2022 Waterloo Region municipal elections

2022 Kitchener Mayoral election
Turnout	20.26%
Mayor before election; Berry Vrbanovic;	Elected mayor ; Berry Vrbanovic;

2022 Cambridge Mayoral election
Turnout	28.87%
Mayor before election; Kathryn McGarry;	Elected mayor ; Jan Liggett;

2022 Waterloo Chair election
Turnout	25.34%
Chair before election; Karen Redman;	Elected Chair ; Karen Redman;

The 2022 Waterloo Region municipal elections were held on October 24, 2022, in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, to elect Waterloo Regional Council, the mayors and city councils of Cambridge, Kitchener, North Dumfries, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich, the Waterloo Region District School Board (Public), the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, and the regional members of Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud and Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (Public). The election will be held in conjunction with the province wide 2022 municipal elections.

(X) denotes incumbent.

Waterloo Regional Council

Chair

Incumbent chair Karen Redman ran for re-election.^[1]

Candidate	Vote	%
Karen Redman (X)	68,084	72.31
Brendon John Da Costa	19,909	21.15
Narine Dat Sookram	6,158	6.54

Council

Waterloo Regional Council includes the chair, the mayors of the seven constituent municipalities (see below) and eight directly elected councillors^[2] from the three main cities:

Candidate	Vote	%
Cambridge (2 to be elected)
Doug Craig	12,688	28.79
Pam Wolf	10,001	22.69
Tyler Calver	8,947	20.30
Prakash Venkataraman	5,118	11.61
Bobbi Stewart	4,197	9.52
Crystal Whetham	3,118	7.08
Kitchener (4 to be elected)
Colleen James	13,519	13.49
Michael Harris (X)	11,628	11.61
Kari Williams	10,703	10.68
Robert Deutschmann	10,102	10.08
Matt Rodrigues	9,714	9.70
Heather Caron	7,293	7.28
Michael Parkinson	7,019	7.01
Mary Henein Thorn	5,195	5.19
Joe Gowing	4,828	4.82
Mac Graham	4,826	4.82
Tom Hiller	4,388	4.38
Duncan McLean	3,978	3.97
Soo Bok Lee	3,851	3.84
Iffat Sultana Riasat	3,137	3.13
Waterloo (2 to be elected)
Jim Erb (X)	12,541	35.30
Chantal Huinink	4,655	13.10
Jim Bolger	3,456	9.73
Cindy Watkin	3,284	9.24
John Vieth	2,538	7.14
Mark Fisher	2,450	6.90
Gord Greavette	2,438	6.86
James Ball	1,988	5.60
Peter Neufeld	1,431	4.03
Ryan Keating	747	2.10

Cambridge

List of candidates:^[3]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Kathryn McGarry ran against city councillor Jan Liggett.^[4]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Jan Liggett	12,567	46.22
Kathryn McGarry (X)	11,441	42.08
Randy Carter	1,644	6.05
Cody Botelho	1,538	5.66

Cambridge City Council

Candidate	Vote	%
Ward 1
Donna Reid (X)	1,108	35.09
Helen Shwery	1,062	33.63
Paul Brown	595	18.84
Erick Takor	393	12.44
Ward 2
Mike Devine (X)	2,343	61.61
Piyush Nanda	739	19.43
Matt Rogers	721	18.96
Ward 3
Corey Klimpson	1,152	37.17
Nate Whalen	769	24.81
Belinda Karahalios	449	14.49
Michele Braniff	415	13.39
Tracy Hipel	314	10.13
Ward 4
Ross Earnshaw	1,215	39.44
Clifford Vanclief	692	22.46
Usman Lalva	680	22.07
Barbara Harrington	494	16.03
Ward 5
Sheri Roberts	1,550	38.33
Amanda Maxwell	1,208	29.87
Jim Karahalios	859	21.24
Naeem Awan	271	6.70
Mark D. Fisher	156	3.86
Ward 6
Adam Cooper	1,336	35.22
Shannon Adshade (X)	857	22.59
Bill Conway	795	20.96
Kris Langford	452	11.92
Eian Campbell	353	9.31
Ward 7
Scott Hamilton (X)	1,514	67.95
Manuel da Silva	420	18.85
Chris Sim	294	13.20
Ward 8
Nicholas Ermeta (X)	2,295	63.17
Vandan Patel	634	17.45
David Hood	430	11.84
Jack Perkes	274	7.54

