Registered Candidates
All information is provided by each candidate and the City of Welland cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
One to be elected at large
- Natashia Bergen
- 289-931-4030
- natashia.bergen.welland@gmail.com
- natashiabergen.com
- Pat Chiocchio
- 289-228-2503
- patchiocchio4mayor@gmail.com
- https://www.patformayor.ca/
- Gary Graziani
- 905-414-3775
- Gary.graziani@sympatico.ca
- April Jeffs
- 365-652-0252
- connect@apriljeffs.ca
- www.apriljeffs.ca
- Brandon Simon
- 343-333-1186
- brandon@mayorsimon.ca
- https://mayorsimon.ca/
- Graham Speck
- 289-821-4532
- graham@grahamspeck.ca
- https://grahamspeck.ca/
Two to be elected
- Carolyn Fast
- Aldo Parrotta
- aldo@votealdoparrotta.ca
- https://votealdoparrotta.ca/
- Leo Van Vliet
- 289-821-5037
- leo.vanvliet47@gmail.com
Two to be elected
- John Braimoh
- 289-260-4260
- jnbkappa@yahoo.com
- John Chiocchio
- jchiocchio@hotmail.ca
- Sharmila Setaram
- info@votesharmila.ca
Two to be elected
- Safdar Ali
- 416-887-0797
- safdarali61@hotmail.com
- Bryan Green
- brdgreen@hotmail.com
- Tissa Ratnayake
- Tissa.waterviewcommunity@gmail.com
- votetissa.ca
- Terry Zorgel
- 905-732-0292
- terryzorgel4welland@gmail.com
Two to be elected
- Luca Mele
- votemele@gmail.com
- https://www.lucamele.ca/
- Claudette Richard
- 905-735-7543
- crichard17@cogeco.ca
Two to be elected
- Jamie Lee
- jamieleeward6@gmail.com
- Bonnie Fokkens
- 905-328-3898
- bonniefokkens@gmail.com
- Sean Vout
- seanvout@gmail.com
One to be elected
- Sue Barnett
- suebarnett2010@gmail.com
- Steve Soos
- 365-524-8871
- stevesoos12@gmail.com
One to be elected
- Irma Ruiter
- irmaruiter@yahoo.com
- Paul Turner
- 289-686-5260
- paulturnernd@hotmail.com
One to be elected
- Matthew Graham
- Marcel Tikeng
- politikeng@gmail.com
- https://marcel-tikeng.lovable.app
One to be elected
Important
Nominations to run as a candidate in the 2026 municipal election closed on Friday, August 21, 2026 at 2 p.m.
If you have any questions regarding the information on this website, please call 905-735-1700 or email election@welland.ca
Contact
- Office of the City Clerk
- Civic Square,
60 East Main St., Welland, ON L3B 3X4 - 905-735-1700
- election@welland.ca
- Accessible customer service feedback form