Elections were held in the Niagara Region of Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Niagara Regional Council Position ElectedFort Erie Mayor Wayne H. Redekop Fort Erie Councillor Tom InsinnaGrimsby Mayor Jeff JordanGrimsby Councillor Michelle SeabornLincoln Mayor Sandra Easton (acclaimed)Lincoln Councillor Robert Foster (acclaimed)Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati Niagara Falls Councillor Kim CraitorNiagara Falls Councillor Joyce MoroccoNiagara Falls Councillor Bob GaleNiagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor Gary ZalepaNiagara-on-the-Lake Councillor Andrea KaiserPelham Mayor Marvin JunkinPelham Councillor Diana HusonPort Colborne Mayor Bill SteelePort Colborne Councillor Fred Davies (acclaimed)St. Catharines Mayor Mat SiscoeSt. Catharines Councillor Jim BradleySt. Catharines Councillor Laura IpSt. Catharines Councillor Haley BatemanSt. Catharines Councillor Peter SecordSt. Catharines Councillor Tim RigbySt. Catharines Councillor Sal SorrentoThorold Mayor Terry UguliniThorold Councillor Tim WhalenWainfleet Mayor Brian GrantWelland Mayor Frank Campion Welland Councillor Leanna Villella Welland Councillor Pat ChiocchioWest Lincoln Mayor Cheryl GanannWest Lincoln Councillor Albert Witteveen
Fort Erie Mayor The results for mayor of Fort Erie were as follows: Mayoral Candidate Vote % Wayne H. Redekop (X) 6,195 67.26 Peter Taras 1,940 21.06 Daniel Leo Favero 1,075 11.67
Regional councillor The results for regional councillor were as follows: Candidate Vote % Tom Insinna (X) 5,931 67.99 Peter Nolan 2,792 32.01
Grimsby The results for mayor and regional councillor for Grimsby were as follows: Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Jeff Jordan (X) 7,193 80.80 John Dunstall 1,709 19.20
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Michelle Seaborn 4,476 51.69 Wayne Fertich (X) 4,183 48.31
Lincoln The results for mayor and regional councillor for Lincoln were as follows:
Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Sandra Easton (X) Acclaimed
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Robert Foster (X) Acclaimed
Niagara Falls
Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote %Jim Diodati (X)12,05566.72Sandra Marie Mac Kinnon 1,676 9.28 Connie Topolinsky 1,648 9.12Muhammad Shafique 798 4.42 Joe White 715 3.96 Roland Weeks 612 3.39 Grant Hall 563 3.12
Regional Council Three to be elected at-large. Regional councillors do not sit in city council.
Candidate Total votes % Kim Craitor 9,197 20.51 Joyce Morocco7,97417.79 Bob Gale (X) 6,434 14.35 Barbara Greenwood (X) 6,320 14.10 Carolyn Ioannoni 5,199 11.60 Kevin Maves 3,692 8.24 Tony Caruso 3,482 7.77 Karen Fraser 2,535 5.65
Niagara Falls City Council Eight to be elected at-large.
