Jay Bailey is the ABC Vancouver candidate for Park Board at ballot number 234 in the October 17, 2026 election. This record covers the campaign biography and the parks positions ABC Vancouver published between July and September 2026.
The score counts how complete and checkable the published plan on this issue is. Whether the plan would work is a separate question, left to the reader. Measured October 3, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.
Parks and recreation2/10
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A position in the candidate’s own words
“He is committed to ensuring Vancouver's parks continue to serve residents today while being responsibly stewarded for future generations.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
ABC Vancouver’s platform on parks: 5 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Vancouver is the only major city in Canada with a separately elected park board. Its seven commissioners control parks, community centres, pools, rinks and beaches.
No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026.
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Names a mechanism the office controls
No statement to read.
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States a measurable target
No statement to read.
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States a cost or funding source
No statement to read.
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States a timeline
No statement to read.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council, the Park Board and the Board of Education each set their own meeting rules, committees, public consultation and reporting. The Vancouver Charter and the School Act create the three bodies and set their powers, and only the Province can change those acts.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. ABC Vancouver publishes 5 commitments on this issue.
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Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
ABC Vancouver’s platform on taxes and budget: 5 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board sets its own fees and approves its budget request. Council approves the City budget that funds it and the capital plan that pays for park buildings.
No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026.
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Names a mechanism the office controls
No statement to read.
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States a measurable target
No statement to read.
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States a cost or funding source
No statement to read.
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States a timeline
No statement to read.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The Park Board manages trees, natural areas and the shoreline inside parks, and its own community centres, pools and rinks. The City’s building bylaw is Council’s.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. ABC Vancouver publishes 5 commitments on this issue.
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Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
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Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
ABC Vancouver’s platform on public safety: 5 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board makes the bylaws and rules for parks and beaches and runs the park rangers. Policing is the Vancouver Police Department’s, and Council approves its budget.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. ABC Vancouver publishes 2 commitments on this issue.
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Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
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A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
ABC Vancouver’s platform on transport: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board decides the roads, paths and parking inside parks, including Stanley Park Drive. City streets and bike lanes outside parks are Council’s.
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 Jay Bailey
Jay Bailey appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for Park Board, with ballot number 234. The City records the affiliation as ABC Vancouver. On October 3, 2026 the City's entry for Bailey listed no social media account and no contact route.
Bailey's ABC Vancouver candidate page says he grew up in Vancouver, attended Kerrisdale Elementary and Prince of Wales Secondary, and earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Western Ontario, where he played varsity football for the Western Mustangs. The page says he was part of Western's 1995 national championship team.
Western's own football history page lists the Mustangs' Vanier Cup national championships as 2021, 2017, 1994, 1989, 1977, 1976, 1974 and 1971. For 1995 it lists an Ontario championship (the Yates Cup) and an Atlantic Bowl win. The page names no players, so voche.me could not check which seasons Bailey played.
The ABC page says Bailey began his career in London, United Kingdom, then studied for an MBA at the Australian Graduate School of Management in Sydney, where he played for a rugby team that the page says won the World MBA Rugby Championship. The page says he holds a Chartered Accountant designation and has a twenty year career in corporate strategy and finance. It names no employer, and voche.me found no independent record of the designation, the MBA or the rugby title.
Daily Hive lists Bailey at ballot position 234 as one of the ABC Vancouver candidates for Park Board commissioner.
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.
voche.me reviewed this record on September 26, 2026 and again on October 3, 2026. The October review reread the ABC candidate page, ABC Vancouver's post on X naming Bailey and his VoteMate profile, and read the City's candidate entry, ABC's September 28 Raising Vancouver release, reporting by Daily Hive, CBC News and The West End Journal, Kerrisdale Community Centre's speaker list, and Western University's football history 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.
12 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · ParksCampaign pledge
Keep parks serving residents now and later
The ABC candidate page says Bailey is committed to making sure Vancouver's parks keep serving residents today while being looked after responsibly for future generations.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The wording comes from Bailey's own ABC candidate page. It sets a general aim and names no budget, no site and no deadline.
What still needs checking
Which specific parks or facilities Bailey would spend money on first, and where that money would come from.
Bailey's ABC candidate page says he is running because he believes Vancouver's parks, recreation facilities and public spaces are essential to what makes the city a great place to live.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is Bailey's stated reason for running. It names no specific action, budget or timeline.
What still needs checking
What specific change Bailey would make to parks, recreation facilities or public spaces.
ABC Vancouver announced on July 13, 2026 that it will no longer seek to dissolve the Park Board and will instead run candidates for it.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's position, announced by Mayor Ken Sim, and it reverses the party's earlier plan. Bailey is not quoted. CBC News reported Sim saying the party is now focused on public safety and affordability instead.
