2022 Clarington municipal election explained

See main article: 2022 Durham Region municipal elections.

Election Name:	2022 Clarington Mayoral election
Flag Image:	File:Logo_of_Clarington,_Ontario.svg
Country:	Canada
Type:	Presidential
Previous Election:	2018 Durham Region municipal elections#Clarington
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Durham Region municipal elections#Clarington
Next Year:	2026
Election Date:	October 24, 2022
Turnout:	28.05%
Image3:	File:Tom Dingwall 2018 IMG 8286.jpg
Candidate3:	Tom Dingwall
Colour3:	0091C4
Popular Vote3:	5,451
Percentage3:	26.91%
Image1:	File:Adrian Foster Courtice Flea Market 2022 IMG 5049 (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Adrian Foster
Colour1:	FBFB33
Popular Vote1:	8,607
Percentage1:	42.49%
Candidate2:	Joe Neal
Colour2:	DDC048
Popular Vote2:	6,053
Percentage2:	29.88%
Mayor
Before Election:	Adrian Foster
After Election:	Adrian Foster

The 2022 Clarington municipal election was held from Tuesday, October 18–24, 2022, to elect a mayor, local councillors and school trustees to the Clarington Municipal Council in Clarington, Ontario, Canada. 2022 was the first year that Clarington used electronic voting.^[1] Adrian Foster, the incumbent mayor was re-elected for his fourth term, with 42% of the vote.^[2]

20,606 voters of 73,471 eligible voters (28%) cast a ballot.

Mayoral election

+ 2022 Clarington Mayoral election^[3]
Candidate	Votes	%
Adrian Foster (X)	8,607	42.49
Joe Neal	6,053	29.88
Tom Dingwall	5,451	26.91
Mirko Pejic	145	0.72
Total	20,505	100.00
Abstained	249	1.2

Regional Councillor

Wards 1 and 2

+ Regional Councillor, Wards 1 and 2
Candidate	Votes	%
Granville Anderson	5,290	44.17
Janice Jones	5,143	42.94
Bernard Sanchez	1,543	12.88
Total	12,403	100.00
Abstained	427	3.4

Wards 3 and 4

+ Regional Councillor, Wards 3 and 4
Candidate	Votes	%
Willie Woo	Acclaimed

Local Councillor

Ward 1 Courtice

+ Local Councillor, Ward 1
Candidate	Votes	%
Sami Elhajjeh	2,800	47.69
Steven Conway	1,391	23.69
Robert Livingstone	1,022	17.41
Larey Reynolds	658	11.21
Total	6442	100.00
Abstained	571	8.9

Ward 2 Bowmanville-West

+ Local Councillor, Ward 2
Candidate	Votes	%
Lloyd Rang	2,795	52.27
Ryan Kerr	2,552	47.73
Total	5961	100.00
Abstained	614	10.3

Ward 3 Bowmanville-East

+ Local Councillor, Ward 3
Candidate	Votes	%
Corinna Traill (X)	2,115	55.12
Marven Whidden	1,073	27.96
Glenn Baswick	649	16.91
Total	3978	100.00
Abstained	141	3.5

Ward 4 Newcastle

+ Local Councillor, Ward 4
Candidate	Votes	%
Margaret Zwart (X)	2,103	52.18
Jim Abernethy	1,581	39.23
Christy Gunaratnam	346	8.59
Total	4124	100.00
Abstained	94	2.3

Durham Regional Chair

+ Regional Chair, Regional Municipality of Durham
Candidate	Votes	%
John Henry	11,869	64.4
Laurie Blaind Mackie	2938	15.9
Peter Neal	2725	14.8
Kurdil-Telt Patch	901	4.9
Total	20,505	100.00
Abstained	2072	10.1

School Trustee elections

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board

+ Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Trustees
Candidate	Votes	%
Cathy Abraham	8702	25.1
Kathleen Flynn	5919	17.0
Paul Brown	4066	11.7
Michael Barret	3719	10.7
Gail Nyberg	3442	9.9
Tenzin Shomar	3201	9.2
Pranay Gunti	2179	6.3
Terry Rekar	1514	4.4
Kyle Fehr	1083	3.1
Sheikh Hossain	898	2.6
Total	17,281	100.00
Abstained	2971	17.2

Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board

+ Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board Trustees
Candidate	Votes	%
Kevin Mackenzie	1558	37.5
Joshua Glover	1363	32.8
Alphonse Ainsworth	1233	29.7
Total	3040	100.00
Abstained	397	13.1

Conseil scolaire Viamonde Trustee

+ Conseil scolaire Viamonde Trustee
Candidate	Votes	%
Serge Paul	23	62.2
Kristine Dandavino	14	37.8
Total	46	100.00
Abstained	9	19.6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Be ready to vote October 18 to 24 and help shape the future of your community . Clarington Votes . 25 October 2022.
2. Web site: Clarington re-elects Mayor Adrian Foster for the fourth term . DurhamRegion.com . 24 October 2022 . 25 October 2022.
3. Web site: Official Election Results . Clarington.net . 25 October 2022.