the mayor and 10 councillors. 7 of the 10 councillors are new.

Pete Fry

Pete Fry

Mayor-elect

Party: Green

Votes: 98,494

On council since 2018. First Green mayor. Son of longtime MP Hedy Fry.

Report card: IncompleteFirst grades Feb 2027
Sean Orr

Sean Orr

Returning · since Apr 2025 by-election

Party: COPE

Votes: 83,038

Writer and activist. Most votes of any council candidate.

Report card: IncompleteFirst grades Feb 2027
Annette Reilly

Annette Reilly

New

Party: Green

Votes: 78,476

Award-winning filmmaker and East Van community organizer.

Report card: IncompleteFirst grades Feb 2027
Chloe Leslie

Chloe Leslie

New

Party: COPE

Votes: 67,791

Non-profit worker focused on food security and poverty.

Report card: IncompleteFirst grades Feb 2027
Devyani Singh

Devyani Singh

New

Party: COPE

Votes: 65,473

Climate scientist and financial analyst at Stand.earth.

Report card: IncompleteFirst grades Feb 2027
Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith

New

Party: Green

Votes: 64,070

Worked with BC Poverty Reduction Coalition and Co-op Housing Federation.

Report card: IncompleteFirst grades Feb 2027
Lucy Maloney

Lucy Maloney

Returning · since Apr 2025

Party: OneCity

Votes: 63,143

Former environmental lawyer. Road safety advocate.

Report card: IncompleteFirst grades Feb 2027
Camil Dumont

Camil Dumont

New

Party: Green

Votes: 62,540

Former Park Board commissioner; chaired it twice.

Report card: IncompleteFirst grades Feb 2027
Solomon Yi-Kieran

Solomon Yi-Kieran

New

Party: COPE

Votes: 60,361

UBC student leader; led 15,000-signature SkyTrain-to-UBC petition. Uses they/them.

Report card: IncompleteFirst grades Feb 2027
Mike Klassen

Mike Klassen

Returning · since 2022

Party: ABC

Votes: 57,798

Communications strategist. Only ABC member re-elected.

Report card: IncompleteFirst grades Feb 2027
Bridget Burns

Bridget Burns

New

Party: Green

Votes: 57,788

Hospitality worker and renter. Won the 10th seat.

Report card: IncompleteFirst grades Feb 2027

Report cards: every member’s report card reads “Incomplete” until the first report cards come out on Feb 1, 2027.81

Calendar · Key datesAs of Oct 18, 2026
Calendar

What happens next

Highlighted days have something happening at City Hall. Dashed = expected, based on last year’s schedule. Tap any date to see what it means.

October 2026

This month

    Further out

    • Oct 19, 2030 Next city election

    Reference · Who does whatCity · Province · Country
    Reference

    Who’s actually in charge of what?

    Three governments run your life in Vancouver. City Hall can’t fix everything, and it shouldn’t get blamed for everything either. Here’s who handles what.

    Municipal

    City of Vancouver

    Mayor + 10 councillors at City Hall. Park Board and School Board are elected too.

    The stuff outside your front door.

    • What gets built where. Zoning, building permits, rezonings.
    • Property tax and the city budget.
    • Police and fire budgets. The city pays for the Vancouver Police Department.
    • Streets. Roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, street parking, potholes.
    • Garbage, recycling, water and sewers.
    • Parks, pools, rinks, community centres (Park Board) and libraries.
    • Local rules. Bylaws, business licences, the empty homes tax.

    ExampleA new 6-storey building on your street? City Hall decides.

    Provincial

    Province of BC

    Premier + 93 MLAs in Victoria.

    The big services you use every year.

    • Health care and hospitals.
    • Schools. Funding and what kids learn. (The local School Board runs them day to day.)
    • Renting rules. How much rent can go up, evictions, the Residential Tenancy Branch.
    • Mental health and addictions care, including involuntary care.
    • Transit money. Helps pay for SkyTrain and highways.
    • Minimum wage, ICBC car insurance, driver’s licences.
    • The city’s powers. BC writes the law that says what Vancouver is allowed to do.

    ExampleGetting rid of the elected Park Board needed BC’s okay. BC didn’t give it.

    Federal

    Government of Canada

    Prime Minister + 343 MPs in Ottawa.

    The country-wide stuff.

    • Immigration and citizenship.
    • Income tax and GST.
    • Pensions and benefits. CPP, EI, Old Age Security.
    • Criminal law, including drug laws.
    • National housing money for big building programs.
    • Canada Post, the border, the military.
    • Relations with First Nations.

    ExampleHow many people move to Vancouver from abroad each year? Ottawa sets that.

    Big problems are shared

    The issues people care about most need all three. Here’s each one’s part.

    IssueCityBCCanada
    Housing costsWhat can be built, and how fast permits comeRent rules, housing taxes, BC Housing projectsNational housing money, immigration levels
    HomelessnessShelter locations, outreach, permits for supportive housingSupportive housing, health care, addictions careFunding programs
    TransitRoads, bus lanes, bike lanesPays for SkyTrain lines with TransLinkHelps fund big projects
    Drugs and public safetyPolice budget, bylaws on public spacesTreatment, mental health, involuntary careDrug laws (the Criminal Code)

    Who do I contact?

    • Pothole, missed garbage, broken streetlight?City · call 3-1-1
    • Rent went up too much? Eviction notice?BC · Residential Tenancy Branch
    • Something about your kid’s school?Vancouver School Board
    • Passport, EI or immigration?Canada · your MP
    • Want to speak about a new building near you?City · public hearing
    Questionnaire · 17 statementsYour answers stay on this device
    Quiz

    Who do you line up with?

    Tick a box for each statement. We compare your answers with what each party on council promised or voted for.

    Matched against Green, COPE, OneCity and ABC: the four parties on the new council. A party is only scored on statements where it took a clear, sourced position. Parties with only a few positions are pulled toward 50%, so two lucky answers can't decide your result. This is not advice on how to vote.

    Form · Weekly email