2022 Niagara Region municipal elections

2022 Niagara Region municipal elections
October 24, 2022
Map of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, showing its component municipalities.

Elections were held in the Niagara Region of Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.[1]

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:[2]

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:[3]

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:[4]

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Sandra Easton (X)[5] Acclaimed

Regional councillor

Candidate Vote %
Robert Foster (X) Acclaimed

Niagara Falls

Mayor

2022 Niagara Falls municipal election
October 24, 2022
Turnout27.53%
 
Candidate Jim Diodati Sandra Marie Mac Kinnon Connie Topolinsky
Popular vote 12,055 1,676 1,648
Percentage 66.72% 9.28% 9.12%
Mayor before election

Jim Diodati

 Elected mayor

Jim Diodati

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Jim Diodati (X)[6] 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] 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[7] 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[6] (X) 9,667 9.13
Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg 8,642 8.16
Tony Baldinelli 7,333 6.92
Victor Pietrangelo[6] (X) 7,239 6.83
Wayne Campbell[6] (X) 6,609 6.24
Mona Patel 6,433 6.07
Wayne Thomson[6] (X) 6,294 5.94
Chris Dabrowski [7] (X) 5,896 5.57
Vince Kerrio[6] (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[7] 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:[8]

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:[9]

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:[10]

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

St. Catharines

2022 St. Catharines municipal election
October 24, 2022
Turnout26.31%
 
Candidate Mat Siscoe Mike Britton Nick Petrucci
Popular vote 17,808 6,521 1,571
Percentage 68.76% 25.18% 6.07%
The Ward boundaries for the 2022 Election. The Mayor and regional councillors are elected across the city, Councillors in their respective wards.
Mayor before election

Walter Sendzik

 Elected mayor

Mat Siscoe

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.[11]

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.[12] Running to replace him are regional councillors Mike Britton and Mat Siscoe.[13]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Mat Siscoe[14] 17,808 68.76
Mike Britton 6,521 25.18
Nick Petrucci 1,571 6.07

Source:[15]

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)[16] 10,986 10.56
Haley Bateman 9,964 9.58
Peter Secord 8,150 7.83
Tim Rigby (X)[16] 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 [16] 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:[17]

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)[16] 1,837 24.90
Guy Graveline 1,286 17.43
Tom Neale [16] 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) [16] 1,882 24.73
Caleb Ratzlaff [16] 1,767 23.22
Spencer Bellows-De Wolfe 1,299 17.07
Noah Machek 1,182 15.53
Dave White [16] 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

By-election

Following the death of Carlos Garcia on December 9, 2024, a by-election was held in Ward 6 on April 14, 2025.[18] The results were as follows:[19]

Candidate Vote %
Marty Mako 1,878 42.03
Zach Dykstra 970 21.71
Jeff Mackie 936 20.95
Jonathan Belgrave 402 8.97
Norm St. George 168 3.76
Nick Kurzawa 80 1.79
Patrick Harb 35 0.78

Thorold

The results for mayor and regional councillor for Thorold were as follows:[20]

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.[21] The results for mayor of Wainfleet were as follows:[22]

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.[23]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Frank Campion (X)[24] 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)[25] 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[26] 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 [26] 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 [26] 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[26] 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[26] 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)[27] 840 28.17
Jamie Lee [27] 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:[28]

Mayor

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Cheryl Ganann [29] 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

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