Sim City: Why Ken Sim Won, and What We Can Expect From Him as Mayor

By Amelia Kondor

Even if you weren’t following the municipal election closely, you have hopefully heard by now that we have a new mayor: Ken Sim. The latest election took place on October fifteenth, and while there were many candidates running for mayor, there were only two candidates who stood a legitimate chance: Ken Sim and Kennedy Stewart. In the previous election, Ken Sim lost by less than one thousand votes. This election, he won by over thirty thousand votes. Why the change?

There was one main factor: his party switch. Last election, he ran with the NPA (Non-partisan association), while this election he ran with ABC. In addition to him winning the mayoral race, every person running with ABC won their race. He formed ABC with three incumbent city councillors, Lisa Dominato, Sarah Kirby-Yung, and Rebecca Bligh, who all of whom won seats on the council again. Switching parties was a good call, as the NPA fractured, and he had the support of many incumbent councillors. The seven city councillors with the most votes were all from ABC. There were some other aspects that helped Sim win the election, such as his advertisement, and name recognition from the last election. The biggest factor, however, was his party switch.

Ken Sim won the election and made several promises to Vancouverites along the way. His party was mainly focused on public safety and affordability. One of their main public safety plans was to hire 100 new police officers and 100 new mental health nurses. In terms of affordability, he plans to speed up the permitting process so that buildings can be developed faster.

 

Howell, Mike. “Election 2022: Why Ken Sim wants to be mayor of Vancouver,” Vancouver is Awesome, Sept 7, 2022.

www.vancouverisawesome.com/2022-civic-election/election-2022-why-ken-sim-wants-    to-be-mayor-of-vancouver-kennedy-stewart-5791965 Oct. 27, 2022.

Cheung, Christopher, et all.  “Suddenly, Vancouver is Sim City.” The Tyee. Oct. 15, 2022.    thetyee.ca/News/2022/10/15/Vancouver-Sim-City/. Oct. 25, 2022

 

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