2022 York Region municipal elections explained

Elections in the Regional Municipality of York of Ontario, Canada were held on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Incumbents are marked with "(X)".

Election Name:2022 York Region municipal election
Type:Regional Municipality
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2018 York Region municipal elections
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2026 York Region municipal elections
Next Year:2026
Election Date:October 24, 2022
Council

York Regional Council

Position Representing Councillor Notes
Chair Wayne Emmerson Chairman and CEO
Councillor Aurora Tom MrakasMayor of Aurora
Councillor East Gwillimbury Virginia Hackson Mayor of East Gwillimbury
Councillor Georgina Margaret QuirkMayor of Georgina
Councillor Georgina Naomi Davison
Councillor King Steve PellegriniMayor of King
Councillor Markham Frank ScarpittiMayor of Markham
Councillor Markham Joe Li
Councillor Markham Jim Jones
Councillor Markham Michael ChanDeputy Mayor of Markham
Councillor Markham Alan Ho
Councillor Newmarket John Taylor Mayor of Newmarket
Councillor Newmarket Tom VeghDeputy Mayor of Newmarket
Councillor Richmond Hill David WestMayor of Richmond Hill
Councillor Richmond Hill Joe DiPaola
Councillor Richmond Hill Godwin Chan
Councillor Vaughan Steven Del DucaMayor of Vaughan
Councillor Vaughan Linda JacksonDeputy Mayor of Vaughan
Councillor Vaughan Mario Ferri
Councillor Vaughan Gino Rosati
Councillor Vaughan Mario Racco
Councillor Whitchurch–Stouffville Iain LovattMayor of Whitchurch–Stouffville

Regional chair

The chair of the council will be elected by members of the council at the first council meeting.[1]

Aurora

List of candidates:[2]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Tom Mrakas was challenged by businessperson Phiona Durrant and writer, editor and photographer Anna Lozyk Romeo.[3]

Mayoral candidate Vote%
Tom Mrakas (X)7,74369.49
Anna Lozyk Romeo1,80216.17
Phiona Durrant1,59714.33

Aurora Town Council

In 2020, Aurora Council passed a by-law establishing a ward system. Previously Aurora councillors were elected at an at-large basis.[4]

Ward 1

Candidate Vote%
Ron Weese1,44562.18
Sandra Humfryes (X)63127.15
Nick Biase24810.67

Ward 2

Candidate Vote%
Rachel Gilliland (X) 1,070 52.71
Marco Di Girolamo49224.24
Daniel Lajeunesse25612.61
Alison Connolly21210.44

Ward 3

Candidate Vote%
Wendy Gaertner (X)1,21047.90
Harold MacDonald54621.62
Alexandra Bonham42316.75
Owen Heritage34713.74

Ward 4

Candidate Vote%
Michael Thompson (X)74469.73
Iwona Czarnecka27425.68
Carson Day494.59

Ward 5

Candidate Vote%
John Gallo (X)60230.25
Mae Khamissa51425.83
Steve Fleck42421.31
Robert Lounds23111.61
Ian Clark21911.01

Ward 6

Candidate Vote%
Harold Kim (X)80172.55
Greg Smith19817.93
Robert James Fraser1059.51

East Gwillimbury

East Gwillimbury elected two councillors per ward. Incumbent mayor Virginia Hackson ran against her predecessor James Young and 2018 candidate Franco Colavecchia. Voter turnout was reported as being just 25%.[5] The lists of candidates for East Gwillimbury Council are as follows:[6] [7]

Mayor

Mayoral candidate Vote%
Virginia Hackson (X)3,26651.51
James R. Young2,79744.11
Franco Colavecchia2784.38

Ward 1

Candidate Vote%
Loralea Carruthers (X)Acclaimed
Terry E. Foster (X)Acclaimed

Ward 2

Candidate Vote%
Brian Johns1,28741.9
Tara Roy-DiClemente (X)1,11836.4
Aida Kostuck49816.2
David Price1715.5

