The 2022 municipal elections in Ontario were held on October 24, 2022.
Voters in the province of Ontario elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of the province's municipalities. The election date coincided with the religious festival of Diwali.
In total, 32 of Ontario's 444 municipalities did not hold elections, as their entire councils were elected by acclamation. In total, 139 municipalities had their mayors or reeves acclaimed. Elections were not held in Armour, Armstrong, Brethour, Chamberlain, Chapleau, Charlton and Dack, Dawn-Euphemia, Dorion, Drummond/North Elmsley, East Garafraxa, Enniskillen, Evanturel, Front of Yonge, Gordon/Barrie Island, Hilton, Hilton Beach, Hornepayne, Howick, Kerns, Lake of the Woods, Laurentian Hills, Minto, Oil Springs, Perry, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, South River, Tay, The Archipelago, Thessalon and Thornloe.
Electoral System In 2016, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario passed Bill 181, the Municipal Elections Modernization Act, which permitted municipalities to adopt ranked ballots for municipal elections (single-winner instant-runoff voting and also multi-winner single transferable voting being allowed)."Legislation passes allowing Ontario municipalities to use ranked ballots". The Globe and Mail, June 7, 2016."41.1 The counting of votes is carried out in one or more rounds, with at least one candidate being elected or eliminated in each round"
London was the only municipality to use ranked ballots (in the form of instant-runoff voting) in the 2018 election, with the decision in that city being made by London City Council in 2017,"London, Ont., votes to become 1st Canadian city to use ranked ballots". CBC News Windsor, May 2, 2017. while Cambridge and Kingston held referendums concurrently with their 2018 elections on whether to adopt ranked ballots for the next municipal elections in 2022, with both referendums passing.Andrew Coyne, "Election reform is coming to Canada — somewhere, somehow, and soon". National Post, October 6, 2017."Cambridge voters approve ranked balloting measure but low turnout could spike it". Global News, October 23, 2018."Kingston says “Yes” to electoral reform". Kingstonist, October 23, 2018.
However, in 2020 the Legislative Assembly of Ontario passed the Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020, which removed the option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections. Therefore, London switched back to First-past-the-post voting election system for the 2022 election, the cities of Cambridge and Kingston were not able to switch to ranked ballots.
By municipality Counties 2022 Bruce County municipal elections 2022 Dufferin County municipal elections 2022 Elgin County municipal elections 2022 Essex County municipal elections 2022 Frontenac County municipal elections 2022 Grey County municipal elections 2022 Haliburton County municipal elections 2022 Hastings County municipal elections 2022 Huron County municipal elections 2022 Lambton County municipal elections 2022 Lanark County municipal elections 2022 Leeds and Grenville United Counties municipal elections 2022 Lennox and Addington County municipal elections 2022 Middlesex County municipal elections 2022 Northumberland County municipal elections 2022 Perth County municipal elections 2022 Peterborough County municipal elections 2022 Prescott and Russell United Counties municipal elections 2022 Renfrew County municipal elections 2022 Simcoe County municipal elections 2022 Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties municipal elections 2022 Wellington County municipal elections
Districts 2022 Algoma District municipal elections 2022 Cochrane District municipal elections 2022 Kenora District municipal elections 2022 Manitoulin District municipal elections 2022 Nipissing District municipal elections 2022 Parry Sound District municipal elections 2022 Rainy River District municipal elections 2022 Sudbury District municipal elections 2022 Thunder Bay District municipal elections 2022 Timiskaming District municipal elections
Regional municipalities 2022 Durham Region municipal elections 2022 Halton Region municipal elections 2022 Muskoka District municipal elections 2022 Niagara Region municipal elections 2022 Oxford County municipal elections 2022 Peel Region municipal elections (Mississauga) 2022 Waterloo Region municipal elections 2022 York Region municipal elections
Single-tier municipalities Municipalities with more than 125,000 people: 2022 Barrie municipal election 2022 Greater Sudbury municipal election 2022 Guelph municipal election 2022 Hamilton, Ontario municipal election 2022 Kingston, Ontario municipal election 2022 London, Ontario municipal election 2022 Ottawa municipal election 2022 Toronto municipal election 2022 Windsor municipal election
Single-tier municipalities Municipalities with fewer than 125,000 people:
Belleville
The results for mayor of Belleville are as follows: Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Neil Ellis 9,194 59.25 Mitch Panciuk (X) 5,654 36.44 Kyle Thomson 668 4.31
Belleville City Council The candidates for Belleville City Council are as follows.
