This record covers what the Vancouver Liberals publish about Jessica Walton, what Daily Hive reported when the party announced the candidacy in March 2026, and the party platform Walton is running on. Walton appears at ballot number 118 for Vancouver City Council. It also covers what Walton has posted on her own Bluesky and Instagram accounts, said in her launch video, and said at a candidate forum recorded on September 16, 2026. Since October 3, 2026 it also covers her answers to HUB Cycling's election survey and two newer Instagram posts from her account.
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.
Housing supply and rental rules5/10
2/2
A position in the candidate’s own words
“A Vancouver Liberal government will adopt the BC Building Code to be in line with every other city in the province.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on housing: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Council sets zoning, approves rezonings and development permits, and makes rental and tenant-protection bylaws under the Vancouver Charter. The province sets rent increase limits and tenancy law.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on homelessness and drugs: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Council funds shelter sites, street cleaning and city outreach, and decides where supportive housing is approved. Health services, treatment beds and drug policy are provincial and federal.
“We will tie firefighting funding to the city’s growth and create a Firefighter Safety and Deployment Board to support the health of our firefighters.”
“We will tie firefighting funding to the city’s growth and create a Firefighter Safety and Deployment Board to support the health of our firefighters.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on public safety: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Council approves the police budget. The Vancouver Police Board, not Council, directs the police department. Fire and rescue services report to the city.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on transport: 1 commitment, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The city owns and designs its streets, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking rules. Buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus are run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on taxes and budget: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Council sets the property tax rate each year, approves the operating budget, and approves the multi-year capital plan that pays for buildings and infrastructure.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on climate: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Vancouver has its own building bylaw under the Vancouver Charter, so Council can set energy and emissions rules for new buildings that other BC cities cannot.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on culture: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The city licenses venues and events, sets noise and business rules, and funds cultural grants and spaces. Liquor licensing is shared with the province.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. The city creates child care spaces through zoning, city-owned buildings and development contributions. Licensing, subsidies and operating funding are provincial.
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council issues business licences, sets licence and permit fees, zones commercial and industrial land and approves business improvement areas under the Vancouver Charter. Employment law, sales taxes and income taxes are provincial and federal.
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.
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01 / Introduction
About Jessica Walton
Jessica Walton appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 118. The City records the affiliation as Vancouver Liberals.
The party page says Walton was a shop steward with the BCGEU union, helping colleagues with disputes and bargaining with the provincial government. The page says Walton managed two federal election campaigns in Vancouver Centre. The page says Walton started a small business as the job market changed.
The campaign page says Walton took a first retail job at age 15 to help support a family member living in poverty, and has since worked in retail, restaurants, film, the trades, politics and government.
Daily Hive described Walton in March 2026 as a political strategist and government copywriter who has worked for Elections BC and has run campaigns for the federal New Democratic Party.
The campaign page says Walton served as a shop steward with the BC Government and Service Employees' Union, supported colleagues through workplace disputes, and took part in bargaining with the provincial government.
The campaign page says Walton led a province-wide student lobbying organisation that worked on access to education, housing costs, employment and the price of food. The page does not name the organisation.
The campaign page says Walton recently started a small business while recovering from an injury, and that experience of injury and disability shaped the candidate's work on accessibility and inclusion.
Daily Hive quoted Walton describing the candidate's own politics as "a feminist, a socialist, an environmentalist, and a disabilities advocate".
Walton is one of seven Vancouver Liberals council candidates listed on the party's candidates page, alongside a mayoral candidate, Kareem Allam.
Daily Hive's ballot list of September 22, 2026 places Walton at number 118 among 56 candidates for the 10 council seats.
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.
51 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge
Less party politics at City Hall
The party's page about Walton says she is running for Council because she believes City Hall should focus on what is best for the people of Vancouver, with less partisan politics.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party's candidate page and its candidate list carry the same sentence, written about Walton in the third person. It states a reason for running. It names no rule, committee, policy or date.
