2022 Toronto mayoral election

2022 Toronto mayoral election
	October 24, 2022
Incumbent Mayor of Toronto; John Tory;	; ;

The 2022 Toronto mayoral election is scheduled for Monday, October 24, 2022.[1] The election will elect the mayor of the City of Toronto. An election for city councillors and school board trustees will take place on the same day. Registration for candidates for the office of mayor officially opened on Monday, May 2, 2022.[1] The deadline for candidate nominations is Friday, August 19 at 2 p.m.[1]

Incumbent John Tory has been Mayor of Toronto since being elected in 2014 and launched his bid for re-election on May 2, 2022.[2] If Tory was re-elected and served the whole electoral term, he would become Toronto's longest serving Mayor, surpassing Art Eggleton who was Mayor from 1980 to 1991.[3]

Candidates

Registration for candidates for the office of mayor officially opened on Monday, May 2, 2022.[1] The deadline for candidate nominations is Friday, August 19 at 2 p.m.[1]

Major candidates

John Tory is the incumbent Mayor of Toronto, first elected in 2014 after having lost to David Miller in 2003 and declining to run in 2010. Former CEO of Rogers Media and Rogers Cable, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario from 2004–2009, MPP for Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey from 2005 - 2007, Ontario Leader of the Official Opposition from 2005 - 2007, local talk radio host, and former Canadian Football League commissioner.[2][4]

All candidates

Full list of registered candidates
Candidate name	Nomination date
Blake Acton	May 2, 2022
Tony Luk[5]	May 2, 2022
Kyle Schwartz	May 2, 2022
John Tory[6]	May 2, 2022
Reginald Tull	May 2, 2022

Declined

Joe Cressy, Councillor for Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York (2014 - 2022).[7]
Faith Goldy, third place finisher in 2018 mayoral election.[8]

References

"2022-2023 Key Election Dates". City of Toronto. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
"John Tory registers to run for his third term as Mayor of Toronto". www.johntory2022.ca. May 2, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-03. Today, John Tory registered to run for his third term as Mayor of Toronto.
"Toronto Mayor John Tory to run for a third term". CP24. 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
Rider, David (2022-03-25). "John Tory says he will seek a third term as Toronto's mayor". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
Rider, David (May 2, 2022). "'We need a council that looks like the city': Toronto's civic election kicks off with new candidates registering to run — despite the odds". Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
"John Tory registers to run for his third term as Mayor of Toronto". www.johntory2022.ca. May 2, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-03. Today, John Tory registered to run for his third term as Mayor of Toronto.
"The man who won't be mayor: Why one of Toronto's youngest and most effective political leaders is calling it quits". Toronto Star. October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
Rider, David (8 February 2022). "Faith Goldy, far-right 2018 Toronto mayoral candidate, faces possible prosecution over election finances". The Toronto Star.

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[:0-1] "2022-2023 Key Election Dates". City of Toronto. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2021-07-22.

[:1-2] "John Tory registers to run for his third term as Mayor of Toronto". www.johntory2022.ca. May 2, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-03. Today, John Tory registered to run for his third term as Mayor of Toronto.

[3] "Toronto Mayor John Tory to run for a third term". CP24. 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-25.

[4] Rider, David (2022-03-25). "John Tory says he will seek a third term as Toronto's mayor". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-03-25.

[5] Rider, David (May 2, 2022). "'We need a council that looks like the city': Toronto's civic election kicks off with new candidates registering to run — despite the odds". Toronto Star. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

[6] "John Tory registers to run for his third term as Mayor of Toronto". www.johntory2022.ca. May 2, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-03. Today, John Tory registered to run for his third term as Mayor of Toronto.

[7] "The man who won't be mayor: Why one of Toronto's youngest and most effective political leaders is calling it quits". Toronto Star. October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[8] Rider, David (8 February 2022). "Faith Goldy, far-right 2018 Toronto mayoral candidate, faces possible prosecution over election finances". The Toronto Star.