Ward 3

Candidate Vote%
Scott Crone (X)1,52435.7
Susan Lahey1,07225.1
Christine Glenn94322.1
Cathy Morton (X)52612.3
Douglas Willitts2014.7

Georgina

The results for mayor and for the council of Georgina are as follows:[8] [9]

Mayor

Mayoral candidate Vote%
Margaret Quirk (X) 4,68347.25
Jeffrey Cathcart 2,18222.02
Ralph Hirmann 1,263 12.74
Frank Sebo 9689.77
Boris Godzinevski 5685.73
George Sheffield 246 2.48

Georgina Town Council

Regional Councillor

Council candidate Vote%
Naomi Davison 6,64070.96
Dawn Zimmermann 2,71729.04

Ward 1

Council candidate Vote%
Charlene Biggerstaff 89655.86
Allison Cain 33620.95
Mike Taggart 30018.70
Mona Steitieh 724.49

Ward 2

Council candidate Vote%
Dan Fellini (X) 1,04843.45
Natalie Floyd 78132.38
Shannon DeLenardo 58324.17

Ward 3

Council candidate Vote%
Dave Neeson (X) 1,15050.88
Andrew Edge 59826.46
Danielle Cohen 35815.84
Scott Wollin 1546.81

Ward 4

Council candidate Vote%
Dale Kerr Genge 88440.40
Mike Anderson 83037.93
Amanda Pace 30213.80
Laurie Pangman 1727.86

Ward 5

Council candidate Vote%
Lee Dale 92369.92
Kelly McCarthy 39730.08

King

The results for mayor and for the council of King Township are as follows:[10]

Mayor

Steve Pellegrini was re-elected mayor of the Township of King by acclamation. Ward 2 councillor David Boyd and Ward 6 councillor Avia Eek were also acclaimed:[11]

Ward 1

CandidateVote%
Jordan Alexander Cescolini (X) 738 55.6
Rob Payne 518 39.0
Nick Seretis 71 5.4

Ward 3

CandidateVote%
Jennifer Anstey 228 41.6
Adam Pham 192 35.0
Jakob Schneider (X) 120 21.9
Ryan Raymond 8 1.5

Ward 4

CandidateVote%
Mary Asselstine 553 44.6
Simon Lloyd 502 40.5
Michael Lovisotto 120 9.7
Becky Eveson 64 5.2

Ward 5

CandidateVote%
Debbie Schaefer (X) 575 64.7
Michael Di Mascolo 314 35.3

Ward 6

Markham

The results for mayor and for the council of Markham are as follows:[12]

Mayor

Election Name:2022 Markham Mayoral election
Type:Presidential
Previous Election:2018 York Region municipal elections#Markham
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2026 York Region municipal elections#Markham
Next Year:2026
Election Date:October 24, 2022
Turnout:31.17%
Image1 Size:125
Candidate1:Frank Scarpitti
Colour1:90314a
Popular Vote1:44,172
Percentage1:64.35%
Candidate2:Don Hamilton
Colour2:0066bf
Popular Vote2:24,469
Percentage2:35.65%
Mayor

Mayor Frank Scarpitti was challenged by deputy mayor Don Hamilton.[13]

Mayoral candidate Vote%
Frank Scarpitti (X) 44,172 64.35
Don Hamilton 24,469 35.65

City Council

Regional Councillor

In Markham, Regional Councillors serve on both the City Council as well as York Region Council. Electors can vote for up to four candidates on their ballots, equal to the total number that may be elected. The four winning candidates are those who receive the highest number of votes. The candidate with the highest number of votes received also serves as Deputy Mayor.

