Niagara-on-the-Lake: who represents it, and who is running
Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake — 2026 Municipal and School Board Election votes on 2026-10-26. It elects one Lord Mayor and Town Councillors at large (the Town's voter guidance says up to six may be selected); no Regional Councillor office is on the Town's 2026 certified list; school board trustees are also elected (not captured here).
Holding office12
the sitting council
On the ballot14
8 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Niagara-on-the-Lake is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake — Tony Baldinelli (Conservative)
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Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Cheropita ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Adriana Vizzari ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Andrew Niven ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Gary Burroughs ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Maria Mavridis ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Sandra O'Connor ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Tim Balasiuk ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Karen Jones-Taylor | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Nicholas Colaneri ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Rick Mills | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Steve McGuinness ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Weston Miller ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
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Lord Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Zalepa ✉️ Elected | Lord Mayor | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Andrea Kaiser ✉️ Elected | Regional Councillor → Running for Lord Mayor | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Erwin Wiens ✉️ Elected | Deputy Lord Mayor → Running for Lord Mayor | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| Vaughn Goettler | Lord Mayor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
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Member of Provincial Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Gates Elected | Member of Provincial Parliament | NDP | Niagara Falls | Provincial legislature |
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Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Baldinelli ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake | House of Commons |
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Notes on this record
How the lists were read, and what could not be.
- Candidates from the '2026 Certified Candidates' section of the Town's Elections page (certified by the Town Clerk/Returning Officer), read 2026-10-09; matches the Town statement of 2026-08-25 (https://www.notl.com/node/4565). The list prints home addresses and telephone numbers: not copied.
- Sitting council from the Town's Council Members page, read 2026-10-09; it includes Niagara Regional Councillor Andrea Kaiser, recorded here as a sitting Regional Councillor.
- Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa and Councillor Wendy Cheropita are not on the 2026 list. Deputy Lord Mayor Erwin Wiens and Regional Councillor Andrea Kaiser run for Lord Mayor. Councillor Adriana Vizzari appears on the list as 'Adriana Cater-Vizzari'.
- The Town's voter guidance says electors may vote for up to six Town Councillors in 2026 (eight councillors sit on the current council); 11 candidates are certified.
- Free-mail addresses kept only where the mailbox names the campaign; others left null. 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.