Politics · Canada · 4 hrs ago
Pete Fry leads incumbent Ken Sim in Vancouver mayoral vote count
In Vancouver, Pete Fry was leading the mayoral vote count with 25,358 votes, compared with 16,185 for incumbent Mayor Ken Sim.
The figures were reported on election night, and the results were still being updated.
Sim, who leads the right-of-centre ABC Vancouver party, was seeking a second term.
Fry is a two-term Green councillor and ran as an alternative to Sim.
Voters also faced two non-binding public-safety questions, including one about a proposed secure medical facility with more than 100 involuntary care beds.
The available results do not say who ultimately won.
Pete Fry led incumbent Ken Sim in Vancouver’s mayoral vote count, with 25,358 votes to Sim’s 16,185.
The figures were reported on election night after polls closed on Oct. 17.
Fry is a two-term Green councillor, while Sim was seeking a second term as mayor with ABC Vancouver.
The City of Vancouver said more than 103,000 people voted in advance, 60 per cent more than in 2022.
- Who
- Pete Fry and incumbent Mayor Ken Sim were the leading candidates in the reported count.
- What
- Fry led Sim in Vancouver’s mayoral vote count.
- When
- The count was reported on Oct. 17, 2026.
- Where
- Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Why
- Voters were choosing the city’s mayor in the 2026 municipal election.
Pete Fry
Ken Sim
Vote count
Pete Fry
Fry had 25,358 votes in the reported count.
Ken Sim
Sim had 16,185 votes in the reported count.
Mayoral contest
Pete Fry
Fry said people were excited to have a viable alternative to Sim and “really reset.
Ken Sim
Sim said he believed he could lead the city in the right direction.
The City of Vancouver said more than 103,000 people had voted in advance.
Polls were scheduled to close and CBC said its results table would begin updating.
The reported count showed Pete Fry leading Ken Sim, 25,358 votes to 16,185.
- Fry's reported votes
- 25,358
- Sim's reported votes
- 16,185
- Fry's party affiliation
- Green councillor
- Sim's party affiliation
- ABC Vancouver
- Advance voters
- More than 103,000
- Advance-vote increase
- 60 per cent from 2022
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What people are saying
I think folks are excited to be able to talk up a viable alternative to Ken Sim as the mayor of Vancouver and really reset
We’ve gotten some pretty significant things done, but there’s way more work to do