Ward 1 - Belleville 6 to be elected Candidate Vote % Tyler Allsopp (X) 7,695 13.44 Garnet Thompson (X) 6,767 11.82 Chris Malette (X) 6,528 11.40 Sean Kelly (X) 6,058 10.58 Lisa Anne Chatten 4,331 7.56 Barbara Enright-Miller 4,050 7.07 Margaret Seu 3,821 6.67 Kelly McCaw (X) 3,734 6.52 Carol Ann Feeney (X) 3,602 6.29 Nick Boretski 3,240 5.66 Sarita Van Dyke 2,983 5.21 Mike Benson 1,681 2.94 Jeremy T. Davis 1,615 2.82 Robert Labarge 1,162 2.03 Ward 2 - Thurlow 2 to be elected Candidate Vote % Paul Carr (X) 2,781 41.66 Kathryn Ann Brown 1,727 25.87 Bill Sandison (X) 1,677 25.12 Michael Clark 490 7.34
Brant, County of
Mayor The results for mayor of the County of Brant are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote % David Bailey (X) 5,964 72.41David Swanson1,47117.86Shawn Pratt8029.74
Brant County Council The results for Brant County Council were as follows. Two to be elected from each ward.
Ward 1 Candidate Vote % John Bradley MacAlpine (X) 1,16734.01 Jennifer Kyle 1,010 29.44 John Wheat (X) 824 24.02 Jeannine Forbes 430 12.53 Ward 2 Candidate Vote % Steve Howes (X) 1,341 42.65 Lukas Oakley 75123.89Jay Arora62719.94 Christina Speers 372 11.83Faizan Baig531.69 Ward 3 Candidate Vote % John Peirce (X) 1,022 36.76 John Bell (X) 920 33.09Danny Teves83830.14 Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Robert Chambers (X) Acclaimed David Miller (X) Acclaimed Ward 5 Candidate Vote %Christine Garneau1,01830.22Brian Coleman (X)82924.61Ella Haley66519.74 Mike Gatopoulos 500 14.84%John Starkey35710.60
A by-election was held in Ward 5 on March 16, 2026 to replace Christine Garneau who resigned in October 2025, citing "an irreconcilable conflict" between her business and municipal duties.
Results:
Council Candidate Vote %Ella Haley 568 39.28Mike Gatopoulos 424 29.32Joanne Dorr 247 17.08Greg Anderson 199 13.76Jeffrey G. Johnston 8 0.55
Brantford Mayor
Incumbent mayor Kevin Davis was challenged by former city councillor Dave Wrobel.
The results for mayor of Brantford were as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Kevin Davis (X) 9,220 45.95 Dave Wrobel 9,012 44.91 Ryan Smith 1,491 7.43 John Turmel 343 1.71
Brantford City Council
The results for Brantford City Council were as follows. Two elected from each ward. Ward 1 Candidate Vote % Michael Sullivan 2,020 39.85 Rose Sicoli (X) 1,641 32.37 Mike Tutt 983 19.39 John Van Dyk 425 8.38 Ward 2 Candidate Vote % John Sless (X) 2,571 29.52 Gino Caputo 1,803 20.70 Mark Littell 1,596 18.33 Erica James 1,453 16.68 Peter Sheere 1,012 11.62 Matthew Vaandering 274 3.15 Ward 3 Candidate Vote % Dan McCreary (X) 2,658 28.56 Greg Martin (X) 2,144 23.04 Kim Harrison 1,794 19.28 Mark St. Angelo 1,146 12.31 Kailee Poisson 864 9.28 Frances McCallum 700 7.52 Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Richard Carpenter (X) 3,074 39.93 Linda Hunt 1,530 19.87 Ray Petro 1,254 16.29 Kris Gutierrez 588 7.64 Janet Paul 574 7.46 Richard Wright 314 4.08 Rob Ferguson 211 2.74 Dale Beemer 84 1.09 Mike Gomon 70 0.91 Ward 5 Candidate Vote % Brian Van Tilborg (X) 1,518 32.51 Mandy Samwell 1,307 27.99 Paul MacDougall 579 12.40 Sandra Biggar 415 8.89 Heather Macdonald 372 7.97 John Beaumont 274 5.87 Mike Clancy 112 2.40 Eric Mundy 93 1.99
Brockville Mayor The candidates for mayor of Brockville are as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Matt Wren Acclaimed
Chatham-Kent Mayor
Incumbent mayor Darrin Canniff was challenged by truck driver Andy Fisher and retiree Bill Pickard.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Darrin Canniff (X) 17,981 75.13 William Pickard 3,588 14.99 Andy Fisher 2,364 9.88
Chatham-Kent Municipal Council
The results for Chatham-Kent Municipal Council were as follows.
