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Victoria Jung. (Vancouver Liberals)

Victoria Jung will be seeking re-election in the October 2026 civic election, but she is aiming to fill a seat in a completely different governance chamber.

It was announced today that Jung has joined the new Vancouver Liberals civic party and will formally seek the party’s nomination to run for Vancouver City Council.

Currently, she is the chair of the Vancouver School Board trustees. She was first elected into office in the 2022 civic election under Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC Vancouver party, but she left the party in Summer 2024 and has been an independent ever since, until now.

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Jung is now effectively the Liberals’ second sitting elected official, after the announcement earlier this month that Vancouver Park Board commissioner Scott Jensen — another former ABC elected official — has joined the Liberals and will seek re-election in the Park Board.

She has indicated that expanding childcare availability will be one of her key priorities as a Vancouver city councillor.

“I see public school facilities being the best opportunity to increase childcare spaces,” said Jung in a statement.

“We have families who leave Vancouver because they can’t find appropriate childcare and it’s time that stops. We know that there’s a need for approximately 20,000 spaces in the city. And I think it’s the responsibility of all levels of government to solve this issue.”

Aside from her time on the School Board, Jung has professional experience in marketing, business development, procurement, and transportation infrastructure consulting.

The Vancouver Liberals were founded by Kareem Allam, a political strategist and consultant who previously served as campaign manager for Erin O’Toole and Kevin Falcon, led ABC Vancouver’s 2022 civic election campaign, and briefly acted as chief of staff to Sim. Allam and Sim also had a dramatic falling-out; allegations made by Allam prompted Sim to file a defamation lawsuit against his former chief of staff.

In October 2025, the party formally nominated Allam as their candidate for Mayor in the election. On the political spectrum, the civic Liberals are being positioned as a centrist party, and they are not affiliated with the provincial and federal parties of the same name.

“Victoria’s energy, expertise, and track record of collaborating with all the different parties on the Vancouver School Board really is a testament to her leadership and why she is such a good fit for the Vancouver Liberals,” said Allam.

“I am most proud of her stance in defending the office of the Integrity Commissioner from Ken Sim and ABC’s attempt to disband that office. I’m so glad to have her on the team and I’m excited about the calibre of people we’re attracting to the party.”

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Kareem Allam (left) and Victoria Jung (right). (Vancouver Liberals)

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