--- title: "Peter Handjis: candidate for mayor, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/peter-handjis" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:09:43.366Z" meta: description: "Peter Handjis is on the City of Toronto's list of certified candidates for Mayor, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026. His X profile calls him an indepe..." "og:description": "Peter Handjis is on the City of Toronto's list of certified candidates for Mayor, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026. His X profile calls him an indepe..." "og:title": "Peter Handjis: candidate for mayor, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Peter Handjis is on the City of Toronto's list of certified candidates for Mayor, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026. His X profile calls him an indepe..." "twitter:title": "Peter Handjis: candidate for mayor, Toronto 2026" --- ** Mayor · Toronto 2026 # Peter Handjis Business owner running for Mayor again, on city services that match expectations. Peter Handjis is on the City of Toronto's list of certified candidates for Mayor, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026. His X profile calls him an independent candidate for Toronto Mayor with 20 years of business owner and management experience and a track record of volunteering. The City's declaration of results gives him 127 votes in the 2023 mayoral by-election. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Peter Handjis, from Peter Handjis campaign, via Instagram.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/images/candidates/peter-handjis-640.webp) *Peter HandjisMayorv.* [Image: Peter Handjis campaign, via Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/peterhandjis/) 01 / Introduction ## About Peter Handjis Peter Handjis appears on the City of Toronto's list of certified candidates for Mayor. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as May 1, 2026. His X profile describes him as an independent candidate for Toronto Mayor with 20 years of business owner and management experience, along with a track record of volunteering in the city. That is his own description, and voche.me has not checked it against another source. The Local reports that he has run for council and mayor before, and that he said in an Instagram video announcing his 2026 candidacy: "Delivery of city services should match your expectations." The City's declaration of results for the 2023 mayoral by-election lists a Peter Handjis with 127 votes. The Local confirms that this candidate ran for mayor in 2023. 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 ### City services The Local reports that in an Instagram video announcing his 2026 campaign he said: "Delivery of city services should match your expectations." voche.me did not open the video and found no written platform. [The Local · Toronto Mayoral Candidates 2026 (updated as of September 21, 2026) ](https://thelocal.to/toronto-mayoral-candidates-2026/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto's list of certified candidates, the public part of his X profile, the City's declaration of results for the 2023 mayoral by-election, and The Local's candidate page. His statements are written here as his own. Gaps. The City's list shows no campaign website for him. The website address in his X bio, which dates from his 2023 campaign, did not load. The X page showed his bio and posts from 2023, and no post from the 2026 campaign. His Instagram video was not opened. The Local's page also reports a claim about images he posted during his 2023 campaign. voche.me did not see those posts, so the claim is left out. No public role is on the profile. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/) [The Local · Toronto Mayoral Candidates 2026 (updated as of September 21, 2026)](https://thelocal.to/toronto-mayoral-candidates-2026/) [Peter Handjis on X (@elect\_peter)](https://x.com/elect_peter) [City of Toronto · Declaration of Results, 2023 By-Election for Mayor](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/8eef-Declaration-of-Results-for-the-2023-Toronto-By-Election-for-Mayor-Final.pdf) 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2023 ### Candidate in the Toronto mayoral by-election The City's declaration of results lists a Peter Handjis with 127 votes. [City of Toronto · Declaration of Results, 2023 By-Election for Mayor](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/8eef-Declaration-of-Results-for-the-2023-Toronto-By-Election-for-Mayor-Final.pdf) Dates not given ### Business owner and manager His X profile says he has 20 years of business owner and management experience. It names no business and gives no dates. voche.me found no other source for this. [Peter Handjis on X (@elect\_peter)](https://x.com/elect_peter) 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 Peter Handjis 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 Peter Handjis's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Peter Handjis? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Peter Handjis's own campaign.
Does Peter Handjis currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Peter Handjis.
How many sources does this Peter Handjis profile cite? This profile lists 4 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Peter Handjis's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Peter Handjis 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 Peter Handjis is running in? The 2026 Toronto municipal election, including the Mayor 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 - [The Local · Toronto Mayoral Candidates 2026 (updated as of September 21, 2026) ](https://thelocal.to/toronto-mayoral-candidates-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Peter Handjis on X (@elect\_peter) ](https://x.com/elect_peter)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City of Toronto · Declaration of Results, 2023 By-Election for Mayor ](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/8eef-Declaration-of-Results-for-the-2023-Toronto-By-Election-for-Mayor-Final.pdf)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. [Peter Handjis on X (@elect\_peter)](https://x.com/elect_peter) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates) [Mayor**Alex Cruze**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/alex-cruze) [Mayor**Alton Frederick**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/alton-frederick) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Peter Handjis 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.