Canada Pulse poll puts Pete Fry one point ahead of Ken Sim in Vancouver mayor race
A poll done for CityNews and OMNI TV shows Green Party candidate Pete Fry at 28 per cent and incumbent Ken Sim at 27 per cent among all respondents, within the poll's margin of error.
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A new poll puts Green Party mayoral candidate Pete Fry one point ahead of incumbent Ken Sim in the race for Vancouver mayor, with eight days until election day.
CityNews Vancouver reported Friday that Canada Pulse Insights surveyed 500 adult Vancouver residents online between September 28 and October 6. The poll was done exclusively for CityNews and OMNI TV.
Among all respondents, Fry leads with 28 per cent and Sim follows with 27 per cent. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.4 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, which means the one-point gap does not clear the poll's own measure of precision.
Among decided voters, the margin holds
Among respondents who said they would definitely vote or had already cast a ballot in advance voting, the result was nearly the same: Fry at 29 per cent and Sim at 28 per cent, CityNews reported.
Canada Pulse Insights CEO John Wright told CityNews the race had "two different streams going head-to-head," with voters supporting each candidate holding different priorities. He said he expected Thanksgiving weekend conversations to help the 10 per cent of respondents who remained undecided make up their minds before they cast their ballots.
How this compares to 2022
Ken Sim won the 2022 Vancouver mayoral election with just over 50 per cent of the vote, according to CityNews. The 2026 race has more candidates on the ballot, and the vote is distributed across a larger field.
What voters can do
Two advance voting days remain before election day: October 10 and October 13. Election day is October 17. You can find voting place locations and hours at the where to vote page. A full list of polls published for this race, including field dates, sample sizes and margins of error, is at /polls.
Questions this story answers
What did the Canada Pulse Insights poll show about the Vancouver mayor race?
CityNews Vancouver reported on October 9, 2026 that Canada Pulse Insights put Green Party candidate Pete Fry at 28 per cent and incumbent Ken Sim at 27 per cent among all respondents. That gap falls within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points, meaning neither candidate can be called the leader based on this result alone. The poll was done exclusively for CityNews and OMNI TV.
Who conducted this poll and when was the fieldwork done?
Canada Pulse Insights conducted the poll. Fieldwork ran from September 28 to October 6, 2026. The poll surveyed 500 adult Vancouver residents online. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.4 percentage points, 19 times out of 20, according to Canada Pulse Insights.
How does the result look among voters who have already decided or already cast a ballot?
Among decided voters (those who say they will definitely vote or have already cast a ballot in advance voting), Pete Fry leads with 29 per cent and Ken Sim follows with 28 per cent. That one-point margin is the same as the overall result and also falls within the margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
How many voters were still undecided at the time of the poll?
CityNews reported that 10 per cent of all respondents were still undecided even after those who initially said they were unsure were asked whether they were leaning toward a candidate. Canada Pulse Insights CEO John Wright told CityNews he expected some of those undecided voters to make up their minds closer to election day on October 17.
How does Ken Sim's current poll result compare to his 2022 vote share?
Ken Sim won the 2022 Vancouver mayoral election with just over 50 per cent of the vote, according to CityNews. The Canada Pulse Insights poll puts him at 27 per cent among all respondents in 2026, a gap that reflects a more crowded mayoral field this cycle with multiple candidates splitting the vote.
What did Canada Pulse Insights CEO John Wright say about the race?
John Wright, CEO of Canada Pulse Insights, described the field as fragmented with two front-runners, and told CityNews there were 'two different streams going head-to-head.' He said voters supporting each candidate were distinctly different from one another, and he expected Thanksgiving weekend conversations to help undecided voters make up their minds.
When is election day and are there more advance voting days?
Vancouver's election day is October 17, 2026. Two advance voting days remain: October 10 and October 13. You can find voting place addresses, hours and registration information at the where to vote page on this site.
Where can I see all the poll results published for this race?
The polls page on this site lists every poll published for the 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including pollster, field dates, sample size and margin of error for each. Visit /polls to compare results across the campaign.
Sources
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- CityNews Vancouver: Vancouver mayoral race a dead heat between Fry and Sim: pollvancouver.citynews.ca
- voche.me polls pagevoche.me
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