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The 2026 Municipal and School Board Election is officially over.
Here are the official results, courtesy of the Town of Milton:
44,995 ballots cast (40.71% voter turnout) — compared to 28.45% in 2022.
Mayor
- George Minakakis, 20262 votes (45.20)
- Gord Krantz, 11398 votes (25.43%%)
- Zainab Azim, 6203 votes (13.84%)
- Sameera Ali, 3540 votes (7.90%)
- Nadeem Akbar, 2160 votes (4.82%)
- Maliha K. Ahmed, 536 votes (1.20%)
- Arjun Joshi, 344 votes (0.77%)
- Asif Khan, 175 votes (0.39%)
- Chéz Amun, 135 votes (0.30%)
- Abdulkareem Akbik, 72 votes (0.16%)
Ward 1
Regional Councillor:
- Colin Best, 9059 votes (88.81%)
- Sajid Chaudhry, 1142 votes (11.19%)
Town Councillor:
- Owen Gray, 5896 votes (58.45%)
- Donna Danielli, 2815 votes (27.90%)
- Nabil Ahmed, 1032 votes (10.23%)
- Gourav Suri, 224 votes (2.22%)
- Rahul Chaudhari, 121 votes (1.20%)
Ward 2
Regional Councillor:
- John Challinor, 7402 votes (61.80%)
- Galen Naidoo Harris, 3723 votes (31.08%)
- Syed Naqvi, 620 votes (5.18%)
- Yagya Paudel, 233 votes (1.95%)
Town Councillor:
- Patrick Murphy, 4941 votes (41.79%)
- Melissa Cassells, 2338 votes (19.78%)
- Arthur Amadi, 1764 votes (14.92%)
- Lori Foster, 1033 votes (8.74%)
- Ahmad Jamal, 928 votes (7.85%)
- Tanya Sethi, 772 votes (6.53%)
- Shan Jayatilake, 46 votes (0.39%)
Ward 3
Regional Councillor:
- Rick Di Lorenzo, 5903 votes (51.35%)
- Sammy Ijaz, 4607 votes (40.08%)
- Salman Zafar, 657 votes (5.72%)
- Haris Iqbal, 328 votes (2.85%)
Town Councillor:
- Adil Khalqi, 7415 votes (67.17%)
- Sanjay Gupta, 3624 votes (32.83%)
Ward 4
Regional Councillor:
- Sarah Marshall, 6037 votes (59.90%)
- Khurshid Khan, 1838 votes (18.24%)
- Syed Raza, 1009 votes (10.01%)
- Youssef Roshdy, 602 votes (5.97%)
- Adejisola Atiba, 593 votes (5.88%)
Town Councillor:
- Giles Vanderholt, 3465 votes (34.76%)
- Ginni Malik, 1688 votes (16.94%)
- Zaheer Ashraf, 1503 votes (15.08%)
- Ada Nwosu, 1396 votes (14.01%)
- Tahira Haroon, 973 votes (9.76%)
- Naveed Ahmed, 942 votes (9.45%)
Halton District School Board (HDSB) Trustee
Wards 1 & 2
- Andrew J. Wood, 13594 votes (82.91%)
- Khdiga R. Metwally, 2802 votes (17.09%)
Wards 3 & 4
- Letitia Henry, 7111 votes (46.38%)
- Has Sleiman, 2684 votes (17.51%)
- Abdulillah Faruqi, 2610 votes (17.02%)
- Malih Siddiqi, 1669 votes (10.89%)
- Yasar Shaikh, 1257 votes (8.20%)
Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) Trustee
Wards 1 & 4
- Joseph Brendan, 3069 votes (75.55%)
- Juan Cumming, 993 votes (24.45%)
Wards 2 & 3
- Joseph Adams, 4090 votes (75.57%)
- Cecil Young, 1322 votes (24.43%)
Conseil scolaire Viamonde Trustee
- Sonia Macaluso (acclaimed)
Conseil scolaire Catholique MonAvenir Trustee
- Diane Courchesne (acclaimed)
The four-year term of office for elected representatives is officially recognized under the Municipal Elections Act to begin on November 15th, 2026, through to November 14th, 2030.
Milton Council will be sworn in at the Inaugural Meeting of Milton Council on Monday, November 16th, at 7:00 p.m. at the FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton.
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