--- title: "Ashan Fernando: candidate for Councillor in Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/ashan-fernando" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:10:17.318Z" meta: description: "Ashan Fernando is a candidate for Councillor in Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park, with a nomination filed on June 22, 2026. The City Clerk's declarations of..." "og:description": "Ashan Fernando is a candidate for Councillor in Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park, with a nomination filed on June 22, 2026. The City Clerk's declarations of..." "og:title": "Ashan Fernando: candidate for Councillor in Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Ashan Fernando is a candidate for Councillor in Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park, with a nomination filed on June 22, 2026. The City Clerk's declarations of..." "twitter:title": "Ashan Fernando: candidate for Councillor in Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park, Toronto 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park · Toronto 2026 # Ashan Fernando Community volunteer and disability advocate, running for Councillor in Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park. Ashan Fernando is a candidate for Councillor in Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park, with a nomination filed on June 22, 2026. The City Clerk's declarations of results show him third of 3 candidates in the ward in 2022 with 1,984 votes and 12th of 20 in the 2025 by-election with 182 votes. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Ashan FernandoToronto municipal election *Ashan FernandoCouncillorv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Ashan Fernando Ashan Fernando appears on the City of Toronto's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as June 22, 2026 and gives his campaign website, electashanfernando.ca. voche.me could not read that site, which shows only its title when opened. The City Clerk's declaration of results for the October 24, 2022 general election lists Ashan Fernando third among 3 candidates for Councillor in Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park, with 1,984 votes. Jennifer McKelvie was elected with 14,168 and Jacinta Kanakaratnam was second with 3,449. The 3 declared totals add up to 19,601 votes, so his share was 10.1 percent, calculated by voche.me from those figures. The Local's 2025 profile names him as that 2022 candidate, and an Art of Autism interview published October 21, 2022 introduces him as a candidate for Councillor in Ward 25. The City Clerk's declaration of results for the September 29, 2025 by-election lists him 12th among 20 candidates for Councillor in Ward 25, with 182 votes. Neethan Shan was elected with 5,174. The 20 declared totals add up to 19,260 votes, so his share was 0.9 percent, calculated by voche.me from those figures. The Centennial Community and Recreation Association's listing of Ward 25 candidates, which reads as text the candidates supplied, says he is a resident of 26 years or more, a past president of the West Hill-Highland Creek Lions Club, an interim co-chair of the Port Union Community Winterfest in 2023 and a former board director of Surrey Place. It says he serves on the Surrey Place Self-Advocacy Council and has over 25 years of professional experience. The Local's 2026 tracker, updated September 21, 2026, describes the Lions Club role in the same way and says he joined the Surrey Place board in 2022. It adds that in 2016 he sought the Liberal nomination in the Scarborough-Rouge River riding. voche.me read no record from the Lions Club or Surrey Place, so these roles are his own account and The Local's. The Local's 2026 tracker says he stated in an Instagram post that he is "pro-life" and is endorsed by the Campaign Life Coalition, an anti-abortion group. Its 2025 profile reported that he had told the Campaign Life Coalition he is pro-life and that he confirmed this stance to The Local by email. voche.me did not open the Instagram post. These are The Local's reports of his own statements. TTCriders' Ward 25 page records his answers to its 18 transit questions. He answered Yes to 17 and No to the question on voting in favour of RapidTO routes in other wards. His written comments say Council and the Mayor should have final authority over the TTC, that he would choose to sit on the TTC Board, and that he supports priority bus lanes during morning and evening rush hours with the lanes open to drivers from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Build Canada's Ward 25 page records his questionnaire answers. He answered Yes to permitting more housing as of right in every ward with the comment "No High Rise Condo Development In Ward 25, However Affordable Low Rise Housing With 3 Levels Max", No to road pricing, and No to raising additional local revenue for infrastructure repairs. On public safety he chose "Mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention". These are his answers to an advocacy group's survey and to a news organization's questionnaire. In the October 2022 Art of Autism interview, which carried the editor's note that the nonprofit does not endorse candidates, he said he would call on the provincial government to double the Ontario Disability Support Program, call for an audit of City spending, and hold a community hub once a month. These were statements of a 2022 campaign. The Local's 2026 tracker says his campaign website pledges up to $500,000 in funding for high-needs neighbourhoods and lists improved roads and transit, affordable housing and clean parks among his priorities. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Supports for people with disabilities and mental-health needs, as he stated in 2022 In an October 2022 interview he said he would speak for people with mental and physical disabilities and for seniors, and would call on the province to double the Ontario Disability Support Program. [The Art of Autism · Ashan Fernando, City of Toronto Councillor Ward 25, a Voice for the Disability and Mental Health Community (October 21, 2022) ](https://the-art-of-autism.com/ashan-fernando-city-of-toronto-councillor-ward-25-a-voice-for-the-disability-and-mental-health-community/) 02 ### Transit, as his TTCriders answers state He answered Yes to 17 of the 18 TTCriders transit questions and commented that he supports priority bus lanes only during morning and evening rush hours. [TTCriders · Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park candidate responses ](https://www.ttcriders.ca/2026ward25) 03 ### Low-rise housing, as his Build Canada answer states He wrote "No High Rise Condo Development In Ward 25, However Affordable Low Rise Housing With 3 Levels Max". [Build Canada · Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park candidate page ](https://www.buildcanada.com/toronto/vote/2026/wards/25) 04 ### Roads, transit, affordable housing and clean parks, as The Local reports his site states The Local's tracker says his campaign website lists these priorities, wants more visible policing and pledges up to $500,000 in funding for high-needs neighbourhoods. voche.me could not read the site itself. [The Local · Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-25-scarborough-rouge-park-2026/) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2025 Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park