Waterloo Region Votes

Your Information Hub for the 2018 Municipal Election

Candidates and Positions

Below are all the positions up for election in Waterloo Region, and the people who are running for them. For additional information (including news stories, upcoming events, and all-candidate meeting recordings) please visit the specific page for your ward.

Regional Chair

Candidates

Regional Council - Kitchener

Candidates

(Elect 4)

Regional Council - Waterloo

Candidates

(Elect 2)

Regional Council - Cambridge

Candidates

(Elect 2)

City of Cambridge - Mayor

Candidates

City of Cambridge - Ward 1

Candidates

City of Cambridge - Ward 2

Candidates

  • Jay Edward Brown: 519-221-1566, jb1970@live.ca, Facebook
  • Mike Devine: 519-573-7992, devine.mk@gmail.com, Facebook
  • Jaanus Kimsto: 519-222-0238, jaanuskimsto@hotmail.com
  • Janice Noreen Lajeunesse: 519-716-9626, janicelajeunesse@gmail.com, Facebook, Twitter: @JanLajeunesse
  • Jeff Richardson: Website, 519-221-1480, richardson4ward2@gmail.com, Facebook, Twitter: @Richardson4w2

City of Cambridge - Ward 3

Candidates

  • Patricia Bercrowski: 519-841-8908, patriciabercowski50@gmail.com
  • Tracy Hipel: Website, 519-653-3293, hipel4ward3preston@gmail.com, Facebook
  • Michael Mann: 519-653-1684, mm361@bell.blackberry.net, Facebook

City of Cambridge - Ward 4

Candidates

  • Edwin Friest: 226-201-1293, eddie.friest@hotmail.com, Facebook
  • Jan Liggett: Website, 519-623-5016, jkliggett@rogers.com
  • Gary Price: 519-623-9329, garyprice@sympatico.ca

City of Cambridge - Ward 5

Candidates

City of Cambridge - Ward 6

Candidates

  • Shannon Adshade: Website, 519-622-5475, shannonadshade@rogers.com, Twitter: @shan2339
  • Stephen Davis: Website, 519-240-9735, steve.davis.wcp@gmail.com
  • Kurt L Ditner: Website, 519-240-4697, kditner@gmail.com
  • Sandy Falkiner: Website, 519-841-9619, sfalkiner@rogers.com
  • Peter Renco: 519-239-9936, prenco74@gmail.com, Facebook

City of Cambridge - Ward 7

Candidates

  • Cody Allen Botelho: 519-654-7816, codyallenbotelho@gmail.com
  • Connie Cody: Website, 226-336-9250, ccody.ward7@gmail.com, Facebook, Twitter: @1ConnieCody
  • Ryan Coles: Website, 519-807-4139, treecamps@gmail.com, Facebook
  • Frank Monteiro: 519-654-6389, fmonteiro351@gmail.com, Facebook

City of Cambridge - Ward 8

Candidates

  • Kenneth Bartlett: 519-221-0714, bartlett_64@hotmail.com
  • Nicholas Ermeta: Website, 519-716-1690, nicholas_ermeta_4_cambridge@yahoo.ca, Twitter: @NicholasErmeta
  • Carla Johnson: Website, 519-623-4142, carla@carlajohnson.ca, Facebook, Twitter: @Carla_Johnson

City of Kitchener - Mayor

Candidates

City of Kitchener - Ward 1

Candidates

City of Kitchener - Ward 2

Candidates

City of Kitchener - Ward 3

Candidates

  • John Gazzola: Website, 519-744-0807, Twitter: @jgaz3
  • James Howe: Website, 519-589-9597, james@jameshowe.ca, Facebook, Twitter: @JamesHoweWR
  • Paras Solanki: 519-584-4974, paraskwc@gmail.com, Facebook
  • Robert Souliere: 226-606-7589, rsouliere@gmail.com

City of Kitchener - Ward 4

Candidates

  • Florence Carbray: Website, 519-589-9637, florence.carbray@gmail.com, Twitter: @Primarily4Flo
  • Julie Batista Geary: 519-590-1147, m.j.geary@rogers.com, Facebook
  • Wes Hill: Website, 519-500-8302, wesroberthill@gmail.com, Facebook, Twitter: @wesRHill
  • Christine Michaud: Website, 226-338-2933, christinemichaud@rogers.com, Facebook
  • Upneet (Sasha) Sidhu: 519-575-3939, sashasidhu2@gmail.com

City of Kitchener - Ward 5

Candidates

City of Kitchener - Ward 6

Candidates

  • Narendra Grover: 226-600-7309, dr.nkgrover@gmail.com
  • Paul Singh: Website, 519-721-3272, paulsinghward6@gmail.com, Twitter: @paulsinghward6

