Canadian local elections
2022 Niagara Region municipal elections ← 2018 October 24, 2022 2026 →
Map of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, showing its component municipalities.
Elections were held in the Niagara Region of Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.[1]
Niagara Regional Council Position Elected Fort Erie Mayor Wayne H. Redekop Fort Erie Councillor Tom Insinna Grimsby Mayor Jeff Jordan Grimsby Councillor Michelle Seaborn Lincoln Mayor Sandra Easton (acclaimed) Lincoln Councillor Robert Foster (acclaimed) Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati Niagara Falls Councillor Kim Craitor Niagara Falls Councillor Joyce Morocco Niagara Falls Councillor Bob Gale Niagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa Niagara-on-the-Lake Councillor Andrea Kaiser Pelham Mayor Marvin Junkin Pelham Councillor Diana Huson Port Colborne Mayor Bill Steele Port Colborne Councillor Fred Davies (acclaimed) St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe St. Catharines Councillor Jim Bradley St. Catharines Councillor Laura Ip St. Catharines Councillor Haley Bateman St. Catharines Councillor Peter Secord St. Catharines Councillor Tim Rigby St. Catharines Councillor Sal Sorrento Thorold Mayor Terry Ugulini Thorold Councillor Tim Whalen Wainfleet Mayor Brian Grant Welland Mayor Frank Campion Welland Councillor Leanna Villella Welland Councillor Pat Chiocchio West Lincoln Mayor Cheryl Ganann West Lincoln Councillor Albert Witteveen
Fort Erie Mayor The results for mayor of Fort Erie were as follows:[2]
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Wayne H. Redekop (X)6,195 67.26 Peter Taras 1,940 21.06 Daniel Leo Favero 1,075 11.67
Regional councillor The results for regional councillor were as follows:
Candidate Vote % Tom Insinna (X)5,931 67.99 Peter Nolan 2,792 32.01
Grimsby The results for mayor and regional councillor for Grimsby were as follows:[3]
Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Jeff Jordan (X)7,193 80.80 John Dunstall 1,709 19.20
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Michelle Seaborn 4,476 51.69 Wayne Fertich (X) 4,183 48.31
Lincoln The results for mayor and regional councillor for Lincoln were as follows:[4]
Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Sandra Easton (X)[5] Acclaimed
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Robert Foster (X) Acclaimed
Niagara Falls Mayor 2022 Niagara Falls municipal election ← 2018 October 24, 2022 2026 →
Turnout 27.53% Candidate Jim Diodati Sandra Marie Mac Kinnon Connie Topolinsky Popular vote 12,055 1,676 1,648 Percentage 66.72% 9.28% 9.12%
Mayor before election Jim Diodati
Elected Mayor Jim Diodati
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Jim Diodati (X)[6] 12,055 66.72 Sandra Marie Mac Kinnon 1,676 9.28 Connie Topolinsky 1,648 9.12 Muhammad Shafique 798 4.42 Joe White 715 3.96 Roland Weeks 612 3.39 Grant Hall 563 3.12
Regional Council Three to be elected at-large. Regional councillors do not sit in city council.
Candidate Total votes % Kim Craitor 9,197 20.51 Joyce Morocco [7] 7,974 17.79 Bob Gale (X)6,434 14.35 Barbara Greenwood (X) 6,320 14.10 Carolyn Ioannoni 5,199 11.60 Kevin Maves 3,692 8.24 Tony Caruso[7] 3,482 7.77 Karen Fraser 2,535 5.65
Eight to be elected at-large.