What still needs checking
Which council procedure or budget decision Walton would change first.
The party's page about Walton says she wants to bring her experience as an advocate for disabilities, accessibility and inclusion to City Hall, so that everyone feels they belong in their workplace, in parks and recreation, and in the city.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The page states what she wants. It names no facility, standard, budget or date. Disability access is not one of the ten issues voche.me scores for City Council candidates, so this entry earns no points.
What still needs checking
Which buildings or services would be changed first and what the work would cost.
The party's page about Walton says she was considering leaving Vancouver because of the lack of child care and schools in her neighbourhood, and decided to speak up instead.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The page gives this as a reason for running. It gives no number of child care spaces and no funding source. School buildings are run by the Vancouver School Board, and the page does not say what part of the work Council would do.
What still needs checking
How many new child care spaces Walton is asking council to fund, and by when.
The party's page about Walton says she wants to support other small business owners, who drive the economy in Vancouver and across the country.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The page states the position and names no measure. The party's issues page lists business measures, among them cutting property taxes in half for family doctors, walk-in clinics and creative businesses, and changing zoning so that small businesses can make and sell goods in one space. Those are the party's commitments, and the candidate page does not repeat them.
What still needs checking
Whether Walton has named a specific business measure as a personal priority.
The party's page about Walton says she knows voting and government in general need to be more accessible for people.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The page states the position. The party's issues page adds measures: lower fees for freedom of information requests, a lobbyist registry, a stronger integrity commissioner and a citizens' assembly on a ward system. Those are the party's commitments, and the candidate page does not repeat them.
What still needs checking
Which of the party's democracy measures Walton would push for at council.
Women Transforming Cities, a Vancouver charity that campaigns on City policy, asked every candidate for mayor and council to commit to six policy asks if elected. Its pledge page quotes Walton saying she firmly supports all of its asks, and its results table marks her as committing to all six: housing access, transit and mobility, community spaces, food security, public washrooms and gender safety.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The pledge page carries one sentence from Walton. The results table is an image, which voche.me read by eye and noted in the archived copy of the page. The asks are Women Transforming Cities' wording, and each ask has its own commitment on this record. At the forum on September 16, 2026, Walton also said she read all of the policy asks before signing the pledge. That text comes from automatic captions.
What still needs checking
What money and which Council decisions Walton would put behind each of the six asks.
2026 · Disability and accessibility advocacyCampaign pledge
Disability and accessibility advocacy
The page says Walton wants to bring experience in disability, accessibility and inclusion to City Hall.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found. Disability access is not one of the ten issues voche.me scores for City Council candidates, so this entry earns no points.
What still needs checking
What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
In an Instagram post of September 23, 2026, Walton says a Vancouver Liberal government will adopt the BC Building Code, so that Vancouver follows the same building code as every other city in the province.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post says building a highrise apartment building takes Vancouver 8 years. That figure is hers, and voche.me has not checked it. The post gives no target for homes, no cost and no date for the change. The party's issues page carries the same measure.
What still needs checking
When the change would go to Council, and what it would cost or save.
In the same post, Walton says the Vancouver Liberals will start work on day one to merge housing-related City departments, so that approvals for new housing move faster.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post gives no count of departments, no cost and no target for approval times. The party's issues page says twelve departments would become one, and that figure is the party's.
What still needs checking
How many departments would merge, and how much faster approvals would be.
In her launch video, Walton says the Vancouver Liberals want truly affordable housing.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The sentence lists five aims in a row. The video is captioned automatically, and this text follows the captions. It names no measure, number, cost or date for housing.
What still needs checking
Which homes and what rents Walton means by truly affordable.
The housing ask, which the results table marks Walton as committing to, asks candidates to increase co-op, social and supportive housing in every neighbourhood by changing zoning rules (the City's rules on what can be built where) that delay non-market homes (homes with rents below the market, such as social housing) within the first year of the term. It also asks them to put non-market housing on public land and to demand long-term funding from senior governments (the provincial and federal governments).
