# 2022 Simcoe County municipal elections

Elections were held in Simcoe County, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

## Simcoe County Council

The county council consists of the mayors and deputy mayors of the municipalities.
| Office | Elected |
| Mayor of Adjala-Tosorontio | Scott W. Anderson |
| Deputy Mayor of Adjala-Tosorontio | Julius Lachs |
| Mayor of Bradford West Gwillimbury | James Leduc |
| Deputy Mayor of Bradford West Gwillimbury | Raj Sandhu |
| Mayor of Clearview | Doug Measures (acclaimed) |
| Deputy Mayor of Clearview | Paul Van Staveren |
| Mayor of Collingwood | Yvonne Hamlin |
| Deputy Mayor of Collingwood | Tim Fryer |
| Mayor of Essa | Sandie Macdonald (acclaimed) |
| Deputy Mayor of Essa | Michael Smith (acclaimed) |
| Mayor of Innisfil | Lynn Dollin |
| Deputy Mayor of Innisfil | Kenneth Fowler |
| Mayor of Midland | Bill Gordon |
| Deputy Mayor of Midland | Jack Contin |
| Mayor of New Tecumseth | Richard Norcross |
| Deputy Mayor of New Tecumseth | Stepahnie MacLellan |
| Mayor of Oro-Medonte | Randy Greenlaw |
| Deputy Mayor of Oro-Medonte | Appointed from council |
| Mayor of Penetanguishene | Douglas Rawson |
| Deputy Mayor of Penetanguishene | Dan LaRose |
| Mayor of Ramara | Basil Clarke |
| Deputy Mayor of Ramara | Keith Bell |
| Mayor of Severn | Mike Burkett |
| Deputy Mayor of Severn | Judith Cox |
| Mayor of Springwater | Jennifer Coughlin |
| Deputy Mayor of Springwater | George Cabral |
| Mayor of Tay | Ted Walker (acclaimed) |
| Deputy Mayor of Tay | Barry Norris (acclaimed) |
| Mayor of Tiny | David Evans |
| Deputy Mayor of Tiny | Sean Miskimins |
| Mayor of Wasaga Beach | Brian Smith |
| Deputy Mayor of Wasaga Beach | Tanya Snell |

## Adjala-Tosorontio

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Adjala-Tosorontio.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Scott W. Anderson | 1,608 | 44.89 |
| Floyd Pinto (X) | 1,123 | 31.35 |
| Clay Birkett | 851 | 23.76 |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Julius Lachs | 1,828 | 52.99 |
| Deborah Hall-Chancey | 1,622 | 47.01 |

## Bradford West Gwillimbury

The following were the results for mayor, deputy mayor and town council of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Rob Keffer has announced his retirement.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| James Leduc | 4,892 | 53.23 |
| Mauro DiGiovanni | 3,202 | 34.84 |
| Antonio Garcia | 646 | 7.03 |
| Michael Lotter | 451 | 4.91 |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Raj Sandhu | 5,705 | 62.27 |
| Brent Fellman | 3,457 | 37.73 |

### Bradford West Gwillimbury Town Council

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Cheraldean Duhaney | 640 | 34.92 |
| Randy Hutchings | 441 | 24.06 |
| Al Bonura | 394 | 21.49 |
| Rahmat Mansoor | 235 | 12.82 |
| Aftab Hussain | 123 | 6.71 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Jonathan Scott (X) | 1,008 | 79.37 |
| Carlos Botelho | 262 | 20.63 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Ben Verkaik | 224 | 46.96 |
| Gary R. Lamb (X) | 201 | 42.14 |
| Gavin Maclean | 52 | 10.90 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Joseph Giordano | 576 | 41.00 |
| Rick Turner | 503 | 35.80 |
| Zahid Kahlon | 198 | 14.09 |
| Iftikhar Ahmad | 128 | 9.11 |
| Ward 5 |||
| Peter Ferragine (X) | 503 | 56.39 |
| Munawar Chudary | 389 | 43.61 |
| Ward 6 |||
| Nicholas Harper | 676 | 38.83 |
| Jennifer Harrison | 577 | 33.14 |
| Mark Contois (X) | 488 | 28.03 |
| Ward 7 |||
| Peter Dykie Jr. (X) | 794 | 48.39 |
| Steph Sinclair | 754 | 45.95 |
| Nathan Harris | 93 | 5.67 |

## Clearview

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Clearview.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Doug Measures (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Paul Van Staveren | 2,402 | 59.56 |
| Deborah Ann Bronee | 1,157 | 28.69 |
| Chuck Arrand | 474 | 11.75 |

## Collingwood

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Collingwood.

