Vancouver mayoral race narrows to Ken Sim and Pete Fry, polls suggest

Across British Columbia

Voters in Vancouver and municipalities across British Columbia go to the polls on Saturday.

Advance votes in Vancouver, more than

103,000 voters

More than 103,000 people have already voted in advance in Vancouver, up 60 per cent from roughly 65,000 in 2022, the city says.

Running for mayor

• Ken Sim, ABC Vancouver
• Pete Fry, Green
• Kareem Allam, Vancouver Liberals
• Rebecca Bligh, Vote Vancouver
• Colleen Hardwick, TEAM

Incumbent Ken Sim of ABC Vancouver and Green Councillor Pete Fry face three other well-known candidates, who all reject the label of spoiler.

Sim promises a zero per cent property tax increase, while Fry's platform focuses on housing, transportation and the economy.

Also on the ballot

The ballot also carries two non-binding questions on public safety: stronger city laws against open-air hard drug use, and asking the province for 100-plus involuntary care beds at the old St. Paul's hospital.