Ward 1 - West Kent 2 to be elected Candidate Vote % Melissa Harrigan (X) 1,399 36.80 Lauren Anderson 1,331 35.01 Sandy Maynard 718 18.88 David Serednicki 354 9.31 Ward 2 - South Kent 3 to be elected Candidate Vote % Anthony Ceccacci (X) 3,214 28.10 Trevor Thompson (X) 2,909 25.43 Ryan Doyle 2,083 18.21 Mary Clare Latimer (X) 2,082 18.20 Mike Walker 1,151 10.06 Ward 3 - East Kent 2 to be elected Candidate Vote % Steve Pinsonneault (X) 2,049 37.47 John Wright (X) 1,727 31.58 Moréna McDonald 1,161 21.23 Matt Lamarche 315 5.76 Martin Fisher 216 3.95 Ward 4 - North Kent 2 to be elected Candidate Vote % Jamie McGrail (X) 1,506 28.02 Rhonda Jubenville 1,046 19.46 Aaron Neaves 765 14.23 Jim Konecny 631 11.74 Jason Sayer 520 9.67 Scott Kilbride 426 7.93 Dennis Fox 266 4.95 Steve Scott 415 4.00 Ward 5 - Wallaceburg 2 to be elected Candidate Vote % Aaron Hall (X) Acclaimed Carmen McGregor (X) Acclaimed Ward 6 - Chatham 6 to be elected Candidate Vote % Brock McGregor (X) 5,329 10.34 Michael Bondy (X) 5,146 9.99 Conor Allin 5,095 9.89 Marjorie Crew (X) 5,056 9.81 Alysson Storey 4,776 9.27 Amy Finn (X) 3,900 7.57 Carson Warrener 3,890 7.55 Derek Robertson 3,844 7.46 Karen Kirkwood-Whyte (X) 3,487 6.77 Larry Vellinga 2,693 5.23 Dava Robichaud 2,087 4.05 Sheila M. Martin 1,937 3.76 Lynn O'Brien 1,621 3.15 Bonny Pigeon 918 1.78 Michael Gibbons 884 1.72 Andrew Elliott 859 1.67
Cornwall Mayor The results for mayor of Cornwall were as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Justin Towndale 5,169 51.55 Glen G. Grant (X) 4,088 40.77 James Leroux 556 5.54 Jordan Poapst 215 2.14
Cornwall City Council The results for Cornwall City Council were as follows: At-large 10 to be elected Candidate Vote % Sarah Good 5,478 8.40 Carilyne Hébert (X) 4,439 6.80 Elaine MacDonald (X) 3,880 5.95 Dean Hollingsworth (X) 3,480 5.33 Todd Bennett (X) 3,312 5.08 Maurice Dupelle (X) 3,302 5.06 Claude McIntosh (X) 3,217 4.93 Denis Sabourin 2,859 4.38 Syd Gardiner (X) 2,738 4.20 Fred Ngoundjo 2,719 4.17 Jason Riley 2,564 3.93 Claude Poirier 2,490 3.82 Denis Carr (X) 2,304 3.53 Mark A. MacDonald 2,242 3.44 Bruce Baker 2,184 3.35 Abid Hussain 2,111 3.24 David Murphy 1,938 2.97 Carol Boileau 1,911 2.93 Patrick Dussault 1,850 2.84 Gerald E. Samson 1,745 2.67 Cory Dixon 1,652 2.53 Mary Jane Proulx 1,610 2.47 Stephen Scott 1,396 2.14 Ryan Martelle 1,175 1.80 Steven Robinson 1,106 1.70 Christopher Leclair 960 1.47 Martin Chevalier 575 0.88
Gananoque Mayor Incumbent mayor Ted Lojko was challenged by military veteran John Beddows and perioperative nurse Greg Truesdell.
The results for mayor of Gananoque were as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote % John Beddows 940 46.03 Ted Lojko (X) 721 35.31 Greg Truesdell 381 18.66
Haldimand County The results for mayor of Haldimand County and Haldimand County Municipal Council are as follows:
Mayor Incumbent mayor Ken Hewitt ran for re-election. He ran in the 2022 Ontario general election for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in Haldimand—Norfolk, losing to Independent Bobbi Ann Brady.