2022 Guelph municipal election explained

Election Name:2022 Guelph municipal election
Flag Image:File:Flag_of_Guelph.svg
Country:Canada
Type:Presidential
Previous Election:2018 Ontario municipal elections#Guelph
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2026 Guelph municipal election
Next Year:2026
Election Date:October 24, 2022
Turnout:27.96%
Nominee1:Cam Guthrie
Popular Vote1:20,357
Percentage1:71.21%
Color1:304cbe
Color2:e71d1d
Nominee2:Danny Drew
Popular Vote2:3,659
Percentage2:12.80%
Color3:d83f10
Nominee3:William Albabish
Popular Vote3:2,199
Percentage3:7.69%
Mayor
Before Election:Cam Guthrie
After Election:Cam Guthrie

The 2022 Guelph municipal election was held on October 24, 2022, to elect the Mayor of Guelph, Guelph City Council and the Upper Grand District School Board, Wellington Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir and Conseil scolaire Viamonde. The election will be held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario.

In 2021, the city held a ward boundary review, altering the boundaries of its six wards to be used for the 2022 election.[1]

In total, prior to the August 19th deadline, six candidates had registered to run for mayor and 40 for the twelve council seats. Official vote counts were released by the city clerk's office within days of the election.[2]

Mayor

Guelph mayor Cam Guthrie announced he was running for re-election on May 3, 2022.[3]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Cam Guthrie (X) 20,357 71.21
Danny Drew 3,659 12.80
William Albabish 2,199 7.69
Shelagh McFarlane 1,119 3.91
John Edward Krusky 949 3.32
Nicholas A. Ross 303 1.06

City Council

Each ward elects two councillors. Voters may vote for two candidates in each ward.

Ward 1

Council CandidateVote%
Dan Gibson (X) 2,375 31.11
Erin Caton 1,418 18.58
Thai Mac 1,247 16.34
Michelle F. Bowman 1,22916.10
Dhruv Shah 783 10.26
Chidi Nwene 581 7.61

Ward 2

Council CandidateVote%
Rodrigo Goller (X) 3,498 30.66
Carly Klassen 3,105 27.21
Rob Osburn 1,146 10.04
Raymond Sartor 1,090 9.55
Ray Ferraro 1,081 9.47
Elia Morrison 757 6.63
Morgan Dandie 564 4.94
Billy Cottrell 169 1.48

Ward 3

Council CandidateVote%
Phil Allt (X) 3,228 39.24
Michelle Richardson 1,362 16.56
Kevin Bowman 1,297 15.77
Luc Cousineau 881 10.71
John Bertrand 819 9.96
Dallas Green 290 3.53
Sam Elmslie 189 2.30
Nathan Ford 160 1.95

Ward 4

Council CandidateVote%
Christine Billings (X) 2,202 30.04
Linda Busuttil 1,685 22.99
Brendan Clark 1,414 19.29
Adrian Salvatore 991 13.52
Hitesh Jagad 708 9.66
Justin Van Daele 221 3.02
Anne-Marie Blackadar 109 1.49

Ward 5

Council CandidateVote%
Leanne Caron Piper (X) 2,870 35.09
Cathy Downer (X) 2,809 34.34
Lana Haines 850 10.39
Alex Green 732 8.95
Hesham Genidy 583 7.13
Denese Renaud 335 4.10

Ward 6

Council CandidateVote%
Dominique O'Rourke (X) 3,330 36.01
Ken Yee Chew 2,624 28.37
Mark MacKinnon (X) 2,216 23.96
Chetna Robinson 710 7.68
Craig DiSero 368 3.98

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council composition and ward boundary review. 2022-05-23. City of Guelph.
  2. News: 2022 Election results. October 26, 2022. October 27, 2022. City of Guelph.
  3. News: Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie officially registers for re-election bid. May 3, 2022. Global News. May 23, 2022.