Muslims Running in Canadian Municipal Elections

As municipal elections are in theory non-partisan (not connected to any political party) anyone is free to run, making municipal politics relatively more accessible than either provincial or federal politics where to have a chance of winning, you need to win the nomination to be an offical candidate of a major political party.

We think readers will be excited by the diversity of Muslims, particularly younger Muslims, who are running across the country.

Muslim Link has compiled a list of some of the Muslims who are running in each province.

This is NOT a complete list, if you would like to be added email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Election Day in British Columbia was Saturday, October 20. BC Muslim Voters and AlameenPost.com worked to keep Muslim voters informed about the elections. Congrations to Pakistani Canadian Anita Ansari for being elected as a school trustee in New Westminister, BC, Somali Canadian Sharmarke Dubow for being elected as a city councillor in Victoria, BC, and Egyptian Canadian Ahmed Yousef for being elected as a city councillor in Maple Ridge, BC.

Election Day in Ontario is Monday, October 22. To learn more about voting in Ontario Municipal elections, click here.  To learn more about what Muslim communities are doing to get out the vote, visit The Canadian Muslim Vote.

Election Day in Manitoba is Wednesday, October 24. To learn more about voting in Manitoba municipal elections, click here.

• Mississauga City Council: Mazin Al-Ezzi Mississauga City Council: Mazin Al-Ezzi
• Mississauga School Trustee: Sarah Walji Mississauga School Trustee: Sarah Walji
• Toronto School Trustee: Zakaria Abdulle Toronto School Trustee: Zakaria Abdulle
• Toronto City Council: Walied Khogali Toronto City Council: Walied Khogali
• Toronto School Trustee: Siham Rayale Toronto School Trustee: Siham Rayale
• WINNER: Victoria City Council Sharmarke Dubow WINNER: Victoria City Council Sharmarke Dubow
• Toronto School Trustee: Samiya Abdi Toronto School Trustee: Samiya Abdi
• WINNER Ottawa School Trustee: Samia Ouled Ali WINNER Ottawa School Trustee: Samia Ouled Ali
• Mississauga City Council: Safeeya Faruqi Mississauga City Council: Safeeya Faruqi
• London City Council: Rowa Mohamed London City Council: Rowa Mohamed
• Vancouver City Council: Raza Mirza Vancouver City Council: Raza Mirza
• Ottawa City Council: Qamar Masood Ottawa City Council: Qamar Masood
• WINNER Mississauga School Trustee: Nokha Dakroub WINNER Mississauga School Trustee: Nokha Dakroub
• Surrey City Council: Nasima Nastoh Surrey City Council: Nasima Nastoh
• Mississauga School Trustee: Naila Mahmood Mississauga School Trustee: Naila Mahmood
• WINNER London City Council: Mohamed Salih WINNER London City Council: Mohamed Salih
• Mississauga City Council: Maqbool Walji Mississauga City Council: Maqbool Walji
• Vancouver City Council: Abubakar Khan Vancouver City Council: Abubakar Khan
• Ottawa School Trustee: Abdourahman Kahin Ottawa School Trustee: Abdourahman Kahin
• St. Catharines City Council: Mo Al Jumaily St. Catharines City Council: Mo Al Jumaily
• Toronto School Trustee: Fos Ashkir Toronto School Trustee: Fos Ashkir
• Kitchener City Council: Fauzia Mazhar Kitchener City Council: Fauzia Mazhar
• Toronto City Council: Ausma Malik Toronto City Council: Ausma Malik
• Surrey City Council: Asad Syed Surrey City Council: Asad Syed
• Winnipeg School Board: Alia Harb Winnipeg School Board: Alia Harb
• WINNER Milton City Council: Zeeshan Hamid WINNER Milton City Council: Zeeshan Hamid
• WINNER Toronto School Trustee: Zakir Patel WINNER Toronto School Trustee: Zakir Patel
