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City Council · Vancouver 2026
# Joyce Gillespie
Candidate for Vancouver City Council.
Joyce Gillespie, ballot number 101 for City Council in Vancouver, ABC Vancouver. Profile focus: Community services and business administration.
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ABC Vancouver2026
*Joyce GillespieCity CouncilBallot no.101*
[Image: ABC Vancouver](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/joyce-gillespie/)
Candidate research / September 22, 2026
This record covers Joyce Gillespie, ballot number 101, running for Vancouver City Council with ABC Vancouver in the October 17, 2026 election. The evidence base is the ABC candidate page, one Daily Hive report on the party's August 2026 candidate announcement, and the ABC platform released in September 2026.
**5**Commitments **2**News articles **8**Sources
Public schedule / Through election day
## Where can you hear Joyce Gillespie?
4 upcoming public events 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.
- [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 23Event; attendance unconfirmed
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
8. Sep 29Event; attendance unconfirmed
9. Sep 30No appearance confirmed
10. Oct 1Event; attendance unconfirmed
11. Oct 2No appearance confirmed
12. Oct 3Voting day
13. Oct 4No appearance confirmed
14. Oct 5No appearance confirmed
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 13Event; attendance unconfirmed
23. Oct 14No appearance confirmed
24. Oct 15No appearance confirmed
25. Oct 16No appearance confirmed
26. Oct 17Voting day
### Public forums and announcements
Attendance is identified for each event. Unconfirmed listings are not confirmed candidate appearances.
Sep 237 to 9 pm
Public forumAttendance unconfirmed
#### 2026 Vancouver Municipal Election All Candidates Meeting
Mount Pleasant Community Centre gymnasium, 1 Kingsway
**The listing gives the host and the format and does not name any candidate taking part.**
Hosted by the Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association. Free, with no registration needed.
- [Candidate Debates Happening In Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/candidate-debates-happening-in-vancouver)Event listing · Women Transforming Cities
Sep 296 to 8 pm
Public forumAttendance unconfirmed
#### Candid Candidates: 2026 Vancouver Election
Creekside Community Centre, Multipurpose Room 4, 1 Athletes Way
**The listing names no candidates.**
Hosted by Global Shapers Vancouver and City Hive. Free, pre-registration required, doors at 5:50 pm.
- [Candidate Debates Happening In Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/candidate-debates-happening-in-vancouver)Event listing · Women Transforming Cities
Oct 17 pm
Public forumAttendance unconfirmed
#### Last Candidate Standing
The Cultch, York Theatre, 1895 Venables Street
**The listing names no candidates.**
Hosted by the Vancouver Public Space Network. Tickets cost $25.
- [Candidate Debates Happening In Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/candidate-debates-happening-in-vancouver)Event listing · Women Transforming Cities
Oct 136:30 to 8 pm
Public forumAttendance unconfirmed
#### Funding Our Food Systems Well: Vancouver All Candidates Town Hall
Online
**The listing names no candidates.**
Hosted by the Vancouver Food Justice Coalition. Free, pre-registration required.
- [Candidate Debates Happening In Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/candidate-debates-happening-in-vancouver)Event listing · Women Transforming Cities
### 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 Joyce Gillespie
Joyce Gillespie appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 101. The City records the affiliation as ABC Vancouver.
The party page says Gillespie served as president of Dunbar Little League and vice-president of the Vancouver Thunderbirds Minor Hockey Association. The page says Gillespie studied political science at UBC and co-founded a natural skin-care company in 2001. The page says Gillespie worked fourteen years as a project management consultant and co-founded a technology platform in 2020.
The page says Gillespie studied political science at UBC and started a natural skin-care company in 2001. The page says Gillespie worked as a project management consultant for fourteen years. The page says the candidate helped start a technology platform in 2020 that connects Canadians to work and pays them within 24 hours.
The ABC candidate page says Gillespie has lived on Vancouver's west side since 1994 and graduated from the University of British Columbia in political science.
Daily Hive reported that Gillespie has lived in Vancouver for more than 30 years and is president and co-founder of GigHound, a company that supplies temporary labour across Canada through an online platform and a smartphone app.
The ABC candidate page says Gillespie co-founded a natural skin care company in 2001, spent 14 years as a project management consultant, and in 2020 co-founded a technology platform for Canadian employment and fast payment.
Both the ABC page and Daily Hive record two volunteer roles in youth sport: former president of Dunbar Little League and former vice-president of the Vancouver Thunderbirds Minor Hockey Association.
Daily Hive reported that ABC confirmed, in answer to a question about the surname, that Gillespie has no family connection to Ian Gillespie of the development company Westbank.
Daily Hive's ballot order list records Gillespie at number 101 on the City Council ballot, under the ABC Vancouver banner.
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.
5 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · City servicesCampaign pledge
### Run City Hall on the basics
The ABC candidate page quotes Gillespie saying City Hall should run the way a good organisation does, focused on the basics, accountable for results and respectful of taxpayers.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The page carries the statement. It names no service, no measure of results and no budget.
- What still needs checking
- Which services Gillespie would count as the basics, and how results would be measured and published.
- [Candidate page: Joyce Gillespie](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/joyce-gillespie/)Campaign · ABC Vancouver
2026 · Housing and safetyCampaign pledge
### Safe streets, reliable services and housing families can afford
The ABC candidate page says Gillespie is running for safe streets, reliable services, and housing affordability so families can stay in Vancouver.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The page lists these three themes. It sets out no specific action, number or date for any of them.
