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2026 Region of Waterloo Municipal Elections

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Election Day: Monday, 26 October 2026

Nominations close 2:00pm Friday 21 August 2026

This page was updated at 2:11am (EDT) Saturday 6 June 2026

  Cambridge Kitchener North Dumfries Waterloo Waterloo Region Wellesley Wilmot Woolwich
Councillor Ward 1 Helen Shwery (Incumbent)
Jeff Donkersgoed
Scott Davey (Incumbent)
KishAn Patel
Rodney Rolleman (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Sandra Hanmer (Incumbent)
Shelley Wagner (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Stewart Cressman (Incumbent)
Evan Burgess (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Nathan Cadeau (Incumbent)
Tony Stevens
Councillor Ward 2 David Craig
Mike Devine (Incumbent)
Dave Schnider (Incumbent)
Derrick Ostner (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Qavi Aziz
Asma Al-Wahsh
Royce Bodaly (Incumbent) (Unregistered) (Withdrawn)
Shawn Humes
Ying Susan Jiang
Lori Sebben (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Kris Wilkinson (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Eric Schwindt (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Councillor Ward 3 Corey Kimpson (Incumbent)
Ismail Mohamed
Jason Deneault (Incumbent)
Joanne Delaney-Fraser
Lurdes Jordao
Matt Parker
Alida Wilms (Incumbent)
Hans Roach (Incumbent)
Victoria Robertson
Derek Brick (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Harvir Sidhu (Incumbent)
Bonnie Bryant (Incumbent)
Kayla Grant (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Councillor Ward 4 David O'Hara
Ross Earnshaw (Incumbent)
Christine Michaud (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Vikki Poirier
Scott Tilley (Incumbent)
Diane Freeman (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Travis Restoule
Claude Hergott (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Lillianne Dunstall (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Steven Martin (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Councillor Ward 5 Sheri Roberts (Incumbent)
Ayo Owodunni (Incumbent) (Unregistered) (Withdrawn)
Danielle Rose
Jon Massimi
Rich Peers
Sumit Sehli
Muhammad Miqdad Hudda
Eda Dede
Jen Vasic (Incumbent) (Unregistered) (Withdrawn)
Scott Piatkowski
Victoria Richardson
Councillor Ward 6 Adam Cooper (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Barbara Harrington
Randy Carter
Brooklin Wallis
Paul Singh (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Damian Mikhail
Mary Lou Roe (Incumbent)
Councillor Ward 7  Dani Ieso 
John Teat
Kristen Danson
Scott Hamilton (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Bil Ioannidis (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Nikki Rollick
Julie Wright (Incumbent)
Councillor Ward 8 Nicholas Ermeta (Incumbent)
Carly Pettinger
Margaret Johnston (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Councillor Ward 9 Debbie Chapman (Incumbent)
Tim Willcox
Councillor Ward 10 Sam Nabi
Stephanie Stretch (Incumbent)
Mayor Brian Kennedy
Jan Liggett (Incumbent)
Scott Hamilton
Berry Vrbanovic (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
David Alton
George Trihenea
Wazhma Frogh
Rodney Rolleman
Sue Foxton (Incumbent) (Unregistered) (Withdrawn)
Dorothy McCabe (Incumbent)
Chris Martin
Joe Nowak (Incumbent)
Kristopher Wilkinson
Natasha Salonen (Incumbent)
Stephanie Goertz
Eric Schwindt
Evan Burgess
Sandy Shantz (Incumbent) (Unregistered) (Withdrawn)
Regional Councillor Doug Craig (Incumbent)
Pam Wolf (Incumbent)
Colleen James (Incumbent)
Joe Gowing (Incumbent)
Kim Huxted
Matt Rodrigues (Incumbent)
Michael Harris (Incumbent)
Michael Wisniewski
Simon Guthrie
Chantal Huinink (Incumbent)
Jim Erb (Incumbent)
Trustee Viamonde (French Public) David O'Hara (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Trustee WCDSB David Guerin (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Jennifer Allore
Marisa Phillips (Incumbent)
Robert Francis Sikora (Incumbent)
Harriet Cullen
Kathy Doherty-Masters (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Renée Kraft (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Tracey Weiler (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Winston Darryl Francis (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Conrad Stanley (Incumbent)
Linda Cuff (Incumbent)
Trustee WRDSB Bill Cody (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Carla Johnson (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Cindy Watson (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Joanne Weston (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Maedith Radlein (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Meena Waseem (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Mike Ramsay (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Sara Taghizadeh-Heroux
Clinton Heffernan
Kathleen Woodcock (Incumbent)
Samantha Estoesta (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Scott Piatkowski (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Joe Meissner (Incumbent) (Unregistered)
Trustee catholique MonAvenir (French Separate) Dorothée Petit-Pas (Incumbent) (Unregistered)

