In the 2022 Vancouver civic election, Ken Sim was projected as the city's first Chinese-Canadian mayor.
According to the voting situation as of midnight on Oct. 15, Sim received 49% of the votes, while Stewart received 31%. Stewart has admitted defeat.
Sim has also become the first Asian and Chinese-Canadian mayor of Vancouver. For a city where one in five (about 20%) of residents identify as ethnic Chinese, this is a groundbreaking milestone in Vancouver’s history for representing its largest visible minority group.
Born and raised in Vancouver, 51-year-old Ken Sim is a descendant of Hong Kong immigrants and a cousin of former Executive Council convener Bernard Charnwut Chan. Before entering politics, he was an entrepreneur and a senior chartered accountant.
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