Four COPE, four Green and one OneCity councillor win Vancouver city council seats
With 148 of 149 voting places reporting, the unofficial tally shows four COPE, four Green and one OneCity councillor winning the ten elected council seats. Only one ABC councillor was re-elected.
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Four COPE, four Green and one OneCity candidate won Vancouver city council seats in the October 17 civic election, according to Daily Hive's report on the City of Vancouver's preliminary count. One ABC councillor, incumbent Mike Klassen, held the tenth seat.
With 148 of the 149 voting places reporting as of 12:30 a.m. Sunday, COPE's Sean Orr led all council candidates with 75,305 votes, Daily Hive reported. All other ABC incumbents fell short. The outgoing council had held nine of the ten elected council seats; in the preliminary count it holds one.
The ten seats
Daily Hive reported the vote totals from the City of Vancouver's preliminary count in this order:
- Sean Orr, COPE: 75,305 votes
- Annette Reilly, Green: 71,794 votes
- Chloe Leslie, COPE: 61,731 votes
- Devyani Singh, COPE: 59,371 votes
- Stephanie Smith, Green: 58,461 votes
- Camil Dumont, Green: 57,143 votes
- Lucy Maloney, OneCity: 56,593 votes
- Solomon Yi-Kieran, COPE: 54,811 votes
- Mike Klassen, ABC: 53,665 votes
- Bridget Burns, Green: 53,032 votes
Finishing just outside the ten seats were ABC candidates Joyce Gillespie (51,273 votes), Peter Meiszner (50,549), Lisa Dominato (50,422) and Sarah Kirby-Yung (50,244), according to Daily Hive.
Three incumbents re-elected
Daily Hive noted that just three incumbents were re-elected to council: Klassen, Maloney and Orr. Orr and Maloney were first elected in an April 2025 by-election; this was their first general election. Dumont had previously served on the Park Board from 2018 to 2022.
What comes next
These are preliminary results. The City of Vancouver releases the final certified count on October 21, along with the results of the non-binding public safety plebiscite. The outgoing ABC-led council has one remaining scheduled public meeting on October 27. The new council is inaugurated November 2.
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Questions this story answers
Who won seats on Vancouver city council in the 2026 election?
With 148 of 149 voting places reporting, Daily Hive reports the ten council seats went to: COPE's Sean Orr (75,305 votes), Green's Annette Reilly (71,794), COPE's Chloe Leslie (61,731), COPE's Devyani Singh (59,371), Green's Stephanie Smith (58,461), Green's Camil Dumont (57,143), OneCity's Lucy Maloney (56,593), COPE's Solomon Yi-Kieran (54,811), ABC's Mike Klassen (53,665), and Green's Bridget Burns (53,032). These are preliminary results; the City of Vancouver releases the final certified count on October 21.
How many seats did ABC Vancouver win on council?
According to Daily Hive, one: incumbent Mike Klassen with 53,665 votes. ABC incumbents Joyce Gillespie (51,273 votes), Peter Meiszner (50,549), Lisa Dominato (50,422) and Sarah Kirby-Yung (50,244) all fell short of the ten council seats. ABC Vancouver held nine of the ten council seats going into the election and won only one in the preliminary count.
How many seats did COPE win on Vancouver city council?
Four, according to Daily Hive's reporting of the City of Vancouver's preliminary count with 148 of 149 voting places in. The four COPE winners are Sean Orr (75,305 votes), Chloe Leslie (61,731), Devyani Singh (59,371) and Solomon Yi-Kieran (54,811). Orr and Maloney are counted as incumbents, first elected in an April 2025 by-election.
How many seats did the Green Party of Vancouver win on council?
Four, according to Daily Hive. The four Green councillors are Annette Reilly (71,794 votes), Stephanie Smith (58,461), Camil Dumont (57,143) and Bridget Burns (53,032). Mayor-elect Pete Fry is also a Green, so the party will hold five of the eleven seats on city council including the mayor's chair.
How many seats did OneCity win on council?
One: Lucy Maloney, who won 56,593 votes according to Daily Hive. Maloney is an incumbent, first elected in the April 2025 by-election. OneCity council candidate Iona Bonamis did not win a seat in the preliminary count.
When does the new Vancouver city council take office?
According to Daily Hive, the inauguration of the new council is scheduled for November 2, 2026. The outgoing ABC-led council has one remaining scheduled public meeting on October 27 before the new council is sworn in.
When will the final official Vancouver council results be released?
The City of Vancouver is releasing the final certified election results on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The figures published the night of October 17 are preliminary and based on 148 of the 149 voting places. The results of the non-binding public safety plebiscite will also be released that day, as plebiscite ballots are counted separately after election night.
How many incumbents were re-elected to Vancouver city council?
Three, according to Daily Hive. Mike Klassen (ABC), Lucy Maloney (OneCity) and Sean Orr (COPE) were all re-elected. Orr and Maloney were first elected in the April 2025 by-election and were running in their first general election. Most members of the outgoing ABC council did not win seats in the preliminary results.
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