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Kitchener, Ontario | Specivic

Ontario, Canada

Kitchener

27 days to go

2026 Kitchener election

Voting ends Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Local elections

Kitchener
Municipal election · Candidates listed in random order
Voting day Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Election details
Mayor
7 candidates

George Trihenea

Manikantan Nair

Ward 1 Councillor

4 candidates

SD
Scott DaveyIncumbent
ZM
Zahid Mian Mahmood
HK
Haile Kiflai
EB
Elizabeth Bate

Ward 2 Councillor

3 candidates

DS
Dave SchniderIncumbent
SI
Soran Ibrahim
DR
Derrick Rabethge

Ward 3 Councillor

6 candidates

IM
Ismail Mohamed
MP
Matt Parker
SB
Shawn Bradshaw
JD
Jason DeneaultIncumbent
JD
Joanne Delaney-Fraser
LJ
Lurdes Jordao

Ward 4 Councillor

5 candidates

HS
Harry Scanlan
CM
Christine MichaudIncumbent
AJ
Anant Jain
VP
Vikki Poirier
IK
Ibraheem Kappaya

Ward 5 Councillor

9 candidates

DB
Dimple Birdee
SS
Sumit Sehli
MH
Muhammad Miqdad Hudda
FV
Fitz Vanderpool
NS
Navjot Sandhu
TW
Tracey Weiler
NB
Nate Bahlbi
RP
Rich Peers
JM
Jon Massimi

Ward 6 Councillor

3 candidates

PS
Paul SinghIncumbent
AC
Amber Louise Culley
BW
Brooklin Wallis

Ward 7 Councillor

3 candidates

RN
Richie Nanan
BI
Bil IoannidisIncumbent
NR
Nikki Rollick

Ward 8 Councillor

4 candidates

MJ
Margaret JohnstonIncumbent
WC
Wendy Creighton
PM
Philip Molto
CP
Carly Pettinger

Ward 9 Councillor

3 candidates

MA
Mohamed Askalany
TW
Tim Willcox
DC
Debbie ChapmanIncumbent

Ward 10 Councillor

5 candidates

SS
Stephanie StretchIncumbent
SN
Sam Nabi
ED
Everton Dixon
AR
Aalaa Rehman
PP
Peter Gordon Piluk

Waterloo Region District School Board

13 candidates

BH
Brent Hutzal
UE
Uche Michael Emelife
MC
Mark Cairns
RM
Rachel McQuail
IS
Ibtissam Soliman
SK
Sajid Mohamed Farooq Kolsawala
JM
Julia Malott
NS
Narine Dat Sookram
MB
Marjorie A Brown
BS
Baboucarr Saidy
MK
Mandy Kaur
AK
Ahmed Kassad
ST
Sara Taghizadeh-Heroux

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

8 candidates

RF
Ruthann Fisher
JF
Janice Fiaschetti
JR
Josh Rivers
HC
Harriet Cullen
JH
Jess Hutton
SK
Suzanne Kearns
SW
Sandra Wojcik
RK
Renée Kraft

Conseil scolaire Viamonde (French public)

1 candidate

RB
Rachid Barrima

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (French separate)

1 candidate

DP
Dorothée Petit-Pas

Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Regional election · Candidates listed in random order

Voting day Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Election details

Regional Councillor — Kitchener

12 candidates · 4 seats

MH
Michael HarrisIncumbent
KW
Kevin White
CJ
Colleen JamesIncumbent
ES
Eve Elizabeth Simson
AM
Anna Meksavanh
JG
Joe GowingIncumbent
SG
Simon Guthrie
MR
Matt RodriguesIncumbent
KH
Kim Huxted
MG
Mac Graham
MW
Michael Wisniewski
EE
Ed Edwards

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