Everything you need to know about Oakville’s 2026 municipal election

Oakville residents will go to the polls to cast their votes for the town’s next mayor and other municipal officials on Oct. 26, 2026.

Advance voting in Oakville will take place Oct. 7 to Oct. 10 and Oct. 13 to Oct. 18.

More information on voting in Oakville can be found on the town’s website.

Oakville’s current mayor, Rob Burton, has not yet said whether he would be filing for re-election.

The deadline to submit or withdraw nominations is Aug. 21 at 2 p.m.

Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name alongside a brief bio. This page will be updated regularly as the race develops, and individual ward candidate lists will follow the same format.

Oakville’s mayoral race

• Arvind Choudhary comes to the race with more than 30 years working in finance, public policy and tech. He has also served as a member of the Ontario Real Estate Association for 2025. Choudhary’s platform focuses on keeping Oakville’s “small-town feel,” public safety, traffic infrastructure and purposeful spending of taxpayer dollars.
• Julia Hanna has over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, owning and operating a variety of restaurants in Oakville. Hanna ran for mayor in 2022. Her platform this time around focuses on infrastructure, addressing traffic issues, public safety, housing and more.
• Jeff Knoll has been the Ward 5 councillor since first being elected in 2000. He is currently the Chair of the Halton Police Services Board and Chair of the Oakville Public Library Board. Knoll hopes his experience dealing with issues in Oakville such as growth, taxes, roads, policing and more will help him become the next town mayor.
• Sean O’Meara has served as the Ward 1 councillor since 2014. O’Meara’s campaign centres around getting Oakville “out of the middle lane” and up to speed with neighbouring municipalities. His platform focuses on economic growth, community preservation, transportation infrastructure and more.

Ward 1

Town councillor candidates

• Alexandra Caldwell
• Amir Henry
• Nancy Ortenburg

Town and regional councillor candidates

• Jonathan McNeice (town councillor incumbent)

Ward 2

Town councillor candidates

• Ray Chisholm (incumbent)
• Ayesha Khawaja
• Sana Waqar

Town and regional councillor candidates

• Desmond Jordan
• Sarah Perkin
• Stacey Saunders

Ward 3

Town councillor candidates

• Morgan Elliott
• Jen Zhou

Town and regional councillor candidates

• Janet Haslett-Theall (incumbent)

Ward 4

Town councillor candidates

• Peter Longo (incumbent)
• Syed Tahir

Town and regional councillor candidates

• Kashif (Kash) Chaudry
• Suzan Chong
• Vandana Giri
• Hutchison Lee
• Farah Shamim

Ward 5

Town councillor candidates

• Jerome Adamo
• Sue Heddle
• Thane Mitches
• Matt Ray Smith
• Audrey Wubbenhorst

Town and regional councillor candidates

• Mackenzie Grant
• Orla Johnston
• Michael Reid

Ward 6

Town councillor candidates

• Natalia Lishchyna (incumbent)

Town and regional councillor candidates

• Tom Adams (incumbent)
• Zena Al-Mudaris

Ward 7

Town councillor candidates

• Ali Hosny
• Zulfi Malik
• Scott Xie (incumbent)

Town and regional councillor candidates

• Bilal Kader
• Nav Nanda (incumbent)
• Riaz Ahmad Sinawan
• Vick Walia

School board trustee candidates

Halton District School Board

• Zafar Kayani (Ward 1 and 2)
• Rebecca Mayville (Ward 3 and 6)
• Vinay Paramanand (Ward 3 and 6)
• Tausif Sabir (Ward 3 and 6)
• Ira Davidov (Ward 4)
• Harsimran Kaur (Ward 4)
• Virginia Nsitem (Ward 4)
• Florin Cristian Vilcu (Ward 4)
• Azra Ghumman (Ward 5 and 7)
• Kim Tait (Ward 5 and 7)
• Jake Zhu (Ward 5 and 7)

Halton Catholic District School Board

• Martin Gegus (Ward 1, 2 and 3)
• Mario Jelic (Ward 1, 2 and 3)
• Tom Murad (Ward 1, 2 and 3)
• Chris Saunders (Ward 4 and 7)
• Helena Karabela (Ward 5 and 6)
• Sean McCarthy (Ward 5 and 6)

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir

• Diane Courchesne

Conseil scolaire Viamonde

• Sonia Macaluso

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