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"twitter:title": "Which parties are running for Park Board in Vancouver" --- 7 SEATS · OCTOBER 17, 2026 # Which parties are running for Park Board Seven commissioner seats on the Board of Parks and Recreation. 35 candidates are standing, from 8 parties. [All parties ](https://voche.me/parties) [Compare on the issues](https://voche.me/parties/compare) **7**Seats to fill **35**Candidates standing **8**Parties in this race **0**With no party WHAT THIS BODY DOES ## What you are electing Vancouver is the only major city in Canada that elects a separate board to run its parks. Seven commissioners control parks, community centres, pools, rinks, beaches and the trees on park land. The board has its own legal authority under the Vancouver Charter rather than sitting under Council, which is why its future has been contested. The current Council asked the province to amend the Charter and abolish it. The board still exists, and seven commissioners are being elected on October 17. Four of seven seats carry a decision. Because the board is small, a party running five or more candidates is asking for outright control of it. LARGEST SLATE FIRST ## The parties contesting Park Board ### [ABC Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver) · 7 of 7 seats [207**Stephen Molnar**Ballot 207](https://voche.me/candidates/stephen-molnar) [209**Marie Rogers**Ballot 209](https://voche.me/candidates/marie-rogers) [218**Christian Kyle**Ballot 218](https://voche.me/candidates/christian-kyle) [227**Chris Qiu (仇云霞)**Ballot 227](https://voche.me/candidates/chris-qiu) [228**Jas Virdi**Ballot 228 · Vancouver Park Board commissioner](https://voche.me/candidates/jas-virdi) [232**Cheryl Grant**Ballot 232](https://voche.me/candidates/cheryl-grant) [234**Jay Bailey**Ballot 234](https://voche.me/candidates/jay-bailey) ### [Vancouver Liberals](https://voche.me/parties/vancouver-liberals) · 6 of 7 seats [208**Mark Halyk**Ballot 208](https://voche.me/candidates/mark-halyk) [211**Shayla Bird**Ballot 211](https://voche.me/candidates/shayla-bird) [220**Scott Jensen**Ballot 220 · Vancouver Park Board commissioner](https://voche.me/candidates/scott-jensen) [221**Amanda Bains**Ballot 221](https://voche.me/candidates/amanda-bains) [223**Amir Bajehkian**Ballot 223](https://voche.me/candidates/amir-bajehkian) [229**Tricia Barker**Ballot 229](https://voche.me/candidates/tricia-barker) ### [Independent Parks Party](https://voche.me/parties/independent-parks-party) · 5 of 7 seats [202**Leonard Vanderstar**Ballot 202](https://voche.me/candidates/leonard-vanderstar) [213**Cam Rothery**Ballot 213](https://voche.me/candidates/cam-rothery) [224**Brynja Marshall**Ballot 224](https://voche.me/candidates/brynja-marshall) [226**Michael Robert Caditz**Ballot 226](https://voche.me/candidates/michael-robert-caditz) [231**Niknaz Alemi**Ballot 231](https://voche.me/candidates/niknaz-alemi) ### [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver) · 5 of 7 seats [201**Allan Fawley**Ballot 201](https://voche.me/candidates/allan-fawley) [204**Jon Girard**Ballot 204](https://voche.me/candidates/jon-girard) [219**Mayeli Alvarez**Ballot 219](https://voche.me/candidates/mayeli-alvarez) [225**Alex Tkach**Ballot 225](https://voche.me/candidates/alex-tkach) [233**Wah Gee**Ballot 233](https://voche.me/candidates/wah-gee) ### [COPE](https://voche.me/parties/cope) · 4 of 7 seats [203**T'uy't'tanat Cease Wyss**Ballot 203](https://voche.me/candidates/t-uy-t-tanat-cease-wyss) [205**Jamie Han**Ballot 205](https://voche.me/candidates/jamie-han) [206**Tamiko Suzuki**Ballot 206](https://voche.me/candidates/tamiko-suzuki) [215**Sacia Burton**Ballot 215](https://voche.me/candidates/sacia-burton) ### [Green Party of Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver) · 3 of 7 seats [212**Spencer van Vloten**Ballot 212](https://voche.me/candidates/spencer-van-vloten) [216**Breanne Smart**Ballot 216](https://voche.me/candidates/breanne-smart) [222**Tom Digby**Ballot 222 · Vancouver Park Board commissioner](https://voche.me/candidates/tom-digby) ### [OneCity](https://voche.me/parties/onecity) · 3 of 7 seats [214**Tyler Petersen**Ballot 214](https://voche.me/candidates/tyler-petersen) [217**John Irwin**Ballot 217](https://voche.me/candidates/john-irwin) [230**Dominic Denofrio**Ballot 230](https://voche.me/candidates/dominic-denofrio) ### [Vote Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver) · 2 of 7 seats [200**Stephen Menon**Ballot 200](https://voche.me/candidates/stephen-menon) [210**Summit Wannamaker**Ballot 210](https://voche.me/candidates/summit-wannamaker) ### 3 parties are not contesting Park Board - [Affordable Housing](https://voche.me/parties/affordable-housing) - [Bright Future Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/bright-future-vancouver) - [TrueBlue Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver) Each of these parties is running elsewhere on the same ballot. No candidate of theirs appears in this race on the official City of Vancouver candidate list. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.