# Vancouver voters back C$790 million in capital-plan borrowing questions > Preliminary results from Vancouver’s October 17 local election show voters backed all three borrowing questions for the city’s 2027–2030 Capital Plan. The approved amounts were C$292 million for transportation and street infrastructure, C$438 million for community-serving and civic essentials, and C$60 million for parks and open public spaces. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/vancouver-election-endorses-790m-capital-plan-borrowing-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Politics - Country: Canada - Published: 2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-18T23:00:20+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-17 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/vancouver-election-endorses-790m-capital-plan-borrowing-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/vancouver-election-endorses-790m-capital-plan-borrowing-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/vancouver-election-endorses-790m-capital-plan-borrowing-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/vancouver-election-endorses-790m-capital-plan-borrowing-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/vancouver-election-endorses-790m-capital-plan-borrowing-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/vancouver-election-endorses-790m-capital-plan-borrowing-2026.md) The three amounts total C$790 million, part of a four-year, C$3.5 billion capital plan. City Council may borrow for projects where a majority voted yes, between 2027 and 2030. Preliminary results counted 209,214 ballots and put turnout above 43%, compared with 36% in 2022. Pete Fry received 98,494 votes in the mayoral contest. The City said official results, including the plebiscite questions, would be declared by 4 p.m. on October 21. ## Data ### Figures reported by the source The table presents local results or allocations published in the official announcement. Methodology: Values are transcribed from the primary source; where the source calls them preliminary, they are not treated as certified. | Question scope | Borrowing (million CAD) | Yes votes (count) | No votes (count) | |---|---|---|---| | Transportation and street infrastructure | 292 | 147171 | 41572 | | Community-serving and civic essential infrastructure | 438 | 149938 | 38802 | | Parks and open public spaces | 60 | 152587 | 36489 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/vancouver-election-endorses-790m-capital-plan-borrowing-2026/data/vancouver-capital-plan-vote?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/vancouver-election-endorses-790m-capital-plan-borrowing-2026/data/vancouver-capital-plan-vote?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [City of Vancouver]() (Source checked: 2026-10-19; Published: 2026-10-18) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)