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  1. Preliminary provincial riding leads: Conservatives 63, NDP 28, Greens 2, out of 93 ridings. Each bar starts at zero; the dashed line marks 47 for a majority. Final counting: November 6–10.
    Preliminary October 26 results, checked October 27. Source: Elections BC. Source 1
    Vancouver and Metro Vancouver

    B.C. turns Conservative. What happens to homes and transit in Vancouver?

    B.C.'s preliminary election result, Vancouver's riding leads and what the incoming government could change for housing and transit.News and analysis · 6 min read
  2. Vancouver council result: four Green, four COPE, one OneCity and one ABC councillor. Green mayor Pete Fry is shown separately.
    Side Street graphic. Original election-night seat graphic. The October 21 official declaration confirmed these seat totals.
    Vancouver

    Pete Fry wins Vancouver as Greens and COPE take eight council seats

    Vancouver has a new mayor and a very different council. Three incoming councillors told us they support more apartments, neighbourhood shops and bus lanes. We'd like to see those answers turn into something we can use.News report · 4 min read
  3. Campaign commitments to follow: Burnaby BCA school routes and paths; New Westminster Progressives crossings and a bike-lane review; Safe Surrey Coalition Newton rapid transit and a four-year property-tax freeze.
    Side Street graphic. Campaign commitments and municipal results. Subject to change.
    Metro Vancouver

    What the regional election results could mean for our neighbourhoods

    We want more homes near transit, safer trips to school and room for a small shop around the corner. Burnaby, New Westminster and Surrey have elected councils with quite different ideas about getting there.Analysis · 6 min read
  4. Advance-voting comparison: 65,127 ballots in 2022 and more than 103,000 advance voters in the preliminary 2026 count. The current bar is a lower bound.
    Vancouver has passed its 2022 advance count. The 2026 figure is preliminary and does not include mail-package requests. Graphic: Side Street Vancouver, from the City’s October 15 update.
    Vancouver

    Vancouver's election so far: early votes and harder choices

    Record advance voting, specific choices from three municipal debates, and what candidates told Side Street before Saturday’s vote.Election report · 7 min read
  5. Graphic showing the local offices and ballot questions Vancouver voters will choose on October 17, 2026
    The Vancouver local ballot. Side Street graphic based on the City’s election information. The compass compares local policy views with available party and candidate positions.
    Vancouver

    How to use our Vancouver election compass

    Advance voting has begun. Start with your own views, compare the replies, and follow the questions that matter to you through our profiles and election coverage.Practical guide · 3 min read
  6. Vancouver local election day is October 17; the B.C. provincial election's final voting day is October 24. October 17 is also a provincial advance voting day.
    Two election calendars in Vancouver. Side Street graphic based on the City of Vancouver and Elections BC, checked September 28, 2026.
    Vancouver

    Vancouver has two October elections. Don't let the local one disappear.

    The snap B.C. vote falls one week after Vancouver chooses its local government. Both matter, and October 17 has an easy-to-miss overlap.Analysis · 4 min read
  7. Nine reviewed ABC promises: one kept, one kept but redefined, four behind target, one not done and two without a clear target
    Our verdicts on nine of ABC Vancouver’s 93 promises from 2022. Side Street graphic based on the table below and Daily Hive’s September 16 review. These are nine selected items, not a score for the full platform.
    City Hall

    Ken Sim made 93 campaign promises in 2022. Here’s a scorecard on nine of them

    Daily Hive checked nine of ABC’s 2022 pledges against the record. One is done, one is done as redefined, and the tax freeze didn’t survive the first budget.Election explainer · 5 min read
  8. The 2026 Vancouver ballot includes one mayor, ten councillors, seven Park Board commissioners, nine school trustees, three capital borrowing questions and two non-binding plebiscites
    What Vancouver voters will choose on October 17, 2026. Side Street graphic based on the City of Vancouver election information; check the City for current voting details.
    Citywide

    Vancouver's 2026 election: a guide to the choices

    Who is running, what the parties are proposing, and what your ballot can change.Analysis · 8 min read

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    Follow a specific commitment through a motion, a budget and a change people can see on their block.

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