The two biggest political brands in Canadian politics are trying to take over Vancouver city hall — sort of.

On Saturday, the Vancouver Liberals formally nominated Kareem Allam, Ken Sim’s former chief of staff , as its mayoral candidate for the October 2026 local elections.

Two days earlier, the Conservative Electors Association released a poll conducted by Mainstreet Research that said 32 per cent of respondents would vote for a “Vancouver Conservatives” mayoral candidate if an election were held today, more than any other party.

The next biggest party was the Liberals at 22 per cent, with the city’s more established parties well back: COPE at 13 per cent, the Greens at 11 per cent, Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC Party at eight per cent, OneCity at five per cent, and TEAM and Rebecca Bligh’s ne

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