# 2022 Niagara Region municipal elections

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 | Elected |
| Fort Erie Mayor | Wayne H. Redekop |
| Fort Erie Councillor | Tom Insinna |
| Grimsby Mayor | Jeff Jordan |
| Grimsby Councillor | Michelle Seaborn |
| Lincoln Mayor | Sandra Easton (acclaimed) |
| Lincoln Councillor | Robert Foster (acclaimed) |
| Niagara Falls Mayor | Jim Diodati |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Kim Craitor |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Joyce Morocco |
| Niagara Falls Councillor | Bob Gale |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor | Gary Zalepa |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Councillor | Andrea Kaiser |
| Pelham Mayor | Marvin Junkin |
| Pelham Councillor | Diana Huson |
| Port Colborne Mayor | Bill Steele |
| Port Colborne Councillor | Fred Davies (acclaimed) |
| St. Catharines Mayor | Mat Siscoe |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Jim Bradley |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Laura Ip |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Haley Bateman |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Peter Secord |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Tim Rigby |
| St. Catharines Councillor | Sal Sorrento |
| Thorold Mayor | Terry Ugulini |
| Thorold Councillor | Tim Whalen |
| Wainfleet Mayor | Brian Grant |
| Welland Mayor | Frank Campion |
| Welland Councillor | Leanna Villella |
| Welland Councillor | Pat Chiocchio |
| West Lincoln Mayor | Cheryl Ganann |
| West 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 | Acclaimed |

### Regional councillor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Robert Foster (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Niagara Falls
### Mayor

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Diodati (X) | 12,055 | 66.72 |
| Sandra Marie Mac Kinnon | 1,676 | 9.28 |
| Connie Topolinsky | 1,648 | 9.12 |
| Muhammad 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 Morocco | 7,974 | 17.79 |
| 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 | 9.24 |
| Lori Lococo (X) | 9,667 | 9.13 |
| Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg | 8,642 | 8.16 |
| Tony Baldinelli | 7,333 | 6.92 |
| Victor Pietrangelo (X) | 7,239 | 6.83 |
| Wayne Campbell (X) | 6,609 | 6.24 |
| Mona Patel | 6,433 | 6.07 |
| Wayne Thomson (X) | 6,294 | 5.94 |
| Chris Dabrowski (X) | 5,896 | 5.57 |
| Vince Kerrio (X) | 5,471 | 5.16 |
| Dan Moody | 4,104 | 3.87 |
| Anne Radojcic | 3,718 | 3.51 |
| Tim Housser | 2,978 | 2.81 |
| Jim Dandy | 2,904 | 2.74 |
| Rebecca Crothers | 2,651 | 2.50 |
| Tawnya Hartford | 2,288 | 2.16 |
| Mike Cushman | 2,194 | 2.07 |
| Christian Bell | 2,007 | 1.89 |
| Gary Baker | 1,943 | 1.83 |
| Joedy Burdett | 1,621 | 1.53 |
| Glen Mercer | 1,254 | 1.18 |
| Peter Giblett | 1,150 | 1.09 |
| Saeed Malik | 1,026 | 0.97 |
| Mo Wasif | 955 | 0.90 |
| Harvey Gordon | 885 | 0.84 |
| Sherfudeen 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 | 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 votes |
| Jim Bradley (X) | 16,960 | 16.30 |
| Laura Ip (X) | 10,986 | 10.56 |
| Haley Bateman | 9,964 | 9.58 |
| Peter Secord | 8,150 | 7.83 |
| Tim Rigby (X) | 7,915 | 7.61 |
| Sal Sorrento | 7,798 | 7.50 |
| Brian Heit (X) | 7,162 | 6.88 |
| Alicia Marshall | 5,850 | 5.62 |
| Trecia McLennan | 5,060 | 4.86 |
| Sabrina 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 | 2.25 |
| Bryan 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) | 1,837 | 24.90 |
| Guy Graveline | 1,286 | 17.43 |
| Tom Neale | 939 | 12.73 |
| 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) | 1,882 | 24.73 |
| Caleb Ratzlaff | 1,767 | 23.22 |
| Spencer Bellows-De Wolfe | 1,299 | 17.07 |
| Noah Machek | 1,182 | 15.53 |
| Dave White | 877 | 11.52 |
| 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 |

## 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) | 6,456 | 59.26 |
| Jeffrey 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 votes |
| Leanna Villella (X) | 6,860 | 40.36 |
| Pat Chiocchio (X) | 6,823 | 40.14 |
| Mamdouh 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 | 20.83 |
| Kathryn 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 | 26.37 |
| Graeme 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 | 36.20 |
| Graham Speck (X) | 910 | 35.53 |
| Mark Dzugan | 724 | 28.27 |

#### Ward 6

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bonnie Fokkens (X) | 840 | 28.17 |
| Jamie Lee | 668 | 22.40 |
| 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 | 3,768 | 68.41 |
| Dave Bylsma (X) | 1,484 | 26.94 |
| Greg Stephens | 256 | 4.65 |

### Regional councillor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Albert Witteveen (X) | 2,885 | 54.52 |
| Peggy Cook | 2,407 | 45.48 |