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. Walton's own words are the one sentence quoted from the pledge page, and the results table records her yes. The ask gives no number of homes and no cost. It sets one date, the first year of the term, and that date is the organization's.
What still needs checking
How many non-market homes Walton would aim for, which zoning rules she would change and what the change would cost.
In her launch video, Walton says the city should work to end homelessness and housing insecurity, and should keep the services that help prevent people from becoming homeless.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The video is captioned automatically, and this text follows the captions. She names no measure, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which services Walton would fund and how many people they would reach.
In an Instagram post of September 25, 2026, Walton says the Vancouver Liberals will work with five non-profit organizations to bring free Wi-Fi to the Downtown Eastside, and says unhoused people face challenges that the rest of Vancouver does not.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post names no cost, no start date and no number of Wi-Fi sites, and it does not name the five organizations.
What still needs checking
Which five organizations, what the network would cost and when it would open.
Firefighter funding and a Firefighter Safety and Deployment Board
In an Instagram post of September 21, 2026, Walton says the Vancouver Liberals will tie firefighting funding to the city's growth and create a Firefighter Safety and Deployment Board. On Bluesky on May 11, 2026, she wrote that funding, staffing and mental health supports for firefighters should be a priority.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post says that in 2025 only 26% of firefighting callouts were for fire alarms or to fight fires. That figure is hers, and voche.me has not checked it. The post gives no cost, no rule for how funding would follow growth and no date for the board.
What still needs checking
How funding would be tied to growth, what the board would cost and when it would start.
In the party's press release of September 16, 2026, Walton is quoted saying that responses to violence need to improve, that survivors need stronger support and that every report needs to be taken seriously. On Bluesky the same day she wrote that she was proud to support the policy. At the forum that evening she named intimate partner violence as the ask that matters most to her.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The release says the party would declare intimate partner violence a public health and public safety crisis and would work with the Vancouver Police Board on a plan. Those are the party's words. Walton's quote names no step, number, cost or date. The text is from the recording's automatic captions, which can misspell words.
What still needs checking
What Walton would ask the Police Board to change, what it would cost and when.
On Bluesky on March 10, 2026, Walton wrote that Vancouver should not be a bitcoin friendly city, because she says more bitcoin means more crime, more fraud and more exploitation of vulnerable people.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post quotes a reporter's post that Council was set that day to approve a staff recommendation to back away from a bitcoin friendly city plan. Walton names no rule, number, cost or date of her own.
What still needs checking
Which steps against bitcoin machines or fraud Walton would ask Council to take.
On Bluesky on September 19, 2026, Walton wrote that she has waited a long time for SkyTrain to reach UBC. At the September 16 forum she called it the party's top transit priority. In an Instagram post of September 28, 2026, she says the party wants to complete the UBC SkyTrain extension.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post asks for the extension and names no step Council would take, no cost and no date. The text is from the recording's automatic captions, which can misspell words. The party's press release of September 28 says a Vancouver Liberal government would work with the incoming provincial government, TransLink, UBC and First Nations to find the money. Those are the party's words.
What still needs checking
What Council would do to bring the SkyTrain to UBC, and by when.
At the September 16 forum, Walton said that nine bus corridors have been identified, that there are actually 40, and that over the term the Vancouver Liberals would like to address all of them.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The text is from the recording's automatic captions, which can misspell words. She did not say what the work on each corridor would be, what it would cost or how the 40 were counted. In another answer she said she had spoken with Vision Zero Vancouver, which she said had identified nine priority corridors.
What still needs checking
What work each corridor would get, what it would cost and which body would pay for it.