by-election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/97f1-Declaration-of-Results-Councillor-Ward-25-ByElection.pdf) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9085-FinalDeclaration-of-Results-for-the-2022-Toronto-Municipal-Election.pdf) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto's list of certified candidates, the City Clerk's declarations of results for the 2022 election and the 2025 by-election, The Local's Ward 25 tracker and its 2025 by-election profile, TTCriders' and Build Canada's Ward 25 pages, the Centennial Community and Recreation Association's candidate listing, and an October 2022 interview in The Art of Autism. Every statement about his campaign is attributed to the source that carries it. Ward context. The City's Members of Council page for Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park lists Councillor Neethan Shan, and the City Clerk's declaration of results for the September 29, 2025 by-election names him elected. The City's list of certified candidates shows 10 candidates for Councillor in the ward: Shawn Allen, Dharshan Casinathen, Ashan Fernando, Somas Kaneshapillai, Jannette Lumley, Zakir Patel, Dianna Robinson, Neethan Shan, Kannan S'ree Jr and Vane Stavrev. The 2025 by-election results name Fernando, Shan, Shawn Allen, Zakir Patel and Dianna Robinson among 20 candidates. The ward's community associations list a candidate marketplace on October 10, 2026 and a candidate forum on October 13, 2026, both after the research date. Gaps. His campaign website is built so that it shows only its title when opened, so no page of it was read. No public social media address for him is given by the City or by any page voche.me could read. The City's decisions site (secure.toronto.ca) returned HTTP 403, and he holds no public office on record, so no vote is cited. A WardWatch page for him lists no positions. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2025 Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park by-election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/97f1-Declaration-of-Results-Councillor-Ward-25-ByElection.pdf) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9085-FinalDeclaration-of-Results-for-the-2022-Toronto-Municipal-Election.pdf) [The Local · Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026](https://thelocal.to/ward-25-scarborough-rouge-park-2026/) [The Local · Here Are the Scarborough-Rouge Park By-Election Candidates](https://thelocal.to/srp2025/) [TTCriders · Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park candidate responses](https://www.ttcriders.ca/2026ward25) [Build Canada · Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park candidate page](https://www.buildcanada.com/toronto/vote/2026/wards/25) [Centennial Community and Recreation Association · Meet your candidates for councillor in Ward 25](https://ccranews.com/get-out-and-vote-on-october-26/) [The Art of Autism · Ashan Fernando, City of Toronto Councillor Ward 25, a Voice for the Disability and Mental Health Community (October 21, 2022)](https://the-art-of-autism.com/ashan-fernando-city-of-toronto-councillor-ward-25-a-voice-for-the-disability-and-mental-health-community/) 03 / Background ## Experience & community Dates not given ### Past president, West Hill-Highland Creek Lions Club The Centennial Community and Recreation Association's listing and The Local's tracker give this role. voche.me read no record from the Lions Club. [Centennial Community and Recreation Association · Meet your candidates for councillor in Ward 25](https://ccranews.com/get-out-and-vote-on-october-26/) From 2022, as reported by The Local ### Surrey Place Self-Advocacy Council The Local's tracker says he joined the Surrey Place board in 2022. The listing from the Centennial Community and Recreation Association says he serves on the Self-Advocacy Council and is a former board director. [The Local · Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026](https://thelocal.to/ward-25-scarborough-rouge-park-2026/) October 24, 2022 general election ### Candidate for Councillor, Ward 25 The City Clerk's declaration lists him third of 3 candidates with 1,984 votes. [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9085-FinalDeclaration-of-Results-for-the-2022-Toronto-Municipal-Election.pdf) September 29, 2025 by-election ### Candidate for Councillor, Ward 25 The City Clerk's declaration lists him 12th of 20 candidates with 182 votes. [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2025 Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park by-election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/97f1-Declaration-of-Results-Councillor-Ward-25-ByElection.pdf) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Ashan Fernando directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Ashan Fernando's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Ashan Fernando? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Ashan Fernando's own campaign.
Does Ashan Fernando currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Ashan Fernando.
How many sources does this Ashan Fernando profile cite? This profile lists 9 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Ashan Fernando's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Ashan Fernando in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Ashan Fernando is running in? The 2026 Toronto municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2025 Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park by-election ](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/97f1-Declaration-of-Results-Councillor-Ward-25-ByElection.pdf)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal election ](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9085-FinalDeclaration-of-Results-for-the-2022-Toronto-Municipal-Election.pdf)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Local · Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-25-scarborough-rouge-park-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Local · Here Are the Scarborough-Rouge Park By-Election Candidates ](https://thelocal.to/srp2025/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [TTCriders · Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park candidate responses ](https://www.ttcriders.ca/2026ward25)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Build Canada · Ward 25 Scarborough-Rouge Park candidate page ](https://www.buildcanada.com/toronto/vote/2026/wards/25)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Centennial Community and Recreation Association · Meet your candidates for councillor in Ward 25 ](https://ccranews.com/get-out-and-vote-on-october-26/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Art of Autism · Ashan Fernando, City of Toronto Councillor Ward 25, a Voice for the Disability and Mental Health Community (October 21, 2022) ](https://the-art-of-autism.com/ashan-fernando-city-of-toronto-councillor-ward-25-a-voice-for-the-disability-and-mental-health-community/)Checked October 4, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Ashan Fernando · campaign website](https://electashanfernando.ca) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Aanchal Vashistha**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aanchal-vashistha) [Councillor**Aaron Lal**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aaron-lal) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Ashan Fernando a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/toronto-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.