Musqueam First Nation's Wade Grant wins Vancouver riding for Liberals | Daily Hive

Wade Grant

Wade Grant of the Musqueam First Nation has won the riding of Vancouver Quadra in the 2025 federal election, marking a major political breakthrough.

Grant, a former Musqueam councillor and intergovernmental affairs officer, and a well-known figure in Vancouver’s civic and Indigenous leadership circles, won by a landslide.

With all 177 polls reporting at the time of writing, he secured 33,398 votes, followed by Ken Charko of the Conservative Party of Canada with 16,527 votes, Alim Fakirani of the NDP with 2,271 votes, and Tom Digby of the Green Party of Canada with 973 votes. Digby is currently serving as a Vancouver Park Board commissioner under the Green Party of Vancouver.

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Grant’s victory can be seen as a significant step forward for Indigenous representation in Canadian federal politics, particularly in urban ridings.

He also previously held the role of chair of the First Nations Health Council and New Relationship Trust.

In the 2018 Vancouver civic election, Grant ran unsuccessfully for Vancouver City Council as an independent, earning 15,422 votes and finishing in 29th place.

Vancouver Quadra is traditionally a Liberal stronghold, with the party’s candidates winning every single election since the 1984 federal election. This riding was previously held by longtime Liberal MP Joyce Murray, who first won the seat in 2008. Murray chose not to seek re-election, opening the door to a competitive race that ultimately led to Grant’s victory.

Vancouver Quadra spans much of the Vancouver Westside, including the neighbourhoods of West Point Grey, Dunbar-Southlands, Kerrisdale, Arbutus Ridge, and most of Kitsilano, as well as the University of British Columbia and the University Endowment Lands.

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