Stephanie Allen

She was selected as mayoral candidate of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE), and ended that campaign on 2 September 2026. She was COPE's candidate for Mayor of Vancouver in the 2026 election before withdrawing.

Career

According to local reporting, Allen has worked more than 20 years in housing development in British Columbia, on for-profit condominiums and multi-family homes as well as non-profit and public housing, including a decade-plus at BC Housing. She is a founding board member of the Hogan's Alley Society, named after the Black neighbourhood in Vancouver demolished in the late 1960s for the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts. COPE chose her as its mayoral candidate for the October 2026 civic election.

Positions

Allen campaigned on affordability and justice, and said she would push the province for free transit in Vancouver as a climate measure. On 2 September 2026 she and COPE announced the end of her mayoral campaign, urging progressive parties to unite behind one candidate to defeat incumbent Mayor Ken Sim. She said progressives should not put egos ahead of doing the right thing for Vancouver and pledged to remain committed to the progressive movement.

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