 ^  Cambridge Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Helen Shwery (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jeff Donkersgoed 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  David Craig 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Mike Devine (Incumbent) 🔎
Mike Devine

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Corey Kimpson (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  David O'Hara 🔎
David O'Hara

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Ross Earnshaw (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 5 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sheri Roberts (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 6 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Adam Cooper (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Barbara Harrington 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Randy Carter 🔎
Randy Carter

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 7 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑   Dani Ieso  🔎
 Dani Ieso 

 ^   ⇑   ↑  John Teat 🔎
John Teat

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kristen Danson 🔎
Kristen Danson

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Hamilton (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Scott Hamilton

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 8 - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Nicholas Ermeta (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Cambridge : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Brian Kennedy 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jan Liggett (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Hamilton 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Regional Councillor - Cambridge : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Doug Craig (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Pam Wolf (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WCDSB - Cambridge : Elect 3

 ^   ⇑   ↑  David Guerin (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jennifer Allore 🔎
Jennifer Allore

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Marisa Phillips (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Robert Francis Sikora (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WRDSB - Cambridge : Elect 3

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Bill Cody (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Carla Johnson (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Cindy Watson (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Cindy Watson

 ^  Kitchener Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Davey (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Dave Schnider (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Ismail Mohamed 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jason Deneault (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Joanne Delaney-Fraser 🔎
Joanne Delaney-Fraser

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Lurdes Jordao 🔎
Lurdes Jordao

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Matt Parker 🔎
Matt Parker

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Christine Michaud (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Vikki Poirier 🔎
Vikki Poirier

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 5 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Ayo Owodunni (Unregistered) (Incumbent) (Not seeking re-election) 🔎
Ayo Owodunni

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Danielle Rose 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jon Massimi 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Rich Peers 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sumit Sehli 🔎
Sumit Sehli

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Muhammad Miqdad Hudda 🔎

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 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 6 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Brooklin Wallis 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Paul Singh (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 7 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Bil Ioannidis (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Nikki Rollick 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 8 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Carly Pettinger 🔎
Carly Pettinger

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Margaret Johnston (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 9 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Debbie Chapman (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Tim Willcox 🔎
Tim Willcox

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 10 - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sam Nabi 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Stephanie Stretch (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Kitchener : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Berry Vrbanovic (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  David Alton 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  George Trihenea 🔎
George Trihenea

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Wazhma Frogh 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Regional Councillor - Kitchener : Elect 4

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Colleen James (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Joe Gowing (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kim Huxted 🔎
Kim Huxted

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Matt Rodrigues (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Michael Harris (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Michael Wisniewski 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Simon Guthrie 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WCDSB - Kitchener : Elect 4

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Harriet Cullen 🔎

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 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kathy Doherty-Masters (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Renée Kraft (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Renée Kraft

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Tracey Weiler (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Winston Darryl Francis (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Winston Darryl Francis

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WRDSB - Kitchener

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Joanne Weston (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Maedith Radlein (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Meena Waseem (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Mike Ramsay (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sara Taghizadeh-Heroux 🔎
Sara Taghizadeh-Heroux

