Who's Running

Markham's next municipal and school board election will be held from October 16 to 26, 2026.

Eligible persons can register as a candidate for the 2026 Markham Municipal Election starting on May 1, 2026 until August 21, 2026 (2 PM). The list of registered candidates will be posted to this page once available.

Candidates may choose to provide links to their websites and social media accounts. If available, these links may help you learn more about their campaigns and priorities.

Important: The folders below contain links to external websites and social media platforms. These links are supplied by candidates and posted here to promote public engagement in the election. Elections Markham does not operate or control any of these platforms, nor do we review, approve or endorse any content posted to them. By selecting any of these links, you accept responsibility for any damages resulting from your linking to a candidate’s website or platform.

Markham City Council

Mayor

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Stephen Edgell			edgell4markham@proton.me
Martin Ross	martinross4mayor.ca	Instagram	martinross4mayor@gmail.com	416.989.7459
Frank Scarpitti

Regional Councillor

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Paul Chiang	paulchiang.ca	Facebook Instagram	paul@paulchiang.ca
Amanda Yeung Collucci	amandacollucci.com	Facebook Instagram X	vote@amandacollucci.com
Don Hamilton	donhamilton.ca		donhamiltonmarkham@gmail.com	416.671.4853
Jack Heath	jackheath.ca		jackheath@rogers.com	416.464.5517
Alan Ho	re-elect-alanho.ca	Facebook Instagram X	alan@re-elect-alanho.ca	289.577.3303
Michael Huang	votemichaelhuang.ca		votemichaelhuang@gmail.com
Jim Jones	jimjones.ca	Facebook Instagram LinkedIn X	jjonesmlive@gmail.com	416.725.5930
Ivy Lee	ivylee.ca		info@ivylee.ca	416.817.8809
Joe Li	joeli.ca	Facebook Instagram YouTube	joeli@joeli.ca	416.200.9792
Joe Tay	joetay.ca	Facebook Instagram X	joe@joetay.ca	647.888.1810
Richard Tranquada			voterichardtranquada@gmail.com	416.990.2951

Ward 1 Councillor

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Christina Cadorin	voteforchristina.ca	Facebook Instagram	christina@voteforchristina.ca	416.550.9893
Keith Irish	keithirish.ca	Instagram Threads X	keith@keithirish.ca

Ward 2 Councillor

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Ritch Lau	ritchlau.ca	Facebook Instagram	ward2@ritchlau.ca
Richard Lee
Mark Lin	votemarklin.ca	Facebook	votemarklin@gmail.com	289.818.9238
Haohui Yu	vote4yu.ca		dave@vote4yu.ca	647.864.0476

Ward 3 Councillor

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Marina Antonoglou	marina4unionville.ca	Facebook Instagram LinkedIn
Annie Chan	anniechan.info	Facebook	vote.anniechan@gmail.com	416.889.8666
Kristian Chan	votekristianchan.ca		info@votekristianchan.ca
Ron Lynn	ronlynn.ca		ron@ronlynn.ca	437.500.0801
Jack Ng	jackng.ca	Facebook Instagram	jacktkng2026@gmail.com
Thomas Psarianos	thomaspsarianos.ca	Facebook Instagram LinkedIn X	info@psarianos4ward3.com	647.367.4539

Ward 4 Councillor

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Karen Rea	karenrea.ca		karen4markham@gmail.com	416.702.6286
Vid Sansanwal		Instagram	voteforvid@gmail.com	416.671.3777

Ward 5 Councillor

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Andrew Keyes	keyes.ca		andrew@keyes.ca	416.509.7496
Laurence Liang	laurenceliang.ca	Facebook		705.825.5264
Thamiraa Ragikaran		Instagram LinkedIn	voteforthamiraa@gmail.com	647.936.8742

Ward 6 Councillor

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Jude Ahiaegbe	judeahiaegbe.com
Larry Lau			votelarrylau@gmail.com
Kenneth Li	votekennethli.ca
Hanson Shen
Scott Xie
Patrick Yeung		Facebook	votepatrickyeung@gmail.com	416.471.9777
Joanna Yu	joannayu.ca	LinkedIn	votejoannayu@gmail.com	416.801.8648

Ward 7 Councillor

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Killi Chelliah	killichelliah.ca	Facebook Instagram	contact@killichelliah.ca	416.624.7562
Nimisha Patel	nimishapatel.ca		nimisha@nimishapatel.ca	416.671.6464
Sameer Qureshi	votesameerqureshi.com	Instagram LinkedIn	sameerformarkham@gmail.com	647.995.9360
Stanley Sam	stanleyformarkham.ca	Facebook Instagram	emailstanley77@gmail.com	416.844.4396

Ward 8 Councillor

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Jenny Chen	jennychen.org		votejennychen@gmail.com
Isa Lee	isalee.ca	Facebook Instagram

York Region District School Board

Trustee, Markham Wards 1 & 8

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Cindy Hackelberg	cindyhackelberg.weebly.com	Facebook	cindy4yrdsb@gmail.com
Wen Liu	votewenliu.ca		support@votewenliu.ca
Peter Pavlovic
Frances Yau

Trustee, Markham Wards 2 & 6

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Joyce Chen	joycechen.ca		joycechen.chl@gmail.com	647.821.5233
Jerrica Lin			jerrica.lin.trustee@gmail.com	647.699.0204

Trustee, Markham Wards 3 & 4

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Christine Calanchie	chrisydsbtrustee.wixsite.com/chris-for-trustee	Facebook X LinkedIn	chrisydsbtrustee@gmail.com
Ed Law	trusteelaw.ca			416.717.2351

Trustee, Markham Wards 5 & 7

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Michael Chen	votemichaelchen.ca		contact@votemichaelchen.ca
Rukshan Para		Instagram	para@rukshanpara.com	647.273.8096
Garishan Ravishankar	vote4garishan.ca	Instagram	vote4garishan@gmail.com
Hemamalini Venkataraman		LinkedIn		647.989.2681

York Catholic District School Board

Trustee, Markham Wards 1, 2, 3 & 6

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Simon Ho			simonho@alum.mit.edu	416.697.2168
Denys Petika		Facebook LinkedIn	buildermman@gmail.com	437.522.2888

Trustee, Markham Wards 4, 5, 7 & 8

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
James Bush
Yan Zhou	yanzhoueducation.ca	Facebook Instagram LinkedIn	yanz1982@gmail.com	416.999.9889

Conseil scolaire Viamonde

Conseillère / Conseiller, York

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Hanane Jaouich-Diakité

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir

Conseillère / Conseiller, York

Name	Website	Social media	Email	Phone
Christella Basosila Lome
Ibrahim M. Elias