Pete Fry

His Worship
Pete Fry
Fry in 2018
42nd Mayor of Vancouver
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2, 2026
Preceded byKen Sim
Vancouver City Councillor
In office
November 5, 2018 – November 2, 2026
Personal details
Born1969 (age 56–57)
Dublin, Ireland
PartyGreen Party of Vancouver
Other political
affiliations
BC Green
ParentHedy Fry (mother)

Pete Fry is a Canadian politician who has served as the mayor of Vancouver since 2026. A member of the Green Party of Vancouver, he served as a Vancouver city councillor from 2018 to 2026.

Early life and career

Fry was born in Dublin, Ireland to a British father and a Trinidadian mother, Hedy Fry, the long-time federal Liberal member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver Centre. Through his mother, Fry is Indian with partial Chinese, Scottish and Spanish heritage. Fry immigrated with his family to Vancouver at the age of one.

Owner of a graphic design and communications agency in Vancouver, Fry became involved in community activism, serving as community representative for the City of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan, as well as chair of the Strathcona Residents’ Association.

Political career

A prominent member of the Green Party of Vancouver, Fry first ran for the Vancouver City Council in the 2014 municipal election, but was not elected.

In 2016, Fry secured the nomination of the Green Party of British Columbia in a provincial by-election in the riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, where he lost to British Columbia New Democratic Party candidate Melanie Mark. In 2017, he ran for the Vancouver City Council a second time, in the by-election following the resignation of Geoff Meggs; he lost to Non-Partisan Association candidate Hector Bremner. At the 2018 city council election, Fry received the second-highest number of votes and was elected as a councillor. He was reelected as a city councillor in the 2022 Vancouver municipal election.

Mayor of Vancouver (2026-present)

Fry announced his campaign for mayor on January 30, 2026, under the Green Party of Vancouver banner. During the campaign, he secured the support from OneCity Vancouver and the Coalition of Progressive Electors, two left-wing parties that withdrew their mayoral candidates in favour of Fry.[citation needed] His political platform emphasized addressing public stress in Vancouver related to the cost of living, housing, mental health, and public safety by focusing on community-centred services, alongside environmentally responsible urban planning solutions, with an open, transparent approach to local government, aiming to restore public trust in local government. A primary focus of his 2026 mayoral campaign was streamlining permits for building new low-rise apartments, townhomes, and row homes, favouring wooden-frame and infill construction with locally sourced lumber, as well as retrofitting existing buildings to reduce their carbon footprint. Additionally, Fry is a proponent of harm reduction in community services, supporting the interests of small and local businesses, and bolstering the art and culture scenes in Vancouver.

On October 17, 2026, he was elected mayor of Vancouver, defeating incumbent Ken Sim. He won with 47.76% of the vote in the municipal election, becoming the city's first Green Party mayor. He will take office on November 2, 2026, along with four Green Party city councillors, three Park Board members, and two School Board trustees.

