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Ken Sim

Ken Sim

Ken Sim, born 18 October 1970, is a Canadian businessman and politician, co-founder of Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services.

Born
1970 (55 years), Vancouver
Party
ABC Vancouver
Office
Mayor of Vancouver 2022–
Education
University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business

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He has been Mayor of Vancouver since November 2022, elected for ABC Vancouver. He is seeking re-election as a candidate for Mayor of Vancouver in the 2026 election.

Career

Sim graduated from the UBC Sauder School of Business, qualified as an accountant and co-founded Nurse Next Door in 2001, later starting other businesses. He ran for mayor in 2018 for the Non-Partisan Association and finished second to Kennedy Stewart. In 2022 he stood for ABC Vancouver and defeated the sitting mayor Stewart with 50.96% of the vote, the first challenger to unseat a sitting Vancouver mayor since 1980. He is Vancouver's 41st mayor and its first of Chinese-Canadian descent.

Positions

Sim's mayoralty has centred on homelessness, housing and public safety. Early measures included quickly built work-camp housing and a plan to hire 100 nurses and 100 police officers. Ahead of 2026, Wikipedia notes that some ABC Vancouver members have left for rival groups such as the Vancouver Liberals.

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  1. Ken Sim 35%
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Vancouver Mayoral Election Winner 2026

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Pete FryLeft67%
Ken Sim5535%
John Coupar<1%
William Azaroff<1%
Kareem Allam<1%
Rebecca Bligh<1%
Tim Louis<1%
Kirk LaPointeCentre-right68<1%
Sean OrrLeft48<1%
Colleen Hardwick<1%
Amanda Burrows<1%
Fred Harding<1%

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