Welland, City of

Provisional — data as of 2026-08-01; nominations close August 21, 2026. This page is one entry in a mechanically generated 444-municipality index; it is not hand-edited — see “How to correct an error” below.

ON-welland

Municipality facts

Tier: lower
Upper tier: Niagara, Regional Municipality of
Population (2021 Census): 55750

Official links

Clerk's election page: https://www.welland.ca/Elections/2026Election.asp
Candidate list: https://www.welland.ca/elections/CandidateList.asp
2022 results: none on file
Coverage status (this dataset's own honesty flag): census, as of 2026-08-01

Races on file (10)

This section informs; it does not rank, endorse, attack, or characterize any candidate — same posture as every other candidate-facing page in this kit.

Mayor — Citywide (at large)

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Seats: 1
Incumbent: Frank Campion — running in 2026: unknown
Open seat: unknown
Filed candidates on file below: 6 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 6)
2022 baseline: turnout 25% · margin 18.5 pts · acclaimed: no
Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown

Filed candidates (6, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):

Name	Registered	Website	Public contact
Natashia Bergen	undated	https://www.natashiabergen.com/	289-931-4030; natashia.bergen.welland@gmail.com; (289) 931-4030
Pat Chiocchio	undated	https://www.patformayor.ca/	289-228-2503; patchiocchio4mayor@gmail.com; (289) 228-2503
Gary Graziani	undated	none on file	905-414-3775; Gary.graziani@sympatico.ca; (905) 414-3775
April Jeffs	undated	https://apriljeffs.ca/	365-652-0252; connect@apriljeffs.ca; (365) 652-0252
Brandon Simon	undated	https://mayorsimon.ca/	343-333-1186; (343) 333-1186
Graham Speck	undated	https://grahamspeck.ca/	289-821-4532; graham@grahamspeck.ca; (289) 821-4532

Source: races.csv ON-welland-mayor, source https://www.welland.ca/elections/CandidateList.asp, as_of 2026-08-03.

Councillor — Ward 1

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Seats: 2
Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
Open seat: unknown
Filed candidates on file below: 2 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 2)
2022 baseline: turnout 25% · margin 9.53 pts · acclaimed: no
Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown

Filed candidates (2, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):

Name	Registered	Website	Public contact
Jessica LaHay	undated	none on file	votejessicaward1@gmail.com
Brad Ulch	undated	none on file	ulchbrad@outlook.com

Source: races.csv ON-welland-council-w01, source https://www.welland.ca/elections/CandidateList.asp, as_of 2026-08-03.

Councillor — Ward 2

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Seats: 2
Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
Open seat: unknown
Filed candidates on file below: 3 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 3)
2022 baseline: turnout 25% · margin 4.45 pts · acclaimed: no
Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown

Filed candidates (3, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):

Name	Registered	Website	Public contact
Carolyn Fast	undated	none on file	none on file
Aldo Parrotta	undated	https://votealdoparrotta.ca/	aldo@votealdoparrotta.ca
Leo Van Vliet	undated	none on file	leo.vanvliet47@gmail.com; (289) 821-5037

Source: races.csv ON-welland-council-w02, source https://www.welland.ca/elections/CandidateList.asp, as_of 2026-08-03.

Councillor — Ward 3

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Seats: 2
Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
Open seat: unknown
Filed candidates on file below: 3 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 3)
2022 baseline: turnout 25% · margin 1.03 pts · acclaimed: no
Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown

Filed candidates (3, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):

Name	Registered	Website	Public contact
John Braimoh	undated	none on file	(289) 260-4260; jnbkappa@yahoo.com
John Chiocchio	undated	none on file	jchiocchio@hotmail.ca
Sharmila Setaram	undated	https://votesharmila.ca	info@votesharmila.ca

Source: races.csv ON-welland-council-w03, source https://www.welland.ca/elections/CandidateList.asp, as_of 2026-08-03.

Councillor — Ward 4

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Seats: 2
Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
Open seat: unknown
Filed candidates on file below: 4 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 4)
2022 baseline: turnout 25% · margin 6.91 pts · acclaimed: no
Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown

Filed candidates (4, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):

Name	Registered	Website	Public contact
Safdar Ali	undated	none on file	416-887-0797; safdarali61@hotmail.com; (416) 887-0797
Bryan Green	undated	none on file	brdgreen@hotmail.com
Tissa Ratnayake	undated	https://votetissa.ca/	Tissa.waterviewcommunity@gmail.com
Terry Zorgel	undated	none on file	416-458-6912; terryzorgel4welland@gmail.com; (905) 732-0292

Source: races.csv ON-welland-council-w04, source https://www.welland.ca/elections/CandidateList.asp, as_of 2026-08-03.

