Waterloo region voters will head to the polls on Monday, Oct. 24 for the Ontario municipal elections.
Electors in each of the region's three cities and four townships will select their choices for mayor, city/township councillor, school board trustees and regional chair.
Residents of Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo will also vote for regional councillors. The townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich are represented on regional council by their respective mayors.
Nominations for candidates opened Monday, May 2 and closed Friday, Aug. 19.
Here's a round-up of who's running.
REGIONAL COUNCIL
Regional chair
- Narine Dat Sookram
- Karen Redman (incumbent)
- Brendon John Da Costa
Regional councillor – Cambridge
Two representatives will be elected. Both incumbents, Karl Kiefer and Helen Jowett have announced they're not running.
- Prakash Venkataraman
- Crystal Whetham
- Doug Craig
- Bobbi Stewart
- Pam Wolf
- Tyler Calver
Regional councillor – Kitchener
Three out of four seats representing Kitchener are vacant after Tom Galloway, Geoff Lorentz, and Elizabeth Clarke announced they're not running.
- Colleen James
- Robert Deutschmann
- Tom Hiller
- Kari Williams
- Matt Rodrigues
- Heather R. Caron
- Mac Graham
- Joe Gowing
- Michael Harris (incumbent)
- Duncan McLean
- Soo Bok Lee
- Mary Henein Thorn
- Iffat Sultana Riasat
- Michael Parkinson
Regional councillor – Waterloo
Two representatives will be elected. Incumbent Sean Strickland has announced he won't seek re-election.
- Jim Erb (incumbent)
- John Vieth
- Peter Neufeld
- Mark Fisher
- Gord Greavette
- Jim Bolger
- Cindy Watkin
- Chantal Huinink
- James Ball
- Ryan Keating
WATERLOO
Mayor
Waterloo Mayor Dave Jaworsky will not be seeking a third term.
- Shannon Weber
- Dorothy McCabe
- Kypp Saunders
- Rob Evans
Ward 1 Councillor
- Robert Parent
- Sandra Hanmer (incumbent)
Ward 2 Councillor
- Royce Bodaly (incumbent)
- Khaled Berbash
- Shaheen Mujahid
Ward 3 Councillor
Incumbent Angela Vieth did not file nomination paper.
- Hans Roach
- Madelyn Steiss
Ward 4 Councillor
- Diane Freeman (incumbent)
- Obinna Obi
- Maryssa Barras
Ward 5 Councillor
- Jen Vasic (incumbent)
- Blayr Hogg
- Bob (Obie) Oberholtzer
- Joe Brenner
Ward 6 Councillor
Incumbent Jeff Henry is not seeking re-election.
- Matthew Nicholas Schwarze
- Karen Fischer
- Jonathan Cassels
- Mary Lou Roe
Ward 7 Councillor
Incumbent Tenille Bonoguore is not seeking re-election.
- Julie Wright
- Bruce Polan
KITCHENER
Mayor
- Manikantan Nair
- Rehman-Ullah Khan
- Val Neekman
- Milos Sokollu Posavljak
- Berry Vrbanovic (incumbent)
Ward 1 Councillor
- Scott Davey (incumbent)
- Alan Becirevic
- Prashant Deol
- Simon Guthrie
Ward 2 Councillor
- Dave Schnider (incumbent)
- Derrick Rabethge
- Asher Shahzad
Ward 3 Councillor
Incumbent John Gazzola is not seeing re-election.
- Rosanne Berwick
- Jason Deneault
- Matthew Griffin
- Devon Harnarain
- Marijo Howard
- Bryan Richardson
Ward 4 Councillor
- Ali Akbar
- Christine Michaud (incumbent)
- John Vandock
Ward 5 Councillor
Incumbent Kelly Galloway-Sealock is not seeking re-election.
