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Councillor · Delta 2026
# Jat Puri
- Elected, Councillor11,756 votes, 5th of 20. Official count, City of Delta. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/results#councillor)
Elected to Delta Council on October 17, 2026, with 11,756 votes, fifth of the 20 council candidates. A North Delta resident who, by his own account, has worked 21 years at Vancouver International Airport on emergency policy, terminal construction and budgets, he ran with Delta First on infrastructure impact assessments for major housing proposals, protection of the tree canopy and a Council code of conduct.
Jat Puri was elected to Delta Council on October 17, 2026, with 11,756 votes in the City of Delta's official count, fifth of the 20 council candidates. The Chief Election Officer declared the result on October 21, 2026. The City's candidates page prints Delta First as his elector organization. The North Delta Reporter reported on March 11, 2026 that he was one of the organization's first three council candidates and described him as an operations specialist with the Vancouver Airport Authority, and its election night report says the Delta First team had never held public office before. By his own account he has worked 21 years at Vancouver International Airport on emergency policy, terminal construction and budgets, and moved to North Delta with his wife three and a half years before the vote. In the Reporter's questionnaire he promised to champion mandatory infrastructure impact assessments for major housing proposals, and in his statement to the Delta Optimist he promised to protect the tree canopy, bring in a strict Council code of conduct and bring back public question and answer sessions.
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Delta First2026
*Jat PuriCouncillorv.*
[Image: Delta First](https://www.deltafirst.ca/candidates)
Promise tracker
## 30 promises. What Jat has done since.
Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it.
- No action yet**Make infrastructure impact assessments mandatory for major housing proposals**Housing · Own promise
In the North Delta Reporter's questionnaire he wrote that he would champion mandatory infrastructure impact assessments for major housing proposals and tie housing approvals to clear, objective upgrade plans for roads, utilities, parks and emergency services. The Delta First platform carries the same promise.
> “I will champion mandatory infrastructure impact assessments for major housing proposals.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta councillor candidate Jat Puri (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Protect the mature urban tree canopy**Environment · Own promise
In the statement he gave the Delta Optimist he wrote that, if elected, he would protect Delta's mature urban tree canopy, and in the Reporter's questionnaire he named it among his priorities. The platform promises stronger tree protection for new developments.
> “If elected, I will apply my operational experience to protect our unique neighbourhood character, protect our mature urban tree canopy, and implement a strict Council Code of Conduct.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta Optimist · Meet Jat Puri, Delta First candidate for Council (his statement), October 2026 (read from the Internet Archive copy) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta councillor candidate Jat Puri (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Bring in a strict Council code of conduct**City services · Own promise
In his Optimist statement he promised to implement a strict Council code of conduct, and his VoteMate page repeats it. The platform promises an enforceable code with independent oversight, and the First 90 Days plan lists developing it among the first steps.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta Optimist · Meet Jat Puri, Delta First candidate for Council (his statement), October 2026 (read from the Internet Archive copy) (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Jat Puri, Delta First for Delta Councillor, 2026 BC Local Elections (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Bring back open public question and answer sessions at Council**City services · Own promise
In his Optimist statement he wrote that he would work to bring back open public question and answer sessions and bring people's voices back to City Hall. On election night he told the Reporter the same. The platform promises the return of public question period at regular Council meetings.