Candidate Vote % Mike Strange (X)9,788 9.24 Lori Lococo [6] 9,667 9.13 Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg 8,642 8.16 Tony Baldinelli 7,333 6.92 Victor Pietrangelo [6] 7,239 6.83 Wayne Campbell [6] 6,609 6.24 Mona Patel 6,433 6.07 Wayne Thomson [6] 6,294 5.94 Chris Dabrowski [7] 5,896 5.57 Vince Kerrio[6] 5,471 5.16 Dan Moody 4,104 3.87 Anne Radojcic 3,718 3.51 Tim Housser 2,978 2.81 Jim Dandy 2,904 2.74 Rebecca Crothers 2,651 2.50 Tawnya Hartford 2,288 2.16 Mike Cushman 2,194 2.07 Christian Bell 2,007 1.89 Gary Baker[7] 1,943 1.83 Joedy Burdett 1,621 1.53 Glen Mercer 1,254 1.18 Peter Giblett 1,150 1.09 Saeed Malik 1,026 0.97 Mo Wasif 955 0.90 Harvey Gordon 885 0.84 Sherfudeen Mohamed 884 0.83
The results for lord mayor and regional councillor for Niagara-on-the-Lake were as follows:[8]
Lord Mayor Lord Mayoral Candidate Vote % Gary Zalepa 3,724 49.14 Betty Disero (X)2,586 34.13 Vaughn Goettler 1,268 16.73
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Andrea Kaiser 3,100 44.03 Paolo Miele 1,709 24.28 William A. Roberts 1,134 16.11 Pat Darte 910 12.93 Barbara Worthy 187 2.66
The results for mayor and regional councillor for Pelham were as follows:[9]
Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Marvin Junkin (X)2,967 57.67 Frank Adamson 2,178 42.33
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Diana Huson (X)3,461 69.47 Wally Braun 1,026 20.59 Fred Sarvis 495 9.94
The results for mayor and regional councillor for Port Colborne were as follows:[10]
Mayor Brothers Bill and Charles Steele ran against each other.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Bill Steele (X)3,054 62.84 Charles Steele 1,806 37.16
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Fred Davies Acclaimed
2022 St. Catharines municipal election ← 2018 October 24, 2022 2026 →
Turnout 26.31% Candidate Mat Siscoe Mike Britton Nick Petrucci Popular vote 17,808 6,521 1,571 Percentage 68.76% 25.18% 6.07%
The Ward boundaries for the 2022 Election. The Mayor and regional councillors are elected across the city, Councillors in their respective wards.
The 2022 St. Catharines municipal election took place on Monday October 24, 2022 to determine a mayor, regional and city councillors and school trustees in the city of St. Catharines , Ontario . Nominations opened on May 2 and close on August 19.[11]
Mayor Incumbent mayor Walter Sendzik announced on May 10, 2022 that he would not be running for re-election. Sendzik was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 .[12] [13]
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Mat Siscoe [14] 17,808 68.76 Mike Britton 6,521 25.18 Nick Petrucci 1,571 6.07
Source:[15]
Six to be elected at-large . Regional councillors do not sit on city council.
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Jim Bradley (X) 16,960 16.30 Laura Ip (X)[16] 10,986 10.56 Haley Bateman 9,964 9.58 Peter Secord 8,150 7.83 Tim Rigby (X)[16] 7,915 7.61 Sal Sorrento 7,798 7.50 Brian Heit (X) 7,162 6.88 Alicia Marshall 5,850 5.62 Trecia McLennan 5,060 4.86 Sabrina Hill [16] 4,994 4.80 Rob Herzog 4,887 4.70 Dennis Van Meer 4,082 3.92 John McGill 2,693 2.59 Matthew Bradman 2,337 2.25 Bryan Blue 2,104 2.02 Steve Borisenko 1,615 1.55 Shawn Marriott 1,478 1.42
Source:[17]
Two to be elected in each ward . City councillors do not sit on regional council.
