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City Council · Vancouver 2026
# David Grewal
Candidate for Vancouver City Council.
David Grewal, ballot number 138 for City Council in Vancouver, ABC Vancouver. Profile focus: Business experience and public accountability.
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ABC Vancouver2026
*David GrewalCity CouncilBallot no.138*
[Image: ABC Vancouver](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/david-grewal/)
Candidate research / September 22, 2026
This record covers David Grewal, ballot number 138, a first time council candidate with ABC Vancouver. The available material is a party biography and the reporting of the party's announcement, so the record is short and most of it is what the party says.
**1**Commitments **2**News articles **5**Sources
Public schedule / Through election day
## Where can you hear David Grewal?
No public appearance by this candidate was confirmed in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. The voting dates below apply to every voter. An empty day is a gap in the research, not proof that nothing is happening.
Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.
- [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
- [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
View every date through Oct 17
1. Sep 22No appearance confirmed
2. Sep 23No appearance confirmed
3. Sep 24No appearance confirmed
4. Sep 25No appearance confirmed
5. Sep 26No appearance confirmed
6. Sep 27No appearance confirmed
7. Sep 28No appearance confirmed
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9. Sep 30No appearance confirmed
10. Oct 1No appearance confirmed
11. Oct 2No appearance confirmed
12. Oct 3Voting day
13. Oct 4No appearance confirmed
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15. Oct 6No appearance confirmed
16. Oct 7Voting day
17. Oct 8No appearance confirmed
18. Oct 9No appearance confirmed
19. Oct 10Voting day
20. Oct 11No appearance confirmed
21. Oct 12No appearance confirmed
22. Oct 13Voting day
23. Oct 14No appearance confirmed
24. Oct 15No appearance confirmed
25. Oct 16No appearance confirmed
26. Oct 17Voting day
### Voting dates
- Oct 3Advance voting
- Oct 7Advance voting
- Oct 10Advance voting
- Oct 13Advance voting
- Oct 17Election day
8 am to 8 pm at official Vancouver voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://voche.me/where-to-vote)
- [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
- [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
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 David Grewal
David Grewal appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 138. The City records the affiliation as ABC Vancouver.
The page says Grewal started two energy companies based in Vancouver. The page says Grewal was Chair of the West End Business Improvement Association. The page says the candidate has been Senior Advisor to the Mayor of Vancouver for the past four years.
ABC Vancouver announced Grewal as a council candidate on August 27, 2026, as one of four new names joining five sitting councillors to make a slate of nine.
The party page says Grewal was born and raised in Vancouver and holds an engineering degree and a business diploma.
The party page says Grewal founded two energy sector companies based in Vancouver and has since taken interests in hospitality and healthcare. Daily Hive's report of the announcement repeats this.
The party page says Grewal served as chair of the West End Business Improvement Association, working on economic activity, neighbourhood safety and public spaces.
The party page says Grewal spent four years as senior advisor to the Mayor of Vancouver, advising on economic development, community engagement and local governance. Daily Hive's report describes the role as current at the time of the announcement.
Daily Hive's ballot order lists Grewal at number 138 for council with ABC Vancouver.
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.
Read the sources
Promises / Commitments and evidence
## Commitments and the available evidence.
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.
1 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · Business experience and public accountabilityCampaign pledge
### Business experience and public accountability
The campaign describes business leadership, a former business-association chair role and work advising the mayor.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
- What still needs checking
- What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [David Grewal candidate page](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/david-grewal/)Campaign · ABC Vancouver
City programs / Scope and delivery
## Policies, budgets & programs
Each entry below names its source. Campaign material is the candidate's own account. Nothing here is presented as a verified outcome unless the entry says so.
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
Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses
## Controversies & public scrutiny
Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
News coverage / Original publishers
## Read the reporting
A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections.
August 27, 2026Reporting
Daily Hive
### Ken Sim's ABC party names four new Vancouver City Council candidates
The report names Grewal as one of four new ABC council candidates, alongside Arezo Zarrabian, Joyce Gillespie and Lorraine Lowe, and gives the background the party supplied: senior advisor to the mayor, an engineering degree and business diploma, two energy companies, and a term as chair of the West End Business Improvement Association.
- [Ken Sim's ABC party names four new Vancouver City Council candidates](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/abc-vancouver-city-council-candidates-2026-election-zarrabian-gillespie-lowe-grewal)Reporting · Daily Hive
September 22, 2026Reporting
Daily Hive
### Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set
The published ballot order lists Grewal at number 138 for council with ABC Vancouver.
- [Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-2026-civic-election-candidates-ballot-order)Reporting · Daily Hive
Research / 5 linked sources
## Check the evidence
Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 2 sources
- Election dates and voting information
City of Vancouver
- Where to vote
City of Vancouver
Campaign 1 sources
- David Grewal candidate page
ABC Vancouver
Reporting 2 sources
- Ken Sim's ABC party names four new Vancouver City Council candidates
Daily Hive · August 27, 2026
- Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set
Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
No policy statement, interview or quote by Grewal was found anywhere. The ABC party page carries a biography and no positions. The ABC 2026 platform reported by Daily Hive is the party's platform and is not recorded here as Grewal's own commitment. The West End Business Improvement Association's public website does not publish a board list, so the chair role could not be checked against the organisation itself, and the two energy companies are not named on any source opened here. VoteMate's 2026 entry for Grewal is empty apart from party and office.
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. 0 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here. This site blocks automated requests, so each quotation was read from the live page twice, independently.
Checks still to do: Verify advisory dates and organizational responsibilities; distinguish advice from elected decision-making.
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
About four years to 2026, exact years not stated
### Senior advisor to the Mayor of Vancouver
The party page says the work covered economic development, community engagement and local governance.
[David Grewal candidate page](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/david-grewal/)
Years not stated
### Chair, West End Business Improvement Association
The party page says the work covered economic activity in the area, neighbourhood safety and public spaces.
[David Grewal candidate page](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/david-grewal/)
Years not stated
### Founder, two Vancouver energy companies
The party page says Grewal founded two energy sector companies and later took interests in hospitality and healthcare. It names neither company.
[David Grewal candidate page](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/david-grewal/)
04 / Questions & answers
## Questions for the candidate
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which municipal changes would you propose independently, and how would you manage outside business interests?
No response has been submitted.
Which of your proposals can council enact directly, and which require provincial, federal or regional agreement?
No response has been submitted.
05 / Candidate contributions
## Space for campaign updates
### No campaign updates yet
Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added.
## Sources & transparency
- [City of Vancouver · official City Council candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-councillor.aspx)Checked September 22, 2026
- [ABC Vancouver · candidate page ](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/david-grewal/)Checked September 22, 2026
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Campaign contact
## Campaign links & contact.
Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information.
[ABC Vancouver · candidate page](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/david-grewal/) [ABC Vancouver official website](https://abcvancouver.ca/)
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