Council candidate Vote%
Michael Chan 30,095 14.41
Jim Jones (X) 26,578 12.72
Joe Li (X) 25,823 12.36
Alan Ho 24,735 11.84
Nirmala Armstrong 23,183 11.10
Allan Tam 18,548 8.88
Shanta Sundarason 15,774 7.55
Sophia Sun 13,639 6.53
Greg Marcos 12,471 5.97
Ivy Lee 12,356 5.92
Srini Suppira 5,678 2.72

Ward 1

Council candidate Vote%
Keith Irish (X) 6,095 74.37
Howard Shore 2,101 25.63

Ward 2

Council candidate Vote%
Ritch Lau 3,012 36.36
Yan Wang 1,86622.53
Larry Lau 1,573 18.99
Trina Kollis 937 11.31
Steven Sun 895 10.81

Ward 3

Council candidate Vote%
Reid McAlpine (X) 5,007 56.75
Sandra Tam 1,023 11.59
Bill Chan 990 11.22
Robin Choy 882 10.00
Sheng Huang 501 5.68
Annie Chan 420 4.76

Ward 4

Council candidate Vote%
Karen Rea (X) 8,563 92.22
Vid Sansanwal 722 7.78

Ward 5

Council candidate Vote%
Andrew Keyes (X) 5,120 72.88
Sri Sivasubramaniam 1,372 19.53
Ashok Bangia 533 7.59

Ward 6

Council candidate Vote%
Amanda Yeung Collucci (X) 4,921 78.71
Darren Soo 1,331 21.29

Ward 7

Council candidate Vote%
Juanita Nathan 5,388 47.75
Nimisha Patel 2,648 23.47
Shahzad Habib 1,955 17.33
Neetu Gupta 1,292 11.45

Ward 8

Council candidate Vote%
Isa Lee (X) 6,549 80.81
Nihanthan Ratnasingham 640 7.90
Jack Levinson 485 5.98
Deepak Talreja 430 5.31

Newmarket

The results for mayor and for the council of Newmarket are as follows:[14]

Newmarket Town Council

Deputy mayor and regional councillor

Candidate Vote%
Tom Vegh (X) 9,396 63.27
Gordon Prentice5,45536.73

Ward 1

Council candidate Vote%
Grace Simon (X) 1,899 70.52
Mark Holmes79429.48

Ward 2

Council candidate Vote%
Victor Woodhouse (X) 1,211 53.99
Brian Andrews 841 37.49
Hunter Murchison-Doggart 191 8.52

Ward 4

Council candidate Vote%
Trevor Morrison (X) 1,222 57.91
Grant Waddell62729.72
Chris Dupee 261 12.37

Ward 6

Council candidate Vote%
Kelly Broome (X) 1,726 70.19
Lukas Fuina73329.81

Ward 7

Council candidate Vote%
Christina Bisanz (X) 1,687 76.20
Nadia Hansen52723.80

Richmond Hill

The results for mayor and for the council of Richmond Hill were as follows:[15]

Mayor

David West, who was elected in a by-election in January 2022, was challenged in a re-match against Regional Councillor Carmine Perrelli, who finished third in the by-election.[13]

Election Name:2022 Richmond Hill mayoral election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:Municipal_elections_in_Richmond_Hill,_Ontario#2022_mayoral_by-election
Previous Year:2022 (Jan.)
Next Election:2026 York Region municipal elections#Richmond Hill
Next Year:2026
Election Date:October 24, 2022
Turnout:31.48%
Nominee1:David West
Popular Vote1:28,318
Percentage1:70.18%
Color1:224F31
Color2:004370
Nominee2:Carmine Perrelli
Popular Vote2:10,304
Percentage2:25.54%
Mayor
Before Election:David West
After Election:David West
Mayoral candidate Vote%
David West (X) 28,318 70.18
Carmine Perrelli 10,304 25.54
Domenic Bardari 1,155 2.86
Holo Devnani 572 1.42

Richmond Hill City Council

Regional council

Two to be elected.

