Green Party councillor Pete Fry is set to become Vancouver’s next mayor after defeating incumbent Ken Sim in the 2026 municipal election. Preliminary results show Fry with 89,706 votes, while voters also elected a new mix of councillors, Park Board commissioners and school trustees.
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Pete Fry is set to become Vancouver’s next mayor after taking the lead over incumbent Ken Sim in Saturday’s municipal election, according to preliminary results from the City of Vancouver.
Fry, representing the Green Party of Vancouver, received 89,706 votes, compared with 63,072 votes for Sim of ABC Vancouver, based on the results supplied.
Fry’s lead stood at 26,634 votes in the preliminary count. The result marks a change in Vancouver’s mayoral leadership after Sim won the 2022 election and led the city for four years.
Fry is a two-term city councillor who campaigned on the Green Party platform. News reports published after polls closed said Sim conceded the race and Fry would become the city’s next mayor.
Vancouver mayoral election results
The preliminary results for all eight mayoral candidates were:
| Candidate | Party or organization | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Fry | Green Party of Vancouver | 89,706 |
| Ken Sim | ABC Vancouver | 63,072 |
| Colleen Hardwick | TEAM | 16,415 |
| Kareem Allam | Vancouver Liberals | 9,803 |
| Rebecca Bligh | Vote Vancouver | 7,997 |
| Muhammad Ahmad | Bright Future Vancouver | 1,276 |
| Scott Gilbert | — | 1,108 |
| Amauri Caliman | — | 326 |
The results represent a substantial lead for Fry in the mayoral contest, with Sim finishing second.
Voter turnout and ballots cast
The City of Vancouver’s unofficial results page reported 192,553 ballots cast and 148 of 149 voting places reporting in the figures supplied.
The city has stated that official election results, including the results of three Capital Plan borrowing questions, will be declared by 4 p.m. on October 21, 2026.
Because one voting place had not yet reported in the supplied snapshot, the totals should be treated as preliminary rather than final.
Council race: COPE and Green candidates among the leaders
Ten councillors were to be elected. The leading candidates by vote count in the supplied results were:
| Candidate | Party or organization | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Orr | COPE | 75,305 |
| Annette Reilly | Green | 71,794 |
| Chloe Leslie | COPE | 61,731 |
| Devyani Singh | COPE | 59,371 |
| Stephanie Smith | Green | 58,461 |
| Camil Dumont | Green | 57,143 |
| Lucy Maloney | OneCity | 56,593 |
| Solomon Yi-Kieran | COPE | 54,811 |
| Mike Klassen | ABC Vancouver | 53,665 |
| Bridget Burns | Green | 53,032 |
These figures show COPE and Green candidates leading several of the council contests, while ABC Vancouver’s Mike Klassen also appeared among the ten highest vote totals.
The city’s official declaration will confirm the final composition of council.
Park Board: Green and COPE candidates lead
Seven Park Board commissioners were to be elected. The leading candidates in the preliminary results were:
| Candidate | Party or organization | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Digby | Green | 71,498 |
| Spencer Van Vloten | Green | 59,385 |
| T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss | COPE | 58,337 |
| Tamiko Suzuki | COPE | 57,643 |
| Breanne Smart | Green | 57,114 |
| Jamie Han | COPE | 55,735 |
| Sacia Burton | COPE | 54,041 |
The supplied results place four COPE candidates and three Green candidates in the seven leading positions.
School board: COPE, Green and OneCity candidates lead
Nine school trustees were to be elected. The nine highest vote totals in the supplied preliminary results were:
| Candidate | Party or organization | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Suzie Mah | COPE | 75,541 |
| Melanie Cheng | COPE | 72,324 |
| Derrick O’Keefe | COPE | 65,903 |
| Gwen Giesbrecht | COPE | 65,896 |
| Julie Strilesky | Green | 59,314 |
| Krista Sigurdson | OneCity | 58,378 |
| Alisha Masongsong | Green | 57,578 |
| Rory Brown | OneCity | 55,168 |
| Steve Cardwell | OneCity | 52,162 |
The preliminary figures show COPE candidates leading the school trustee race, alongside representatives from the Green Party and OneCity.
Voters support all three Capital Plan borrowing questions
Vancouver voters also considered three Capital Plan borrowing questions covering transportation and street infrastructure, community-serving and civic infrastructure, and parks and open public spaces.
The preliminary results supplied show “Yes” leading on all three questions:
- Transportation and street infrastructure: Yes, 134,330; No, 38,287.
- Community-serving and civic essential infrastructure: Yes, 137,195; No, 35,444.
- Parks and open public spaces infrastructure: Yes, 139,509; No, 33,414.
The official results for the questions are scheduled to be declared alongside the city’s final election results.
Official results expected October 21
The City of Vancouver has advised that its unofficial results page does not refresh automatically, and voters must refresh the page to see updated totals.
The city expects to declare official results by 4 p.m. on October 21, 2026. Residents can follow updates through the City of Vancouver’s official election results page.
Fry’s lead marks a change in Vancouver’s mayoral leadership, while the preliminary council, Park Board and school trustee figures indicate changes across several areas of municipal government.
StudioX News will continue to follow Vancouver’s election results and the transition to the new city leadership.
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