Candidate Vote %Mike Strange (X) 9,788 9.24Lori Lococo (X)9,6679.13Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg 8,642 8.16Tony Baldinelli 7,333 6.92Victor Pietrangelo (X)7,2396.83Wayne Campbell (X) 6,609 6.24Mona Patel 6,433 6.07Wayne Thomson (X)6,294 5.94Chris Dabrowski (X) 5,896 5.57 Vince Kerrio (X)5,4715.16Dan Moody 4,104 3.87 Anne Radojcic 3,718 3.51 Tim Housser 2,978 2.81Jim Dandy 2,904 2.74 Rebecca Crothers 2,651 2.50Tawnya Hartford 2,288 2.16 Mike Cushman 2,194 2.07 Christian Bell 2,007 1.89 Gary Baker1,9431.83Joedy Burdett 1,621 1.53 Glen Mercer 1,254 1.18Peter Giblett 1,150 1.09Saeed Malik 1,026 0.97 Mo Wasif 955 0.90 Harvey Gordon 885 0.84Sherfudeen Mohamed 884 0.83
Niagara-on-the-Lake The results for lord mayor and regional councillor for Niagara-on-the-Lake were as follows:
Lord Mayor Lord Mayoral Candidate Vote % Gary Zalepa 3,724 49.14 Betty Disero (X) 2,586 34.13 Vaughn Goettler 1,268 16.73
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Andrea Kaiser 3,100 44.03 Paolo Miele 1,709 24.28 William A. Roberts 1,134 16.11 Pat Darte 910 12.93 Barbara Worthy 187 2.66
Pelham The results for mayor and regional councillor for Pelham were as follows:
Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Marvin Junkin (X) 2,967 57.67 Frank Adamson 2,178 42.33
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Diana Huson (X) 3,461 69.47 Wally Braun 1,026 20.59 Fred Sarvis 495 9.94
Port Colborne The results for mayor and regional councillor for Port Colborne were as follows:
Mayor Brothers Bill and Charles Steele ran against each other. Mayoral Candidate Vote % Bill Steele (X) 3,054 62.84 Charles Steele 1,806 37.16
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Fred Davies Acclaimed
St. Catharines
The 2022 St. Catharines municipal election took place on Monday October 24, 2022 to determine a mayor, regional and city councillors and school trustees in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario. Nominations opened on May 2 and close on August 19.
Mayor Incumbent mayor Walter Sendzik announced on May 10, 2022, that he would not be running for re-election. Sendzik was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. Running to replace him are regional councillors Mike Britton and Mat Siscoe. Mayoral Candidate Vote % Mat Siscoe 17,808 68.76 Mike Britton 6,521 25.18 Nick Petrucci 1,571 6.07 Source:
Regional Council Six to be elected at-large. Regional councillors do not sit on city council. Candidate Total votes % of total votesJim Bradley (X) 16,960 16.30Laura Ip (X) 10,986 10.56Haley Bateman 9,964 9.58 Peter Secord 8,150 7.83Tim Rigby (X) 7,915 7.61 Sal Sorrento 7,798 7.50Brian Heit (X) 7,1626.88 Alicia Marshall 5,850 5.62 Trecia McLennan 5,060 4.86Sabrina Hill 4,994 4.80 Rob Herzog 4,887 4.70 Dennis Van Meer 4,082 3.92 John McGill 2,693 2.59 Matthew Bradman 2,337 2.25Bryan Blue 2,104 2.02 Steve Borisenko 1,615 1.55 Shawn Marriott 1,478 1.42 Source:
St. Catharines City Council Two to be elected in each ward. City councillors do not sit on regional council.
