2022 Toronto municipal election

The 2022 Toronto municipal election is scheduled to be held on Monday, October 24, 2022 to elect a mayor and city councillors in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1]

2022 Toronto municipal election
October 24, 2022
Council before election

(see table)

 Elected Council

TBD

Registration for candidates for the office of mayor, councillor, and school board trustee opened on May 2, 2022. The deadline for candidate nominations is August 19, 2022 at 2 p.m.[2]

Mayoral election
Main article: 2022 Toronto mayoral election

Incumbent mayor John Tory has announced that he intends to run for a third term.[3] He does not yet have any declared challengers.[4]

Council elections

Incumbents not running for re-election and/or who resigned prior to the election

Ward 1 Etobicoke North

Incumbent city councillor Michael Ford was elected in 2018 with 42.26% of the vote. He is running as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the 2022 Ontario general election in the York South—Weston district.[8] He will not run for reelection to city council if he wins the provincial seat. He has not resigned from city council in the interim.

Registered candidates
  • Christopher Noor[9]

Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre

Incumbent city councillor Stephen Holyday was elected in 2018 with 38.58% of the vote. He has not indicated whether he will seek re-election.

Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore

Incumbent city councillor Mark Grimes was elected in 2018 with 40.90% of the vote. He has not indicated whether he will seek re-election.

Registered candidates
  • Amber Morley, a community health promoter who ran against Grimes in the 2018 election and placed second.[10]

Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park

Incumbent city councillor Gord Perks was elected in 2018 with 44.55% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.[9]

Registered candidates

Ward 5 York South—Weston

Incumbent city councillor Frances Nunziata was elected in 2018 with 32.18% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election.[9]

Registered candidates
  • Frances Nunziata, incumbent city councillor
  • Chiara Padovani, an advocate for housing rights, housing advocate, and founding member of York South-Weston (YSW) Tenants.[10][13] Padovani ran for election in York South-Weston in 2018 and placed third.
  • Gabriel Takang[9]

Ward 6 York Centre

Incumbent city councillor James Pasternak was elected in 2018 with 47.61% of the vote.

Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek

Incumbent city councillor Anthony Perruzza was elected in 2018 with 36.80% of the vote. Perruzza has said in an interview reported in March 2022 that he has not yet decided whether he will run for re-election.[14]

Registered candidates

Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence

Incumbent city councillor Mike Colle was elected in 2018 with 41.34% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.[9]

Registered candidates

Ward 9 Davenport

Incumbent city councillor Ana Bailão was elected in 2018 with 83.62% of the vote.

Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York

Incumbent city councillor Joe Cressy was elected in 2018 with 55.06% of the vote. He announced that he will not be seeking re-election and resigned effective April 30, 2022 to accept a position as vice-president of George Brown College.[5][6]

Registered candidates
  • Ausma Malik, the Director of Advocacy and Organizing at the Atkinson Foundation and former Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 10 (Trinity-Spadina) from 2014-2018.[16][17] Cressy has endorsed Malik as a candidate.[11]
  • Rocco Achampong, a lawyer who previously ran in the 2018 municipal elections, but withdrew to focus his efforts on a court case challenging the legality of the 2018 council cut.[10]

Ward 11 University—Rosedale

Incumbent city councillor Mike Layton was elected in 2018 with 69.56% of the vote.

Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's

Incumbent city councillor Josh Matlow was elected in 2018 with 51.60% of the vote.

Ward 13 Toronto Centre

Incumbent city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam was elected in 2018 with 50.26% of the vote. She announced that she will not be seeking re-election and resigned effective May 4, 2022 to run in the provincial election.[7]

Registered candidates

Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth

Incumbent city councillor Paula Fletcher was elected in 2018 with 42.27% of the vote.

Ward 15 Don Valley West

Incumbent city councillor Jaye Robinson was elected in 2018 with 49.22% of the vote.

Ward 16 Don Valley East

Incumbent city councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong was elected in 2018 with 43.33% of the vote.

Registered candidates
  • Stephen Ksiazek, President of Don Mills Residents Inc (DMRI), a residents association.[9][19][20]

Ward 17 Don Valley North

Incumbent city councillor Shelley Carroll was elected in 2018 with 40.44% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election.[9]

Registered candidates

Ward 18 Willowdale

Incumbent city councillor John Filion was elected in 2018 with 31.06% of the vote.

Registered candidates

Ward 19 Beaches—East York

Incumbent city councillor Brad Bradford was elected in 2018 with 38.56% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.[9]

Registered candidates

Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest

Incumbent city councillor Gary Crawford was elected in 2018 with 35.73% of the vote.

Registered candidates

Ward 21 Scarborough Centre

Incumbent city councillor Michael Thompson was elected in 2018 with 69.05% of the vote.

Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt

Incumbent city councillor Nick Mantas was elected in 2021 in a by-election when Jim Karygiannis, who was removed from city council, with 26.98% of the vote.

Registered candidates

Ward 23 Scarborough North

Incumbent city councillor Cynthia Lai was elected in 2018 with 27.02% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election.[9]

Registered candidates
  • Cynthia Lai, incumbent city councillor
  • Jamaal Myers, a lawyer working for TD Bank,[26][27] a transit advocate and member of Scarborough Transit Action,[28][29] and member of the Scarborough Business Association[30]
  • Phillip Francis[9]

Ward 24 Scarborough—Guildwood

Incumbent city councillor Paul Ainslie was elected in 2018 with 66.82% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.[9]

Registered candidates

Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park

Incumbent city councillor Jennifer McKelvie was elected in 2018 with 40.21% of the vote.

References
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  2. "2022 - 2023 Key Election Dates". City of Toronto. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. Moore, Oliver, "Toronto Mayor John Tory will seek third term in Oct. 24 election". The Globe and Mail, March 25, 2022.
  4. Pagliaro, Jennifer; Chong, Joshua, "Why John Tory’s re-election bid could hurt chances for a progressive city council". Toronto Star, March 26, 2022.
  5. Wilson, Codi (October 24, 2021). "Coun. Joe Cressy says he won't run in next year's municipal election". cp24.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021.
  6. Jackson, Hannah (5 April 2022). "Toronto city councillor Joe Cressy announces resignation, joins George Brown College - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  7. "Kristyn Wong-Tam to leave city council, run as NDP candidate in upcoming June election". CBC News. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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  9. "List of Candidates & Third Party Advertisers". City of Toronto. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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  19. Kopun, Francine. "Don Mills residents signed a deal for a new community centre over a decade ago. Now they're told to settle for less — or nothing at all". Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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  24. Lupton, Andrew (10 November 2020). "Ford's move to ban ranked ballots could make them more popular, activist says". CBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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  26. Shephard, Tamara (27 September 2021). "CROSSTOWN: Scarborough transit users still hope for the proposed Eglinton East LRT extension". Toronto.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  27. Saddleton, Lucy. "Jamaal Myers leverages his skillset to focus on ESG reporting matters at TD Bank". Canadian Lawyer. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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