Kitchener: who represents it, and who is running
City of Kitchener — 2026 Municipal Election votes on 2026-10-26. It elects one Mayor (also sits on Region of Waterloo council); ten Ward Councillors (one per ward); four Regional Councillors elected at large by Kitchener voters to Region of Waterloo council; school board trustees are also elected (WRDSB, WCDSB; French boards acclaimed). The Regional Chair is provincially appointed and not on the ballot..
Holding office17
the sitting council
On the ballot64
14 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Kitchener is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Kitchener Centre — Kelly DeRidder (Conservative)
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Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Vrbanovic ✉️ Elected | Mayor → Running | Independent | City of Kitchener | |
| Cindy Ward ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Kitchener | |
| David Alton | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Kitchener | |
| George Trihenea ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Kitchener | |
| Manikantan Nair ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Kitchener | |
| Wali Khan | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Kitchener | |
| Wazhma Frogh ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Kitchener |
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Councillor — Ward 1
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Davey ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor — Ward 1 | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Kitchener |
| Elizabeth Bate ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Kitchener |
| Haile Kiflai | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Kitchener |
| Zahid Mian Mahmood | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Kitchener |
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Councillor — Ward 2
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Schnider ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor — Ward 2 | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Kitchener |
| Derrick Rabethge | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Kitchener |
| Soran Ibrahim | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Kitchener |
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Councillor — Ward 3
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Deneault ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor — Ward 3 | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Kitchener |
| Ismail Mohamed ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Kitchener |
| Joanne Delaney-Fraser | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Kitchener |
| Lurdes Jordao | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Kitchener |
| Matt Parker | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Kitchener |
| Shawn Bradshaw | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Kitchener |
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Councillor — Ward 4
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Michaud ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor — Ward 4 | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Kitchener |
| Anant Jain ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Kitchener |
| Harry Scanlan | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Kitchener |
| Ibraheem Kappaya ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Kitchener |
| Vikki Poirier ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Kitchener |
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Councillor — Ward 5
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayo Owodunni ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Kitchener |
| Dimple Birdee | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Kitchener |
| Fitz Vanderpool ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Kitchener |
| Jon Massimi ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Kitchener |
| Muhammad Miqdad Hudda ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Kitchener |
| Nate Bahlbi ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Kitchener |
| Navjot Sandhu | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Kitchener |
| Rich Peers | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Kitchener |
| Sumit Sehli ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Kitchener |
| Tracey Weiler ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Kitchener |
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Councillor — Ward 6
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Singh ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor — Ward 6 | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Kitchener |
| Amber Louise Culley | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Kitchener |
| Brooklin Wallis ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Kitchener |
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Councillor — Ward 7
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bil Ioannidis ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor — Ward 7 | Independent | Ward 7 | City of Kitchener |
| Nikki Rollick ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 7 | City of Kitchener |
| Richie Nanan ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 7 | City of Kitchener |
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Councillor — Ward 8
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Johnston ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor — Ward 8 | Independent | Ward 8 | City of Kitchener |
| Carly Pettinger ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 8 | City of Kitchener |
| Philip Molto | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 8 | City of Kitchener |
| Wendy Creighton ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 8 | City of Kitchener |
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Councillor — Ward 9
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Chapman ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor — Ward 9 | Independent | Ward 9 | City of Kitchener |
| Mohamed Askalany ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 9 | City of Kitchener |
| Tim Willcox ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 9 | City of Kitchener |
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Councillor — Ward 10
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Stretch ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor — Ward 10 | Independent | Ward 10 | City of Kitchener |
| Aalaa Rehman | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 10 | City of Kitchener |
| Everton Dixon ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 10 | City of Kitchener |
| Peter Gordon Piluk ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 10 | City of Kitchener |
| Sam Nabi ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 10 | City of Kitchener |
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Regional Councillor — Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large)
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleen James ✉️ Elected | Regional Councillor → Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | Region of Waterloo |
| Joe Gowing ✉️ Elected | Regional Councillor → Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | Region of Waterloo |
| Matt Rodrigues ✉️ Elected | Regional Councillor → Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | Region of Waterloo |
| Michael Harris ✉️ Elected | Regional Councillor → Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | Region of Waterloo |
| Anna Meksavanh | Regional Councillor Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | City of Kitchener |
| Ed Edwards ✉️ | Regional Councillor Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | City of Kitchener |
| Eve Elizabeth Simson ✉️ | Regional Councillor Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | City of Kitchener |
| Kevin White ✉️ | Regional Councillor Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | City of Kitchener |
| Kim Huxted ✉️ | Regional Councillor Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | City of Kitchener |
| Mac Graham ✉️ | Regional Councillor Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | City of Kitchener |
| Michael Wisniewski | Regional Councillor Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | City of Kitchener |
| Simon Guthrie ✉️ | Regional Councillor Running | Independent | Regional Councillor (Kitchener, at large) | City of Kitchener |
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Member of Provincial Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aislinn Clancy Elected | Member of Provincial Parliament | Green | Kitchener Centre | Provincial legislature |
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Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly DeRidder ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Kitchener Centre | House of Commons |
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Notes on this record
How the lists were read, and what could not be.
- Candidates from the City of Kitchener's 'List of certified candidates' (https://app2.kitchener.ca/election/candidates.aspx; certified list PDF https://lf.kitchener.ca/WebLinkExt/DocView.aspx?id=2259005&dbid=0&repo=CityofKitchener), read 2026-10-09. Entries marked [WITHDRAWN] are excluded (Ward 5: Nitin Nair, Danielle Rose; Regional Councillor: Sajid Kolsawala, who is on the WRDSB trustee list). The page prints some candidates' street addresses and phone numbers: neither is copied.
- Sitting council from the City's 'City council' page (each councillor's ward and @kitchener.ca address from their own page). Kitchener's four Regional Councillors sit on Region of Waterloo council, not City council; they are listed from the Region's council-member pages. Joe Gowing's Region page does not name the city he represents; he is placed in Kitchener because the Region states Kitchener elects four and the other directly elected members are from Cambridge and Waterloo — treat as needing confirmation.
- The Regional Chair is now a provincially appointed position and does not appear on the 2026 ballot (City of Kitchener candidate page).
- Ward 5 Councillor Ayo Owodunni is not on the 2026 list. Every other sitting ward councillor appears on their own ward's list; Mayor Berry Vrbanovic seeks re-election.
- The certification news post (2026-08-22) also lists the candidates; www.kitchenervotes.ca failed TLS (unrecognized name) and was not used.
- Candidate emails kept only when not a free-mail address or when the mailbox names the campaign. No phone numbers or home addresses recorded. Nomination papers were not opened.
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Sources
Prepared 2026-10-09. Nomination papers are never opened: they carry home addresses. After voting day a candidate list becomes a result; these rows are reconciled, not deleted.