Ward 1 - Merriton Candidate Vote % Greg Miller (X) 1,577 26.33 Jackie Lindal 1,343 22.42 Jennifer Mooradian 1,276 21.30 Rebecca Hahn 1,090 18.20 Jeff Sheppard 520 8.68 Joshua Young 184 3.07
Ward 2 - St. Andrew's
Candidate Vote % Joseph Kushner (X) 1,924 26.08 Matt Harris (X)1,83724.90 Guy Graveline 1,286 17.43 Tom Neale 93912.73 Emilio Raimondo 721 9.77 Angela Browne 670 9.08
Ward 3 - St. George's Candidate Vote % Kevin Townsend (X) 1,700 35.21 Mark Stevens 1,311 25.07 John Kedzierski 552 10.56 Tapo Chimbbganda 492 9.41 Josh Holland 415 7.94 Jason Benoit 394 7.53 Danny Leslie 365 6.98
Ward 4 - St. Patrick's Candidate Vote %Robin McPherson (X) 1,88224.73Caleb Ratzlaff 1,76723.22 Spencer Bellows-De Wolfe 1,299 17.07Noah Machek 1,182 15.53 Dave White 87711.52 Danielle Romanuk 603 7.92
Ward 5 - Grantham
Candidate Vote % Dawn Dodge (X) 3,013 36.34 Bill Phillips (X) 3,013 36.34 Bob Romeo 1,200 14.48 Steve Wojciechowski 1,064 12.83
Ward 6 - Port Dalhousie
Candidate Vote % Carlos Garcia (X) 3,154 38.03 Bruce Williamson (X) 3,149 37.97 Jonathan Belgrave 1,991 24.01
By-election Following the death of Carlos Garcia on December 9, 2024, a by-election was held in Ward 6 on April 14, 2025. The results were as follows:
Candidate Vote % Marty Mako 1,878 42.03 Zach Dykstra 970 21.71 Jeff Mackie 936 20.95 Jonathan Belgrave 402 8.97 Norm St. George 168 3.76 Nick Kurzawa 80 1.79 Patrick Harb 35 0.78
Thorold The results for mayor and regional councillor for Thorold were as follows: Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote % Terry Ugulini (X) 3,150 72.71 Damon Ford 1,182 27.29
Regional councillor Candidate Vote % Tim Whalen (X) 2,852 67.22 Daryl Wilkinson 1,391 32.78
Wainfleet Mayor Kevin Gibson ran for a second term. The results for mayor of Wainfleet were as follows:
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Brian Grant 1,067 41.24 Kevin Gibson (X) 1,055 40.78 Alfred Kiers 465 17.97
Welland The results for mayor, regional councillor and city council for Welland are as follows: Mayor Incumbent mayor Frank Campion was challenged by Jeff Walters, who had previously run for the Alberta Party in the 2019 Alberta general election.
Mayoral Candidate Vote % Frank Campion (X)6,45659.26Jeffrey David Walters 4,438 40.74
Regional Council Two to be elected at-large. Regional councillors do not sit in city council.
Candidate Total votes % of total votesLeanna Villella (X) 6,860 40.36 Pat Chiocchio (X) 6,823 40.14Mamdouh Abdelmaksoud 3,316 19.51
Welland City Council
Two to be elected in each ward. City councillors do not sit on regional council.
Ward 1 Candidate Vote % Adam Moote (X) 893 32.36 Mary Ann Grimaldi (X) 781 28.30 Bradley Ulch 518 18.77 Jessica La Hay 397 14.38 Ryan Huckla 171 6.20
Ward 2
Candidate Vote % David McLeod (X) 1,013 28.32 Leo Van Vliet (X) 745 20.83Kathryn Jung 586 16.38 Steve Yochim 512 14.31 Tia De Agazio 421 11.77 Serge Daoust 300 8.39
Ward 3 Candidate Vote % John Chiocchio (X) 1,060 30.22 Sharmila Setaram 961 27.39 John Mastroianni (X) 925 26.37Graeme McMillan 562 16.02
Ward 4 Candidate Vote % Bryan Green (X) 1,197 36.13 Tony DiMarco (X) 911 27.50 Sylvia Parrotta 682 20.59 Kiron Bondale 523 15.79
Ward 5
Candidate Vote %Claudette Richard (X) 927 36.20Graham Speck (X) 910 35.53 Mark Dzugan 724 28.27
Ward 6
Candidate Vote %Bonnie Fokkens (X)84028.17Jamie Lee 66822.40 Jim Larouche (X) 667 22.37 Cheryl Lynn Rowe 474 15.90 Steve Falusi 333 11.17
West Lincoln The results for mayor and regional councillor for West Lincoln were as follows: Mayor Mayoral Candidate Vote %Cheryl Ganann 3,76868.41Dave Bylsma (X) 1,48426.94 Greg Stephens 2564.65
Regional councillor Candidate Vote %Albert Witteveen (X) 2,88554.52Peggy Cook 2,40745.48
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