2022 Dufferin County municipal elections explained

Elections were held in Dufferin County, Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Dufferin County Council

Dufferin County Council has 14 members, two from each constituent municipality except for East Garafraxa and East Luther Grand Valley which elect just one member.[1]

Position Elected
Amaranth Mayor Chris Gerrits
Amaranth Deputy Mayor Gail Little
East Garafraxa Mayor Guy Gardhouse (acclaimed)
Grand Valley Mayor Steve Soloman (acclaimed)
Melancthon Mayor Darren White
Melancthon Deputy Mayor James McLean
Mono Mayor John Creelman (acclaimed)
Mono Deputy Mayor Fred Nix (acclaimed)
Mulmur Mayor Janet Horner (acclaimed)
Mulmur Deputy Mayor Earl Hawkins
Orangeville Mayor Lisa Post
Orangeville Deputy Mayor Todd Taylor
Shelburne Mayor Wade Mills (acclaimed)
Shelburne Deputy Mayor Shane Hall

Amaranth

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Amaranth.[2]

Mayor

Deputy mayor Chris Gerrits ran against township councillor Heather Foster.[3]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Chris Gerrits 700 62.17
Heather Foster 426 37.83

Deputy mayor

Deputy mayoral candidateVote%
Gail Little 580 52.54
George Grutca 524 47.46

East Garafraxa

Mayor

Guy Gardhouse was re-elected as mayor of East Garafraxa by acclamation.[4]

Grand Valley

Mayor

Steve Soloman was re-elected by acclamation as mayor of Grand Valley.[5]

Melancthon

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Melancthon.[6]

Mayor

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Darren White (X) 629 76.99
Wayne Hannon 188 23.01

Deputy mayor

Deputy mayoral candidateVote%
James McLean 68884.52
Margaret Mercer 12615.48

Mono

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Mono.[7]

Mayor

John Creelman was appointed as mayor in September 2021 after the previous mayor, Laura Ryan resigned. He was elected by acclamation.[8]

Deputy mayor

Mulmur

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Mulmur.[9]

Deputy mayor

Deputy mayoral candidateVote%
Earl Hawkins (X) 708 54.25
Shirley Boxem 597 45.75

Orangeville

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Orangeville.[10]

Mayor

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Lisa Post 2,984 50.54
Jeffrey Wallace Patterson 1,804 30.56
Jeremy Williams 839 14.21
Kim Reid 277 4.69

Deputy mayor

Deputy mayoral candidateVote%
Todd Taylor 4,727 82.21
Trevor Castiglione 1,023 17.79

Shelburne

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Shelburne.[11]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Wade Mills was re-elected by acclamation to serve a second term as mayor of Shelburne.[12]

Deputy mayor

Deputy mayoral candidateVote%
Shane Hall 1,087 52.08
Steve Anderson (X) 952 45.62
Kuldeep Verma 48 2.30

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council. 2022-06-26 .
  2. Web site: Elections . Township of Amaranth. 27 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Two vie for mayor in Amaranth. Orangeville.com. 18 September 2022.
  4. Web site: Elections . Township of East Garafraxa. 27 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Municipal Elections. Town of Grand Valley. 27 August 2022.
  6. Web site: LIST OF CERTIFIED CANDIDATES. Township of Melancthon. 27 August 2022.
  7. Web site: 2022 Municipal Election: List of Candidates. Town of Mono. 27 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Mono mayor, deputy mayor acclaimed for another term. Orangeville Citizen. 27 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Election. Township of Mulmur. 27 August 2022.
  10. Web site: Information for Voters. Town of Orangeville. 27 August 2022.
  11. Web site: 2022 Candidates. Town of Shelburne. 26 June 2022.
  12. Web site: Shelburne mayor acclaimed, 12 vie for councillor seats. Orangeville.com. 27 August 2022.