2022 Halton Region municipal elections

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

2022 Halton Region municipal election
← 2018 October 24, 2022 2026 →

Halton Regional Council

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Position Elected
Chair
Gary Carr
Burlington
Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
Councillor, Ward 1 Kelvin Galbraith
Councillor, Ward 2 Lisa Kearns
Councillor, Ward 3 Rory Nisan
Councillor, Ward 4 Shawna Stolte
Councillor, Ward 5 Paul Sharman
Councillor, Ward 6 Angelo Bentivegna
Halton Hills
Mayor Ann Lawlor
Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2 Clark Somerville (acclaimed)
Regional Councillor, Wards 3 & 4 Jane Fogal
Milton
Mayor Gord Krantz
Regional Councillor, Ward 1 Colin Best (acclaimed)
Regional Councillor, Ward 2 Rick Malboeuf (acclaimed)
Regional Councillor, Ward 3 Sammy Ijaz
Regional Councillor, Ward 4 Sameera Ali
Oakville
Mayor Rob Burton
Regional Councillor, Ward 1 Sean O'Meara
Regional Councillor, Ward 2 Cathy Duddeck (acclaimed)
Regional Councillor, Ward 3 Janet Haslett-Theall (acclaimed)
Regional Councillor, Ward 4 Allan Elgar
Regional Councillor, Ward 5 Jeff Knoll
Regional Councillor, Ward 6 Tom Adams (acclaimed)
Regional Councillor, Ward 7 Nav Nanda

Results

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* denotes incumbency

Halton Regional Chair

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2022 Halton Regional Chair election
← 2018 October 24, 2022 2026 →
     
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Candidate Gary Carr* Jane McKenna Andrea Grebenc
Popular vote 51,776 35,830 20,276
Percentage 47.99% 33.21 18.79

Chair before election

Gary Carr

Elected Chair

Gary Carr

Incumbent chair Gary Carr faced off against former Progressive Conservative MPP for Burlington Jane McKenna and Halton District School Board trustee Andrea Grebenc.[1]

Candidate Vote %
Gary Carr* 51,776 47.99
Jane McKenna 35,830 33.21
Andrea Grebenc 20,276 18.79





List of candidates:[2]

Mayor

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2022 Burlington Mayoral election
← 2018 October 24, 2022 2026 →
Turnout27.58%
   
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Candidate Marianne Meed Ward* Jim Kerr
Popular vote 30,135 5,194
Percentage 77.95% 13.43%

Mayor before election

Marianne Meed Ward

Elected mayor

Marianne Meed Ward

Burlington mayor Marianne Meed Ward announced she would be running for re-election on the first day of nominations, May 2. This ended speculation that she would run for Regional Chair.[3] Running against Meed Ward is perennial candidate Anne Marsden who ran for regional chair in 2018.[4]

Candidate Vote %
Marianne Meed Ward* 30,135 77.95
Jim Kerr 5,194 13.43
Anne Marsden 1,636 4.23
Steven Rieck 1,113 2.88
William Tuck 583 1.51

Regional & City Councillors

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Map of Burlington's six wards
Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Kelvin Galbraith* 4,155 63.35
Robert Radway 2,404 36.65
Ward 2
Lisa Kearns* 4,453 71.81
Tim O'Brien 1,095 17.66
Keith Demoe 653 10.53
Ward 3
Rory Nisan* 3,190 63.95
Jennifer Hounslow 1,394 27.95
Luke McEachern 404 8.10
Ward 4
Shawna Stolte* 3,591 47.01
Tony Brecknock 1,833 24.00
Olivia Duke 1,478 22.88
Eden Wood 467 6.11
Ward 5
Paul Sharman* 3,852 58.86
Andrew Hall 1,062 16.23
Guy D'Alesio 911 13.92
Denny Pirzas 719 10.99
Ward 6
Angelo Bentivegna* 3,678 61.11
Rick Greenspoon 1,725 28.66
Renato Velocci 616 10.23

List of candidates:[5]

Mayor

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Incumbent mayor Rick Bonnette did not run for re-election.[6] Running to replace him include Acton businessman Norm Paulsen, town councillors Bryan Leiws, and Ann Lawlor and former East York alderman Ken Paige.[7]

Candidate Vote %
Ann Lawlor 5,323 40.67
Bryan Lewis 4,743 36.24
Ken Paige 1,423 10.87
Norm Paulsen 1,019 7.79
Robert Gottardi 581 4.44
 
Map of Halton Hills wards

Regional Councillors

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Two Regional Councillors are elected in 1 of 2 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Wards 1 & 2
Clark Somerville* Acclaimed
Wards 3 & 4
Jane Fogal* 4,355 54.65
Wendy Farrow-Reed 3,614 43.35

Local Councillors

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Eight Local Councillors are elected in 1 of 4 wards (2 from each ward).

