Ken Sim

Kenneth Sim (Chinese: 沈觀健; born October 18, 1970)[1][2][3][4] is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 41st mayor of Vancouver since 2022.[5][6]

His Worship
Ken Sim
41st Mayor of Vancouver
Assumed office
November 7, 2022
Preceded byKennedy Stewart
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Sim

(1970-10-18) October 18, 1970
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyABC Vancouver (municipal)
Other political
affiliations		Non-Partisan Association (2018)
SpouseTeena Gupta
Residence(s)Vancouver, British Columbia
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
ProfessionBusinessman
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese沈觀健
Simplified Chinese沈观健

Biography

Born in Vancouver, Sim attended Magee Secondary School, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, and the UBC Sauder School of Business, graduating with a BComm in finance in 1993. He also holds a FCPA and FCA accounting designation.[7]

Sim co-founded Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services in 2001.[8][3]

Mayor of Vancouver

Sim first ran for mayor with the Non-Partisan Association in the 2018 Vancouver municipal election and finished the runner-up to Kennedy Stewart.[9]

Sim was elected mayor of Vancouver, running under the ABC Vancouver party banner, on October 15, 2022. He is the first challenger to defeat a sitting mayor of Vancouver since 1980, when Mike Harcourt upset incumbent Jack Volrich.[10] Sim is the first Chinese Canadian mayor of Vancouver.[11]

Personal life

Sim resides in Kitsilano with his wife and their four sons.[12] He has said that his children not seeing "a future for themselves in Vancouver" was a primary reason why he wanted to go into politics.[13]

Electoral record
2022 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver mayor
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
ABC VancouverKen Sim85,73250.96Y
Forward TogetherKennedy Stewart (incumbent)49,59329.48
TEAM for a Livable VancouverColleen Hardwick16,7699.97
Progress VancouverMark Marissen5,8303.47
NPAFred Harding3,9052.32
IndependentLeona Brown1,5190.9
IndependentPing Chan1,1540.69
IndependentFrançoise Raunet1,1160.66
IndependentSatwant Shottha9940.59
IndependentImtiaz Popat4110.24
IndependentLewis Villegas3630.22
IndependentMike Hansen3140.19
IndependentGölök Buday1950.12
IndependentRyan Charmley1830.11
IndependentDante Teti1420.08
2018 Vancouver municipal election: Vancouver mayor
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
IndependentKennedy Stewart49,70528.71Y
NPAKen Sim48,74828.16
IndependentShauna Sylvester35,45720.48
Coalition VancouverWai Young11,8726.86
Yes VancouverHector Bremner9,9245.73
Vancouver 1stFred Harding5,6403.26
ProVancouverDavid Chen3,5732.06
IndependentSean Cassidy1,5360.89
IDEA VancouverConnie Fogal1,4350.83
IndependentMike Hansen9510.55
IndependentJason Lamarche6950.40
IndependentRollergirl6860.40
IndependentPing Chan6530.38
IndependentJohn Yano5100.29
IndependentTim Ly3490.20
IndependentSophia C. Kaiser3360.19
IndependentSatwant K. Shottha3310.19
IndependentLawrence Massey2330.13
IndependentKaty Le Rougetel1810.10
IndependentGölök Z. Buday1780.10
IndependentMaynard Aubichon1390.08

References
  1. Mike Klassen [@MikeKlassen] (October 18, 2022). "Happy birthday @KenSimCity! 🎉🎂🥳🎈So happy to be on this journey together serving the people of Vancouver. 🤛" (Tweet). Vancouver – via Twitter.
  2. Cheung, Christopher (September 28, 2022). "Vancouver Election Controversy: What's in a 'Usual Name'?". The Tyee. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  3. Smith, Charlie (June 3, 2018). "NPA nominates businessman Ken Sim as its Vancouver mayoral candidate". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  4. "Ken Sim". ABC Vancouver.
  5. Little, Simon (October 15, 2022). "Ken Sim defeats Kennedy Stewart to become mayor as ABC party sweeps Vancouver election". Global News. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  6. Steacy, Lisa (October 15, 2022). "CTV News declares Ken Sim next mayor of Vancouver". CTV News. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  7. Ip, Stephanie (June 4, 2018). "Five things to know about Ken Sim, the NPA's mayoral nomination". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  8. Smith, Charlie (January 18, 2012). "Vancouver's Canadian-born Chinese in their 30s and 40s make their mark, no small thanks to Milton Wong". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  9. Nassar, Hana Mae (October 15, 2022). "Ken Sim defeats Kennedy Stewart to become Vancouver mayor". CityNews. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  10. Howell, Mike (October 16, 2022). "Kennedy Stewart first Vancouver mayor in 42 years to lose race to challenger". Vancouver is Awesome. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  11. Meissner, Dirk; Shen, Nono (October 16, 2022). "Vancouver elects first Chinese-Canadian mayor". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  12. Vancouver, City of. "2022 mayor candidates". vancouver.ca. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  13. Thibault, Alissa (October 10, 2022). "'This is deeply personal': Ken Sim explains why he wants to be Vancouver's next mayor". CTV News. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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