2022 Durham Region municipal elections

2022 Durham Chair election
October 24, 2022
Turnout23.96%
 
LBM
Candidate John Henry Laurie Blaind Mackie
Popular vote 69,544 20,435
Percentage 63.42% 18.63%
 
KTP
Candidate Peter Neal Kurdil-Telt Patch
Popular vote 12,788 6,895
Percentage 11.66% 6.29%
Map showing the winning candidate's vote strength in each of the 8 municipalities. The municipalities shaded in Blue voted a majority for John Henry. Pie Charts indicate the total votes received by each candidate per municipality.
Chair before election

John Henry

 Elected Chair

John Henry

Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Registration for candidates officially opened on Monday, May 2, 2022, and the deadline for candidate nominations was Friday, August 19 at 2 p.m.[1]

Candidates marked with an (X) indicates they were the incumbent for that position.

Durham Regional Council

Position Elected
Chair
John Henry
Ajax
MayorShaun Collier
Regional Councillor, Ward 1Marilyn Crawford
Regional Councillor, Ward 2Sterling Lee
Regional Councillor, Ward 3Joanne Dies
Brock
MayorWalter Schummer
Regional CouncillorMichael Jubb
Clarington
MayorAdrian Foster
Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2Granville Anderson
Regional Councillor, Wards 3 & 4Willie Woo
Oshawa
MayorDan Carter
Regional Councillor, Ward 1John Neal
Regional Councillor, Ward 2Tito-Dante Marimpietri
Regional Councillor, Ward 3Bob Chapman
Regional Councillor, Ward 4Rick Kerr
Regional Councillor, Ward 5Brian Nicholson
Pickering
MayorKevin Ashe
Regional Councillor, Ward 1Maurice Brenner
Regional Councillor, Ward 2Linda Cook
Regional Councillor, Ward 3David Pickles
Scugog
MayorWilma Wotten
Regional CouncillorIan McDougall
Uxbridge
MayorDave Barton
Regional CouncillorBruce Garrod
Whitby
MayorElizabeth Roy
Regional CouncillorRhonda Mulcahy
Regional CouncillorChris Leahy
Regional CouncillorSteve Yamada
Regional CouncillorMaleeha Shahid

Durham Regional Chair

Voters from across the Durham Region directly elected the Durham Regional Chair. The following are the official results for Durham Regional Chair.[2]

Chair John Henry won re-election.[3]

Candidate Vote %
John Henry (X)69,54463.42
Laurie Blaind Mackie20,43518.63
Peter Neal12,78811.66
Kurdil-Telt Patch6.8956.29

Ajax

Ajax elected 1 mayor, 3 regional councillors in 1 of 3 wards, and 3 local councillors in 1 of 3 wards.

The following are the unofficial results in the Town of Ajax.[4]

Mayor

2022 Ajax Mayoral election
October 24, 2022
Turnout22.48%
 
AA
Candidate Shaun Collier Arthur Augustine
Popular vote 11,691 3,481
Percentage 62.32% 18.56%
 
CH
GR
Candidate Colin Hubble Garry Reader
Popular vote 1,852 1,735
Percentage 9.87% 9.25%
Mayor before election

Shaun Collier

 Elected mayor

Shaun Collier

Mayor Shaun Collier won re-election.[5]

Candidate Vote %
Shaun Collier (X)11,69162.32
Arthur Augustine3,48118.56
Colin Hubble1,8529.87
Garry Reader1,7359.25

Regional Councillors

Map of Ajax's three wards
Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Marilyn Crawford (X)5,10880.70
Intab Ali1,22219.30
Ward 2
Sterling Lee (X)3,06658.77
Vic Jagmohan1,15622.16
Adam Bashir99519.07
Ward 3
Joanne Dies (X)5,09573.78
Daniel Corrigan1,81126.22

Local Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Rob Tyler-Morin (X)4,47571.05
Andras Adaikkalam96215.27
Arshad Awan86113.67
Ward 2
Nancy Henry1,66731.22
Ashmeed Khan (X)1,63430.60
Selladurai Jeyakumaran98618.46
Azhar Khan83815.69
Ramon Estaris2154.03
Ward 3
Lisa Bower (X)6,11788.13
Liliane Niyongabo Kisoro82411.87

Brock

Brock elected 1 mayor, 1 regional councillor, and 5 local councillors in 1 of 5 wards.