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Alex Hilson 1,627 41.12
Mike Albano* 1,237 31.26
Jon Hurst (X) 1,093 27.62
Ward 2
Jason Brass 854 20.73
Joseph Racinsky 771 18.72
Matt Kindbom 649 15.76
Greg Cosper 435 10.56
Geoff Maltby 418 10.15
Bryan Robinson 417 10.12
Maureen Gillham 305 7.40
Peter Snow 270 6.55
Ward 3
Chantal Garneau 1,982 31.81
Ron Norris 1,507 24.19
Drew Pullman 1,204 19.33
Waldo Paquette 854 13.71
Syl Carle 683 10.96
Ward 4
Bob Inglis* 2,783 42.70
D'Arcy Keene 2,180 33.45
Blake Mandarino 1,555 23.86

List of candidates:[8]

Mayor

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2022 Milton Mayoral election
 
← 2018 October 24, 2022 2026 →
Turnout28.99%
   
Candidate Gord Krantz* Zee Hamid
Popular vote 11,391 10,396
Percentage 49.51% 45.18%

Mayor before election

Gordon Krantz

Elected mayor

Gordon Krantz

Mayor Gord Krantz, the longest serving mayor of a major municipality in Canada won a combined 21st consecutive term in office (7 as councillor and 14 as mayor).[9] He was challenged by regional councillor Zeeshan Hamid.[10]

Candidate Vote %
Gord Krantz* 11,391 49.51
Zee Hamid 10,396 45.18
Rajiv Dhawan 625 2.72
Saba Ishaq 597 2.59
 
Map of Milton's four wards

Regional Councillors

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Four Regional Councillors are elected in 1 of 4 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1 (North-West)
Colin Best* Acclaimed
Ward 2 (North-East)
Rick Malboeuf* Acclaimed
Ward 3 (South-East)
Sammy Ijaz 2,182 38.13
Rick Di Lorenzo 1,827 31.93
Mike Cluett* 1,713 29.94
Ward 4 (South-West)
Sameera Ali 3,297 68.49
Mahmood Chaudhry 873 18.13
Syed Raza 644 13.38

Local Councillors

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Four Local Councillors are elected in 1 of 4 wards.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Kristina Tesser Derksen* 4,200 71.54
George Minakakis 1,671 28.46
Ward 2
John Challinor* 3,542 57.54
Michael Vertolli 2,614 42.46
Ward 3
Adil Khalqi 2,067 37.20
Patricia Belvedere 1,102 19.83
Patrick Murphy 1,090 19.61
Manju Sekhri 943 16.97
Gilles Paquette 355 6.39
Ward 4
Sarah Marshall 1,041 21.37
Giles vanderHolt 860 17.66
Khurshid Ali Khan 853 17.51
Kiran Fahim Ali 640 13.14
Indu Verma 505 10.37
Saim Sohail 377 7.74
Samar Tariq 186 3.82
Tresa Ratnakumar 179 3.67
Syed Saleh Ali Hashmi 175 3.59
Mawiz Hassan 55 1.13

List of candidates:[11]

Mayor

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2022 Oakville Mayoral election
← 2018 October 24, 2022 2026 →
Turnout28.30%
   
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Candidate Rob Burton* Julia Hanna
Popular vote 19,949 19,063
Percentage 49.24% 47.06%

Mayor before election

Rob Burton

Elected mayor

Rob Burton

Mayor Rob Burton ran for re-election. It was a re-match of the 2018 mayoral race between him and Julia Hanna, a local restaurant owner and former chamber of commerce chair.[12]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Rob Burton* 19,949 49.24
Julia Hanna 19,063 47.06
Jack Kukolic 1,498 3.70
 
Map of Oakville's wards to be used in this election.

Town and Regional Council

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Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Sean O'Meara* 4,998 74.14
JD Meaney 1,708 25.86
Ward 2
Cathy Duddeck* Acclaimed
Ward 3
Janet Haslett-Theall Acclaimed
Ward 4
Allan Elgar* 5,806 84.68
Gilbert Jubinville 1,050 15.32
Ward 5
Jeff Knoll* 4,529 73.99
Alicia Bedford 1,592 26.01
Ward 6
Tom Adams* Acclaimed
Ward 7
Nav Nanda 1,984 57.71
Pavan Parmar* 1,454 42.99

Town Council

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Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Jonathan McNeice 3,137 48.08
Beth Robertson* 2,755 42.22
John Florio 476 7.30
Oliver Vadas 157 2.41
Ward 2
Ray Chisholm* Acclaimed
Ward 3
Dave Gittings 4,438 83.17
Dyanne Dumas 898 16.83
Ward 4
Peter Longo* 5,465 79.63
Gordon Brennan 1,398 20.37
Ward 5
Marc Grant* 2,769 45.71
Michael Reid 1,951 32.21
Angela Parsons 970 16.01
Pierre Sauvageot 368 6.07
Ward 6
Natalia Lishchyna* 4,238 85.15
Lama Aggad 739 14.85
Ward 7
Scott Xie 820 23.25
Amir Henry 687 19.48
Ajay Rosha 482 13.67
Shahab Khan 385 10.92
Nabil Bin Arif 380 10.77
Melody Wong-Gonsalves 315 8.93
Gregory Park 293 8.31
Kashif Chaudry 126 3.57
Faryal Ghazanfar 39 1.11

References

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  1. ^ "Who is running for Halton Region chair?". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "List of Candidates". City of Burlington. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Burlington mayor promises support for businesses, affordable housing if re-elected". InHalton. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Five people nominated to run for the Office of Mayor - is there any doubt who will win?". Burlington Gazette. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Filed Nominations". Town of Halton Hills. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Two Halton Hills councillors announce they will not seek re-election this fall". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "'Helping people, making a difference, stuck with me': Halton Hills mayoral candidate brings business, political experience". Toronto Star. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Election Candidates". Town of Milton. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Who is running for mayor and council in Milton?". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  10. ^ "What to watch for in the 905 in this year's municipal election". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "List of Registered Candidates". Town of Oakville. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "Rob Burton seeks another term as mayor". Oakville News. Retrieved May 21, 2022.