Pete Fry Elected as Vancouver's First Green Mayor
Pete Fry unseated incumbent Ken Sim to become Vancouver's first Green mayor after a progressive coalition secured a majority on the city council.
Progressive candidates secured a decisive victory in the 2026 Vancouver municipal election, with Pete Fry becoming the city's first Green mayor. Fry defeated incumbent Ken Sim and six other challengers, receiving approximately 90,000 votes to Sim's 63,000. Sim conceded defeat as early results showed a sharp decline in support for his centre-right ABC Vancouver party across the city council, school board, and park board.
Fry's victory was supported by a unity agreement between the Green Party, COPE, and OneCity to prevent splitting the progressive vote. This coalition is poised to hold a majority on the city council, with Green and COPE candidates each expected to take four seats. The results are viewed as a public rejection of Sim's attempt to abolish the city's elected park board.
Fry campaigned on a platform of housing, transportation, and the economy, emphasizing values-based policy. He plans to seek federal investment for housing and provincial support to address street disorder and community safety. In a related provincial race, Doug McCallum defeated incumbent Brenda Locke for the mayoralty of Surrey. Results for plebiscites on involuntary care beds and public drug use are expected on October 21.