Council candidate Vote%
Godwin Chan 25,392 38.61
Joe DiPaola (X) 18,334 27.88
Terrence Au 12,005 18.25
Marco Coletta 7,617 11.58
Abu Alam 2,424 3.69

Ward 1

Council candidate Vote%
Carol Davidson 3,201 45.88
Greg Beros (X) 1,856 26.60
Catherine Dellerba 1,301 18.65
Weibo Cheng 619 8.87

Ward 2

Council candidate Vote%
Scott Thompson 2,028 39.37
Tom Muench (X) 1,597 31.00
Sigmund Lee 816 15.84
Yehuda Goldberg 536 10.41
Tabinda Jatoi 174 3.38

Ward 3

Council candidate Vote%
Castro Liu (X) 5,299 84.92
Juni Yeung 941 15.08

Ward 4

Council candidate Vote%
Simon Cui 2,498 32.34
Raika Sheppard (X) 2,235 28.93
Rose A. Weinberg 1,735 22.46
Liana Falzone 459 5.94
Johnny So 328 4.25
Mahnaz Shahbazi 247 3.20
Harry H. Harakh 223 2.89

Ward 5

Council candidate Vote%
Karen Cilevitz (X) 1,525 23.34
Tarun Saroya 828 12.67
Richard Rupp 749 11.46
Yuliya Benedziktavich 673 10.30
Anders Lindfors-Wheeler 655 10.02
Wil Husnutdinov 595 9.11
Vera Murano 546 8.36
467 7.15
Shohreh Sabaghpour 396 6.06
Emmanuel Lazaris 100 1.53

Ward 6

Council candidate Vote%
Michael Shiu 1,893 27.66
Linda Zhang 1,685 24.62
Carol Chan 1,254 18.32
Sharon Chisholm 819 11.96
Kate Jiang 695 10.15
Julie Maxey 269 3.93
Yung Li 2303.36

Vaughan

The size of Vaughan's council will increase by one with the addition of a regional councillor.[16] The list of candidates for mayor and for the council of Vaughan are as follows:[17]

Mayor

Election Name:2022 Vaughan Mayoral election
Flag Image:Flag of City of Vaughan.svg
Country:Canada
Type:Presidential
Previous Election:2018 York Region municipal elections#Vaughan
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2026 York Region municipal elections#Vaughan
Next Year:2026
Election Date:October 24, 2022
Turnout:26.96%
Image1 Size:125
Candidate1:Steven Del Duca
Colour1:0499d4
Popular Vote1:22,699
Percentage1:38.06%
Candidate2:Sandra Yeung Racco
Colour2:bc8dbf
Popular Vote2:21,848
Percentage2:36.64%
Image3: DD
Candidate3:Danny DeSantis
Colour3:162fa0
Popular Vote3:7,591
Percentage3:12.73%
Mayor
After Election:Steven Del Duca

Incumbent mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua is not running for re-election. Former Ontario Liberal Party leader Steven Del Duca is running against long-time city councillor Sandra Yeung Racco.[13]

Mayoral candidateVote%
Steven Del Duca 22,69938.06
Sandra Yeung Racco 21,84836.64
Danny DeSantis 759112.72
Paul Donofrio 26974.52
Lino Mancinella 24274.07
Parveen Bola 14922.50
Robert Gulassarian 8801.48

Withdrawn

Deb Schulte, former MP and Minister of Seniors. Schulte withdrew after her cancer re-diagnosis and then endorsed Del Duca.

Opinion polls

Polling firmLinkLast date
of polling		Sample SizeMargin
of error		Parveen BolaSteven Del DucaDanny DeSantisPaul DonofrioRobert GulassarianHiten PatelSandra Yeung RaccoUndecided
MainstreetPDF506±4.4%222-- 60730
Mainstreethttps://www.ipolitics.ca/queens-park/poll-shows-steven-del-duca-set-to-win-vaughan-mayoral-election452±4.6%323532-1350

Vaughan City Council

Regional council

Four to be elected.