- What still needs checking
- What Gillespie would put on a council agenda in the first year for each of the three themes.
- [Candidate page: Joyce Gillespie](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/joyce-gillespie/)Campaign · ABC Vancouver
2026 · Taxes and feesCampaign pledge
### ABC platform on taxes and fees
ABC's platform, released on September 21, 2026, promises a zero per cent property tax increase in 2027, an end to residential parking permit fees, and the removal of paid parking at beaches and community centres.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform. The party release and Daily Hive's report quote Mayor Ken Sim and do not quote Gillespie on any item.
- What still needs checking
- Whether Gillespie states a position on how a second tax freeze would be paid for.
- [ABC Vancouver Launches 2026 Platform: Let's Keep Vancouver Moving Forward](https://abcvancouver.ca/2026/09/abc-vancouver-launches-2026-platform-lets-keep-vancouver-moving-forward/)Campaign · ABC Vancouver
- [Ken Sim's ABC platform promises property tax freeze, end to residential parking permit fees](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ken-sim-abc-vancouver-2026-civic-election-platform)Reporting · Daily Hive
2026 · Public safetyCampaign pledge
### ABC platform on public safety
The same platform proposes banning the use of hard drugs in public spaces, simplifying the process for police to seize hard drugs, and pushing for at least 100 involuntary care beds in Vancouver.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform. Neither the party release nor Daily Hive's report quotes Gillespie.
- What still needs checking
- Whether Gillespie states a position on involuntary care beds and on the drug seizure powers.
- [ABC Vancouver Launches 2026 Platform: Let's Keep Vancouver Moving Forward](https://abcvancouver.ca/2026/09/abc-vancouver-launches-2026-platform-lets-keep-vancouver-moving-forward/)Campaign · ABC Vancouver
- [Ken Sim's ABC platform promises property tax freeze, end to residential parking permit fees](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ken-sim-abc-vancouver-2026-civic-election-platform)Reporting · Daily Hive
2026 · Safe streets and affordable cityCampaign pledge
### Safe streets and affordable city
The campaign says Vancouver families should have safe streets, city services that arrive, and costs they can pay so they can remain in the city.
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?
- [Candidate page: Joyce Gillespie](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/joyce-gillespie/)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 26, 2026Reporting
Daily Hive
### Ken Sim's ABC party names four new Vancouver City Council candidates
Kenneth Chan reported the addition of Gillespie, Arezo Zarrabian, Lorraine Lowe and David Grewal to ABC's council slate, and set out Gillespie's business and volunteer background.
- [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: All 130 names in ballot order
The final ballot list places Gillespie at number 101 on the council ballot.
- [Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-2026-civic-election-candidates-ballot-order)Reporting · Daily Hive
Research / 8 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 2 sources
- Candidate page: Joyce Gillespie
ABC Vancouver
- ABC Vancouver Launches 2026 Platform: Let's Keep Vancouver Moving Forward
ABC Vancouver · September 21, 2026
Reporting 3 sources
- Ken Sim's ABC party names four new Vancouver City Council candidates
Daily Hive · August 26, 2026
- Ken Sim's ABC platform promises property tax freeze, end to residential parking permit fees
Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
- Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
Event listing 1 sources
- Candidate Debates Happening In Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey
Women Transforming Cities · September 17, 2026
No interview, speech, debate report or public statement by Gillespie was found. Only two sources name Gillespie: the ABC candidate page and one Daily Hive report. Gillespie has not held elected office, so there is no voting record to check. Women Transforming Cities reported that an ABC spokesperson said the party's candidates were not signing its Our City Hall Pledge, so there are no survey answers from Gillespie on that organisation's six asks. The ABC page also mentions charity fundraising including an event featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu; no independent source for that was found, so it is left out of this record. Family details on the ABC page are also left out.
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. 1 stated position and 3 background facts recorded here. This site blocks automated requests, so each quotation was read from the live page twice, independently.
Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 2 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Confirm the named organizational roles and request specific municipal proposals beyond biography.
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
2020 to 2026
### President and co-founder, GigHound
Daily Hive reported that the company provides temporary labour services across Canada through a digital platform and an app. The ABC page dates the founding of a technology platform for Canadian employment and fast payment to 2020.
[Candidate page: Joyce Gillespie](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/joyce-gillespie/)
From 2001
### Co-founder, natural skin care company
The ABC page gives the founding year and describes the business as a natural skin care company. The page does not name the company or say whether Gillespie still holds the role.
[Candidate page: Joyce Gillespie](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/joyce-gillespie/)
Length given as 14 years, years not stated
### Project management consultant
The ABC page states the length of this work. The page does not give the years or name any employer or client.
[Candidate page: Joyce Gillespie](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/joyce-gillespie/)
Dates not given
### Youth sports volunteer leadership
President of Dunbar Little League and vice-president of the Vancouver Thunderbirds Minor Hockey Association. Neither source gives the years served.
[Candidate page: Joyce Gillespie](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/joyce-gillespie/)
2026
### City Council candidate, ABC Vancouver
Daily Hive reported on August 26, 2026 that ABC named Gillespie as one of four new council candidates, bringing the party's council slate to nine.
[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)
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 service failures would you address first, and how would residents measure improvement?
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/joyce-gillespie/)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/joyce-gillespie/) [ABC Vancouver official website](https://abcvancouver.ca/)
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