Consult people at risk on the streets and update sidewalks
At the September 16 forum, asked how the Vancouver Liberals would balance drivers and other road users, Walton said safety is the priority, that people using strollers, wheelchairs and other aids, children and pedestrians are more vulnerable, that the City needs to consult them, and that underserved neighbourhoods need their sidewalks updated.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The text is from the recording's automatic captions, which can misspell words. She named no number of sidewalks or curb cuts, no cost and no date. In another answer she cited figures from Vision Zero Vancouver on the size of the gap.
What still needs checking
Which neighbourhoods would come first, and what the sidewalk work would cost.
At the September 16 forum, Walton said she is also looking at traffic calming, because she wants safe neighbourhoods for kids, families and people with mobility aids.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The text is from the recording's automatic captions, which can misspell words. She named no street, speed limit, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which streets and what traffic calming measures Walton has in mind.
The transit ask, which the results table marks Walton as committing to, asks candidates to advocate to the province for a low-income transit pass for people earning less than $40,000 a year, to speed up buses with measures such as dedicated bus lanes so that at least nine transit corridors are completed by 2030, to install more covered bus shelters, seating and lighting, and to give people more time to cross the street and speed up crossings, curb cuts and sidewalk repairs.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. Walton's own words are the one sentence quoted from the pledge page, and the results table records her yes. The ask sets its own number and date for bus corridors, and gives no cost. The transit pass is a request to the province. Her own statements on corridors, sidewalks and traffic calming are recorded in the commitments above.
What still needs checking
Which corridors Walton would put first, what the work would cost and where the money would come from.
30 km/h local streets with traffic calming, starting where the need is greatest
HUB Cycling, a regional cycling charity, asked candidates whether they support three asks. Its published Vancouver answers record Walton as answering yes to 30 km/h speeds on local streets with traffic calming, and yes to doing this work in underserved neighbourhoods first. In her own words she wrote that she supports 30 km/h on local streets and the traffic calming needed to make it work, that a Vancouver Liberal council would look at where to add pocket parks on major bike routes, and that she would work with council to put the communities with the greatest need first.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The asks are HUB Cycling's wording, and her answer restates the first one. She names no street, no number of pocket parks, no cost and no date. The answers carry no date of their own.
What still needs checking
Which streets would get 30 km/h limits and traffic calming first, and what the work would cost.
At least 8 km of separated bike routes in the first year
In her answers to HUB Cycling, Walton wrote that she would work with council to close critical gaps in the cycling network and build connections to the regional network, and that the Vancouver Liberals commit to at least 8 km of separated routes in the first year and hundreds of kilometres over four years.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The figure of 8 km in the first year also appears in the HUB answers of other Vancouver Liberals candidates, so it is the party's figure, restated in her own words. She names no street, no cost and no source of money.
What still needs checking
Which gaps in the network would be closed first, and what the 8 km would cost.
In an Instagram post of October 2, 2026, made jointly with the Vancouver Liberals account, Walton says the party will get rid of paid parking at beaches and community centres, so that it is easier for people to visit family and friends, go to the beach and use community services.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post names no cost, no amount of lost parking income and no date. The party's press release of the same day says the fees would end within the first year of a Vancouver Liberal government, and that date is the party's. Daily Hive reported in October 2025 that the Park Board voted to start paid parking at three community centres, at lots the Park Board describes as within its jurisdiction. The post does not say how Council would end fees that the Park Board set.
What still needs checking
How much parking income would be lost, what would replace it, and how Council and the Park Board would make the change.
In the same post, Walton says the party will also review timed parking restrictions and make adjustments.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post names no street, no new time limit and no date. The party's release says most paid parking in Vancouver has a two-hour limit. That figure is the party's, and voche.me has not checked it.
What still needs checking
Which time limits would change, and when the review would report.