### Mayor

Previous mayor Brian Saunderson was elected in the 2022 Ontario general election for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in Simcoe—Grey. He was replaced as mayor by Keith Hull on June 20.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Yvonne Hamlin | 3,469 | 39.91 |
| Norm Sandberg | 2,635 | 30.32 |
| Mariane McLeod | 2,588 | 29.77 |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Tim Fryer | 5,804 | 70.18 |
| Bob Madigan | 1,688 | 20.41 |
| Jordan Fleming | 778 | 9.41 |

## Essa
### Mayor

Sandie Macdonald was re-elected as mayor of Essa by acclamation.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Sandie Macdonald (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### Deputy mayor

Michael Smith was re-elected as deputy mayor of Essa by acclamation.
| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Michael Smith (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Innisfil

The following results for mayor, deputy mayor and town council of Innisfil were as follows.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Lynn Dollin (X) | 4,509 | 57.51 |
| Daniel Davidson | 3,332 | 42.49 |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Kenneth Fowler | 4,078 | 53.44 |
| Rob Nicol | 3,553 | 46.56 |

### Innisfil Town Council

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Kevin Eisses (X) | 584 | 69.52 |
| Lynn Iwanow | 256 | 30.48 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Grace Constantine | 511 | 40.75 |
| Carol Griffith | 501 | 39.95 |
| Scott Jones | 205 | 16.35 |
| Anil Dutta | 37 | 2.95 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Jennifer Richardson | 768 | 54.35 |
| Andrew Harrigan | 426 | 30.15 |
| Naz Obredor | 131 | 9.27 |
| Leslie Pollak | 88 | 6.23 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Alex Waters (X) | 545 | 61.03 |
| Steven Fishman | 348 | 38.97 |
| Ward 5 |||
| Linda Zanella | 173 | 31.12 |
| Matthew Kenney | 166 | 29.86 |
| Jeanette Luchese-Jacobs | 133 | 23.92 |
| James Roncone | 84 | 15.11 |
| Ward 6 |||
| Robert Saunders | 656 | 46.36 |
| Megan Varga | 502 | 35.48 |
| Lisa Maxwell | 257 | 18.16 |
| Ward 7 |||
| Fred Drodge | 915 | 70.17 |
| Kevin Eckhardt | 207 | 15.87 |
| Jake Tucker | 182 | 13.96 |

## Midland

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Midland.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bill Gordon | 2,467 | 48.92 |
| Jonathan Main | 1,324 | 26.25 |
| Stewart Strathearn (X) | 1,148 | 22.76 |
| Ute Schmid-Jones | 104 | 2.06 |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Jack Contin | 2,817 | 56.86 |
| Cody Oschefski | 2,137 | 43.14 |

## New Tecumseth

The following were the results for mayor, deputy mayor and town council of New Tecumseth.

### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Rick Milne did not run for re-election. Running for mayor was deputy mayor Richard Norcross, and town councillor Donna Jebb, and Tony Veltri.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Richard Norcross | 4,217 | 39.79 |
| Donna Jebb | 3,903 | 36.83 |
| Tony Veltri | 2,478 | 23.38 |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Stepahnie MacLellan | 5,159 | 49.57 |
| Michael Beattie | 4,203 | 40.39 |
| David Ghobrial | 1,045 | 10.04 |