Electoral record

2026 Vancouver municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
GreenPete Fry98,49447.78Green tickY
ABC VancouverKen Sim (incumbent)67,46732.73
TEAMColleen Hardwick18,1058.78
LiberalKareem Allam10,5805.13
Vote VancouverRebecca Bligh8,6814.21
Bright FutureMuhammad Ahmad1,3520.66
IndependentScott Gilbert1,1350.55
IndependentAmauri Caliman3470.17
Source: CBC
2022 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
ABC VancouverSarah Kirby-Yung (X)72,54542.30Green tickY
ABC VancouverLisa Dominato (X)70,41541.05Green tickY
ABC VancouverBrian Montague68,61840.01Green tickY
ABC VancouverMike Klassen65,58638.24Green tickY
ABC VancouverPeter Meiszner63,27536.90Green tickY
ABC VancouverRebecca Bligh (X)62,76536.60Green tickY
ABC VancouverLenny Zhou62,39336.39Green tickY
GreenAdriane Carr (X)41,83124.39Green tickY
OneCityChristine Boyle (X)38,46522.43Green tickY
GreenPete Fry (X)37,27021.73Green tickY
Forward TogetherDulcy Anderson33,98519.82
OneCityIona Bonamis33,74519.68
Forward TogetherTesicca Truong32,90019.18
COPEJean Swanson (X)32,83319.15
GreenMichael Wiebe (X)30,37717.71
OneCityIan Cromwell29,83317.40
OneCityMatthew Norris29,66317.30
Forward TogetherAlvin Singh29,04916.94
NPAMelissa De Genova (X)26,57815.50
COPEBreen Ouellette24,88114.51
Forward TogetherJeanette Ashe22,43213.08
Forward TogetherRussil Wvong22,10712.89
GreenDevyani Singh21,25512.39
TEAMCleta Brown20,85412.16
GreenStephanie Smith20,40811.90
Forward TogetherHilary Brown19,90211.61
COPENancy Trigueros19,15211.17
TEAMSean Nardi18,35310.70
TEAMGrace Quan17,95510.47
COPETanya Webking17,67510.31
TEAMBill Tieleman17,24010.05
TEAMStephen Roberts16,2619.48
VisionStuart Mackinnon15,8659.25
NPAMorning Lee14,0838.21
TEAMParam Nijjar13,9508.13
VOTE SocialistSean Orr13,7448.01
Progress VancouverAsha Hayer13,1077.64
NPAKen Charko12,0837.47
VisionLesli Boldt11,0706.46
NPAElaine Allan10,9176.37
Affordable Housing CoalitionEric Redmond10,6176.19
NPAArezo Zarrabian10,3616.04
Progress VancouverMarie Noelle Rosa10,1115.90
Progress VancouverMorgane Oger10,0155.84
Progress VancouverDavid Chin9,3545.45
Progress VancouverMay He8,5935.01
NPACinnamon Bhayani8,5865.01
IndependentLina Vargas7,7144.50
VisionHonieh Barzegari6,8313.98
Progress VancouverMauro Francis6,5563.82
IndependentMark Bowen5,7063.33
IndependentDominic Denofrio4,9272.87
IndependentAmy "Evil Genius" Fox3,7112.16
IndependentJeremy MacKenzie3,4462.01
IndependentKyra Philbert3,3821.97
IndependentTim Lý3,3391.95
IndependentMarlo Franson2,8661.67
IndependentAmie Peacock2,7451.60
IndependentK. R. Alm2,3011.34
"(X)" indicates incumbent city councillor.
Percentage of votes shown is percentage of voters who voted, not votes cast.
Source: City of Vancouver
2018 Vancouver municipal election: City Council
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
Green(I) Adriane Carr69,73939.52Green tickY
GreenPete Fry61,80635.03Green tickY
NPA(I) Melissa De Genova53,25130.18Green tickY
COPEJean Swanson48,86527.69Green tickY
NPAColleen Hardwick47,74727.06Green tickY
Green(O) Michael Wiebe45,59325.84Green tickY
OneCityChristine Boyle45,45525.76Green tickY
NPA(O) Lisa Dominato44,68925.33Green tickY
NPARebecca Bligh44,05324.97Green tickY
NPA(O) Sarah Kirby-Yung43,58124.70Green tickY
NPADavid Grewal41,91323.75
GreenDavid H. Wong40,88723.17
Vision(I) Heather Deal39,52922.40
COPEDerrick O'Keefe38,30521.71
NPAJustin P. Goodrich37,91721.49
COPEAnne Roberts36,53120.70
OneCityBrandon O. Yan36,16720.50
NPAJojo Quimpo34,60119.61
IndependentSarah Blyth29,45616.69
VisionTanya Paz28,83616.34
VisionDiego Cardona27,32515.49
Vision(O) Catherine Evans25,12414.24
