Registered Candidates

Nominations for the Municipal and School Board Elections closed at 2 p.m. on Nomination Day, Friday, August 21.

Candidates listed on this page have been certified, or click here for a PDF of the full list of Certified Candidates.

Office of Mayor

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

Candidates for Office of Mayor
Candidate Name Date filed Contact information
Sherland Chhangur August 21, 2026 Email: schhangur@hotmail.com
Michael Coons July 7, 2026 Email: michael.coons94@outlook.com
Derek Giberson June 17, 2026 Email: 2026@derekgiberson.ca
Website: derekgiberson.ca
Jeremy Large August 21, 2026 Email: JeremyNLarge@gmail.com
Jim Lee May 26, 2026 Website: votejimlee.ca
Tito-Dante Marimpietri May 1, 2026 Website: titodante.ca
Henry Onwuachu June 17, 2026 Email: henry@henryforoshawa.ca
Website: henryforoshawa.ca
Joseph Tomlins July 7, 2026 Email: josephtomlinsformayor@gmail.com
Dave Westlake June 29, 2026 Email: davejwestlake@gmail.com

One (1) to be elected for the Office of Mayor.

Ward 1

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

Candidates for Office of Regional and City Councillor - Ward 1
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Christopher Biancaniello June 1, 2026 Email: biancaniello.ward1@outlook.com
Website: biancaniello4oshawa.ca
Nadea Clarke August 19, 2026 Email: nadeaclarke20@gmail.com
Martin Franssen August 5, 2026 Email: martin@votemartin.ca
Website: votemartin.ca
Selvan Sinnadurai August 21, 2026 Email: voteselvan@hotmail.com

One (1) to be elected for the Office of Regional and City Councillor - Ward 1.

Candidates for Office of City Councillor - Ward 1
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Danjeza Danglli June 11, 2026 Email: danjezadanglli@gmail.com
Rosemary McConkey June 5, 2026 Email: oshawarosemary@gmail.com
Olaleye Afolabi Oluwaolorunlanke May 15, 2026 Email: oluwaolorunlanke@gmail.com
A. Salam Shinwary July 21, 2026 Email: salam.jan111@gmail.com
Omar Wisdom June 23, 2026 Email: omar@votewisdom.ca
Website: votewisdom.ca

One (1) to be elected for the Office of City Councillor - Ward 1.

Ward 2

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

Candidates for Office of Regional and City Councillor - Ward 2
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Cameron Anderson May 1, 2026 Email: anderson4oshawa@gmail.com
Website: anderson4oshawa.ca
Bradley Marks May 29, 2026 Email: bradley.marksosh@gmail.com

One (1) to be elected for the Office of Regional and City Councillor - Ward 2.

Candidates for Office of City Councillor - Ward 2
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Avik Banerjee August 19, 2026 Email: avik4oshawa@gmail.com
Sarah Chiapparro June 12, 2026

Email: sarah.chiapparro@gmail.com
Website: sarahforoshawa.ca

Liam Fraser August 20, 2026 Email: Liam4Oshawa@proton.me
Jane Hurst June 1, 2026

Email: jane@janehurstward2.ca
Website: janehurstward2.ca

John R.E. Sturdy May 29, 2026 Email: johnsturdy69@gmail.com

One (1) to be elected for the Office of City Councillor - Ward 2.

Ward 3

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

Candidates for Office of Regional and City Councillor - Ward 3
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Bob Chapman May 1, 2026 Email: bob@bobchapman.ca
Website: bobchapman.ca
Timothy Dobson August 21, 2026 Email: tdobson@youroshawa.com
Katherine Pollard August 21, 2026 Email: oshawaishome@gmail.com
Rizwan Javed August 20, 2026 Email: info@rizwanjaved.ca

One (1) to be elected for the Office of Regional and City Councillor - Ward 3.

Candidates for Office of City Councillor - Ward 3
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Miguel Araujo August 19, 2026 Email: miguelaraujo826@gmail.com
Roger Bouma June 11, 2026 Email: roger@electroger.ca
Website: electroger.ca
Sam Howes August 18, 2026 Email: howesyourplumbing@gmail.com
Sylwia Lesner May 18, 2026 Email: sylwialesnerward3@gmail.com
Rahul Padmini Soumian August 14, 2026 Email: rahulpsrealtor@gmail.com
Shailene Panylo August 20, 2026 Email: shailenepanylo@gmail.com
Website: shailenepanylo.ca
Matthew Schaffer June 2, 2026 Email: matthewjschaffer@outlook.com
Website: matthewschaffer.ca

One (1) to be elected for the Office of City Councillor - Ward 3.

