2025 by-election

How to vote

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  Check your eligibility

  To vote in the by-election, you must meet these criteria: 

  • Be at least 18 years old on election day, April 5, 2025
  • Be a Canadian citizen
  • Have lived in BC for at least six months immediately before registration day
  • Live in Vancouver, no minimum days required
  • Not be disqualified by law from voting

  Property owners who don’t live in Vancouver may still be eligible to vote as Non-Resident Property Electors.

  Information icon Permanent residents cannot vote in Vancouver elections.

  Information icon Residents of UBC and the University Endowment Lands are not eligible to vote in this by-election.

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  Register to vote

  You are already on Vancouver’s voters list if you voted in the October 2024 BC provincial election. No need to register again. 

  Check if you're registered to vote

  If you're not registered to vote, you can submit an application online when you apply to vote by mail.

  Register when you vote in-person

  If you're registering when you vote in person, bring 2 pieces of identification (ID):

  • Both must show your name
  • One must include your address
  • One must include your signature 

  If you only have 1 piece of ID? You can make a solemn declaration to confirm your identity and residence.

  If you have no fixed address

  Register by providing a general location (example: intersection names) or the address of a shelter or social agency you use in Vancouver.

  Examples of acceptable ID

  • Band membership card or Certificate of Indian Status
  • BC CareCard
  • BC Driver’s Licence
  • BC Identification Card (BCID)
  • BC Services Card
  • Canadian Citizenship Card
  • Canadian Passport
  • Debit or credit card
  • Government cheque or cheque stub
  • Old Age Security Identification Card
  • Prescription medication containers
  • Property tax assessment/notice
  • Social Insurance Number Card
  • Student card
  • Utility bill
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  Review our voter information pamphlets

  • Voter information pamphlet PDF file (519 KB)
  • 選民資訊手冊 PDF file (1.3 MB)
  •  选民信息手册 PDF file (570 KB) 
  • Polyetong Impormasyon para sa Botante PDF file (534 KB)
  • Folleto de Información para Votantes PDF file (570 KB)
  •  ਵੋਟਰ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਪੰਫਲੈਟ PDF file (473 KB)
  • Tờ Rơi Thông Tin Cử Tri PDF file (535 KB)
  • جزوه اطلاعات رأی‌دهندگان PDF file (446 KB)
  • 유권자 정보 안내서 PDF file (507 KB)
  • Folheto de Informações para Eleitores PDF file (531 KB)
  • Brochure d’Information pour les Électeurs PDF file (562 KB)
  •  有権者情報パンフレット PDF file (555 KB)