Richmond Hill: who represents it, and who is running
City of Richmond Hill — 2026 Municipal Election votes on 2026-10-26. It elects one Mayor and two Regional and Local Councillors (citywide; these three also sit on York Regional Council), and one Local Councillor for each of Wards 1–6; York Region DSB, York Catholic DSB, Viamonde and MonAvenir school trustees are also elected but are not captured here..
Holding office11
the sitting council
On the ballot33
9 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Richmond Hill is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Richmond Hill South — Vincent Neil Ho (Conservative)
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Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West ✉️f𝕏ig Elected | Mayor → Running | Independent | City of Richmond Hill | |
| Domenic Bardari ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Richmond Hill | |
| Holo Devnani f | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Richmond Hill |
2
Councillor — Ward 1
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Davidson ✉️ig Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor, Ward 1 | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Catherine Dell'Erba ✉️igf𝕏 | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Giovanni Nardone ✉️ig | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Raymond Dodaro | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 | City of Richmond Hill |
3
Councillor — Ward 2
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Thompson ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor, Ward 2 | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Hamidreza Kheirkhah Ghehi ig | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Muhammad Kermalli ✉️f | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Sigmund Lee ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Tom Muench ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 2 | City of Richmond Hill |
4
Councillor — Ward 3
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castro Liu ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor, Ward 3 | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Juni Yeung ✉️ig | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 | City of Richmond Hill |
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Councillor — Ward 4
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Cui ✉️𝕏 Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor, Ward 4 | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Ahmad Amanullah ✉️ig𝕏 | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Danny Yoon ✉️f | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Rose Weinberg ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Sharon Chisholm ✉️f | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 | City of Richmond Hill |
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Councillor — Ward 5
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Cilevitz ✉️f Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor, Ward 5 | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Alex Jafari ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Ali Mahboub-Shadkhou ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Marty Paulin ✉️ig | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Ray Behroozian ✉️fig | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Richard Rupp ✉️fig | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Vera Murano | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Yuliya Benedziktavich f | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 5 | City of Richmond Hill |
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Councillor — Ward 6
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Shiu ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Councillor, Ward 6 | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Andrew Mendonca ig | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Richmond Hill |
| Hasti Anasory ✉️igin | Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 6 | City of Richmond Hill |
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Regional and Local Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godwin Chan ✉️ Elected | Regional and Local Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | City of Richmond Hill |
| Joe DiPaola ✉️ Elected | Regional and Local Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | City of Richmond Hill |
| Marco Coletta ✉️ | Regional and Local Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Richmond Hill |
9
Member of Provincial Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Wai Elected | Member of Provincial Parliament | Conservative | Richmond Hill | Provincial legislature |
10
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Neil Ho ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Richmond Hill South | 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 Richmond Hill's certified candidate page (certified by the Clerk on 2026-08-24), retrieved 2026-10-09: 3 for Mayor, 3 for the two Regional and Local Councillor seats, 30 for Ward Councillor.
- Phone numbers and the mailing addresses some candidates list (including what appear to be home addresses) are not copied; candidate emails are kept only where they name the campaign or match the campaign website, otherwise null.
- Sitting council from the city's Mayor and Council page (Richmond Hill Council Members 2022–2026); official emails as printed on each member's page (the Mayor's office address is officemayor@richmondhill.ca).
- Tom Muench, a former Ward 2 councillor, is a candidate in Ward 2 against the sitting councillor Scott Thompson.
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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.