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Ken Sim

Kenneth Sim (Chinese: 沈觀健; Cantonese Yale: Sám Gūn-gihn; born October 18, 1970) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 41st mayor of Vancouver since 2022.

Infobox

Preceded by
Kennedy Stewart
Born
Kenneth Sim (1970-10-18) October 18, 1970 (age 55)Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political party
ABC Vancouver (municipal)
Other politicalaffiliations
Non-Partisan Association (2018)
Spouse
Teena Gupta
Residence(s)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater
University of British Columbia
Profession
Businessman
Traditional Chinese
沈觀健
Simplified Chinese
沈观健
Transcriptions
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinShěn GuānjiànYue: CantoneseYale RomanizationSám Gūn-gihnJyutpingSam2 Gun1-gin6other YueTaishaneseSim2 Gon1-gen5
Hanyu Pinyin
Shěn Guānjiàn
Yale Romanization
Sám Gūn-gihn
Jyutping
Sam2 Gun1-gin6
Taishanese
Sim2 Gon1-gen5
Party
ABC Vancouver (municipal)

Tables

· Electoral record
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Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
ABC Vancouver
Ken Sim
85,732
50.96
Y
Forward Together
Kennedy Stewart (incumbent)
49,593
29.48
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
Colleen Hardwick
16,769
9.97
Progress Vancouver
Mark Marissen
5,830
3.47
NPA
Fred Harding
3,905
2.32
Independent
Leona Brown
1,519
0.9
Independent
Ping Chan
1,154
0.69
Independent
Françoise Raunet
1,116
0.66
Independent
Satwant Shottha
994
0.59
Independent
Imtiaz Popat
411
0.24
Independent
Lewis Villegas
363
0.22
Independent
Mike Hansen
314
0.19
Independent
Gölök Buday
195
0.12
Independent
Ryan Charmley
183
0.11
Independent
Dante Teti
142
0.08
ABC Vancouver gain from Forward Together
Swing
+11.02
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· Electoral record
Party
Party
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Elected
vte2018 Vancouver municipal election: Mayor
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Independent
Kennedy Stewart
49,705
28.71
Y
NPA
Ken Sim
48,748
28.16
Independent
Shauna Sylvester
35,457
20.48
Coalition Vancouver
Wai Young
11,872
6.86
Yes Vancouver
Hector Bremner
9,924
5.73
Vancouver 1st
Fred Harding
5,640
3.26
ProVancouver
David Chen
3,573
2.06
Independent
Sean Cassidy
1,536
0.89
IDEA Vancouver
Connie Fogal
1,435
0.83
Independent
Mike Hansen
951
0.55
Independent
Jason Lamarche
695
0.40
Independent
Rollergirl
686
0.40
Independent
Ping Chan
653
0.38
Independent
John Yano
510
0.29
Independent
Tim Ly
349
0.20
Independent
Sophia C. Kaiser
336
0.19
Independent
Satwant K. Shottha
331
0.19
Independent
Lawrence Massey
233
0.13
Independent
Katy Le Rougetel
181
0.10
Independent
Gölök Z. Buday
178
0.10
Independent
Maynard Aubichon
139
0.08

References

  1. Calculated using Ken Sim's and Kennedy Stewart's 2018 results.
  2. "Happy birthday @KenSimCity! 🎉🎂🥳🎈So happy to be on this journey together serving the people of Vancouver. 🤛 https://t.co/DOc99BS2sN"
    https://x.com/MikeKlassen/status/1582418562056351744
  3. The Tyee
    https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/09/28/Vancouver-Election-Controversy-Usual-Names/
  4. The Georgia Straight
    https://www.straight.com/news/1084546/npa-nominates-businessman-ken-sim-its-vancouver-mayoral-candidate
  5. ABC Vancouver
    https://abcvancouver.ca/zh/team/ken/
  6. Global News
    https://globalnews.ca/news/9197530/vancouver-new-mayor-ken-sim/
  7. CTV News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240604185738/https://bc.ctvnews.ca/ctv-news-declares-ken-sim-next-mayor-of-vancouver-1.6111087
  8. Dignity Memorial
    https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/burnaby-bc/maria-sim-6784733
  9. The Canadian Encyclopedia
    https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ken-sim
  10. Vancouver Sun
    https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/five-things-to-know-about-ken-sim-the-npas-mayoral-nomination
  11. The Georgia Straight
    https://www.straight.com/news/vancouvers-canadian-born-chinese-their-30s-and-40s-make-their-mark-no-small-thanks-milton-wong
  12. CityNews
    https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/10/15/vancouver-elects-ken-sim-mayor/
  13. Vancouver is Awesome
    https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/kennedy-stewart-first-vancouver-mayor-in-42-years-to-lose-race-to-challenger-ken-sim-5962224
  14. Canada's National Observer
    https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/10/16/news/vancouver-elects-first-chinese-canadian-mayor
  15. CBC
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sim-elected-vancouver-mayor-1.6610541
  16. The Globe and Mail
    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-chinas-vancouver-consulate-interfered-in-2022-municipal-election/
  17. The Globe and Mail
    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-vancouver-election-interference-csis/
  18. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/world/canada/ken-sim-vancouver-china.html
  19. CBC News
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-csis-report-first-reaction-2023-1.6781523
  20. CBC News
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-city-hall-gym-conversion-1.7247454
  21. "2023 Homeless Count in Greater Vancouver"
    https://hsa-bc.ca/_Library/2023_HC/2023_Homeless_Count_for_Greater_Vancouver.pdf
  22. Global News
    https://globalnews.ca/news/9406759/homeless-count-metro-vancouver-2023/
  23. Daily Hive
    https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/greater-vancouver-homeless-count
  24. Vancouver Is Awesome
    https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/year-end-interview-vancouver-mayor-ken-sim-first-45-days-6288489
  25. Twitter
    https://twitter.com/KahlonRav/status/1640137666435100672
  26. CTV News
    https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/ken-sim-talks-public-safety-housing-policy-in-first-tv-interview-as-vancouver-mayor-elect/
  27. CBC News
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  31. CBC
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-council-funding-1.6660027
  32. vancouversun
    https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/city-of-vancouver-gives-vancouver-coastal-health-2-8-million-to-bolster-mental-health-team-funding
  33. Global News
    https://globalnews.ca/news/9486481/vancouver-womens-memorial-march-2023/
  34. Vancouver Is Awesome
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  37. CTV News
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  40. CTV News
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  41. CBC
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  43. CTV News
    https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/this-is-deeply-personal-ken-sim-explains-why-he-wants-to-be-vancouvers-next-mayor/
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