Muslims Who Won in 2018 Canadian Municipal Elections

Muslim Link compiled a crowdsourced incomplete list of candidates but we still had around 70 candidates listed!

Of course, not all of those candidates won.

Here is an incomplete list of the candidates who did win. If you are a muncipal election winner and wish to be included on this list, please contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

These winners represent the diversity of Muslims in Canada, those born in Canada and those who are immigrants or even recent refugees, English speakers and French speakers, men and women, from a variety of ethno-cultural and professional backgrounds.

All the BC Winners are the first Muslims to be elected to city council or as school trustees in their respective cities.

Just as we celebrate their achievements and what this means about the respect for diversity and inclusion in various cities across Canada, it is also a good opportunity for leaders within Muslim organizations to reflect on whether their own elected or appointed boards are as representative of the diversity of Muslim talent in their municipalities.

• Toronto School Trustee: Zakir Patel Toronto School Trustee: Zakir Patel
• Victoria City Council Sharmarke Dubow Victoria City Council Sharmarke Dubow
• Ottawa School Trustee: Samia Ouled Ali Ottawa School Trustee: Samia Ouled Ali
• Milton City Council: Sameera Ali Milton City Council: Sameera Ali
• London City Council: Mohamed Salih London City Council: Mohamed Salih
• Mississauga School Trustee: Nokha Dakroub Mississauga School Trustee: Nokha Dakroub
• Whitby City Council: Maleeha Shahid Whitby City Council: Maleeha Shahid
• Maple Ridge Council: Ahmed Yousef Maple Ridge Council: Ahmed Yousef
• Pickering City Council: Shaheen Butt Pickering City Council: Shaheen Butt
• Ottawa School Trustee: Roda Muse Ottawa School Trustee: Roda Muse
• Milton City Council: Zeeshan Hamid Milton City Council: Zeeshan Hamid
• Markham City Council: Khalid Usman Markham City Council: Khalid Usman
• Ajax City Council: Ashmeed Khan Ajax City Council: Ashmeed Khan
• New Westminster School Trustee Anita Ansari New Westminster School Trustee Anita Ansari
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