On Bluesky on September 14, 2026, Walton wrote that the Vancouver Liberals will hire 400 CUPE workers. Her posts say they would work in libraries, community centres, garbage pick-up and other services. At the September 16 forum she said the party would request the 400 positions on day one.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
A May 12, 2026 post on her account says the money would come from cutting spending on external consultants and layers of managers. The description text typed for the first image of that post says 500 workers, while the image itself and her other posts say 400. The forum text is from automatic captions. She gives no dollar amount for the hires.
What still needs checking
The yearly cost of 400 hires, and how much the savings on consultants and managers would be.
In a video posted on Bluesky on May 18, 2026, Walton says the Vancouver Liberals will cancel the plan to spend $800 million on what she calls a second city hall, and invest in things people use. A post on her account on May 16 says the money would be reinvested in services.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The video's words are its on-screen captions, which voche.me read by optical character recognition and which can misspell words. The figure of $800 million is hers and the party's, and voche.me has not checked it against City documents. No date is given.
What still needs checking
Where the project stands in the City's capital budget (the money for buildings and large projects), and which services the money would go to.
At the September 16 forum, Walton said the Vancouver Liberals are committed to delivering services and to having smarter priorities in where the City spends its money.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The text is from the recording's automatic captions, which can misspell words. The sentence states an approach. It names no budget line, number or date.
What still needs checking
Which spending Walton would reduce, which she would increase, and by how much.
In an Instagram reel posted on May 28, 2026, Walton says the Vancouver Liberals are proposing a luxury yacht tax so that people who can pay their fair share do, to fund services. Her Bluesky post of May 26 says the aim is to protect essential services without pushing costs onto everyday Vancouverites.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The graphics on her Bluesky post, which voche.me read by eye, say the tax would apply to yachts of 40 feet and longer. Her own words name no rate, no expected income and no start date.
What still needs checking
The tax rate, how much it would raise and how the City would set it up.
One part of the housing access ask, which the results table marks Walton as committing to, asks candidates to improve tenant safety during extreme heat by advancing building retrofit projects that give low-carbon cooling, especially to low-income tenants.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. Walton's own words are the one sentence quoted from the pledge page, and the results table records her yes. The ask gives no number of buildings, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
Which buildings would be upgraded first and who would pay.
On Bluesky on April 6, 2026, Walton wrote that a vote for the Vancouver Liberals is a vote to support libraries and important essential services. In an Instagram caption of March 7, 2026, she wrote that libraries and arts are of the utmost importance to Vancouverites.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Her words on libraries name no library hours, branch, number or cost. The hiring plan for library staff is recorded as its own commitment under taxes and budget.
What still needs checking
How many library hours Walton would add, and what it would cost.
In her launch video, Walton says the Vancouver Liberals want a city with thriving arts and culture, properly funded libraries, pools and community centres, and safe and free public events.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The video is captioned automatically, and this text follows the captions. She names no grant, budget line, number or date.
What still needs checking
Which arts programs and libraries Walton would fund, and by how much.
On Bluesky on April 4, 2026, Walton wrote that the Vancouver Liberals love a low-cost public event, and pointed readers to the party platform to see how it would support public events and festivals.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post names no grant, fee change, number or date. The party's issues page lists a plan to make policing costs affordable for community events, which is a commitment of the party.
What still needs checking
What the City would change to lower the cost of public events.
The community spaces ask, which the results table marks Walton as committing to, asks candidates to extend library hours and support library workers with adequate staffing and a living wage, to report how many City properties are underused and give community groups priority access and subsidized rent, and to work with independent arts and culture venues and queer spaces to reform permit and bylaw (City law) barriers.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. Walton's own words are the one sentence quoted from the pledge page, and the results table records her yes. The ask gives no number of library hours, no cost and no date.
What still needs checking
How many library hours Walton would add, which properties she would open and what the changes would cost.
In her launch video, Walton says the Vancouver Liberals want to expand child care.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The sentence lists five aims in a row. The video is captioned automatically, and this text follows the captions. She names no number of spaces, cost, funding source or date.
What still needs checking
How many child care spaces Walton would add, where, and who would pay.