What still needs checking
Whether ABC would revive the plan to fold the Park Board into City Council in a later term.
Free swimming lessons and open drop-in pool access
ABC's July 13, 2026 announcement commits the party to free swimming lessons, affordable recreation programs and restoring drop-in access at public pools by ending reservation systems and time limits left over from the pandemic.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's position, not a statement by Bailey. The announcement gives no cost estimate or start date.
What still needs checking
What free swimming lessons would cost and who would pay for them.
ABC's platform published on September 21, 2026 describes a $400 million investment in community centres across the city, with priority renewal at Dunbar, Kerrisdale, Hastings, Roundhouse and Kensington, and commits to delivering the River District Community Centre. ABC's September 28 release calls the $400 million Council's existing investment and promises a second round of community centre spending in the upcoming capital plan.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's platform. Bailey is not quoted in it. The platform does not say over how many years the $400 million is spent or how large the second round would be.
What still needs checking
How much the second round of community centre spending would be, and which centres it would cover.
ABC's September 21, 2026 platform commits to a permanent repair of the Stanley Park train and continued investment in parks, playgrounds, pools and rinks.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's platform position. Bailey is not quoted on the repair.
What still needs checking
What the permanent repair would cost and when the train would run again.
Park Board to work with Council and the School Board
ABC's September 21, 2026 platform says the Park Board will work with City Council and the School Board so the three bodies stop working in separate silos.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's platform position. Bailey is not quoted, and the platform does not say what rule or process would change to make this happen.
What still needs checking
What formal step would end the silos: a joint committee, a shared reporting rule, or something else?
Rebuild the Vancouver Aquatic Centre with a 50 metre pool
ABC's promise list, shown on Bailey's VoteMate profile, says the party will rebuild the Vancouver Aquatic Centre with a 50 metre pool within the budget already set. Daily Hive and CBC News reported the pledge after ABC's September 28 platform launch. The West End Journal reports that ABC's written answer to it had defended the approved 25 metre pool, before the party announced the 50 metre pool on September 29.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's position, and Bailey is not quoted. No source gives a new cost or a completion date. CBC News quotes ABC council candidate David Grewal on the plan.
What still needs checking
Whether the Aquatic Centre design changes to a 50 metre pool, and what that does to the $175 million budget and the schedule.
Free swimming lessons, more rinks and two new outdoor pools
ABC's September 28, 2026 Raising Vancouver release says the party will give children aged 3 to 12 free access to the first three levels of the Joe Fortes Learn-to-Swim program, bring back swimming classes during the school day, restore open access at Kitsilano Pool, build more ice rinks, give children under 18 in care free pool and community centre access, and build two new outdoor pools in Sunset and Marpole.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's platform. Bailey is not named in the release, and it gives no cost and no dates.
What still needs checking
What the free lessons and the two outdoor pools would cost, and in which capital plan the pools sit.
A Playground Improvement Fund and twice the off-leash areas
ABC's September 28, 2026 Raising Vancouver release says the party will create a Playground Improvement Fund to improve playgrounds and other community spaces, and double the designated dog park and off-leash areas.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's platform. Bailey is not named in the release, and it gives no amount for the fund and no count of new off-leash areas.
What still needs checking
How much money the fund would hold and whether the Park Board or Council would pay for it.
ABC Vancouver's August 28, 2026 post on X names Bailey as one of three new Park Board candidates and says they will focus on cleaning up parks, keeping them safe, modernizing booking systems and reducing wait times.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The words are the party's own, written for three candidates together. Bailey is not quoted, and the post names no booking system, number or date.
What still needs checking
Which booking systems would change and how wait times would be measured.
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
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Reporting
Daily Hive
Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
Kenneth Chan published the full ballot order and placed Bailey at number 234 among 35 Park Board candidates, with ABC Vancouver.