- Jon Massimi
- Farah Muhammad
- Ayo Owodunni
- Ajmer S. Mandur
- Naveed Majmuddin
Ward 6 Councillor
- Paul Singh (incumbent)
- Anwar Arkani
Ward 7 Councillor
- Bil Ioannidis (incumbent)
- Colin Maley
- Kevin McCrea
Ward 8 Councillor
- Margaret Johnston (incumbent)
- Aleena Aftab
Ward 9 Councillor
- Brooklin Wallis
- Debbie Chapman (incumbent)
- David Redman
- Matthew Robson
- Alex Shevchenko
- Beth Warren
Ward 10 Councillor
Incumbent Sarah Marsh is not seeking re-election.
- Aislinn Clancy
- Peter Davis
- Daniel J. Fife
- Lana Hiscock
- Stephanie Stretch
- Phong Tran
CAMBRIDGE
Mayor
- Randy Carter
- Jan Liggett
- Kathryn McGarry (incumbent)
- Cody Botelho
Ward 1 Councillor
- Donna Reid (incumbent)
- Michelle Goodridge
- Paul Brown
- Erick Takor
- Helen Shwery
Ward 2 Councillor
- Mike Devine (incumbent)
- Piyush Nanda
- Matt Rogers
Ward 3 Councillor
Incumbent Mike Mann is not seeking re-election.
- Nate Whalen
- Corey Kimpson
- Michele Braniff
- Tracey Hipel
- Belinda Karahalios
Ward 4 Councillor
Incumbent Jan Liggett is not seeking re-election.
- Ross Earnshaw
- Barbara Harrington
- Clifford Vanclief
- Usman Lalva
Ward 5 Councillor
Incumbent Pam Wolf filed a nomination to run, but it has since been withdrawn.
- Sheri Roberts
- Mark D. Fisher
- Naeem Awan
- Amanda Maxwell
- Jim Karahalios
Ward 6 Councillor
- Shannon Adshade (incumbent)
- Kris Langford
- Bill Conway
- Adam Cooper
- Eian Campbell
Ward 7 Councillor
- Scott Hamilton (incumbent)
- Chris Sim
- Manuel da Silva
Ward 8 Councillor
- Nicholas Ermeta (incumbent)
- Jake Perkes
- Vandan Patel
- David Hood
WILMOT TOWNSHIP
Mayor
- Jenn Pfenning
- Natasha Salonen
Ward 1
- Stewart Cressman
- Angie Hallman (incumbent)
Ward 2
- Kris Wilkinson
- Reginald Simpson
- Cheryl Gordijk (incumbent)
Ward 3
- Harvir Sidhu
- Gary Mosburger
Ward 4 (two to be elected)
- Lillianne Dunstall
- Steph Goertz
- Ron Downs
- Steven Martin
- Terry Broda
- John Jordan
WELLESLEY TOWNSHIP
Mayor
- Joe Nowak (incumbent) - Acclaimed
Ward 1
- Shelley Wagner (incumbent) - Acclaimed
Ward 2
- Lori Sebben - Acclaimed
Ward 3
- Mary Lichty
- Derek Brick
Ward 4
- Robert Caskanette
- Claude Hergott
NORTH DUMFRIES TOWNSHIP
Mayor
- Sue Foxton (incumbent) - Acclaimed
Ward 1
- Timea Brenner
- Rodney Rolleman (incumbent)
Ward 2
- Derrick Ostner (incumbent) - Acclaimed
Ward 3
- Alida Wilms - Acclaimed
Ward 4
- Scott Tilley - Acclaimed
WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP
Mayor
- Patrick Merlihan
- Sandy Shantz (incumbent)
Ward 1 (two to be elected)
- Evan Burgess
- Nathan Cadeau
- Dan Holt
- Cheryle Baker
Ward 2
- Eric Schwindt
- Fred Redekop (incumbent)
Ward 3 (two to be elected)
- Bonnie Bryant
- Kayla Grant
- Paul Bolger
- Murray Martin
ELECTION PROCESS
Candidates could submit their nomination papers for the position of mayor, city councillor, township councillor or school board trustee to the clerk's office between May 2 and 2 p.m. on August 19.
In order to vote, residents must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18-years-old, and an owner, tenant or spouse of landowner in Waterloo Region. Post-secondary students residing in Waterloo Region can vote here and in their "home" municipality as long as they intend to return home at the end of their studies.