On Bluesky on March 16, 2026, Walton wrote that the party wants more transparency from elected officials and opposes more in-camera negotiations, which are talks held out of public view.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post quotes Allam's post on a Canucks proposal on public land. It names no rule, number or date.
What still needs checking
Which Council meeting rules Walton would change to limit closed-door talks.
On Bluesky on March 20, 2026, Walton wrote that politicians should have to disclose cryptocurrency accounts, and that elected officials need to be more transparent and accountable.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post quotes Allam asking Premier Eby to extend the disclosure rule, so it points to a provincial step. Walton names no step for Council, no date and no cost.
Daily Hive quotes Walton, in the party's announcement of March 21, 2026, saying City Hall needs more advocates for working people, to make services and information more accessible and to be less centred on partisan disputes.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The quote states an approach. It names no service, rule, number or date.
What still needs checking
Which services and information Walton would make more accessible, and how.
Bring the University Endowment Lands into Vancouver
In an Instagram post of September 28, 2026, made jointly with the Vancouver Liberals account, Walton says the party wants to unite Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands, so that people who live at UBC can vote in municipal elections with other Vancouver residents.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party's press release of the same day says the University Endowment Lands are run by the Province, and that the party would put a proposal to the provincial government to join them to Vancouver. The decision belongs to the Province, so voche.me records it as outside what Council can do by its own vote. The post names no date and no cost.
What still needs checking
What the City would ask the Province for, and what taking on the area's services would cost the City.
The food security ask, which the results table marks Walton as committing to, asks candidates to increase the City's Sustainable Food Systems Grant and add an Indigenous Food Sovereignty Grant starting in the 2027 budget, to provide City-owned real estate for a South Vancouver Community Food Hub, and to direct the City Manager to create at least four food planner roles.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. Walton's own words are the one sentence quoted from the pledge page, and the results table records her yes. Food policy is not one of the ten issues voche.me scores for City Council candidates, so this entry earns no points.
What still needs checking
The size of the grant increase and the cost of the four roles.
The public washrooms ask, which the results table marks Walton as committing to, asks candidates to install prefabricated public toilets in high-need areas or set up portable toilets for the short term, to increase funding for keeping up and upgrading existing City and Park Board washrooms, and to partner with Downtown Eastside service providers and other governments to sustain hygiene services such as mobile washrooms, staffed washrooms, showers and laundry.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. Walton's own words are the one sentence quoted from the pledge page, and the results table records her yes. Public washrooms are not one of the ten issues voche.me scores for City Council candidates, so this entry earns no points.
What still needs checking
How many washrooms Walton would add and what they would cost.
The gender safety ask, which the results table marks Walton as committing to, asks candidates to fund the City's work on the Calls for Justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people and on the Red Women Rising recommendations, to reinstate a second Sex Worker Safety Planner role and give sex worker drop-in spaces steady funding, and to carry out survivor-led safety and violence prevention strategies on time, including the safety and inclusion action plan for Two-Spirit, trans and gender-diverse people.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The ask is Women Transforming Cities' wording. Walton's own words are the one sentence quoted from the pledge page, and the results table records her yes. The ask concerns violence prevention and safety planning for particular groups. The public safety issue covers policing, fire rescue and street disorder programs, so voche.me tags this ask to no scored issue. Her separate statement on intimate partner violence is recorded above.
What still needs checking
Which measures Walton would fund first and what they would cost.
2026 · Disability and accessibilityCampaign pledge
Disabilities and participation in life
On Bluesky on April 2, 2026, Walton wrote that part of why she is running is that disabilities should not be a barrier to taking part in any part of life, and that people with disabilities deserve accommodations, support and funding.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Disability access is not one of the ten issues voche.me scores for City Council candidates, so this entry earns no points. She names no service, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Which City services Walton would change so that people with disabilities can take part.
