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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.
The deadline to submit or withdraw nominations was 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
- Rob Burton has been the Oakville mayor since 2006. He is now seeking his sixth term.
- 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
- David Imrie
- Pierce Lang
- Nancy Ortenburg
Town and regional councillor candidates
- Jonathan McNeice (town councillor incumbent)(acclaimed)
Ward 2
Town councillor candidates
- Ray Chisholm (incumbent)
- Ayesha Khawaja
- Sana Waqar
Town and regional councillor candidates
- Zena Al-Mudaris
- Desmond Jordan
- Sarah Perkin
- Stacey Saunders
Ward 3
Town councillor candidates
- Morgan Elliott
- Jen Zhou
Town and regional councillor candidates
- Janet Haslett-Theall (incumbent)(acclaimed)
Ward 4
Town councillor candidates
- Peter Longo (incumbent)
- Luba Slanina
- Syed Tahir
Town and regional councillor candidates
- Kashif (Kash) Chaudry
- Suzan Chong
- Vandana Giri
- Roger Lapworth
- Hutchison Lee
- Farah Shamim
Ward 5
Town councillor candidates
- Jerome Adamo
- Mirsab Fasih
- 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)
- Pierre Sauvageot
- Smita Tulsani
Town and regional councillor candidates
- Tom Adams (incumbent)(acclaimed)
- Zena Al-Mudaris
Ward 7
Town councillor candidates
- Ali Hosny
- Zulfi Malik
- Scott Xie (incumbent)
Town and regional councillor candidates
- Gaganpreet Darar
- Bilal Kader
- Nav Nanda (incumbent)
- Ajay Rosha
- Vick Walia
School board trustee candidates
Halton District School Board
- Carole Baxter (Ward 1 and 2)
- Zafar Kayani (Ward 1 and 2)
- Hamzah Khan (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)
- Virginia Nsitem (Ward 4)
- Deepak Pathania (Ward 4)
- Florin Cristian Vilcu (Ward 4)
- Lily Bharat (Ward 5 and 7)
- Azra Ghumman (Ward 5 and 7)
- Ahmed Gohar (Ward 5 and 7)
- Ashish Maggo (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)(acclaimed)
- Helena Karabela (Ward 5 and 6)
- Sean McCarthy (Ward 5 and 6)
Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
- Diane Courchesne (acclaimed)
Conseil scolaire Viamonde
- Sonia Macaluso (acclaimed)
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