Council candidateVote%
Linda D. Jackson (X) 28,39817.08
Mario Ferri (X) 27,93716.80
Gino Rosati (X) 27,45716.51
Mario G. Racco 19,56411.77
Nick Pinto 18,46711.11
Carrie Liddy12,5027.52
Mario Di Nardo 12,2987.40
John Santoro 10,1136.08
Mandy Rai 9,5245.73

Ward 1

Council candidateVote%
Marilyn Iafrate (X) 8,77164.72
Vince Scaramuzzo 2,02014.90
Justin Piersanti 8286.11
Sony Abraham 7665.65
Maeda Aslam 6454.76
Stephen Fefer 5233.86

Ward 2

Council candidateVote%
Adriano Volpentesta 7,22953.91
Tony Carella (X) 4,04230.14
Simone Barbieri 1,1508.58
Lena Ibrahim 4333.23
Meera Anand 2782.07
Bryan Gary Groulx 2772.07

Ward 3

Council candidateVote%
Rosanna DeFrancesca (X) 6,64351.63
Ty Ty Nguyen 2,40718.71
Victor Lacaria 2,37318.44
Gino Nardi 6935.39
Tony Lorini 6655.17
Philip James Piluris 860.67

Ward 4

Council candidateVote%
Chris Ainsworth 2,70538.73
Styles Q. Weinberg 1,57322.52
Nadia Rosati 1,07115.33
Erlinda Insigne 6278.98
Jacob Joel Ginsberg 5628.05
Meenakashi Sudarshan 4476.40

Ward 5

Alan Shefman, city councillor for Ward 5 and one of the longest serving councillors in Vaughan was defeated for re-election by former MPP Gila Martow. Her win was attributed to her status in the area and personal popularity.

Council candidate Vote%
Gila Martow 6,60154.56
Alan Shefman (X) 5,49745.44

Whitchurch-Stouffville

The results for mayor and for the council of Whitchurch-Stouffville are as follows:[18]

Mayor

Mayoral candidateVote%
Iain Lovatt (X) 6,125 51.67
Justin Atlmann 3,087 26.04
Mark Carroll 1,343 11.33
Anand Daté 1,148 9.68
Sher Ahmad 152 1.28

Whitchurch-Stouffville Town Council

The Town re-drew its ward boundaries in 2020 for the 2022 election.[19]

Ward 1

Council candidateVote%
Hugo T. Kroon (X) 651 56.96
Michael Cleverdon 289 25.28
Juliette Deonarian 203 17.76

Ward 2

Council candidateVote%
Maurice Smith (X) 1,253 52.80
George Karpouzis 1,120 47.20

Ward 3

Council candidate Vote%
Keith Acton 747 59.62
Mike Humphreys 506 40.38

Ward 4

Council candidateVote%
Rick Upton (X) 1,395 59.44
Brad Valentini 357 15.21
Keith Singer 351 14.96
Daniel Zeraldo 244 10.40

Ward 5

Council candidateVote%
Richard Bartley (X) 1,198 58.75
Laura Cusack 841 41.25

Ward 6

Council candidateVote%
Sue Sherban (X) 1,388 52.66
Rob Hargrave 838 31.79
Angel Freedman 410 15.55

York Region District School Board

Georgina and East Gwillimbury[20] !Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Carolyn Butterworth627549.3
Cynthia Cordova (X)393931.0
Jeremy Smith161512.7
Mark Schlotzhauer8947.0
Aurora and Whitchurch-Stouffville[21] !Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Melanie Wright519132.0
Elizabeth Terrell (X)267716.5
Luther C. Brown252215.5
Sled-Lucas Mary224513.8
Bridget Kilgallon182711.3
Asim Sayed177010.9
King and Vaughan, Ward 1[22] !Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Nadeem Mahmood (X)360140.1
Mike Behar336137.5
Simon Strelchik201222.4
Markham, Ward 1 and 8!Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Jenny Chen519442.8
Susan Geller236019.4
Karen Walton187115.4
Srdjana Jaksic11379.4
Nafiseh Pourhassani10218.4
Sarma Donepudi5634.6
Markham, Wards 2 and 6!Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Ron Lynn (X)664759.4
Christine Calanchie454740.6
Markham, Wards 3 and 4!Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Ed Law359527.4
Ben Hendriks325824.9
Jerrica Lin315124.1
Alyssa Shi151311.6
Nadhiena Shankar8946.8
Xu Dong Lu6885.3
Markham, Wards 5 and 7!Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Michael Chen456629.2
Rukshan Para425127.2
Ali Chatha337421.6
Ruby Ratnasingham167310.7
Shusmita Sharma10396.6
Geetha Thambiah7344.7
Source: City of Markham[23]
Newmarket[24] !Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Pamela McCarthy441438.8
Shameela Shakeel403435.4
Donald J. Smith162214.2
Jessica Neto131611.6
Richmond Hill, Wards 1, 2, and 4!Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Crystal Yu536936.7
Robert Kolosowski457031.2
Jyoti Oberoi209014.3
Jonathan Nadler165611.3
Ali Nikjoo9636.6
Richmond Hill, Wards 3, 5, and 6!Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Cindy Liang (X)1125373.8
Sadra Nasseri 399326.2
Source: City of Richmond Hill[25]
Vaughan Wards 2 and 3!Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Elizabeth Sinclair (X)729268.6
Nicole Huskovic334531.4
Vaughan Wards 4 and 5!Trustee Candidate!Vote!%
Estelle Cohen614842.4
David Epstein331222.9
Paul Black181412.5
Matthew Forbes164111.3
Mishel Schwartz157210.9
Source: City of Vaughan[26]

