Victoria Jung, ballot number 107 for City Council, Vancouver Liberals. Profile focus: Coordination between the School Board and the City, and childcare.
This record covers Victoria Jung's four years as a Vancouver school trustee and board chair, the 2024 departure from ABC Vancouver, and the 2026 council campaign with the Vancouver Liberals. Sources are dated up to September 22, 2026.
No public appearance by this candidate was confirmed in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. The voting dates below apply to every voter. An empty day is a gap in the research, not proof that nothing is happening.
Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.
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 Victoria Jung
Victoria Jung appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 107. The City records the affiliation as Vancouver Liberals.
The official roster for the current term lists Victoria Jung as a Vancouver School Board trustee. That is a separate office from the one on this 2026 ballot entry.
The party page says Jung is the current chair of the Vancouver School Board. The page says Jung has held the chair position for four years, working with members from four parties and independent trustees.
Jung appears on the 2026 Vancouver ballot as candidate number 107 for city council, running with the Vancouver Liberals.
Jung was elected to the Vancouver School Board in the 2022 municipal election and the board's own page records re-election as Chair of the Board for the 2024 to 2025 year.
The school board page lists a Bachelor of Science in biology from Acadia University and a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Institute of Business, and says Jung works in transportation infrastructure consulting.
Daily Hive reported professional experience in marketing, business development, procurement and transportation infrastructure consulting.
The campaign page says Jung came to Vancouver as a young person and is a renter.
The Vancouver Liberals were registered on July 3, 2025 by Kareem Allam, who was chief of staff to Mayor Ken Sim until February 2023. Allam is the party's candidate for mayor.
voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list and the campaign material linked under Sources. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page.
Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery.
7 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · ChildcareCampaign pledge
Childcare spaces inside school buildings
Jung says public school facilities are the best opportunity to add childcare spaces, and wants the school board's mandate widened to cover childcare because schools already have the buildings and the space.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
Jung told Daily Hive in January 2026 that families leave Vancouver because they cannot find childcare. Jung puts the city's shortfall at 20,000 spaces. That figure comes from Jung and was not checked against a city or provincial count. Childcare in school buildings involves the school board and the province as well as the city.
What still needs checking
Where the 20,000 figure comes from, and what a councillor can do to open childcare rooms in buildings the school board controls.
The campaign page says Jung will support Vancouver Public Library services so people can learn, gather and reach education and community programs.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This comes from the party's own candidate page. No funding level, branch or opening hours target is named. Jung already sits on the library board as a school board appointee.
What still needs checking
What library budget or service level Jung would vote for on council.
The campaign page says Jung would give young people and families a voice on housing, affordability, transportation and community services, naming affordable housing and job availability as the reasons young people leave.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is stated on the party's candidate page as a set of priorities. No specific housing or transport measure is attached to it.
What still needs checking
Which housing or transport decisions Jung would vote differently on.
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
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Statement
Statement on leaving ABC Vancouver
Jung announced a departure from ABC Vancouver and said the reason was a difference in values with the party leadership over openness and transparency. Jung described the integrity commissioner matter as a line that would not be crossed, said the working relationship with Mayor Ken Sim was not strong, and said an attempt was made to reach the mayor before the announcement.
Jung told Daily Hive that expanding childcare would be a main priority on council, that public school buildings are the best place to add spaces, and that families leave Vancouver when they cannot find childcare.
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.
Policy dispute
Resignation from ABC Vancouver over the integrity commissioner
In August 2024 the ABC majority on Vancouver city council called a special meeting to review the scope of the integrity commissioner's office, which would have suspended pending investigations. Jung, who was a school trustee and not a council member, left the ABC party over it. Jung had no vote on the council decision.
Candidate or party response
Jung said the events questioning the integrity commissioner's office prompted a reflection on core values, and said those values of openness and transparency did not line up with the party leadership's.
Verified status and limits
Jung remained Vancouver School Board chair as an independent trustee, and joined the Vancouver Liberals in January 2026 to run for council.
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.
Reporting
Global News
Vancouver School Board chair leaves ABC party to sit as independent
Global News reported Jung's resignation from ABC Vancouver and set it against the council majority's special meeting to review the scope of the integrity commissioner's office, a move that would have paused pending investigations. The report quotes Jung on values and leadership, and notes Jung stayed on as board chair.
School Board chair to run for Vancouver City Council in civic election
Daily Hive reported that Jung joined the Vancouver Liberals and would seek the party's council nomination, set out Jung's background and childcare priority, and quoted party founder Kareem Allam pointing to Jung's defence of the integrity commissioner's office.
Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
The Business in Vancouver report on Jung joining the Vancouver Liberals returned an error and could not be opened, so its added detail is not in this record. No record of Jung's individual votes as a school trustee was opened, because the board's meeting minutes were not reachable. The figure of 20,000 missing childcare spaces comes from Jung and was not checked against a city or provincial count. No public forum or debate appearance was confirmed for the period from September 22 to October 17, 2026.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.
Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 3 stated positions and 2 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Use VSB records for the existing office; do not describe this candidate as an incumbent councillor.
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
Current term
Vancouver School Board trustee
The official roster lists Victoria Jung in this office during the term that ends with the 2026 election. Individual votes and decisions have not been reviewed for this profile.
The board page lists roles as Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee, member of the Facilities Planning Committee, alternate on the Advocacy Subcommittee and the Education Plan Committee, alternate to the BCSTA Provincial Council, representative to the BC Public School Employers' Association, and a seat on the Vancouver Public Library Board. Jung is also listed as liaison to a set of elementary schools, secondary schools and adult education programs.
Daily Hive reported in January 2026 that Jung joined the newly formed Vancouver Liberals and would seek the party's nomination for city council. The party's candidate page lists Jung on the council slate.
The school board page names this as Jung's work outside the board. The board page also lists past board experience with the Environmental Managers Association of BC.