The following are the official results in the Township of Brock.[6]

Mayor

2022 Brock Mayoral election
October 24, 2022
Turnout37.50%
 
WS
TS
RW
Candidate Walter Schummer Ted Smith Ryan Williams
Popular vote 2,185 1,147 644
Percentage 54.95% 28.85% 16.20%
Mayor before election

John Grant (appointed)[a]

 Elected mayor

Walter Schummer

Mayor John Grant, who was appointed after the death of Mayor Debbie Bath-Hadden, did not run for election. Ward 3 Councillor Walter Schummer won the election, defeating Regional Councillor Ted Smith.[8]

Candidate Vote %
Walter Schummer2,18554.95
Ted Smith1,14728.85
Ryan Williams64416.20

Regional Councillor

Map of Brock's five wards
Candidate Vote %
Michael Jubb3,05676.53
David Marquis71317.86
Dorothy Sanderson2245.61

Local Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Peter Frank66677.9
Mike Simard18922.1
Ward 2
Claire Doble (X)Acclaimed
Ward 3
Angela CanavanAcclaimed
Ward 4
Cria Pettingill (X)Acclaimed
Ward 5
Lynn Campbell (X)38950.8
Tony Laundrie37649.2

By-election

Following the resignation of Walter Schummer due to personal reasons, a mayoral by-election was intended to occur on September 8, 2025.[9] Only one candidate ran, Deputy Mayor Michael Jubb, who was therefore elected by acclamation.[10]

Clarington

2022 Clarington Mayoral election
October 24, 2022
Turnout28.05%
 
Candidate Adrian Foster Joe Neal Tom Dingwall
Popular vote 8,607 6,053 5,451
Percentage 42.49% 29.88% 26.91%
Mayor before election

Adrian Foster

 Elected mayor

Adrian Foster

Map of Clarington's four wards

Clarington elected 1 mayor, 2 regional councillors in 1 of 2 wards, and 4 local councillors in 1 of 4 wards.

The following are the official results in the Municipality of Clarington.[11]

Mayor

Mayor Adrian Foster won re-election.

Candidate Vote %
Adrian Foster (X)8,60742.5
Joe Neal6,05329.9
Tom Dingwall5,45126.9
Mirko Pejic1450.7

Regional Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Wards 1 & 2
Granville Anderson5,29044.2
Janice Jones5,14342.9
Bernard Sanchez1,54312.9
Wards 3 & 4
Willie WooAcclaimed

Local Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Sami Elhajjeh2,80047.7
Steven Conway1,39123.7
Robert Livingstone1,02217.4
Larey Reynolds65811.2
Ward 2
Lloyd Rang2,79552.3
Ryan Kerr2,55247.7
Ward 3
Corinna Traill (X)2,11555.1
Marven Whidden1,07328.0
Glenn Baswick64916.9
Ward 4
Margaret Zwart (X)2,10352.2
Jim Abernethy1,58139.2
Christy Gunaratnam3468.6

Oshawa

Oshawa elected 1 mayor, 1 regional and city councillors in 1 of 5 wards, and 5 city councillors in 1 of 5 wards.

The following are the official results in the City of Oshawa.[12]

Mayor

2022 Oshawa Mayoral election
October 24, 2022
Turnout18.42%
 
Candidate Dan Carter Sara Lear Joe Ingino
Popular vote 14,270 4,748 2,956
Percentage 64.94% 21.61% 13.45%
Map showing the winning candidate's vote strength in each of the 5 wards. The wards shaded in Blue voted a majority for Dan Carter. Pie Charts indicate the total votes received by each candidate per Ward.
Mayor before election

Dan Carter

 Elected mayor

Dan Carter

Mayor Dan Carter won re-election.

Candidate Vote %
Dan Carter (X)14,27064.94
Sara Lear4,72821.61
Joe Ingino2,95613.45

Regional & City Councillors

Map of Oshawa's five wards
Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
John Neal (X)1,82976.21
Christopher Parkinson32213.42
Rosaldo Russo24910.38
Ward 2
Tito-Dante Marimpietri (X)2,42753.17
Lina Fouroughy2,13846.83
Ward 3
Bob Chapman (X)3,79372.39
Jemma Lambert1,44727.61
Ward 4
Rick Kerr (X)2,46745.66
Doug Sanders2,07238.35
Jeff Davis86415.99
Ward 5
Brian Nicholson (X)1,94850.60
Alex Down1,58541.17
Todd Forbes3178.23

City Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Rosemary McConkey (X)1,10145.84
Theresa Corless1,09345.50
Ahmad Rashed Formuly2088.66
Ward 2
Jim Lee1,50933.80
Jane Hurst (X)1,20727.03
Jonathan Giancroce79217.74
Julia McCrea69515.57
Amin Ullah1834.10
John Sturdy791.77
Ward 3
Bradley Marks (X)2,69453.14
Amber Derby1,30725.78
Timothy Dobson76315.05
Joe Shaw3066.04
Ward 4
Derek Giberson (X)1,49727.38
Dave Thompson1,16921.38
Fred Eismont1,10520.21
James Bountrogiannis1,04619.13
Mark Logan65111.91
Ward 5
John Gray (X)2,36062.45
Amanda Jean Lewis57215.14
Karrie Lynn Dymond56614.98
Taylor Shane Bailey2817.44

Pickering

Pickering elected 1 mayor, 3 regional councillors in 1 of 3 wards, and 3 city councillors in 1 of 3 wards.

The following are the official results in the City of Pickering.[13]

Mayor

2022 Pickering Mayoral election
October 24, 2022
Turnout27.24%
 
KA
JF
BN
Candidate Kevin Ashe Janice Frampton Bradley Nazar
Popular vote 7,867 6,634 5,795
Percentage 38.76% 32.69% 28.55%
Map showing the winning candidate's vote strength in each of the 3 wards. The wards shaded in Blue voted a plurality for Kevin Ashe, and Cyan voted a plurality for Janice Frampton. Pie Charts indicate the total votes received by each candidate per Ward.
Mayor before election

Dave Ryan

 Elected mayor

Kevin Ashe

Incumbent mayor Dave Ryan did not run for re-election.[14] Regional Councillor Kevin Ashe won the election, defeating Janice Frampton and Bradley Nazar.[15]

Candidate Vote %
Kevin Ashe7,86738.76
Janice Frampton6,63432.69
Bradley Nazar5,79528.55

Regional Councillors

Map of Pickering's three wards
Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Maurice Brenner3,77350.74
Tom Hayes3,66349.26
Ward 2
Linda Cook1,99640.73
Gary Strange1,83737.48
Ali Marani60612.36
Eileen Higdon4629.43
Ward 3
David Pickles (X)4,29855.50
Peter Rodrigues3,44644.50

City Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Lisa Robinson1,63421.87
James Blair1,28617.21
Raveena Rajasingham97313.02
Karen Sloan94212.61
Anthony Michael Yacub93212.47
Tony Harold81110.86
Zeynab Kazi4776.38
Jeanine Soligo4165.57
Ward 2
Mara Nagy1,72234.81
Dave Currie91018.39
Ayesha Sardar75515.26
Nancy Van Rooy69814.11
Frank McGillan4779.64
George David Turner3857.78
Ward 3
Shaheen Butt (X)3,77747.91
Darshan Sritharan2,49831.68
Damian Williams1,43518.20
Ali Naqvi1742.21

Scugog

Scugog elected 1 mayor, 1 regional councillor, and 5 local councillors in 1 of 5 wards.

The following are the official results in the Township of Scugog.[16]

Mayor

Incumbent mayor Bobbie Drew did not run for re-election.[17] Regional Councillor Wilma Wotten won the election by acclamation.[18]

Candidate Vote %
Wilma WottenAcclaimed

Regional Councillor

Map of Scugog's five wards
Candidate Vote %
Ian McDougallAcclaimed

Local Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
David LeRoyAcclaimed
Ward 2
Janna Guido (X)Acclaimed
Ward 3
Robert Rock (X)Acclaimed
Ward 4
Harold WrightAcclaimed
Ward 5
Terry Coyne63445.68
Ivo Finotti38627.81
Imran Mohammad36826.51

Uxbridge

Uxbridge elected 1 mayor, 1 regional councillor, and 5 local councillors in 1 of 5 wards.

The following are the official results in the Township of Uxbridge.[19]

Mayor

Mayor Dave Barton won re-election by acclamation.[20]

Candidate Vote %
Dave Barton (X)Acclaimed

Regional Councillor

Map of Uxbridge's five wards
Candidate Vote %
Bruce Garrod4,46868.64
Jack Ballinger2,04131.36

Local Councillors

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Pamela Beach (X)65453.34
Dominic Morrissey57246.66
Ward 2
Gordon Shreeve74551.77
Patrick Molloy69448.23
Ward 3
Zed Pickering66856.47
John Haddock32927.81
J.P. Herold18615.72
Ward 4
Willie Popp (X)Acclaimed
Ward 5
Todd Snooks (X)69956.19
Christine McKenzie41833.60
Erin Jones12710.21

Whitby

Whitby elected 1 mayor, 4 regional councillors, and 4 local councillors in 1 of 4 wards.