> “I will work tirelessly to bring back open public Q&A sessions and bring the people's voice back to city hall.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta Optimist · Meet Jat Puri, Delta First candidate for Council (his statement), October 2026 (read from the Internet Archive copy) (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Melissa Granum is Delta's new mayor, by James Smith, October 18, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Budget to protect residents from unnecessary tax increases**Taxes and spending · Own promise
His candidate page on the Delta First site, repeated on VoteMate, says he will promote fiscally responsible budgeting that protects residents from unnecessary tax increases. He names no rate or cap.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · We are Delta First, the candidates (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Jat Puri, Delta First for Delta Councillor, 2026 BC Local Elections (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Balanced attention and tailored solutions for each neighbourhood**City services · Own promise
His candidate page says he will see that each neighbourhood receives balanced attention and solutions tailored to its needs, and engage residents so that community voices shape decisions in their neighbourhood.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · We are Delta First, the candidates (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Jat Puri, Delta First for Delta Councillor, 2026 BC Local Elections (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Re-establish citizen advisory committees in five policy areas**City services · Party platform
The platform promises to re-establish citizen advisory committees in key policy areas, naming traffic safety and transportation, art, history and culture, sports, recreation and parks, environment and urban planning, and agriculture and food security.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab).No action yet**End block voting on Council motions**City services · Party platform
The First 90 Days plan promises to end block voting on Council motions and to encourage independence by councillors. It names no rule or bylaw.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Publish easy-to-read financial dashboards and project updates**Taxes and spending · Party platform
The platform promises easy-to-read financial dashboards and project updates so that residents can see how and where tax dollars are spent, and clearer, more detailed explanations of utility and tax rates, including Metro Vancouver cost drivers. The First 90 Days plan promises clear and accessible public reporting on City budgets.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Press the Province to change how Metro Vancouver is governed**Taxes and spending · Party platform
The platform promises to work with the provincial government to modernize the legislation behind Metro Vancouver, make structural changes and protect taxpayers. The Province would have to act.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Delta First announce election platform, by James Smith, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Complete a zero-based review of the City budget**Taxes and spending · Party platform
The platform promises a zero-based budget review to find savings and move funding to where it is needed. The First 90 Days plan starts the review of City departments and of Council's own budget in the first three months.
> “Complete a Zero-Based budget review to identify savings and reallocate funding where it is needed.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Melissa Granum is Delta's new mayor, by James Smith, October 18, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Improve long-term infrastructure and capital project planning**City services · Party platform
The platform promises to improve long-term infrastructure planning, major capital project planning and asset management so that they keep pace with growth.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A long-term economic development vision for industrial land, farmland and business**Business · Party platform
The platform promises a long-term economic development vision for Delta that increases the industrial land base, protects farmland, attracts business and improves transportation and infrastructure.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Improve Tilbury Industrial Park with transit, green space and walkable areas**Business · Party platform
The platform promises to prioritize improvements to the Tilbury Industrial Park, including transit services, green space and walkable areas, to draw business to Delta.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Re-establish a North Delta Business Improvement Association**Business · Party platform
The platform promises to work with North Delta businesses to re-establish a Business Improvement Association, to support small business, revitalize business properties and create jobs for youth.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Review City funding of outside lobby organizations**Taxes and spending · Party platform
The First 90 Days plan promises a review of the City's funding of external lobby organizations, giving the Urban Development Institute as an example.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Melissa Granum is Delta's new mayor, by James Smith, October 18, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**An immediate public review of the Official Community Plan**Housing · Party platform
The platform promises an immediate review of the Official Community Plan with public engagement, area-specific engagement sessions in Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta, and a feedback process it calls transparent and accountable. The First 90 Days plan lists the review among the first steps.
> “Immediate review and public engagement of the Official Community Plan to ensure development is supported by residents and rules are clear for developers/builders.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Melissa Granum is Delta's new mayor, by James Smith, October 18, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Challenge the Province's Bill 44 housing rules**Housing · Party platform
The platform promises to challenge the provincial housing mandates under Bill 44 so that added density is planned and fits Delta's geography. The First 90 Days plan adds a legal review of the provincial legislation controlling development.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Granum vows to challenge Bill 44 if elected Delta mayor, by James Smith, September 22, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Review the Ladner Village Revitalization Plan**Housing · Party platform
The platform and the First 90 Days plan promise a review of the Ladner Village Revitalization Plan so that it honours the village's history.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Create a North Delta revitalization plan**Housing · Party platform
The platform promises a North Delta revitalization plan that honours the community's history, improves green space and neighbourhood character, and brings people together through social events.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Update and enforce design guidelines for new developments**Housing · Party platform
The platform promises to update and enforce design guidelines for new developments, with required setbacks, height limits, parking requirements and consideration for neighbours. The First 90 Days plan promises better design standards.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Repeal the delegation of development permits and variances to staff**Housing · Party platform
