Amanda Bains is the Vancouver Liberals candidate for Park Board at ballot number 221 in the October 17, 2026 election. Everything found about Bains comes from the party's own website, apart from the ballot listing. This is a short record because no independent source about Bains was located.
1 upcoming public event were found in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. An event being scheduled does not mean this candidate will attend. Attendance is marked separately.
Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.
On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated.
01 / Introduction
About Amanda Bains
Amanda Bains appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for Park Board, with ballot number 221. The City records the affiliation as Vancouver Liberals.
The page says Bains is running for Park Board Commissioner with the Vancouver Liberal team. The page says Bains owns a small business, is an HEU member, and was elected president of the strata council.
The Vancouver Liberals announced Bains as a Park Board candidate on August 19, 2026.
The campaign page says Bains is a small business owner and a member of the HEU, and was elected president of a strata council.
The campaign page says Bains has volunteered on political campaigns and describes Bains as a Punjabi woman from an immigrant family.
The Vancouver Liberals list Bains as one of seven Park Board candidates on the party's slate.
Daily Hive listed Bains at ballot number 221 for Park Board on September 22, 2026, in a race with 35 candidates.
voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list and the campaign material linked under Sources. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page.
Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.
7 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · ParksCampaign pledge
Prepare parks and park buildings for the future
The campaign page says Bains would work to future-proof green spaces and park infrastructure, and to renovate and retrofit aging facilities with regular maintenance.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign page states the aim. No facility, cost or schedule is named, and Bains has not held office, so there is no voting record to check it against.
What still needs checking
Which park buildings Bains would renovate first and what that would cost.
The campaign page says Bains holds that social and economic circumstances should not block access to parks, and describes parks and beaches as playgrounds, meeting places for seniors and open-air athletic facilities that cost nothing to use.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The campaign page states the position. It does not name a fee, a transport link or an accessibility standard that would change.
What still needs checking
What specific barriers Bains would remove, such as fees, transit access or physical accessibility.
The party's park board page says Bains wants to bring the perspective of a community leader to the Park Board, to strengthen Vancouver's social fabric and protect the spaces that matter most to residents.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's wording on its own website. No separate statement by Bains was found.
What still needs checking
What Bains would bring forward first as a commissioner.
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No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
Recent appearances / Read and watch
Talks, interviews & statements
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Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses
Controversies & public scrutiny
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News coverage / Original publishers
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Reporting
Daily Hive
Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
Daily Hive published the full ballot order and placed Bains at number 221 among 35 Park Board candidates. The article does not describe Bains beyond the name and party.
Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No news article, interview, speech or public statement about Bains was found beyond the ballot listing. Every biographical item here comes from the Vancouver Liberals website. The campaign page names no business, no strata, and no campaigns Bains volunteered on, and the HEU membership was not confirmed against any union or employer record. No record of Bains running for office before 2026 was found, and no record was found of Bains speaking at a Park Board or Council meeting. The Vancouver Liberals have not published a separate Park Board platform document that could be opened.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.
Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 3 stated positions and 2 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Verify public roles and request a prioritized capital and operating plan.
The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list. Everything described as campaign material is the campaign's own account and has not been confirmed by an independent source.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Dates not given
Small business owner
The campaign page states this. No business is named and no independent record was found.