By-election

A by-election was held on November 13, 2023 in Ward 1 following the death of councillor Donna Reid.^[5] Shwery is a founding board member of the New Blue Party of Ontario.^[6]

The results were as follows:^[7]

Candidate	Vote	%
Helen Shwery	944	49.17
Karl Kiefer	623	32.45
Michelle Goodridge	256	13.33
Richard Kaufman	97	5.05

Kitchener

List of candidates:^[8]

Mayor

Mayor Berry Vrbanovic ran for re-election.^[9]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Berry Vrbanovic (X)	26,846	79.97
Val Neekman	3,097	9.23
Manikantan Nair	1,817	5.41
Rehman-Ullah Khan	1,067	3.18
Milos Sokollu Posavljak	742	2.21

Kitchener City Council

Candidate	Vote	%
Ward 1
Scott Davey (X)	2,375	68.68
Simon Guthrie	704	20.36
Alan Becirevic	284	8.21
Prashant Deol	95	2.75
Ward 2
Dave Schnider (X)	3,284	81.98
Derrick Rabethge	416	10.38
Asher Shahzad	306	7.64
Ward 3
Jason Deneault	532	29.70
Bryan Richardson	348	19.43
Rosanne Berwick	337	18.82
Marijo Howard	228	12.73
Matthew Griffin	174	9.72
Devon Harnarain	172	9.60
Ward 4
Christine Michaud (X)	1,638	57.86
John Vandonk	842	29.74
Al Akbar	351	12.40
Ward 5
Ayo Owodunni	844	31.52
Jon Massimi	724	27.04
Ajmer S. Mandur	701	26.18
Naveed Najmuddin	235	8.78
Farah Muhammad	174	6.50
Ward 6
Paul Singh (X)	2,060	74.94
Anwar Arkani	689	25.06
Ward 7
Bil Ioannidis (X)	1,620	41.55
Kevin McCrea	1,216	31.19
Colin Maley	1,063	27.26
Ward 8
Margaret Johnston (X)	2,596	88.30
Aleena Aftab	344	11.70
Ward 9
Debbie Chapman (X)	2,276	59.89
Brooklin Wallis	974	25.63
David Redman	288	7.58
Beth Warren	106	2.79
Alex Shevchenko	79	2.08
Matthew Robson	77	2.03
Ward 10
Aislinn Clancy	1,765	36.15
Stephanie Stretch	1,650	33.80
Peter Davis	513	10.51
Phong Tran	398	8.15
Daniel J. Fife	346	7.09
Lana Hiscock	210	4.30

North Dumfries

Sue Foxton was re-elected as mayor by acclamation:^[10]

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Sue Foxton (X)	Acclaimed

Waterloo

List of candidates:^[11]

Mayor

2022 Waterloo Mayoral election

← 2018

October 24, 2022

2026 →

Turnout

27.18%


Candidate	Dorothy McCabe	Shannon Weber	Rob Evans
Popular vote	9,543	9,212	2,474
Percentage	43.53%	42.02%	11.28%

Mayor before election

Dave Jaworsky

Elected mayor

Dorothy McCabe

Incumbent mayor Dave Jaworsky did not seek re-election.^[1]^[12]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Dorothy McCabe	9,543	43.53
Shannon Weber	9,212	42.02
Rob Evans	2,474	11.28
Kypp Saunders	694	3.17
Total	22,435