The following are the official results in the Town of Whitby.[21]

Mayor

2022 Whitby Mayoral election
October 24, 2022
Turnout23.26%
 
ER
DN
EG
Candidate Elizabeth Roy Deidre Newman Evan Griffiths
Popular vote 12,654 9,355 1,517
Percentage 53.79% 39.76% 6.45%
Mayor before election

Don Mitchell

 Elected mayor

Elizabeth Roy

Mayor Don Mitchell did not run for re-election.[14] Regional Councillor Elizabeth Roy won the election, defeating Local Councillor for Ward 2 West Deidre Newman.[22]

Candidate Vote %
Elizabeth Roy12,65453.79
Deidre Newman9,35539.76
Evan Griffiths1,5176.45

Regional Councillors

Elected by plurality block voting, with each voter casting up to four votes.

Candidate Vote %
Rhonda Mulcahy (X)12,94717.81
Chris Leahy (X)12,54117.26
Steve Yamada (X)12,28716.91
Maleeha Shahid11,44115.74
Ron Kapuscinski8,53111.74
Michael G. Emm7,68310.57
Vasu Mallula3,7885.21
Dave Sansom3,4574.76

Local Councillors

Map of Whitby's four wards
Candidate Vote %
Ward 1 North
Steve Lee (X)Acclaimed
Ward 2 West
Matt Cardwell2,99542.93
Lori Lopes2,43134.84
Anjali Thorve94113.49
Kamlesh Partel4085.85
Jim Skenderis2022.90
Ward 3 Centre
Niki Lundquist2,49254.84
Joanne Drumm (X)2,05245.16
Ward 4 East
Victoria Bozinovski2,43139.79
John Rinella2,16635.45
PG Case86014.08
Rajat Sharma65310.69

Notes

  1. ↑ Appointed as Mayor after the death of Debbie Bath-Hadden.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipal Elections". Region of Durham. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Regional Chair Election". Region of Durham. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ "John Henry re-elected Durham Regional Chair; four incumbent mayors return in Durham, four newly elected". Durham Radio News. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Results". Town of Ajax. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ajax voters mostly stay the course with Shaun Collier returning as mayor". Hamilton Spectator. October 25, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Certificate of Election Results" (PDF). Township of Brock. October 15, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ Cearns, Dan (March 18, 2021). "John Grant is officially the new mayor of Brock Township". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  8. ↑ Hall, Chris (October 29, 2022). "Brock hands Walter Schummer the mayoral chains". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Voters in rural Ontario township to elect new mayor Sept. 8". Insuaga. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "With no challengers, Michael Jubb acclaimed Brock mayor". Durham Post. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Official Election Results" (PDF). Clarington.net. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ "2022 Municipal and School Board Elections Declaration of Certified Results" (PDF). City of Oshawa. October 25, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Certificate of Election Results" (PDF). City of Pickering. October 26, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 5, 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Who is running for mayor and council in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering and Clarington?". insauga.com.
  15. ↑ Calis, Kristen (October 24, 2022). "Kevin Ashe 'has a vision for Pickering'". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Past Election Results". Township of Scugog. Archived from the original on March 7, 2026.
  17. ↑ "After 30 years in politics Scugog mayor Bobbie Drew will not seek re-election". In Durham.
  18. ↑ Hall, Chris (September 26, 2022). "SCUGOG VOTES: 'I'm a firm believer in giving back to your community': Wilma Wotten acclaimed as Scugog's next mayor". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Official Declaration of Election Results". Township of Uxbridge. October 25, 2022. Archived from the original on July 17, 2026.
  20. ↑ Dillon, Moya (October 15, 2022). "'There's so much we started': Dave Barton returns to Uxbridge mayor's seat". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Certified Results of Election – Election Candidates (EL 32)" (PDF). Town of Whitby. October 26, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2026.
  22. ↑ Kelly, Tim (October 24, 2022). "WHITBY VOTES: Elizabeth Roy is Whitby's new mayor: 'This is such an honour'". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
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