Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY-SA 2.0Vancouver is split between 6 federal ridings, chiefly Vancouver East and Vancouver Granville
In the census’s list of municipalities, Vancouver is a city. Mayors and councillors in British Columbia aren’t on any open list, so Vancouver’s council goes unnamed here. Jenny Kwan represents 18% of Vancouver in the Commons, while Taleeb Noormohamed covers the bulk of the rest. For the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Vancouver spreads over 12 ridings: Vancouver-Kensington, Vancouver-Fraserview, Vancouver-Little Mountain, Vancouver-Hastings, Vancouver-West End, Vancouver-Renfrew, Vancouver-Langara, Vancouver-South Granville, Vancouver-Quilchena, Vancouver-Strathcona, Vancouver-Yaletown and Vancouver-Point Grey. No open list says who the MLA is today; the last open record is the 2024 count.
Three governments, and who does what
Vancouver, a city in British Columbia, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Regional parks, waste, rural areas’ services.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
leg.bc.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
Vancouver is a member municipality of Greater Vancouver Regional District, which runs regional services and governs the rural areas around it.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Vancouver, from the most recent elections.
- 1Vancouver councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaVancouver-Kensington · Vancouver-Fraserview · Vancouver-Little Mountain
- 3House of CommonsVancouver East · 18%
- 4House of CommonsVancouver Granville · 18%
- 5House of CommonsVancouver Kingsway · 18%
- 6House of CommonsVancouver Centre · 18%
- 7House of CommonsVancouver Quadra · 14%
- 8House of CommonsVancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby · 12%
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Vancouver votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver council | 17 October 2026 | 19 October 2030 |
| Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | 19 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Elected on 17 October 2026, Vancouver council is up again on 19 October 2030. The Local Government Act fixes that date: the third Saturday in October every four years. The last general elections came on 19 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
Vancouver spans 12 ridings for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
MLA: see the legislature’s list
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leg.bc.ca ↗Which MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia represents a home in Vancouver depends on the street.
BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
The 2024 provincial election in Vancouver-Kensington
Vancouver-Kensington went to Mable Elmore (BC NDP) in October 2024: 61% of the vote and a lead of 5,652 over the runner-up (Conservative Party of BC). At 52%, turnout trailed the province’s 58%.
BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence)
Vancouver has 6 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Vancouver East · New Democratic Party · first elected 2015 · 18%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Vancouver Granville · Liberal Party of Canada · 18%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Vancouver Kingsway · New Democratic Party · 18%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Vancouver Centre · Liberal Party of Canada · 18%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Vancouver Quadra · Liberal Party of Canada · 14%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby · Liberal Party of Canada · 12%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada20
- Conservative Party of Canada19
- New Democratic Party3
- Green Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
From British Columbia come 43 MPs: 20 for the Liberal Party of Canada, 3 for the New Democratic Party, Jenny Kwan’s party.
The MP’s record
Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Vancouver East puts the New Democratic Party first at 56%; Jenny Kwan held it for the party in 2025. The current Parliament is Jenny Kwan’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021, Vancouver Centre re-elected Hedy Fry of the Liberal Party of Canada
Before the 2023 redistribution, Vancouver voted in Vancouver Centre; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Vancouver East is its riding today. 19% of Vancouver lived in it.
Vancouver Centre turned out at only 57% in 2021; the country managed 63%. The 2019 result had favoured Hedy Fry as well, at 42%. 5,004 votes separated Hedy Fry (Liberal Party of Canada) from Breen Ouellette (New Democratic Party) in Vancouver Centre in 2021, when the winner took 40%.
All 5 candidates in Vancouver Centre, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedy Fry | Liberal Party of Canada | 20,873 | 40.4% |
| Breen Ouellette | New Democratic Party | 15,869 | 30.7% |
| Harry Cockell | Conservative Party of Canada | 11,162 | 21.6% |
| Alaric Paivarinta | Green Party of Canada | 2,030 | 3.9% |
| Taylor Singleton-Fookes | People's Party of Canada | 1,683 | 3.3% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Vancouver is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.bc.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
Questions about how Vancouver is run
Who is the MP for Vancouver?
It depends on the street: most of Vancouver is in Vancouver East (Jenny Kwan, New Democratic Party), some in Vancouver Granville (Taleeb Noormohamed).
Which party won Vancouver in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Hedy Fry (Liberal Party of Canada), in Vancouver Centre; Vancouver East has elected Jenny Kwan since.
Who is the MLA for Vancouver?
Each of Vancouver-Kensington, Vancouver-Fraserview, Vancouver-Little Mountain, Vancouver-Hastings, Vancouver-West End, Vancouver-Renfrew, Vancouver-Langara, Vancouver-South Granville, Vancouver-Quilchena, Vancouver-Strathcona, Vancouver-Yaletown and Vancouver-Point Grey elects its own MLA to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, and Vancouver lies across them.
Who heads the council in Vancouver?
Ask the municipality itself: Vancouver, a city, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Which regional body is Vancouver part of?
The board of the Greater Vancouver Regional District takes directors from member councils such as Vancouver’s and runs regional services.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · BC ridings: Elections BC 2023 electoral districts (Elections BC Open Data Licence) · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026 · BC 2024 results: Elections BC, Provincial Voting Results and Registered Voter Counts (Elections BC Open Data Licence). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).