Ward 4

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

Candidates for Office of Regional and City Councillor - Ward 4
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Jeff Davis June 23, 2026

Email: info@jeff-davis.ca
Website: jeff-davis.ca

Rick Kerr May 1, 2026 Email: rrkerr@msn.com
Jack O'Donnell June 24, 2026 Email: jack@jackodonnell.ca
Website: jackodonnell.ca
Doug Sanders May 7, 2026 Email: dougsanders524@gmail.com

One (1) to be elected for the Office of Regional and City Councillor - Ward 4.

Candidates for Office of City Councillor - Ward 4
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Domenic Albis August 7, 2026

Email: dom@downtowndomenic.ca

Lisa Freeman August 21, 2026 Email: lisafreeman4oshawa@gmail.com
Theresa Grant May 7, 2026 Website: theresagrant.ca
Eric Guernsey June 25, 2026 Email: info@electeric.ca
Website: electeric.ca
Edouard Nwaha Gwet July 28, 2026 Email: elect.edouard@gmail.com
Pauline Mwangi August 17, 2026 Email: pmwangiwwhite@gmail.com
Jose Morales May 15, 2026 Email: joseforward4@gmail.com 
Website: joseforward4.ca
Deb Oldfield May 15, 2026

Email: deb4oshawa@gmail.com
Website: deboldfield.ca

Don Rockbrune June 30, 2026

Withdrawn (August 21, 2026)

Dave Thompson May 19, 2026

Email: dave@davethompsonoshawa.ca
Website: davethompsonoshawa.ca

One (1) to be elected for the Office of City Councillor - Ward 4.

Ward 5

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

Candidates for Office of Regional and City Councillor - Ward 5
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Kristen McKinnon May 1, 2026 Email: kristenjmckinnon81@gmail.com
Brian Charles Nicholson May 11, 2026 Email: bnicholson2000@rogers.com

One (1) to be elected for the Office of Regional and City Councillor - Ward 5.

Candidates for Office of City Councillor - Ward 5
Candidate name Date filed Contact Information
Todd Forbes May 13, 2026 Email: forbest29@yahoo.ca
Siddharth (Sid) Goyal May 5, 2026

Email: sidgoyaloshawa@gmail.com
Website: electsidgoyal.ca

John Gray June 8, 2026 Email: johngray063@yahoo.com
Adedeji Ibinayo June 1, 2026 Email: dejinayo22@yahoo.com
Scheshawna Lemaire August 17, 2026 Email: scheshawnaward5@gmail.com
Christeen Elizabeth Thornton May 29, 2026 Email: talktochristeen@gmail.com

One (1) to be elected for the Office of City Councillor - Ward 5.

School Boards

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

Trustee, Durham District School Board
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Arjun Ariaran June 17, 2026 Email: arjunariaran@gmail.com
Harry Clarke August 21, 2026 Email: harrison.clarke182@live.ca
Hamza Khan June 22, 2026 Email: hamzasherkhanm@gmail.com
Krista Laing August 21, 2026 Email: KristaSLaing@gmail.com
Sandra M. Lazarus May 15, 2026 Phone: 647-838-0894
Penny Nugent June 22, 2026 Email: pennynugent73@gmail.com
Sanjay Sarkar August 20, 2026 Email: sanjay1981@gmail.com
Jim Van Allen July 8, 2026 Email: jamesrvanallen@gmail.com

Three (3) to be elected by all English Public School electors in the City of Oshawa.

Trustee, Durham Catholic District School Board
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Kim Beatty May 8, 2026 Email: electKimBeatty@rogers.com
John Rzeszut July 31, 2026 Email: votejohnrzeszut@gmail.com
Facebook: @votejohnrzeszut
Instagram: @votejohnrzeszut
Morgan Ste. Marie May 21, 2026 Email: vote@morganstemarie.ca
Website: morganstemarie.ca
Instagram: @trustee.ste.marie

Two (2) to be elected by all English Catholic School electors in the City of Oshawa.

Conseiller(ère), Conseil scolaire Viamonde
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Kristine Dandavino May 19, 2026 Withdrawn (August 17, 2026)
Erik Lapointe August 21, 2026 Email: ErikJLapointe@gmail.com

One (1) to be elected by all French Public electors in the areas of the Region of Durham, County of Haliburton, County of Northumberland, County of Peterborough, City of Peterborough, City of Kawartha Lakes and City of Quinte West.

Conseiller(ère), Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
Candidate name Date filed Contact information
Marcellin Kwilu Mondo July 14, 2026 Email: conseillermarcellin@gmail.com

One (1) to be elected by all French Catholic electors in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Counties of Northumberland and Peterborough and Cities of Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough and Quinte West.

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Oshawa City Hall
50 Centre St. S.
Oshawa, ON L1H 3Z7
Phone: 905-436-3311
Toll Free: 1-800-667-4292
Email: service@oshawa.ca

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