# 2018 Durham Region municipal elections

Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

## Durham Regional Council

| Position | Elected |
| Chair ||
| John Henry ||
| Ajax ||
| Mayor | Shaun Collier |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 1 | Marilyn Crawford |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 2 | Sterling Lee |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 3 | Joanne Dies |
| Brock ||
| Mayor | Debbie Bath-Hadden |
| Regional Councillor | Ted Smith |
| Clarington ||
| Mayor | Adrian Foster |
| Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 2 | Joe Neal |
| Regional Councillor, Wards 3 & 4 | Granville Anderson |
| Oshawa ||
| Mayor | Dan Carter |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 1 | John Neal |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 2 | Tito-Dante Marimpietri |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 3 | Bob Chapman |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 4 | Rick Kerr |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 5 | Brian Nicholson |
| Pickering ||
| Mayor | Dave Ryan |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 1 | Kevin Ashe |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 2 | Bill McLean |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 3 | David Pickles |
| Scugog ||
| Mayor | Bobbie Drew |
| Regional Councillor | Wilma Wotten |
| Uxbridge ||
| Mayor | Dave Barton |
| Regional Councillor | Gord Highet |
| Whitby ||
| Mayor | Don Mitchell |
| Regional Councillor | Elizabeth Roy |
| Regional Councillor | Chris Leahy |
| Regional Councillor | Steve Yamada |
| Regional Councillor | Rhonda Mulcahy |

## Durham Regional Chair

The following are the preliminary results for the position of Durham Regional Chair.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| John Henry | 69,804 | 54.99 |
| Tom Dingwall | 25,662 | 20.22 |
| John Mutton | 16,795 | 13.23 |
| Peter Neal | 8,324 | 6.56 |
| Muhammad Ahsin Sahi | 6,346 | 5.00 |

## Ajax

The following are the preliminary results for the Town of Ajax.
Following a ward boundary review, Ajax gained one regional councillor and lost one local councillor for the 2018 election. The overall size of the council remained the same.

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Shaun Collier | 10,799 | 42.84 |
| Colleen Jordan | 8,293 | 32.90 |
| Arthur Augustine | 2,996 | 11.90 |
| Jennifer Brown | 2,156 | 8.55 |
| Carion Fenn | 963 | 3.82 |

### Regional Councillors

Three Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Marilyn Crawford | 6,738 | 80.21 |
| Mohamed Karatella | 1,662 | 19.79 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Sterling Lee | 2,901 | 41.95 |
| Nancy Henry | 2,512 | 36.33 |
| Muhammad Asif | 1,502 | 21.72 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Joanne Dies | 6,685 | 71.32 |
| Kurtis McAleer | 2,688 | 28.68 |

### Local Councillors

Three Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Rob Tyler Morin | 2,378 | 28.18 |
| Marsha Lynn Jones Dooley | 2,078 | 24.62 |
| Michael Bissonnette | 1,914 | 22.68 |
| Christopher Gillett | 708 | 8.39 |
| Margaret Cecconet | 683 | 8.10 |
| Robert Bishop | 678 | 8.03 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Ashmeed Khan | 1,530 | 21.81 |
| Kenroy Wilson | 1,421 | 20.26 |
| Ashish Pandya | 1,397 | 19.92 |
| Tyrone Fernando | 1,243 | 17.72 |
| Scott Crawford | 891 | 12.70 |
| Larry Leung | 285 | 4.10 |
| Arsalan Iqbal | 247 | 3.52 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Lisa Bower | 4,380 | 45.80 |
| Pat Brown (X) | 2,826 | 29.55 |
| Clayton McLean | 904 | 9.45 |
| Matthew Pond | 886 | 9.26 |
| Dane Record | 317 | 3.31 |
| Joe Careen | 252 | 2.63 |

## Brock

The following are the preliminary results for the Township of Brock.