Indigenous Trustee

The Indigenous trustee is a voting, appointed member of the board.

Student Trustees

Student trustees are non-voting members appointed by the York Region President's Council (YRPC), a body consisting of all Student Council Presidents in York Region public secondary schools.[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council. York Region . May 7, 2022.
  2. Web site: List of Candidates & Third Party Advertisers . September 16, 2022 . Town of Aurora.
  3. Web site: Mrakas to seek second term as Aurora mayor . September 16, 2022 . Newmarket Today.
  4. Web site: Establishment of a Ward System . Town of Aurora . May 7, 2022.
  5. News: Zarzour . Kim . Why didn’t you vote, East Gwillimbury? . November 4, 2022 . East Gwillimbury Express . October 27, 2022.
  6. Web site: Certified Candidates . September 16, 2022 . Town of East Gwillimbury.
  7. Web site: Election Results . Town of East Gwillimbury . October 25, 2022.
  8. Web site: 2022 Candidate Information . Town of Georgina. September 16, 2022.
  9. Web site: 2022 Election Results . Georgina.ca . Town of Georgina . 24 October 2022.
  10. Web site: Official Election Results . King Township . November 15, 2022.
  11. Web site: Candidates Registered (Uncertified) . September 16, 2022 . Township of King.
  12. Web site: List of candidates . City of Markham. August 24, 2022.
  13. Web site: What to watch for in the 905 in this year’s municipal election . Toronto Star. August 24, 2022.
  14. Web site: Newmarket's Official Municipal Election Results . Town of Newmarket . November 15, 2022.
  15. Web site: Registered Candidates . City of Richmond Hill. August 24, 2022.
  16. Web site: Municipal Election Statistics. Association of Municipalities Ontario. July 3, 2022.
  17. Web site: Candidates. City of Vaughan. June 25, 2022. May 9, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509012940/https://www.vaughan.ca/elections/Pages/Nominated-Candidates.aspx. dead.
  18. Web site: List of Candidates. Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. June 11, 2022.
  19. Web site: Stouffville Votes. Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. May 7, 2022.
  20. Web site: 2022 Election Results Town of Georgina . 2022-11-01 . www.georgina.ca . en.
  21. Web site: 1 Nov 2022 . Certificate of Election Results . aurora.ca.
  22. Web site: 1 Nov 2022 . Certificate of Election Results 2022 . king.ca.
  23. Web site: Election Results - City of Markham . 2022-11-01 . City of Markham - Election 2022 . en.
  24. Web site: Results - Town of Newmarket . 2022-11-01 . Town of Newmarket - Election 2022 . en.
  25. Web site: 1 Nov 2022 . CLERK'S CERTIFICATE . richmondhill.ca.
  26. Web site: 1 Nov 2022 . Declaration of Certified Results . vaughan.ca.
  27. Web site: Student Trustees . 13 Oct 2022 . York Region District School Board.

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