The First 90 Days plan promises to repeal the delegation of development permits and variances to management, so those decisions return to Council.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab).No action yet**A strategy to increase non-market and affordable housing**Housing · Party platform
The First 90 Days plan promises a strategy to increase the supply of non-market and affordable housing. It names no number of homes, no sites and no money.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Melissa Granum is Delta's new mayor, by James Smith, October 18, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Improve traffic management and pedestrian safety on residential streets**Transportation · Party platform
The platform promises better traffic management and pedestrian safety through technology, education, road design and enforcement, with residential streets, school zones and park zones first.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Delta First announce election platform, by James Smith, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Equal, sustainable funding for the seniors' centres in all three communities**Community facilities · Party platform
The platform promises that the seniors' centres in Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta have equal and sustainable financial support for present and future needs.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Match police, fire and bylaw staffing to population and industrial growth**Public safety · Party platform
The platform promises that police, fire and bylaw staffing and emergency planning resources keep pace with population and industrial growth. The First 90 Days plan promises a review of police and fire resources.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), Delta First · The First 90 Days plan (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Delta First announce election platform, by James Smith, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Better walking and cycling links between North and South Delta**Transportation · Party platform
The platform promises to improve pedestrian and cycling infrastructure between North and South Delta and to work with regional cycling organizations on safety.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Set up Delta health-care centres with the Province and not-for-profits**Health · Party platform
The platform promises to work with the provincial government and local not-for-profits to establish Delta Centres for Healthcare in all three communities, to provide and run office space for walk-in clinics, and to recruit doctors, nurse practitioners and mental health clinicians to work in city-managed facilities. The platform release of September 8, 2026 repeated it.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Delta First announce election platform, by James Smith, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Press for better transit between North and South Delta and to the industrial parks**Transportation · Party platform
The platform promises to advocate for Delta's interests in regional transportation planning, including better transit between North and South Delta and to Delta's business and industrial parks. TransLink would have to act.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab).No action yet**Demand consultation and local benefits from port expansion and pipeline projects**Business · Party platform
The platform promises to demand meaningful consultation with senior governments on port expansion and pipeline operations so that Delta gets economic benefits from projects of national interest.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Delta First · The Delta First platform (opens in a new tab), North Delta Reporter · Delta First announce election platform, by James Smith, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
How did Jat Puri do in the 2026 Delta municipal election?
Jat Puri was elected Councillor with 11,756 votes, 5th of 20 in the official count. The City of Delta published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Jat Puri?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Jat Puri's own campaign.
What party did Jat Puri run with?
Jat Puri ran for Councillor with Delta First.
Does Jat Puri currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Jat Puri.
How many sources does this Jat Puri profile cite?
This profile lists 14 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Jat Puri's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Jat Puri in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Jat Puri ran in?
The 2026 Delta municipal election, including the Councillor race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
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## Sources & transparency
- [City of Delta · Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Declaration%20of%20Official%20Election%20Results%20for%202026%20General%20Local%20%26%20School%20Elections.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Delta · 2026 General Local and School Elections, Results by Polling Locations ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Results%20by%20Polling%20Location_0.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Delta · Declaration of Candidates, September 11, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/2026%20Declaration%20of%20Candidates_September%2011%2C%202026%20%40%20401%20pm.pdf)Checked October 30, 2026
- [City of Delta · Candidates, 2026 General Local Election ](https://www.delta.ca/elections/candidates)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Delta First · We are Delta First, the candidates ](https://www.deltafirst.ca/candidates)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Delta First · The Delta First platform ](https://www.deltafirst.ca/platform)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Delta First · The First 90 Days plan ](https://www.deltafirst.ca/first90days)Checked October 30, 2026
- [VoteMate · Jat Puri, Delta First for Delta Councillor, 2026 BC Local Elections ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13214)Checked October 30, 2026
- [North Delta Reporter · Meet Delta councillor candidate Jat Puri (questionnaire), by James Smith, October 5, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/05/meet-delta-councillor-candidate-jat-puri/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [Delta Optimist · Meet Jat Puri, Delta First candidate for Council (his statement), October 2026 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/2026-civic-election/meet-jat-puri-12824842)Checked October 30, 2026
- [North Delta Reporter · Delta First announces mayor, council candidates ahead of fall election, by James Smith, March 11, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/03/11/delta-first-announces-mayor-council-candidates-ahead-of-fall-election/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [North Delta Reporter · Delta First announces plan for first 90 days in office, by James Smith, June 22, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/06/22/delta-first-announces-plan-for-first-90-days-in-office/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [North Delta Reporter · Delta First announce election platform, by James Smith, September 8, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/08/delta-first-announce-election-platform/)Checked October 30, 2026
- [North Delta Reporter · Melissa Granum is Delta's new mayor, by James Smith, October 18, 2026 ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/18/melissa-granum-deltas-new-mayor/)Checked October 30, 2026
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