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Debbie Bath-Hadden | 2,273 | 51.42 |
| John Grant (X) | 2,147 | 48.58 |

### Regional Councillor

One Regional Councillor was elected.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ted Smith | 1,851 | 42.67 |
| Jay Yerema-Weafer | 1,245 | 28.70 |
| Judi Forbes | 968 | 22.31 |
| Dorothy Sanderson | 274 | 6.31 |

### Local Councillors

Five Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Michael Jubb | 542 | 62.37 |
| Gord Lodwick | 327 | 37.63 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Claire Doble | 436 | 59.32 |
| Cyndi Schaffer | 245 | 33.33 |
| Wayne Dunnett | 54 | 7.35 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Walter Schummer | 670 | 74.86 |
| Bill Basztyk | 225 | 25.14 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Cria Pettingill | 373 | 42.78 |
| Chris Shier | 255 | 29.24 |
| Ralph Maleus | 244 | 28.00 |
| Ward 5 |||
| Lynn Campbell | 532 | 50.33 |
| Tony Laundrie | 396 | 37.46 |
| Allan Simpson | 129 | 12.20 |

## Clarington

The following are the preliminary results for the Municipality of Clarington.

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Adrian Foster (X) | 12,507 | 68.06 |
| Mark Canning | 5,259 | 28.62 |
| Matthew Marshall | 610 | 3.32 |

### Regional Councillors

Two Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 2 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Wards 1 & 2 |||
| Joe Neal (X) | 5,395 | 51.65 |
| Mary Novak | 5,050 | 48.35 |
| Wards 3 & 4 |||
| Granville Anderson | 2,675 | 34.11 |
| Steven Cooke (X) | 2,205 | 28.12 |
| Wendy Partner (X) | 2,083 | 26.56 |
| Peter Vogel | 879 | 11.21 |

### Local Councillors

Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Janice Jones | 2,857 | 52.89 |
| Sami Elhajjeh | 1,566 | 28.99 |
| Franklin Wu | 979 | 18.12 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Ron Hooper (X) | 3,794 | 76.23 |
| Maralyn Tassone | 1,183 | 23.77 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Corinna Traill (X) | 1,957 | 48.85 |
| Bradley Phillips | 973 | 24.29 |
| Sarah MacDonald | 732 | 18.27 |
| Robert Grovum | 344 | 8.59 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Margaret Zwart | 1,249 | 32.57 |
| Zachery Prescott | 704 | 18.36 |
| Alan Harris | 703 | 18.33 |
| Greg Rowden | 621 | 16.19 |
| J.C. Dougan | 389 | 10.14 |
| Evan King | 169 | 4.41 |

## Oshawa

The following are the preliminary results for the City of Oshawa.
For the 2018 election, Oshawa re-adopted a ward based system. Voters in each ward elected one regional councillor and one city councillor.

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Dan Carter | 17,630 | 69.39 |
| Sara Lear | 2,892 | 11.38 |
| Joe Ingino | 1,407 | 5.54 |
| Bob Rutherford | 1,076 | 4.24 |
| Adam Kunz | 1,057 | 4.16 |
| Kenneth Carruthers | 977 | 3.85 |
| Rosaldo Russo | 367 | 1.44 |

### Regional & City Councillors

Five Regional & City Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| John Neal (X) | 1,408 | 50.67 |
| Cathy Clarke | 1,051 | 37.82 |
| Dominic Barone | 320 | 11.51 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Tito-Dante Marimpietri | 2,136 | 43.72 |
| Julia McCrea | 1,232 | 25.21 |
| Jim Van Allen | 873 | 17.87 |
| George Milosh | 346 | 7.08 |
| Daniel Cullen | 299 | 6.12 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Bob Chapman | 3,084 | 44.14 |
| John Shields (X) | 2,555 | 36.57 |
| Teresa Aker | 1,348 | 19.29 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Rick Kerr (X) | 3,176 | 50.55 |
| Doug Sanders (X) | 3,107 | 49.45 |
| Ward 5 |||
| Brian Nicholson | 1,675 | 39.74 |
| Nester Pidwerbecki (X) | 1,393 | 33.05 |
| Kim Beatty | 1,147 | 27.21 |