City of Kitchener - Ward 7

Candidates

City of Kitchener - Ward 8

Candidates

  • James Raymond Baskin: Website, 519-954-8784, jamesbaskin@jamesraybaskin.com
  • Zyg Janecki: Website, 519-579-4052, zyg.janecki@rogers.com, Twitter: @ZygJanecki
  • Margaret Johnston: Website, 519-501-3387, margaret.anne.johnston@rogers.com, Facebook, Twitter: @margjohnst

City of Kitchener - Ward 9

Candidates

City of Kitchener - Ward 10

Candidates

Township of North Dumfries - Mayor

Candidates

  • Sue Foxton: Website, 519-632-7130, susan.foxton@outlook.com, Twitter: @SusanFoxton1
  • Martin Harrison: Website, 519-622-1214, martin@cambridgecrane.com

Township of North Dumfries - Ward 1

Candidates

(This position is acclaimed.)

  • Rodney Rolleman: 519-589-6003, rod@schooltee.com, Twitter: @rodrolleman

Township of North Dumfries - Ward 2

Candidates

  • Sheila Harrison: 519-716-7022, sheila.harrison4@icloud.com
  • Derrick Ostner: d.ostner@bellnet.ca

Township of North Dumfries - Ward 3

Candidates

  • Paul H Cabral: Website, 226-444-2556, PHC@sympatico.ca
  • John Clarke: 905-512-5120, johnc361947@yahoo.ca
  • Margaret McCreery: Website, 519-632-8807, margaret@mccreeryw3.com, Facebook, Twitter: @MargaretMcCree1

Township of North Dumfries - Ward 4

Candidates

  • Pamela Gillespie: 519-622-2294, pam.gillespie@bell.net, Facebook
  • Neil Martin Ritchie: 226-929-6348, neilritchie4ward4@gmail.com
  • Dawna Ward: 519-632-5278, dawnaward4@gmail.com, Twitter: @Dawnaward

City of Waterloo - Mayor

Candidates

City of Waterloo - Ward 1

Candidates

  • Sandra Hanmer: Website, 519-574-0061, hanmer4waterlooward1@gmail.com, Twitter: @hanmer4ward1
  • Xei (Leia) Lei: 519-279-0129, leilei.xlei@gmail.com
  • Adam McCarthy: Website, 519-747-1406, adam_mccarthy@rogers.com, Facebook
  • Rainer Neufeld: 519-888-7110, rainern@remax.net
  • Robert Parent: 519-725-2309, robparentward1@gmail.com, Twitter: @robparentward1

City of Waterloo - Ward 2

Candidates

  • Royce Bodaly: Website, 226-338-6068, royce@roycebodaly.ca, Facebook
  • John Arthur McCarthy: 519-589-1007, janeandjohnmccarthy@yahoo.ca
  • Janice Moore: Website, 519-580-5647, janicemooreforward2@gmail.com, Facebook, Twitter: @janbeth50
  • Xin Tan: Website, 519-489-8997, xtanforw2@gmail.com

City of Waterloo - Ward 3

Candidates

  • Kim Eckel: 519-404-9244, KimEckel2018@gmail.com
  • Angela Vieth: Website, 226-476-6016, angela@angelavieth.ca, Twitter: @yourkwhostvieth

City of Waterloo - Ward 4

Candidates

  • Diane Lynn Freeman: Website, 519-885-7208, diane@dianefreeman.ca, Facebook, Twitter: @DianeLFreeman
  • Liangan Yin: 226-476-3066, yinlianganlyin@gmail.com

City of Waterloo - Ward 5

Candidates

City of Waterloo - Ward 6

Candidates

  • Oliver Campbell: Website, 226-868-1075, olivercampbell.ward6@gmail.com, Facebook
  • Jeff Henry: Website, 519-722-1677, jeff@jeffhenry.ca, Facebook, Twitter: @jeffhenrykw
  • William Hodgins: 519-504-7291, whodgins2018@gmail.com

City of Waterloo - Ward 7

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Township of Wilmot - Mayor

Candidates

Township of Wilmot - Ward 1

Candidates

  • Angie Hallman: Website, 519-696-3719, ahallmanrmt@cwisp.ca, Facebook, Twitter: @AngieHallman
  • WITHDRAWN: Al Junker
  • Rose Mailloux: Website, 519-741-0831, roseemailloux@gmail.com

Township of Wilmot - Ward 2

Candidates

(This position is acclaimed.)

Township of Wilmot - Ward 3

Candidates

  • Kris Badrinarayan: Website, 416-277-0969, kris@krishnakb.ca, Twitter: @badrinarayankk
  • Barry Fisher: 519-634-8916, badenoutlook@hotmail.com
  • Elliot Fung: Website, 226-339-3587, elliotgfung@gmail.com, Twitter: @elliotgfung
  • Sharon Marie Mackenzie: Website, 519-584-5926, shazmack@rogers.com

Township of Wilmot - Ward 4

Candidates

(Elect 2)

  • Jeff Gerber: Website, 519-662-6658, jeff@jeffgerber.ca, Twitter: @walterjeffrey1
  • Steven Martin: 519-662-9923, mail@stevenmartin.ca, Facebook
  • Mark Murray: 519-575-1429, mark@murraysclothing.ca
  • Jennifer Pfenning: Website, 519-502-2582, jenn4wilmot@gmail.com, Facebook, Twitter: @JennPfenning

Township of Wellesley - Mayor

Candidates

Township of Wellesley - Ward 1

Candidates

(This position is acclaimed.)

  • Shelley Ann Wagner: 519-699-5814, shelleywagner7@hotmail.com

Township of Wellesley - Ward 2

Candidates

  • Herb Neher: 519-699-4618
  • Mark Witmer: 519-496-1215, mwplum@execulink.com

Township of Wellesley - Ward 3

Candidates

  • Joyce Barker: 519-572-0900, joycebarker04@gmail.com, Facebook
  • Grant Kingsbury: 519-505-1926, grantbk@yahoo.ca, Facebook
  • Philip Morris: 226-201-1914, phjamo@hotmail.com, Facebook
  • Peter Van der Maas: 519-656-3474, vandermaas14@gmail.com

Township of Wellesley - Ward 4

Candidates

(This position is acclaimed.)

  • Carl Smit: csmit@rogers.com

Township of Woolwich - Mayor

Candidates

(This position is acclaimed.)

Township of Woolwich - Ward 1

Candidates

(Elect 2)

Township of Woolwich - Ward 2

Candidates

  • WITHDRAWN: Kevin Betts
  • Fred Redekop: 519-669-4562, fred.redekop@gmail.com, Twitter: @fredredekop
  • Eric Schwindt: 519-669-7698, eschwindt@rogers.com, Twitter: @schwindt72

Township of Woolwich - Ward 3

Candidates

(These 2 positions are acclaimed.)

  • Murray Martin: 519-664-1493, mgmartin@hotmail.ca
  • Larry Shantz: Website, 519-576-8559, lrshantz@gmail.com, Twitter: @larry_shantz

Waterloo Region District School Board (English Public) - Cambridge/North Dumfries

Candidates

(Elect 3)

  • Kemesha Alli: Website, 416-825-0012, kemesha.alli@gmail.com, Facebook, Twitter: @kemeshaalli
  • Eian Campbell: 519-624-7116, campbellfamily140@gmail.com, Twitter: @CampbellEian
  • John J. Dideczek: 226-989-1194, johngolfer@sympatico.ca
  • Cassandra Eagles: 519-886-6431, cceagles1@gmail.com
  • Jayne Herring: Website, 519-240-3613, jayneherring9@gmail.com, Facebook, Twitter: @sprocket57
  • WITHDRAWN: William Schneider
  • Cam Stewart: 519-222-4222, camstewart3000@gmail.com
  • Courtney Waterfall: 519-841-2574, courtneywaterfall@hotmail.com, Facebook, Twitter: @courtwaterfall
  • Cindy Watson: Website, 519-622-6178, watsoncindy@hotmail.com, Facebook, Twitter: @cindywtrustee
  • Crystal Whetham: 226-755-1616, crystalwhetham85@gmail.com

Waterloo Region District School Board (English Public) - Kitchener

Candidates

(Elect 4)

Waterloo Region District School Board (English Public) - Waterloo/Wilmot

Candidates

(Elect 3)

Waterloo Region District School Board (English Public) - Woolwich/Wellesley

Candidates

(This position is acclaimed.)

Waterloo Catholic District School Board (English Catholic) - Waterloo/Wellesley/Woolwich

Candidates

(These 2 positions are acclaimed.)

  • Jeanne Gravelle: 519-505-7074, jeannemgravelle@gmail.com, Twitter: @jeannegravelle
  • Melanie Van Alphen: 226-972-1482, melmvan@gmail.com, Twitter: @melvanalphen

Waterloo Catholic District School Board (English Catholic) - Kitchener/Wilmot

Candidates

(Elect 4)

Waterloo Catholic District School Board (English Catholic) - Cambridge/North Dumfries

Candidates

(Elect 3)

  • Bill Conway: 519-241-9574, billconway@rogers.com, Facebook, Twitter: @bkconwayConway
  • Manuel da Silva: 519-622-3039, mfedasilva@gmail.com, Facebook, Twitter: @Manuel_fdaSilva
  • Wendy Price: 519-623-0052, wendyprice1959@gmail.com, Twitter: @wendyprice59
  • Brian Quigley: 519-716-6912, bcquigley@sympatico.ca

Conseil scolaire Viamonde (French Public)

Candidates

Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud (French Catholic)

Candidates

(This position is acclaimed.)

  • Dorothee Petit-Pas: 519-756-7749, petitpas.dorothee@yahoo.ca, Facebook