### New Tecumseth Town Council

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Chris Rapin | 737 | 51.55 |
| Wayne Noye (X) | 322 | 22.35 |
| Terrina Williams | 232 | 16.10 |
| John Miller | 108 | 7.49 |
| Aemelia O'Callaghan | 42 | 2.91 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Wendy Gabrek | 484 | 45.83 |
| Jason Bowers | 332 | 31.44 |
| Robert Clements | 166 | 15.72 |
| Jaison Waldman | 74 | 7.01 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Paul Foster (X) | 649 | 54.95 |
| Laurie Mortimer | 532 | 45.05 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Alan Masters | 889 | 56.23 |
| Ashlie Drake | 692 | 43.77 |
| Ward 5 |||
| Marc Biss | 355 | 38.13 |
| Tony Phekoo | 313 | 33.62 |
| Mike Williams | 263 | 28.25 |
| Ward 6 |||
| Nicole Cox | 781 | 53.64 |
| Doug Kowalinski | 592 | 40.66 |
| Brandon Kyte | 83 | 5.70 |
| Ward 7 |||
| Shira Harrison McIntyre (X) | 536 | 35.66 |
| Joe Feiner | 413 | 27.48 |
| Guy Bonney | 408 | 27.15 |
| Peter Barbati | 146 | 9.71 |
| Ward 8 |||
| Andrea Jacks | 777 | 56.30 |
| Alan Lacey (X) | 336 | 24.35 |
| Jess Prothero | 267 | 19.35 |

## Oro-Medonte
### Mayor

The following were the results for mayor of Oro-Medonte.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Randy Greenlaw | 4,793 | 66.82 |
| Harry Hughes (X) | 2,380 | 33.18 |

## Penetanguishene
### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Doug Leroux ran for council. Running to replace him was former town councillor Doug Rawson and town councillor Jill St. Amant.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Douglas Rawson | 1,808 | 61.88 |
| Jill M. St. Amant | 1,114 | 38.12 |

### Deputy mayor

The following were the results for deputy mayor of Penetanguishene.
| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Dan LaRose | 1,443 | 51.50 |
| Brian Cummings | 1,359 | 48.50 |

## Ramara

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Ramara.

### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Basil Clarke was challenged by former township councillor Marg Sharpe in a re-match of the 2018 election.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Basil Clarke (X) | 1,830 | 43.05 |
| Marg Sharpe | 1,687 | 39.68 |
| Russ Cole | 734 | 17.27 |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Keith Bell | 1,457 | 34.93 |
| Joe Gough (X) | 1,400 | 33.57 |
| Dave Readman | 1,314 | 31.50 |

## Severn

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Severn.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mike Burkett (X) | 3,740 | 87.49 |
| Mark Gibbons | 535 | 12.51 |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Judith Cox | 2,372 | 55.18 |
| Jane Dunlop (X) | 1,927 | 44.82 |

## Springwater

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Springwater.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jennifer Coughlin | 3,472 | 62.01 |
| Perry Ritchie | 1,706 | 30.47 |
| Bill Haight | 421 | 7.52 |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| George Cabral | 2,409 | 43.79 |
| Wanda Maw-Champman | 2,091 | 38.01 |
| Dennis Gannon | 1,001 | 18.20 |

## Tay

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Tay.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ted Walker (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Barry Norris | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Tiny

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Tiny.

### Mayor

Running for mayor was former township councillor Tony Mintoff and sales and marketing manager David Evans. Incumbent mayor George Cornell did not for re-election.
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| David Evans | 4,102 | 64.66 |
| Tony Mintoff | 2,242 | 35.34 |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Sean Miskimins | 2,537 | 40.26 |
| John Bryant | 2,163 | 34.32 |
| Steve Saltsman | 1,602 | 25.42 |

## Wasaga Beach

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Wasaga Beach.

### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Brian Smith | 4,477 | 38.47 |
| Nina Bifolchi (X) | 2,937 | 25.23 |
| Giorgio Mammoliti | 2,363 | 20.30 |
| Leslie Farkas | 1,862 | 16.00 |

### Deputy mayor

| Deputy mayoral candidate | Vote | % |
| Tanya Snell | 6,217 | 55.25 |
| Sylvia Bray (X) | 3,788 | 33.66 |
| Ilona Matthews | 1,248 | 11.09 |