[2][3] Prior to the 2024 British Columbia general election, she sought the British Columbia New Democratic Party nomination for the newly established Vancouver riding of Vancouver-Little Mountain and eventually won the seat in the provincial election on October 19, 2024.

[4][5] Although there is no law in British Columbia prohibiting members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from holding municipal government offices, it is common for them to resign from their previous municipal positions to focus more on their provincial government duties.

[12] Orr previously ran for city council during the 2022 Vancouver municipal election as part of VOTE Socialist.

On February 6, 2025, the Green Party of Vancouver announced filmmaker and actress Annette Reilly as their candidate in the by-election.

[13] On January 28, 2025, OneCity Vancouver announced Lucy Maloney, a longtime cycling activist, as their candidate for the by-election.