Waterloo City Council

Candidate	Vote	%
Ward 1 - Southwest
Sandra Hanmer (X)	1,675	57.03
Robert Parent	1,262	42.97
Ward 2 - Northwest
Royce Bodaly (X)	1,568	66.55
Khaled Berbash	703	29.84
Shaheen Mujahid	85	3.61
Ward 3 - Lakeshore
Hans Roach	1,404	55.49
Madelyn Steiss	1,126	44.51
Ward 4 - Northeast
Diane Freeman (X)	2,647	84.25
Maryssa Barras	300	9.55
Obinna Obi	195	6.21
Ward 5 - Southeast
Jen Vasic (X)	2,194	62.67
Joe Brenner	834	23.82
Blayr Hogg	306	8.74
Obie Oberholtzer	167	4.77
Ward 6 - Central-Columbia
Mary Lou Roe	896	32.21
Matthew Nicholas Schwarze	799	28.72
Jonathan Cassels	607	21.82
Karen Fischer	480	17.25
Ward 7 - Uptown
Julie Wright	3,041	80.64
Bruce Polan	730	19.36

Wellesley

Joe Nowak was re-elected mayor by acclamation.^[13]

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Joe Nowak (X)	Acclaimed

Wilmot

The following were the results for mayor.^[14]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Les Armstrong did not run for re-election.^[15] Councillor Jenn Pfenning ran to replace him.^[16]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Natasha Salonen	4,524	61.23
Jenn Pfenning	2,694	38.77

Woolwich

The following were the results for mayor:^[17]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Sandy Shantz ran for re-election. Councillor Pat Merlihan ran against her.^[18]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Sandy Shantz (X)	3,929	57.90
Patrick Merlihan	2,857	42.10

References

^ ^a ^b "Nominations open for municipal elections in Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo". Global. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Regional Government". Region of Waterloo. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ "Elections - City of Cambridge". City of Cambridge. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ "'I believe it's that time we took a new look at things:' Jan Liggett announces bid to become mayor". Cambridge Today. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "Cambridge Ward 1 city council byelection today". CBC. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ "'It just made sense': Former Cambridge MPP Belinda Karahalios seeking city council seat". Cambridge Times. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ "2023 By-Election". City of Cambridge. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ "Find your candidates". City of Kitchener. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ "Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic to seek third term in fall election". Kitchener Record. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
^ "Unofficial List of Registered Candidates". Township of North Dumfries. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "Find election candidates". City of Waterloo. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ "Waterloo's new mayor, Dorothy McCabe, 'can't wait to get started'". therecord.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
^ "Elections". Township of Wellesley. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "Candidates List". Township of Wilmot. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
^ "Les Armstrong won't seek fourth term a Wilmot Township mayor". CTV. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
^ "Councillors seek to oust incumbent mayors in Woolwich and Wilmot townships". Waterloo Record. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "List of Candidates". Township of Woolwich. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
^ "Township mayoral races picking up". Kitchener Record. Retrieved July 23, 2022.

[Global-1] "Nominations open for municipal elections in Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo". Global. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[2] "Regional Government". Region of Waterloo. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[3] "Elections - City of Cambridge". City of Cambridge. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[4] "'I believe it's that time we took a new look at things:' Jan Liggett announces bid to become mayor". Cambridge Today. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

[5] "Cambridge Ward 1 city council byelection today". CBC. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[6] "'It just made sense': Former Cambridge MPP Belinda Karahalios seeking city council seat". Cambridge Times. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[7] "2023 By-Election". City of Cambridge. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[8] "Find your candidates". City of Kitchener. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[9] "Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic to seek third term in fall election". Kitchener Record. Retrieved July 23, 2022.

[10] "Unofficial List of Registered Candidates". Township of North Dumfries. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

[11] "Find election candidates". City of Waterloo. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[12] "Waterloo's new mayor, Dorothy McCabe, 'can't wait to get started'". therecord.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.

[13] "Elections". Township of Wellesley. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

[14] "Candidates List". Township of Wilmot. Retrieved July 23, 2022.

[15] "Les Armstrong won't seek fourth term a Wilmot Township mayor". CTV. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[record-16] "Councillors seek to oust incumbent mayors in Woolwich and Wilmot townships". Waterloo Record. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[17] "List of Candidates". Township of Woolwich. Retrieved July 23, 2022.

[18] "Township mayoral races picking up". Kitchener Record. Retrieved July 23, 2022.

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