Ward 1 - Merriton Candidate Vote % Greg Miller (X)1,577 26.33 Jackie Lindal 1,343 22.42 Jennifer Mooradian 1,276 21.30 Rebecca Hahn 1,090 18.20 Jeff Sheppard 520 8.68 Joshua Young 184 3.07
Ward 2 - St. Andrew's Candidate Vote % Joseph Kushner (X)1,924 26.08 Matt Harris (X)[16] 1,837 24.90 Guy Graveline 1,286 17.43 Tom Neale [16] 939 12.73 Emilio Raimondo 721 9.77 Angela Browne 670 9.08
Ward 3 - St. George's Candidate Vote % Kevin Townsend (X)1,700 35.21 Mark Stevens 1,311 25.07 John Kedzierski 552 10.56 Tapo Chimbbganda 492 9.41 Josh Holland 415 7.94 Jason Benoit 394 7.53 Danny Leslie 365 6.98
Ward 4 - St. Patrick's Candidate Vote % Robin McPherson (X) [16] 1,882 24.73 Caleb Ratzlaff [16] 1,767 23.22 Spencer Bellows-De Wolfe 1,299 17.07 Noah Machek 1,182 15.53 Dave White [16] 877 11.52 Danielle Romanuk 603 7.92
Ward 5 - Grantham Candidate Vote % Dawn Dodge (X)3,013 36.34 Bill Phillips (X)3,013 36.34 Bob Romeo 1,200 14.48 Steve Wojciechowski 1,064 12.83
Ward 6 - Port Dalhousie Candidate Vote % Carlos Garcia (X)3,154 38.03 Bruce Williamson (X)3,149 37.97 Jonathan Belgrave 1,991 24.01
The results for mayor and regional councillor for Thorold were as follows:[18]
Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Terry Ugulini (X)3,150 72.71 Damon Ford 1,182 27.29
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Tim Whalen (X)2,852 67.22 Daryl Wilkinson 1,391 32.78
Mayor Kevin Gibson ran for a second term.[19] [20]
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Brian Grant 1,067 41.24 Kevin Gibson (X) 1,055 40.78 Alfred Kiers 465 17.97
The results for mayor, regional councillor and city council for Welland are as follows:
Mayor Incumbent mayor Frank Campion was challenged by Jeff Walters, who had previously run for the Alberta Party in the 2019 Alberta general election .[21]
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Frank Campion (X)[22] 6,456 59.26 Jeffrey David Walters 4,438 40.74
Two to be elected at-large . Regional councillors do not sit in city council.
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Leanna Villella (X)6,860 40.36 Pat Chiocchio (X)[23] 6,823 40.14 Mamdouh Abdelmaksoud 3,316 19.51
Welland City Council Map of Welland's wards Two to be elected in each ward . City councillors do not sit on regional council.
Ward 1 Candidate[24] Vote % Adam Moote (X)893 32.36 Mary Ann Grimaldi (X)781 28.30 Bradley Ulch 518 18.77 Jessica La Hay 397 14.38 Ryan Huckla 171 6.20
Ward 2 Candidate [24] Vote % David McLeod (X)1,013 28.32 Leo Van Vliet (X)745 20.83 Kathryn Jung 586 16.38 Steve Yochim 512 14.31 Tia De Agazio 421 11.77 Serge Daoust 300 8.39
Ward 3 Candidate [24] Vote % John Chiocchio (X)1,060 30.22 Sharmila Setaram 961 27.39 John Mastroianni (X) 925 26.37 Graeme McMillan 562 16.02
Ward 4 Candidate[24] Vote % Bryan Green (X)1,197 36.13 Tony DiMarco (X)911 27.50 Sylvia Parrotta 682 20.59 Kiron Bondale 523 15.79
Ward 5 Candidate[24] Vote % Claudette Richard (X)927 36.20 Graham Speck (X)910 35.53 Mark Dzugan 724 28.27
Ward 6 Candidate Vote % Bonnie Fokkens (X)[25] 840 28.17 Jamie Lee [25] 668 22.40 Jim Larouche (X) 667 22.37 Cheryl Lynn Rowe 474 15.90 Steve Falusi 333 11.17
The results for mayor and regional councillor for West Lincoln were as follows:[26]
Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Cheryl Ganann [27] 3,768 68.41 Dave Bylsma (X)1,484 26.94 Greg Stephens 256 4.65
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Albert Witteveen (X)2,885 54.52 Peggy Cook 2,407 45.48
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