On Bluesky on April 2, 2026, Walton wrote that tenants should have more direct involvement in rent increases that pay for building work, and that clearer rules would be fairer for everyone.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post shares an article about a section of the provincial Residential Tenancy Act, and voche.me found no City power over that rule, so this entry is tagged to no scored issue and earns no points. She names no step for Council.
What still needs checking
Whether Walton would ask the Province to change the rule, and what Council could do.
On Bluesky on March 31, 2026, Walton wrote that loud vehicles scare cats and children and disturb the sleep of working people, and that she would welcome getting rid of them.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The post quotes Allam's post on noisy hot rods and motorcycles at night. Noise rules are not one of the ten issues voche.me scores for City Council candidates, so this entry earns no points. She names no rule, number or date.
What still needs checking
Which rule Walton would change to reduce vehicle noise.
On Bluesky on April 8, 2026, Walton wrote that it is time to see real investment in pools, parks and community centres, to keep them accessible, affordable and beautiful.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Park Board runs parks, pools and community centres, so voche.me scores this topic for Park Board candidates and not for City Council candidates. The post names no amount, project or date.
What still needs checking
How much Walton would ask Council to add to the Park Board's budget.
In her launch video, Walton says the Vancouver Liberals want to create inclusive, supportive schools.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The Board of Education runs schools, so voche.me scores this topic for School Board candidates and not for City Council candidates. The video is captioned automatically. She names no measure, number or date.
What still needs checking
What part of this Walton believes Council would do.
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.
Posted by the candidate; the videos were not watched
Video interviews with three mayoral candidates
Walton posted three video interviews with mayoral candidates on her Instagram account: Pete Fry on March 4, Kareem Allam on March 6 and William Azaroff on March 7, 2026. Her captions say she took viewers' questions to each candidate.
Scope, limits and sources
Her own accounts are the only sources, and voche.me read the captions only. She wrote on Bluesky on May 9, 2026 that she had shared non-partisan political education about Vancouver municipal politics for five years. This entry is tagged to no scored issue, so it earns no points.
Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording.
Statement
Statement on joining the Vancouver Liberals council slate
In the party's announcement, reported by Daily Hive, Walton said it is hard for people to follow politics when they are struggling to pay rent, and set out child care, neighbourhood services and accessibility as priorities.
In a video of 232 seconds posted by the Vancouver Liberals, Walton speaks to the camera about her work history and why she joined the party. She names safer streets, ending homelessness, protecting women from violence, arts and libraries, child care and affordable housing among her aims. The captions are automatic.
Walton and Moira Stilwell sat on the panel for the Vancouver Liberals, with eight other council candidates from four more parties. Women Transforming Cities recorded the forum. Walton's answers voche.me could tie to her covered the six Our City Hall asks, hiring 400 front-line workers, bus corridors, sidewalks and intimate partner violence. The recording's captions are automatic.
Candid Candidates mixer, Global Shapers Vancouver and City Hive
Women Transforming Cities and First United list this meet-the-candidates event for mayor and council candidates at Creekside Community Centre on September 29, 2026, hosted by Global Shapers Vancouver and City Hive. An Instagram post of October 2 by Armor Valor, a Vancouver Liberals council candidate, made jointly with Walton's account, says Valor attended the mixer with Walton. voche.me found no record of what Walton said there.
Walton answered yes to all three of HUB Cycling's asks: 30 km/h local streets with traffic calming, safety work in underserved neighbourhoods first, and closing gaps in the separated cycling network. She wrote that the Vancouver Liberals commit to at least 8 km of separated routes in the first year, and that a Vancouver Liberal council would look at adding pocket parks on major bike routes. The answers carry no date, so this date is the day voche.me read them.
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
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Reporting
Daily Hive
Vancouver Liberals add two city councillor candidates for 2026 election
Reported the addition of Walton and Michael Wu to the Vancouver Liberals council slate, gave Walton's background in political strategy and government work, and described the party as a new centrist civic party led by Kareem Allam.
