Elections in the Regional Municipality of York of Ontario, Canada were held on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
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)
7,743
69.49
Anna Lozyk Romeo
1,802
16.17
Phiona Durrant
1,597
14.33
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 Weese
1,445
62.18
Sandra Humfryes (X)
631
27.15
Nick Biase
248
10.67
Ward 2
Candidate
Vote
%
Rachel Gilliland (X)
1,070
52.71
Marco Di Girolamo
492
24.24
Daniel Lajeunesse
256
12.61
Alison Connolly
212
10.44
Ward 3
Candidate
Vote
%
Wendy Gaertner (X)
1,210
47.90
Harold MacDonald
546
21.62
Alexandra Bonham
423
16.75
Owen Heritage
347
13.74
Ward 4
Candidate
Vote
%
Michael Thompson (X)
744
69.73
Iwona Czarnecka
274
25.68
Carson Day
49
4.59
Ward 5
Candidate
Vote
%
John Gallo (X)
602
30.25
Mae Khamissa
514
25.83
Steve Fleck
424
21.31
Robert Lounds
231
11.61
Ian Clark
219
11.01
Ward 6
Candidate
Vote
%
Harold Kim (X)
801
72.55
Greg Smith
198
17.93
Robert James Fraser
105
9.51
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)
3,266
51.51
James R. Young
2,797
44.11
Franco Colavecchia
278
4.38
Ward 1
Candidate
Vote
%
Loralea Carruthers (X)
Acclaimed
Terry E. Foster (X)
Acclaimed
Ward 2
Candidate
Vote
%
Brian Johns
1,287
41.9
Tara Roy-DiClemente (X)
1,118
36.4
Aida Kostuck
498
16.2
David Price
171
5.5
Ward 3
Candidate
Vote
%
Scott Crone (X)
1,524
35.7
Susan Lahey
1,072
25.1
Christine Glenn
943
22.1
Cathy Morton (X)
526
12.3
Douglas Willitts
201
4.7
Georgina
The results for mayor and for the council of Georgina are as follows:[8][9]
Mayor
Mayoral candidate
Vote
%
Margaret Quirk (X)
4,683
47.25
Jeffrey Cathcart
2,182
22.02
Ralph Hirmann
1,263
12.74
Frank Sebo
968
9.77
Boris Godzinevski
568
5.73
George Sheffield
246
2.48
Georgina Town Council
Regional Councillor
Council candidate
Vote
%
Naomi Davison
6,640
70.96
Dawn Zimmermann
2,717
29.04
Ward 1
Council candidate
Vote
%
Charlene Biggerstaff
896
55.86
Allison Cain
336
20.95
Mike Taggart
300
18.70
Mona Steitieh
72
4.49
Ward 2
Council candidate
Vote
%
Dan Fellini (X)
1,048
43.45
Natalie Floyd
781
32.38
Shannon DeLenardo
583
24.17
Ward 3
Council candidate
Vote
%
Dave Neeson (X)
1,150
50.88
Andrew Edge
598
26.46
Danielle Cohen
358
15.84
Scott Wollin
154
6.81
Ward 4
Council candidate
Vote
%
Dale Kerr Genge
884
40.40
Mike Anderson
830
37.93
Amanda Pace
302
13.80
Laurie Pangman
172
7.86
Ward 5
Council candidate
Vote
%
Lee Dale
923
69.92
Kelly McCarthy
397
30.08
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]
Mayoral candidate
Vote
%
Steve Pellegrini (X)
Acclaimed
Ward 1
Candidate
Vote
%
Jordan Alexander Cescolini (X)
738
55.6
Rob Payne
518
39.0
Nick Seretis
71
5.4
Ward 2
Candidate
Vote
%
David Boyd (X)
Acclaimed
Ward 3
Candidate
Vote
%
Jennifer Anstey
228
41.6
Adam Pham
192
35.0
Jakob Schneider (X)
120
21.9
Ryan Raymond
8
1.5
Ward 4
Candidate
Vote
%
Mary Asselstine
553
44.6
Simon Lloyd
502
40.5
Michael Lovisotto
120
9.7
Becky Eveson
64
5.2
Ward 5
Candidate
Vote
%
Debbie Schaefer (X)
575
64.7
Michael Di Mascolo
314
35.3
Ward 6
Candidate
Vote
%
Avia Eek (X)
Acclaimed
Markham
The results for mayor and for the council of Markham are as follows:[12]
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.
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]
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]
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.
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]