Stratford: who represents it, and who is running
City of Stratford — 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections votes on 2026-10-26. It elects one Mayor and 10 Councillors, all at large; school board trustees are also elected (not captured here).
Holding office13
the sitting council
On the ballot31
11 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Stratford is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Perth—Wellington — John Nater (Conservative)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo-Dee Burbach ✉️fig Elected | Councillor → Running for Mayor | Independent | City of Stratford | |
| Mark Hunter ✉️fig Elected | Councillor → Running for Mayor | Independent | City of Stratford | |
| Martin Ritsma ✉️ Elected | Mayor → Running | Independent | City of Stratford | |
| Andrew Rea ✉️f | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Stratford | |
| Robert Ritz ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | City of Stratford |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Henderson ✉️f Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Brad Beatty ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Cody Sebben ✉️f Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Geza Wordofa ✉️f Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Harjinder Nijjar ✉️fig Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Larry McCabe ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Lesley Biehn ✉️fig Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Taylor Briscoe ✉️fig Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Adrienne Johnson | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Amber-Leah Margaret Timmons f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Amy Brodhagen ✉️f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Andrew Fraser ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Anthony Kane ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Bill Boon ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Christopher Giannakopoulos ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Elaine Strawbridge ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Gary Robinson | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Ian Morton ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Jason Davis f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Jason Frey f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Jefferson George Wright ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Ken Wood ✉️f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Matthew Hartney f | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Naireta Chatterjee | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Ryan Doyle ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
| Sarah Merkel ✉️igf | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | City of Stratford |
3
Member of Provincial Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Rae Elected | Member of Provincial Parliament | Conservative | Perth—Wellington | Provincial legislature |
4
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Nater ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Perth—Wellington | 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's candidates page and the Clerk's Form EL07 List of Certified Candidates (PDF, https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/stratford-ca/media/haja321q/el07-list-of-certified-candidates-final.pdf), read 2026-10-09; the two agree (5 for Mayor, 26 for Councillor).
- Sitting council from the City Council Contact page, read 2026-10-09. Every sitting member is on the 2026 list. Councillors Jo-Dee Burbach and Mark Hunter run for Mayor against Mayor Martin Ritsma. Councillor Harjinder Nijjar appears on the list as 'Harj Nijjar'.
- The candidates page prints qualifying street addresses and telephone numbers for some candidates: not copied. Free-mail addresses kept only where the mailbox names the campaign; business (non-campaign) addresses 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.