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 Elections BC work, the BCGEU shop steward role, the two federal campaigns, or the province-wide student organisation, and the campaign page does not name that organisation or give dates. Walton sat on the panel at one recorded forum, hosted by Women Transforming Cities on September 16, 2026. A running mate's Instagram post says she attended the Candid Candidates mixer on September 29, and voche.me found no record of what she said there. On October 1, 2026, a Park Board candidate's Instagram account posted a video headed "Global News this morning" jointly with Walton's account. voche.me did not watch the video and found no Global News page naming Walton, so it is not recorded. No forum or debate appearance by Walton from October 3 to 17, 2026 was confirmed by an organizer or the campaign. The party's events page lists no events. Her Bluesky account still has 86 posts, and all were read. Her Instagram profile lists 180 posts, and 12 could be read through Instagram's public embed pages, because the profile asks for a login. Her Threads, TikTok and Facebook pages could not be read. The party's 148-point platform of October 1, 2026 names her only in its list of council candidates, so its measures are recorded as the party's. Vote Palestine Vancouver lists no response from her to its survey. No candidate questionnaire has been sent by voche.me. No accountability record of any kind was found. Personal and family details on the campaign page and elsewhere were left out of this record.
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. 4 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Sources reviewed again on October 3, 2026: the City's candidate list, the party's candidate page, news pages, events page and October 1 platform, her Bluesky and Instagram accounts, her VoteMate profile, HUB Cycling's survey answers, Vote Palestine Vancouver's survey list and public event listings from Women Transforming Cities and First United.
Checks still to do: Confirm public roles and seek a concrete accessibility proposal with a budget and responsible department.
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 stated
Shop steward, BC Government and Service Employees' Union
The campaign page says the role involved supporting colleagues through workplace disputes and bargaining directly with the provincial government.
The campaign page says Walton managed two federal election campaigns in the Vancouver Centre riding. Daily Hive reported that Walton has run campaigns for the federal New Democratic Party.
The campaign page says Walton spent five years on non-partisan voter outreach. Daily Hive reported that Walton has worked for Elections BC. Neither source gives dates.
The campaign page says Walton worked as a frontline government worker connecting people to public services. Daily Hive described the work as government copywriting.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
Which City service would you redesign first to make it easier for residents with disabilities to use?
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.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Jessica Walton's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Jessica Walton?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Jessica Walton's own campaign.
What is Jessica Walton's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Jessica Walton is number 118 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for City Council.
What party did Jessica Walton run with?
Jessica Walton ran for City Council with Vancouver Liberals.
Does Jessica Walton currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Jessica Walton.
How many sources does this Jessica Walton profile cite?
This profile lists 2 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Has Jessica Walton filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?
voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Jessica Walton. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.
Why do some questions on Jessica Walton's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Jessica Walton 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 Jessica Walton ran in?
The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the City Council race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
New survey answers, posts and an event
Added her answers to HUB Cycling's election survey, which give two new transport commitments, and three commitments from her Instagram posts of September 28 and October 2 on parking fees, time limits on parking and joining the University Endowment Lands to Vancouver. Added the Candid Candidates mixer of September 29 as a past appearance, based on a running mate's post, and the online food systems town hall of October 13 as an unconfirmed event. Recorded the City's candidate list entry, which links her Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram accounts and her party page. No calendar event dated before October 3 needed to be removed.
Scoring review: wording corrected and sources added
Five commitments were reworded to match their sources: disability access, child care, small business, the City Hall Pledge (the page says she said yes, and it does not say she signed) and the sentence on voting and government. Two entries on party politics now say the sentence comes from the party's page about her. The research gaps note was corrected because it said no debate record and no party news item named her. New sources: her Bluesky and Instagram accounts, her launch video, the September 16 forum recording, the press release of September 16, her VoteMate profile and the Women Transforming Cities campaign report.
