Canadian local elections
2022 Niagara Region municipal elections
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]
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
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 [ edit ] The results for regional councillor were as follows:
Candidate
Vote
%
Tom Insinna (X)5,931 67.99
Peter Nolan
2,792
32.01
The results for mayor and regional councillor for Grimsby were as follows:[ 3]
Mayoral Candidate
Vote
%
Jeff Jordan (X)7,193 80.80
John Dunstall
1,709
19.20
Regional councillor [ edit ]
Candidate
Vote
%
Michelle Seaborn 4,476 51.69
Wayne Fertich (X)
4,183
48.31
The results for mayor and regional councillor for Lincoln were as follows:[ 4]
Mayoral Candidate
Vote
%
Sandra Easton (X)[ 5] Acclaimed
Regional councillor [ edit ]
Candidate
Vote
%
Robert Foster (X)
Acclaimed
2022 Niagara Falls municipal election 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%
Mayoral Candidate
Vote
%
Jim Diodati [ 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
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 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 Mayoral Candidate
Vote
%
Gary Zalepa 3,724 49.14
Betty Disero (X)2,586
34.13
Vaughn Goettler
1,268
16.73
Regional councillor [ edit ]
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]
Mayoral Candidate
Vote
%
Marvin Junkin (X)2,967 57.67
Frank Adamson
2,178
42.33
Regional councillor [ edit ]
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]
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 [ edit ]
Candidate
Vote
%
Fred Davies
Acclaimed
2022 St. Catharines municipal election 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]
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 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 [ 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.
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
[ edit ]
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
[ edit ]
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
[ edit ]
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
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 [ edit ]
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]
Mayoral Candidate
Vote
%
Terry Ugulini (X)3,150 72.71
Damon Ford
1,182
27.29
Regional councillor [ edit ]
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:
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 [ edit ] Map of Welland's wards Two to be elected in each ward . City councillors do not sit on regional council.
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
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
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
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
Candidate[ 24]
Vote
%
Claudette Richard (X)927 36.20
Graham Speck (X)910 35.53
Mark Dzugan
724
28.27
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]
Mayoral Candidate
Vote
%
Cheryl Ganann [ 27] 3,768 68.41
Dave Bylsma (X)1,484
26.94
Greg Stephens
256
4.65
Regional councillor [ edit ]
Candidate
Vote
%
Albert Witteveen (X)2,885 54.52
Peggy Cook
2,407
45.48
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