Pete Fry and Vancouver's new 11-member council take office today

Pete Fry was sworn in as Vancouver's new mayor today, alongside 10 city councillors, at the Orpheum theatre. The ceremony marks the first day of a council term that runs to November 4, 2030.

Judge Reginald Harris of the B.C. Provincial Court administered the oaths of office, the City of Vancouver announced. Fred Lee was master of ceremonies. The new council holds its first meeting tonight at 5 pm, at Vancouver City Hall.

Who was sworn in

Mayor Pete Fry of the Green Party of Vancouver won the October 17 election with 98,494 votes in the City's preliminary count. He is joined on council by:

• Sean Orr (COPE), who received 83,038 votes and serves as deputy mayor
• Annette Reilly (Green Party of Vancouver), 78,476 votes
• Chloe Leslie (COPE), 67,791 votes
• Devyani Singh (COPE), 65,473 votes
• Stephanie Smith (Green Party of Vancouver), 64,070 votes
• Lucy Maloney (OneCity), 63,143 votes
• Camil Dumont (Green Party of Vancouver), 62,540 votes
• Solomon Yi-Kieran (COPE), 60,361 votes
• Mike Klassen (ABC Vancouver), 57,798 votes
• Bridget Burns (Green Party of Vancouver), 57,788 votes

Those vote figures are from the City's preliminary count of October 18. The full official count has not been released.

The council is made up of 5 Green Party of Vancouver members, 4 COPE members, 1 OneCity member, and 1 ABC Vancouver member. The Green and COPE parties together hold 9 of the 11 seats, including the mayor's chair. The two parties ran separately and have distinct platforms, but both ran against the outgoing ABC Vancouver majority led by former mayor Ken Sim.

The ceremony

The inauguration was held at the Orpheum theatre. The City of Vancouver's own announcement says representatives from each of the three local Nations attended: Councillor Morgan Guerin from Musqueam Indian Band, Councillor Sandy Lafontaine from Squamish Nation, and Councillor Nicholas Kofi from Tsleil-Waututh Nation.

Lieutenant Governor Wendy Cocchia was also in attendance, along with federal and provincial elected officials, the City's announcement says.

The VPD and Vancouver Fire Rescue Services Honour Guard, led by Departmental Sergeant Major Ray Gardner and Pipe Major Cal Davis, took part in the ceremony. The Vancouver Fire Rescue Services Band and the VPD Lion Dance Team with its sister club, the Shao Lin Hung Gar Kung Fu Association, also performed.

When the term runs

Under sections 139 and 143 of the Vancouver Charter, the term for the mayor and councillors begins on November 2, 2026, the date of the first council meeting. The term ends on November 4, 2030. The next general election is October 19, 2030.

Section 108 of the Vancouver Charter required the chief election officer to declare the official results by 4 pm on October 21, and section 110 set October 26 as the last day to ask a court to recount the votes. The City declared the official results on October 21. No court recount was requested before the deadline passed.

What the council has committed to

Each councillor and the mayor set out campaign promises before the October vote. voche.me has recorded those commitments on each person's tracker page and will update them as the council makes decisions over the term.

The Green Party platform, which Mayor Fry ran on, included: using city land for affordable housing and co-operatives, creating a dedicated role to deliver non-market housing, introducing a Vancouver Affordability Index, restoring a Renters Office, and putting a moratorium on apartments under 250 square feet. The Green platform also committed to a CROW (Community Response Outreach Workers) program, a non-police team responding to non-emergency calls involving homelessness, addiction, and mental health.

The COPE platform, which Orr, Leslie, Singh, and Yi-Kieran ran on, called for buying existing apartment buildings to convert into affordable public housing, closing loopholes that allow rent increases between tenants, banning rent-price collusion including through algorithmic software, and creating a Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition Fund. COPE also promised to bring back a Renters Office with enforcement powers.

Maloney of OneCity campaigned on expanding childcare, improving transit, and strengthening tenant protections. Klassen of ABC Vancouver ran on a platform focused on public safety and fiscal accountability.

These are commitments the parties and individuals published before the vote. Whether they are carried out depends on council decisions. Each decision that bears on a tracked promise will be noted on that person's tracker page at /tracker on this site.

What comes next

The inaugural council meeting is tonight at 5 pm. The agenda and live broadcast are available on the City of Vancouver's website. This first meeting covers procedural matters, including the formal organization of council and its committees.

The council's full four-year term runs to November 4, 2030. Residents can follow each councillor's promises and votes at /tracker. Each councillor's profile page is linked from their name above.