 ^  North Dumfries Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - North Dumfries : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  KishAn Patel 🔎
KishAn Patel

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Rodney Rolleman (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Rodney Rolleman

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - North Dumfries : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Derrick Ostner (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Derrick Ostner

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Qavi Aziz 🔎
Qavi Aziz

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - North Dumfries : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Alida Wilms (Incumbent) 🔎
Alida Wilms

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - North Dumfries : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Tilley (Incumbent) 🔎
Scott Tilley

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - North Dumfries : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Rodney Rolleman 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sue Foxton (Unregistered) (Incumbent) (Not seeking re-election) 🔎
Sue Foxton

 ^  Waterloo Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sandra Hanmer (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Asma Al-Wahsh 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Royce Bodaly (Unregistered) (Incumbent) (Not seeking re-election) 🔎
Royce Bodaly

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Shawn Humes 🔎
Shawn Humes

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Ying Susan Jiang 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Hans Roach (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Victoria Robertson 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Diane Freeman (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Travis Restoule 🔎
Travis Restoule

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 5 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Eda Dede 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jen Vasic (Unregistered) (Incumbent) (Not seeking re-election) 🔎
Jen Vasic

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Piatkowski 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Victoria Richardson 🔎
Victoria Richardson

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 6 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Damian Mikhail 🔎
Damian Mikhail

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Mary Lou Roe (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 7 - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Julie Wright (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Waterloo : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Dorothy McCabe (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Regional Councillor - Waterloo : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Chantal Huinink (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Jim Erb (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WCDSB - Waterloo : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Conrad Stanley (Incumbent) 🔎
Conrad Stanley

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Linda Cuff (Incumbent) 🔎
Linda Cuff

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WRDSB - Waterloo : Elect 3

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Clinton Heffernan 🔎
Clinton Heffernan

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kathleen Woodcock (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Samantha Estoesta (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Scott Piatkowski (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Scott Piatkowski

 ^  Waterloo Region Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Trustee Viamonde (French Public) - Waterloo Region : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  David O'Hara (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
David O'Hara

 ^   ⇑  Trustee catholique MonAvenir (French Separate) - Waterloo Region : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Dorothée Petit-Pas (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Dorothée Petit-Pas

 ^  Wellesley Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Wellesley : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Shelley Wagner (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Shelley Wagner

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Wellesley : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Lori Sebben (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Lori Sebben

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Wellesley : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Derek Brick (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Derek Brick

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - Wellesley : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Claude Hergott (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Claude Hergott

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Wellesley : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Chris Martin 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Joe Nowak (Incumbent) 🔎
Joe Nowak

 ^  Wilmot Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Wilmot : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Stewart Cressman (Incumbent) 🔎
Stewart Cressman

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Wilmot : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kris Wilkinson (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Kris Wilkinson

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Wilmot : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Harvir Sidhu (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 4 - Wilmot : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Lillianne Dunstall (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Steven Martin (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Wilmot : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kristopher Wilkinson 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Natasha Salonen (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Stephanie Goertz 🔎

 ^  Woolwich Municipality logo Info

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 1 - Woolwich : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Evan Burgess (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Evan Burgess

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Nathan Cadeau (Incumbent) 🔎
Nathan Cadeau

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Tony Stevens 🔎
Tony Stevens

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 2 - Woolwich : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Eric Schwindt (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Eric Schwindt

 ^   ⇑  Councillor Ward 3 - Woolwich : Elect 2

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Bonnie Bryant (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Kayla Grant (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎

 ^   ⇑  Mayor - Woolwich : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Eric Schwindt 🔎
Eric Schwindt

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Evan Burgess 🔎

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Sandy Shantz (Unregistered) (Incumbent) (Not seeking re-election) 🔎
Sandy Shantz

 ^   ⇑  Trustee WRDSB - Woolwich : Elect 1

 ^   ⇑   ↑  Joe Meissner (Unregistered) (Incumbent) 🔎
Joe Meissner