# 2022 Muskoka District municipal elections

Elections were held in the Muskoka District Municipality of Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

## Muskoka District Council

The Muskoka District Council, is made up of a 23 member council which includes the mayors of its six municipalities, three councillors each from Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Huntsville and Muskoka Lakes, two each from Lake of Bays and Georgian Bay, plus a District Chair which is elected by council following the election.
| Position | Elected |
| Chair ||
| Bracebridge ||
| Mayor | Rick Maloney |
| District Councillor | Don Smith |
| District Councillor | Brenda Rhodes |
| District Councillor | Tatiana Sutherland |
| Georgian Bay ||
| Mayor | Peter Koetsier (acclaimed) |
| District Councillor, Wards 1 & 3 | Brian Bochek (acclaimed) |
| District Councillor, Wards 2 & 4 | Peter Cooper (acclaimed) |
| Gravenhurst ||
| Mayor | Heidi Lorenz |
| District Councillor | Sandy Cairns |
| District Councillor | Erin Strength |
| District Councillor | Peter M. Johnston |
| Huntsville ||
| Mayor | Nancy Alcock |
| District Councillor | Scott Morrison |
| District Councillor | Dan Armour |
| District Councillor | Bob Stone |
| Lake of Bays ||
| Mayor | Terry Glover |
| District Councillor, Franklin & Sinclair Wards | Mike Peppard |
| District Councillor, Ridout & McLean Wards | Robert Lacroix (acclaimed) |
| Muskoka Lakes ||
| Mayor | Peter Kelley |
| District Councillor, Ward 1 | Ruth Nishikawa (acclaimed) |
| District Councillor, Ward 2 | Allen Edwards (acclaimed) |
| District Councillor, Ward 3 | Guy Burry (acclaimed) |

## Bracebridge

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Bracebridge.

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Rick Maloney (X) | 3,140 | 52.76 |
| Mike Opara | 1,596 | 26.82 |
| Paul Campbell | 1,215 | 20.42 |

### District Councillors

Three to be elected.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Don Smith (X) | 3,279 | 21.48 |
| Brenda Rhodes | 3,452 | 22.62 |
| Tatiana Sutherland | 3,161 | 20.71 |
| Mark Quemby (X) | 2,922 | 19.14 |
| Steven Clement (X) | 2,449 | 16.05 |

## Georgian Bay

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Georgian Bay.

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Peter Koetsier (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### District Councillors

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Wards 1 & 3 |||
| Brian Bochek | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Wards 2 & 4 |||
| Peter Cooper (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Gravenhurst

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Gravenhurst.

### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Paul Kelly did not run for re-election. Deputy mayor Heidi Lorenz ran against town councillor Terry Pilger, and Marc Mantha.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Heidi Lorenz | 2,155 | 43.97 |
| Terry Pilger | 1,937 | 39.52 |
| Marc Mantha | 809 | 16.51 |

### District Councillors

Three to be elected.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Sandy Cairns (X) | 3,186 | 26.50 |
| Erin Strength | 2,005 | 16.67 |
| Peter M. Johnston | 1,833 | 15.24 |
| Jaden Hollingshead | 1,691 | 14.06 |
| John Gordon (X) | 1,686 | 14.02 |
| Gordie Merton | 838 | 6.97 |
| Allan J. Kent | 596 | 4.96 |
| Bryant Halsall | 189 | 1.57 |

## Huntsville

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Huntsville.

### Mayor

Mayor Karin Terziano did not run for re-election. Running to replace her were Deputy Mayor Nancy Alcock, district councillor Tim Withey and former fire chief Stephen Hernen. Terziano was acclaimed to the position in 2019 when previous mayor Scott Atchison was elected to Parliament.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Nancy Alcock | 3,379 | 44.20 |
| Stephen Hernen | 2,208 | 28.88 |
| Tim Withey | 1,927 | 25.21 |
| Reuben Pyette-Bouillon | 131 | 1.71 |

### District Councillors

Three to be elected.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Scott Morrison | 5,025 | 27.15 |
| Dan Armour | 4,994 | 27.15 |
| Bob Stone | 3,849 | 20.92 |
| Kathleen May | 2,440 | 13.26 |
| Chris Occhiuzzi | 2,089 | 11.36 |

## Lake of Bays

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Lake of Bays.

### Mayor

Incumbent mayor Terry Glover was challenged by former Port Hope mayor Linda Thompson.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Terry Glover (X) | 1,401 | 58.52 |
| Linda Thompson | 993 | 41.48 |

### District Councillors

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Franklin & Sinclair Wards |||
| Mike Peppard (X) | 574 | 46.74 |
| Charles Cooper | 456 | 37.13 |
| Martin Mann | 198 | 16.12 |
| Ridout & McLean Wards |||
| Robert Lacroix (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Muskoka Lakes

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Muskoka Lakes.

### Mayor

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Peter Kelley | 3,676 | 60.59 |
| Phil Harding (X) | 2,391 | 39.41 |

### District Councillors

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Ward A |||
| Ruth Nishikawa (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Ward B |||
| Allen Edwards (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
| Ward C |||
| Guy Burry | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |