Election Results

2026 Election Results

If you have any questions about these results, please contact the Regional Clerk or call 519-575-4400.

Following the adoption of the Better Regional Governance Act, 2026, on May 7, 2026 the Regional Chair is now a Provincially appointed position and will not appear on the ballot. 

More information can be found on the Ontario Government’s website at https://www.ontario.ca/page/regional-head-council. Applications are now closed. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and invited to participate in an interview.

Regional Councillor - City of Cambridge (2 to be elected)

Vote

Percentage of vote

Financial Statement
Doug CRAIG 16,840 35.2%  
Pam WOLF 15,255 31.9%  
Bryan CAUSARANO-BOLTON 8,618 18.0%  
Prakash VENKATARAMAN 4,304 9.0%  
Salman AREFIN 2,851 6.0%  

 

Regional Councillor - City of Kitchener (4 to be elected)

Vote

Percentage of vote

Financial Statement
Colleen JAMES 20929 18.05%  
Michael HARRIS 12737 10.99%  
Matt RODRIGUES 12640 10.90%  
Joe GOWING 12476 10.76%  
Simon GUTHRIE 9006 7.77%  
Anna MEKSAVANH 8419 7.26%  
Kevin WHITE 8268 7.13%  
Mac GRAHAM 7671 6.62%  
Ed EDWARDS 6920 5.97%  
Eve Elizabeth SIMSON 6313 5.45%  
Kim HUXTED 6286 5.42%  
Michael WISNIEWSKI 4254 3.67%  

Regional Councillor - City of Waterloo (2 to be elected)

Vote

Percentage of vote

Financial Statement

Jim ERB

13994 30.12%  

Chantal HUININK

8605 18.52%  

Chris MOSER

8602 18.51%  

Lindsay MANARY

7316 15.74%  

Rami SAID

3561 7.66%  

Soo Bok LEE

2208 4.75%  

Sarvesh Pratap SINGH

2182 4.70%  

Municipality

Number of electors

Number of ballots counted

Voter turnout

Cambridge

114,397 30,904 27.01%

Kitchener

200,809 44,519 22.17%

Waterloo

94,989 29,171 30.71%

North Dumfries

  3,938  

Wellesley

7,810 2,472 31.65%

Wilmot

18,279 7,993 43.73%

Woolwich

    38.7%

Total

     

 

Results for City or Township Council elections can be found on your city or township website.

Contact Us

Region of Waterloo HQ
150 Frederick St.
Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4J3
Telephone: 519-575-4400
Fax: 519-575-4481

For general inquiries:
Regionalinquiries@regionofwaterloo.ca

Other Main Region Locations

Cambridge Main Office
150 Main St.
Cambridge, ON N1R 6P9

Waterloo Main Office
99 Regina St. S.
Waterloo, ON N2J 4V3