• Milton City Council: Usman Kayani Milton City Council: Usman Kayani
• WINNER Pickering City Council: Shaheen Butt WINNER Pickering City Council: Shaheen Butt
• WINNER Milton City Council: Sameera Ali WINNER Milton City Council: Sameera Ali
• Mississauga City Council: Nawres Fouad Mississauga City Council: Nawres Fouad
• Toronto School Trustee: Naiima Farah Toronto School Trustee: Naiima Farah
• Oakville City Council: Muneezah Jawad Oakville City Council: Muneezah Jawad
• Milton City Council: Mian Amir Naeem Milton City Council: Mian Amir Naeem
• Winnipeg City Council: Miah Sarowar Winnipeg City Council: Miah Sarowar
• Burnaby City Council: Mehreen Chaudhry Burnaby City Council: Mehreen Chaudhry
• Brampton City Council: Mansoor Ameersulthan Brampton City Council: Mansoor Ameersulthan
• Milton City Council: Khurshid Khan Milton City Council: Khurshid Khan
• WINNER Markham City Council: Khalid Usman WINNER Markham City Council: Khalid Usman
• Milton School Trustee: Iram Amjad Milton School Trustee: Iram Amjad
• Toronto School Trustee: Hafiz AS Khan Toronto School Trustee: Hafiz AS Khan
• Milton City Council: Falak Shoaib Milton City Council: Falak Shoaib
• WINNER Ajax City Council: Ashmeed Khan WINNER Ajax City Council: Ashmeed Khan
• Mississauga City Council: Ahmad Khan Mississauga City Council: Ahmad Khan
• Surrey City Council: Afshan Kamran Surrey City Council: Afshan Kamran
• Coquitlam City Council: Adel Gamar Coquitlam City Council: Adel Gamar
• Tecumseh City Council: Adam Ibrahim Tecumseh City Council: Adam Ibrahim
• Toronto School Trustee: Aziza Mohammed Toronto School Trustee: Aziza Mohammed
• Ottawa City Council: Zaff Ansari Ottawa City Council: Zaff Ansari
• Milton City Council: Wasim Ahmed Milton City Council: Wasim Ahmed
• Ottawa School Trustee: Waleed Qirbi Ottawa School Trustee: Waleed Qirbi
• Brampton School Trustee: Faisal Tahir Brampton School Trustee: Faisal Tahir
• Milton City Council: Syed Raza Milton City Council: Syed Raza
• White Rock School Trustee: Sikandar Hayat White Rock School Trustee: Sikandar Hayat
• Vancouver Park Board Commissioner: Shamim Shivji Vancouver Park Board Commissioner: Shamim Shivji
• Port Coquitlam City Council: Shakeel Gaya Port Coquitlam City Council: Shakeel Gaya
• Ottawa City Council: Shad Qadri Ottawa City Council: Shad Qadri
• Richmond School Trustee : Rahim Othman Richmond School Trustee : Rahim Othman
• Surrey City Council: Imtiaz Popat Surrey City Council: Imtiaz Popat
• Mississauga School Trustee: Omar Mian Mississauga School Trustee: Omar Mian
• Pickering City Council: Nadia Peerzada Pickering City Council: Nadia Peerzada
• Pickering City Council: Musa Mansuar Pickering City Council: Musa Mansuar
• Ajax City Council: Mohamed Karatella Ajax City Council: Mohamed Karatella
• WINNER Whitby City Council: Maleeha Shahid WINNER Whitby City Council: Maleeha Shahid
• Ottawa City Council: Hadi Wess Ottawa City Council: Hadi Wess
• Ottawa City Council: Atiq Qureshi Ottawa City Council: Atiq Qureshi
• WINNER: New Westminster School Trustee Anita Ansari WINNER: New Westminster School Trustee Anita Ansari
• Toronto School Trustee: Ali Mohamed-Ali Toronto School Trustee: Ali Mohamed-Ali
• Kitchener City Council: Aizad Ahmad Kitchener City Council: Aizad Ahmad
• WINNER Maple Ridge Council: Ahmed Yousef WINNER Maple Ridge Council: Ahmed Yousef
• Richmond City Council: Adil Awan Richmond City Council: Adil Awan
• London School Trustee: Adam Khimji London School Trustee: Adam Khimji
• Brampton City Council: Abdul Qayyum Chaudhry Brampton City Council: Abdul Qayyum Chaudhry
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