### City Councillors

Five City Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Rosemary McConkey | 1,152 | 43.65 |
| Theresa Corless | 834 | 31.60 |
| Robert Stevenson | 331 | 12.54 |
| Diane Stephen | 186 | 7.05 |
| Adam White | 136 | 5.15 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Jane Hurst | 1,758 | 37.97 |
| Gail Bates (X) | 1,003 | 21.66 |
| Jonathan Giancroce | 853 | 18.42 |
| Karen Albrecht | 815 | 17.60 |
| Adrian Gianello | 201 | 4.34 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Bradley Marks | 3,056 | 45.80 |
| Eric Guernsey | 1,494 | 22.39 |
| Ethan Eastwood | 1,280 | 19.18 |
| Cerise Wilson | 843 | 12.63 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Derek Giberson | 1,464 | 23.02 |
| Catherine Hawthorn | 941 | 14.80 |
| Dave Thompson | 871 | 13.69 |
| Mark Logan | 791 | 12.44 |
| Chris Topple | 584 | 9.18 |
| Gregory Milosh | 527 | 8.29 |
| Elizabeth Jamischak | 443 | 6.97 |
| Matthew Kotsopoulos | 404 | 6.35 |
| Clayton Paterson | 194 | 3.05 |
| Michael Goodmurphy | 141 | 2.22 |
| Ward 5 |||
| John Gray | 2,411 | 57.79 |
| Alex Down | 1,535 | 36.79 |
| Joe Lococo | 226 | 5.42 |

## Pickering

The following are the preliminary results for the City of Pickering.

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Dave Ryan (X) | 12,959 | 66.13 |
| Eileen Higdon | 3,647 | 18.61 |
| Wesley Henry | 2,620 | 13.37 |
| Bert Cortez | 370 | 1.90 |

### Regional Councillors

Three Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Kevin Ashe (X) | 3,318 | 47.90 |
| Musa Mansuar | 2,526 | 36.47 |
| Robert Jones | 771 | 11.13 |
| Usha Chahar | 311 | 4.50 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Bill McLean (X) | 2,659 | 54.25 |
| Gary Strange | 2,242 | 45.75 |
| Ward 3 |||
| David Pickles (X) | 4,468 | 58.65 |
| Peter Rodrigues | 3,150 | 41.35 |

### City Councillors

Three City Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Maurice Brenner (X) | 2,707 | 38.95 |
| Lisa Robinson | 2,523 | 36.30 |
| Tony Harold | 779 | 11.21 |
| Nancy Granados | 569 | 8.19 |
| Clyde Taffe | 213 | 3.06 |
| Haidar Furozuni | 159 | 2.29 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Ian Cumming (X) | 2,536 | 53.31 |
| Tanya Foster | 891 | 18.73 |
| Sari Sarieddine | 727 | 15.28 |
| Dave Currie | 603 | 12.68 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Shaheen Butt (X) | 3,115 | 41.84 |
| Nadia Peerzada | 2,646 | 35.54 |
| Damian Williams | 1,486 | 20.00 |
| Javed Akhtar | 124 | 1.67 |
| Ali Naqvi | 74 | 1.00 |

## Scugog

The following are the preliminary results for the Township of Scugog.

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Bobbie Drew (X) | 4,578 | 58.56 |
| Betty Somerville | 3,239 | 41.44 |

### Regional Councillor

One Regional Councillor was elected.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Wilma Wotten | 4,804 | 63.04 |
| Marc Gibbons | 1,437 | 18.86 |
| Don Kett | 1,100 | 14.44 |
| Dwayne Marrison | 279 | 3.66 |