Vancouver mayor says he won't try to eliminate the park board if re-elected
Justin McElroy reported that Mayor Ken Sim will not try to eliminate the Park Board if re-elected and will instead run a slate of candidates for it. The report does not name Bailey.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
No independent source was found for the Chartered Accountant designation, the MBA at the Australian Graduate School of Management, the World MBA Rugby Championship or the twenty year career in corporate strategy and finance. Those items come from the ABC candidate page, which names no employer. The CPA British Columbia member directory could not be searched on October 3, 2026: its search page returned an error. The campaign page places Bailey on Western's 1995 national championship team; Western's own football history lists 1994 as a national championship year and 1995 as an Ontario championship year, and names no players. No 2026 interview, speech, debate record or personal social media post by Bailey was found, and no personal campaign website was found. Kerrisdale Community Centre listed him as a confirmed speaker for its September 29 Park Board meeting, but no recording or report of what he said was found. He has no answers in the Vancouver Public Space Network survey (index updated October 3), HUB Cycling's Vancouver sheet or the Vote4Tomorrow guide, which marks him as not responding. No campaign finance disclosure for 2026 and no court or regulator record naming him was found. No record was found of Bailey running for office or holding a public role before 2026.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on October 3, 2026: the ABC Vancouver candidate page, ABC Vancouver's post on X naming Bailey, the VoteMate profile, the City's candidate entry, ABC's September 21 platform launch and September 28 Raising Vancouver release, reporting by Daily Hive, CBC News and The West End Journal, Kerrisdale Community Centre's speaker list, and Western University's football history page. The first review was on September 26, 2026.
12 commitments are recorded here: 2 stated by Bailey on the ABC candidate page, and 10 that are ABC Vancouver party positions in which Bailey is not quoted. abcvancouver.ca blocks automated requests, so its pages were read through a fetching tool.
Checks still to do: no personal Bailey website, interview, speech or debate record on parks was found. The Chartered Accountant designation, the MBA, the rugby championship and the twenty year finance career rest on the ABC candidate page alone. Western's football history lists 1994 as a national championship year and 1995 as an Ontario championship year, and the campaign page places Bailey on the 1995 team.
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, except where a source other than the campaign is named.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Twenty years, as the campaign describes it; no start year given
Corporate strategy and finance
The campaign page describes a twenty year career in corporate strategy and finance across several industries and countries, including a period working in London, United Kingdom. The page names no employer, so the roles could not be checked against any other source.
The campaign page says Bailey earned a Bachelor of Arts at Western and played varsity football for the Western Mustangs. Western's football history page lists the team's championship years and names no players, so his seasons on the team could not be checked.
The campaign page says Bailey moved to Sydney, Australia, to study for an MBA at the Australian Graduate School of Management and played for its rugby club. No record from the school was found.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
How would you assess capital projects and ensure that booking access remains fair?
No response has been submitted.
How would you divide funding between existing-facility maintenance, affordable access and new construction?
No response has been submitted.
Have your own question?
Ask Jay Bailey directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one.
05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Jay Bailey's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Jay Bailey?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Jay Bailey's own campaign.
What is Jay Bailey's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Jay Bailey is number 234 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for Park Board.
What party did Jay Bailey run with?
Jay Bailey ran for Park Board with ABC Vancouver.
Does Jay Bailey currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Jay Bailey.
How many sources does this Jay Bailey profile cite?
This profile lists 2 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Has Jay Bailey filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?
voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Jay Bailey. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.
Why do some questions on Jay Bailey's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Jay Bailey 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 Jay Bailey ran in?
The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the Park Board race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
October review: party pledges added, two past events removed, two entries corrected
Added: ABC Vancouver's September 28 Raising Vancouver pledges on swimming, rinks, new outdoor pools, playgrounds and dog parks; the party's 50 metre Aquatic Centre pledge, with Daily Hive, CBC News and The West End Journal reporting; the party's August 28 line on booking systems and wait times; Western University's football history, which lists 1994 as a national championship year and 1995 as an Ontario championship year; two upcoming forums open to Park Board candidates, attendance unconfirmed. Corrected: the community centre commitment said ABC set aside $400 million to renew five named centres. ABC's platform describes a $400 million investment across the city with five centres named for priority renewal, and its September 28 release calls it Council's existing investment, so the wording was changed. The paid parking commitment is now filed under transport, the issue the scoring rules use for parking, including parking inside parks. The experience entry's period began with an estimated year that no source gave, so it now repeats the campaign's own twenty year figure. The research log wrongly said the Daily Hive ballot article does not name Bailey; it lists him at 234. Removed: the September 28 East End town hall and the September 29 Kerrisdale meeting, both past. Kerrisdale Community Centre listed Bailey as a confirmed speaker on September 23, but its post after the meeting names no candidates, and no source read shows what he said there.
Tagged the parks commitments for the Park Board scoring project
The two commitments "Parks as part of city life" and "Care for parks over time" duplicated the same sentence on the ABC candidate page and carried no exact quote, so they were replaced with two commitments quoted word for word from that page. ABC Vancouver party commitments Bailey has not personally stated, including the plan to keep the Park Board elected and the September 2026 platform's community centre and parking commitments, were added from ABC Vancouver's own pages. A search log, questionnaire status and source archive were added for the scoring project.