Councillor — Ward 5

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Seats: 2
Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
Open seat: unknown
Filed candidates on file below: 2 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 2)
2022 baseline: turnout 25% · margin 7.26 pts · acclaimed: no
Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown

Filed candidates (2, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):

Name	Registered	Website	Public contact
Luca Mele	undated	https://www.lucamele.ca/	votemele@gmail.com
Claudette Richard	undated	none on file	905-735-7543; crichard17@cogeco.ca; (905) 735-7543

Source: races.csv ON-welland-council-w05, source https://www.welland.ca/elections/CandidateList.asp, as_of 2026-08-03.

Councillor — Ward 6

ON-welland-council-w06

Seats: 2
Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
Open seat: unknown
Filed candidates on file below: 3 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 3)
2022 baseline: turnout 25% · margin 0.03 pts · acclaimed: no
Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown

Filed candidates (3, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):

Name	Registered	Website	Public contact
Bonnie Fokkens	undated	none on file	905-328-3898; bonniefokkens@gmail.com; (905) 328-3898
Jamie Lee	undated	none on file	jamieleeward6@gmail.com
Sean Vout	undated	none on file	seanvout@gmail.com

Source: races.csv ON-welland-council-w06, source https://www.welland.ca/elections/CandidateList.asp, as_of 2026-08-03.

Trustee — CSCMonAvenir — Région 11 — Welland

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Seats: 1
Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
Open seat: unknown
Filed candidates on file below: 1 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 0)
2022 baseline: turnout 25.85% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: unknown
Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown

Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):

Name	Registered	Website	Public contact
Marcel Tikeng	undated	https://marcel-tikeng.lovable.app	politikeng@gmail.com

Source: races.csv ON-welland-trustee-cscmonavenir, source https://www.welland.ca/elections/CandidateList.asp, as_of 2026-08-03.

Trustee — CSViamonde — Secteur 7 — Niagara (Fort Erie, Port Colborne, Thorold, Welland, Niagara Falls, Pelham, Niagara-on-the-Lake, St. Catharines, Wainfleet)

ON-welland-trustee-csviamonde

Seats: 1
Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
Open seat: unknown
Filed candidates on file below: 3 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 3)
2022 baseline: turnout 25% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: unknown
Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown

Filed candidates (3, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):

Name	Registered	Website	Public contact
Matthew Graham	undated	none on file	none on file
Amanda Leduc	undated	none on file	leduccsvniagara@gmail.com
Marcel Tikeng	undated	https://marcel-tikeng.lovable.app	politikeng@gmail.com

Source: races.csv ON-welland-trustee-csviamonde, source https://csviamonde.ca/gouvernance/elections, as_of 2026-08-03.

Trustee — DSBN — Welland

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Seats: 1
Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
Open seat: unknown
Filed candidates on file below: 2 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 2)
2022 baseline: turnout 25% · margin 22.67 pts · acclaimed: no
Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown

Filed candidates (2, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):

Name	Registered	Website	Public contact
Sue Barnett	undated	none on file	suebarnett2010@gmail.com
Steve Soos	undated	none on file	365-524-8871; stevesoos12@gmail.com; (365) 524-8871

Source: races.csv ON-welland-trustee-dsbn, source https://www.welland.ca/elections/CandidateList.asp, as_of 2026-08-03.

How to correct an error

This page is generated mechanically from municipalities.csv / races.csv / candidates.csv; it is not hand-edited. If anything above is wrong, out of date, or missing:

Check the candidate's own current public campaign site or social account, and the municipality's own live candidate list (linked above) — those are the primary sources this page draws from.
Corrections should point to a public, verifiable source (a candidate's own site, a clerk record, an official results document) — unsourced claims about any candidate are not taken.
This page should be regenerated from the source CSVs after any correction, not edited in place.

This page’s figures come from this project’s own published election dataset, regenerated from the source CSVs on each run.

Provisional — nominations close 2026-08-21.