Independent(O) Erin Shum23,33113.22
Vancouver 1stKen Low21,90812.42
IndependentAdrian Crook17,3929.86
VisionWei Q. Zhang16,7349.48
Coalition VancouverKen Charko16,3669.28
Coalition VancouverJames Lin16,1919.18
IndependentWade Grant15,4228.74
IndependentTaqdir K. Bhandal15,3268.69
Vancouver 1stElizabeth Taylor15,1848.61
Coalition VancouverPenny Mussio14,8868.44
Yes VancouverBrinder Bains13,9487.90
Yes VancouverStephanie Ostler13,5307.67
Coalition VancouverJason Xie13,4247.61
Yes VancouverGlynnis C. Chan13,2187.49
Coalition VancouverGlen Chernen13,1487.45
Coalition VancouverMorning Li12,6147.15
Vancouver 1stNycki K. Basra12,1336.88
Yes VancouverJaspreet Virdi12,1246.87
Coalition VancouverFranco Peta11,1936.34
Yes VancouverPhyllis Tang11,9026.75
IndependentRob McDowell11,8286.70
IndependentPenny Noble11,4356.48
IndependentGraham Cook11,0846.28
Vancouver 1stMichelle C. Mollineaux8,8195.00
ProVancouverRaza Mirza8,7834.98
Vancouver 1stJesse Johl8,6094.88
IndependentBarbara Buchanan8,1804.64
ProVancouverBreton Crellin7,8564.45
Vancouver 1stElishia Perosa7,4894.24
IndependentAnastasia Koutalianos7,4694.23
IndependentAbubakar Khan7,2394.10
Vancouver 1stJohn Malusa6,5973.74
IndependentLisa Kristiansen6,5063.69
ProVancouverRohana D. Rezel6,3363.59
IndependentFrançoise Raunet5,8913.34
IndependentHamdy El-Rayes5,3813.05
IndependentHsin-Chen Fu5,0072.84
IndependentJustin Caudwell4,4882.54
IndependentHarry Miedzygorski4,3082.44
IndependentGordon T. Kennedy4,2972.44
IndependentAshley Hughes3,9652.25
IndependentKelly Alm3,4401.95
IndependentMarlo Franson3,3161.88
IndependentJohn Spark3,2871.86
IndependentKatherine Ramdeen3,0821.75
IndependentSpike Peachey2,8631.62
IndependentLarry J. Falls2,7681.57
IndependentElke Porter2,5151.43
IndependentTed Copeland1,9461.10
'(I)' denotes incumbent city councillors.
'(O)' denotes incumbents of other municipal positions.
Vancouver municipal by-election, October 14, 2017: City Council
Resignation of Geoff Meggs
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
NPAHector Bremner13,37227.83Green tickY
COPEJean Swanson10,26321.36
GreenPete Fry975920.31
OneCityJudy Graves632713.17
VisionDiego Cardona541111.26
Sensible VancouverMary Jean Dunsdon17373.62
IndependentGary Lee8861.84
IndependentDamian J. Murphy1570.33
IndependentJoshua Wasilenkoff1310.27
NPA gain from Vision Swing –
British Columbia provincial by-election, February 2, 2016: Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
Resignation of Jenny Kwan
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMelanie Mark5,62760.14−5.69$71,603
GreenPete Fry2,53327.07+15.16$29,065
LiberalGavin Dew1,05611.29−7.46$66,547
LibertarianBonnie Boya Hu790.84–$250
Your Political PartyJeremy Gustafson610.65–$454
Total valid votes 9,35699.53–
Total rejected ballots 440.47−0.51
Turnout 9,40023.17−26.60
Registered voters 40,561
New Democratic hold Swing −10.42
2014 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver City Council
Party Candidate VotesElected
GreenAdriane Carr74,077Green tickY
NPAGeorge Affleck68,419Green tickY
NPAElizabeth Ball67,195Green tickY
NPAMelissa De Genova63,134Green tickY
VisionHeather Deal62,698Green tickY
VisionKerry Jang62,595Green tickY
VisionAndrea Reimer62,316Green tickY
VisionRaymond Louie61,903Green tickY
VisionTim Stevenson57,640Green tickY
VisionGeoff Meggs56,831Green tickY
NPAIan Robertson56,319
NPAGregory Baker55,721
NPASuzanne Scott55,486
NPAKen Low54,971
NPARob McDowell53,596
VisionTony Tang49,414
VisionNiki Sharma48,987
GreenCleta Brown47,564
GreenPete Fry46,522

References

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