### Local Councillors

Five Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Ian McDougall | 681 | 42.67 |
| David LeRoy | 426 | 26.70 |
| John Debono | 354 | 22.18 |
| Jim Howard | 135 | 8.46 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Janna Guido | 917 | 53.85 |
| Tony Janssen | 621 | 36.47 |
| Cindy Sutch | 165 | 9.69 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Angus Ross | 474 | 62.37 |
| Charlotte Hale | 286 | 37.63 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Deborah Kiezebrink | 727 | 50.03 |
| Jennifer Bankay | 326 | 22.44 |
| Tara-Lyn Mappin | 201 | 13.83 |
| Christopher Turner | 199 | 13.70 |
| Ward 5 |||
| Lance Brown | 1,106 | 49.64 |
| Jennifer Back | 770 | 34.56 |
| Tracy McGarry | 352 | 15.80 |

## Uxbridge

The following are the preliminary results for the Town of Uxbridge.

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Dave Barton | 5,325 | 63.01 |
| Patrick Molloy (X) | 2,406 | 28.47 |
| Diane Reilly | 720 | 8.52 |

### Regional Councillor

One Regional Councillor was elected.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gord Highet | 4,315 | 53.70 |
| Michelle Viney | 3,721 | 46.30 |

### Local Councillors

Five Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 |||
| Pamela Beach | 832 | 53.47 |
| Amanda Brannigan | 724 | 46.53 |
| Ward 2 |||
| Gary Ruona | 709 | 39.90 |
| Gordon Shreeve | 629 | 35.40 |
| Ted Eng | 439 | 24.70 |
| Ward 3 |||
| Bruce Garrod | 797 | 56.61 |
| John Haddock | 383 | 27.20 |
| Logan O'Connor | 228 | 16.19 |
| Ward 4 |||
| Willie Popp | 1,126 | 51.18 |
| Fred Bryan | 814 | 37.00 |
| Tamara Williamson | 260 | 11.82 |
| Ward 5 |||
| Todd Snooks | 586 | 41.50 |
| Angela Horne | 290 | 20.54 |
| Tammy Murphy | 242 | 17.14 |
| Roger Varley | 232 | 16.43 |
| Blair Emmerson | 62 | 4.39 |

## Whitby

The following are the preliminary results for the Town of Whitby.

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Don Mitchell (X) | 16,464 | 71.11 |
| Andrea Kennedy | 6,689 | 28.89 |

### Regional Councillors

Four Regional Councillors were elected.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Elizabeth Roy (X) | 12,257 | 16.44 |
| Chris Leahy | 11,210 | 15.04 |
| Steve Yamada | 10,404 | 13.96 |
| Rhonda Mulcahy | 8,545 | 11.46 |
| Terry Johnston | 8,055 | 10.80 |
| Derrick Gleed (X) | 7,259 | 9.74 |
| Christine Winters | 6,852 | 9.19 |
| John Dolstra | 5,786 | 7.76 |
| Rod Thwaites | 2,132 | 2.86 |
| Chudi Asidianya | 2,051 | 2.75 |

### Local Councillors

Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward 1 North |||
| Steve Lee | 2,624 | 54.98 |
| Bill Windrem | 1,316 | 27.57 |
| Sharmila Saigaonkar | 833 | 17.45 |
| Ward 2 West |||
| Deidre Newman | 2,540 | 39.24 |
| Matt Cardwell | 2,435 | 37.62 |
| Kimberly Zeppieri | 738 | 11.40 |
| Meredith Dodge | 413 | 6.38 |
| Tracy Roulston | 347 | 5.36 |
| Ward 3 Centre |||
| Joanne Alexander | 1,551 | 34.19 |
| Michael Emm (X) | 1,538 | 33.90 |
| Bob Baker | 1,242 | 27.37 |
| Dave Sansom | 206 | 4.54 |
| Ward 4 East |||
| Maleeha Shahid | 2,015 | 30.23 |
| Liam Nichols | 1,314 | 19.71 |
| Paul Johnston | 1,147 | 17.21 |
| Carleen Blissett | 1,086 | 16.29 |
| Chris Jones | 740 | 11.10 |
| Sharon Peters | 364 | 5.46 |