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The results for mayor and for the council of Newmarket are as follows:
The results for mayor and for the council of Richmond Hill were as follows:
The Town re-drew its ward boundaries in 2020 for the 2022 election.
Regional Municipality of York
The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. The region was established after the passing of then Bill 102, An Act to Establish The Regional M ...
of Ontario
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, Canada
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were held on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.
Incumbents are marked with "(X)".
York Regional Council
York Regional Council is the political body for the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. Created in 1970, it consists of 20 elected representatives plus the Regional Chair. The elected members are the mayors of each of its nine munici ...
Regional chair
The chair of the council will be elected by members of the council at the first council meeting.
Aurora
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List of candidates:
Mayor
Incumbent mayor Tom Mrakas was challenged by businessperson Phiona Durrant and writer, editor and photographer Anna Lozyk Romeo.Aurora Town Council
In 2020, Aurora Council passed a by-law establishing a ward system. Previously Aurora councillors were elected at an at-large basis.Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
East Gwillimbury
East Gwillimbury is a town (lower-tier municipality) on the East Holland River in the upper-tier municipality the Regional Municipality of York. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area of southern Ontario, in Canada. It was formed by the amalgam ...
East Gwillimbury elected two councillors per ward. Incumbent mayor Virginia Hackson ran against her predecessor James Young and 2018 candidate Franco Colavecchia. Voter turnout was reported as being just 25%. The lists of candidates for East Gwillimbury Council are as follows:
Mayor
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Georgina Georgina may refer to:
Names
*Georgina (name), a feminine given name
Places
Australia
* Georgina, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland
* Georgina Basin, a large sedimentary basin in Australia
* Georgina River, a river ...
The results for mayor and for the council of Georgina are as follows:
Mayor
Georgina Town Council
Regional Councillor
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
King
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
The results for mayor and for the council of King Township are as follows:Mayor
Steve Pellegrini was re-elected mayor of the Township of King by acclamation. Ward 2 councillor David Boyd and Ward 6 councillor Avia Eek were also acclaimed:Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Markham Markham may refer to:
It may also refer to brand of of clothing which originates from South Africa which saw it's establishment in 1873.
Biology
* Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia
* ...
The results for mayor and for the council of Markham are as follows:
Mayor
MayorFrank Scarpitti
Frank Scarpitti is the mayor of the city of Markham, Ontario, Canada.
Early life
Scarpitti was born in Ontario in 1960. He is the son of Italian immigrants, Lucia and Antonio. He is married to Nancy Scarpitti, and has three children.
He ran f ...
was challenged by deputy mayor Don Hamilton.
City Council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
Regional Councillor
In Markham, Regional Councillors serve on both the City Council as well as York Region Council. Electors can vote for up to four candidates on their ballots, equal to the total number that may be elected. The four winning candidates are those who receive the highest number of votes. The candidate with the highest number of votes received also serves as Deputy Mayor.Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Ward 7
Ward 8
Mayor
Newmarket Town Council
Deputy mayor and regional councillor
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Ward 7
Mayor
David West, who was elected in aby-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
in January 2022, was challenged in a re-match against Regional Councillor Carmine Perrelli, who finished third in the by-election.
Regional council
Two to be elected.Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Vaughan
Vaughan () (2021 population 323,103) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Regional Municipality of York, just north of Toronto. Vaughan was the fastest-growing municipality in Canada between 1996 and 2006 with its population increas ...
The size of Vaughan's council will increase by one with the addition of a regional councillor. The list of candidates for mayor and for the council of Vaughan are as follows:
Mayor
Incumbent mayorMaurizio Bevilacqua
Maurizio Bevilacqua (; born June 1, 1960) is a Canadian politician who was mayor of Vaughan from 2010 to 2022. He was a Liberal member of Parliament (MP) from 1988 to 2010 and was one of eleven candidates for the 2006 leadership contest, but d ...
is not running for re-election. Former Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party (OLP; french: Parti libéral de l'Ontario, PLO) is a political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. The party has been led by interim leader John Fraser (Ontario MPP), John Fraser since August 2022.
The party esp ...
leader Steven Del Duca
Steven Alfonso Del Duca (born July 7, 1973) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 5th mayor of Vaughan since 2022. Del Duca previously served as the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2020 to 2022 and was an Ontario cabin ...
is running against long-time city councillor Sandra Yeung Racco.
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Deb Schulte
Deborah "Deb" Schulte (born 1960) is a former Canadian politician who represented the riding of King—Vaughan in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2021. A graduate of Princeton University, Schulte has a degree in mechanical and aero ...
, former MP and Minister of Seniors. Schulte withdrew after her cancer re-diagnosis. ''(endorsed Del Duca)''
Opinion polls
Vaughan City Council
Vaughan City Council is the lower-tier municipal governing body for the city of Vaughan, Ontario. It is a part of the upper-tier Regional Municipality of York. Members of the council are elected in three categories: wards councillors, citywid ...
Regional council
Four to be elected.Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Whitchurch-Stouffville ( 2021 population 49,864) is a town in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, approximately north of downtown Toronto, and north-east of Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is in area, and located in the ...
The results for mayor and for the council of Whitchurch-Stouffville are as follows:
Mayor
Whitchurch-Stouffville Town Council
The Town re-drew its ward boundaries in 2020 for the 2022 election.
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
York Region District School Board
Source: City of Markham Source:City of Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill ( 2021 population: 202,022) is a city in south-central York Region, Ontario, Canada. Part of the Greater Toronto Area, it is the York Region's third most populous municipality and the 27th most populous municipality in Canada. Richm ...
Source: City of Vaughan
Indigenous Trustee
The Indigenous trustee is a voting, appointed member of the board.Student Trustees
Student trustees are non-voting members appointed by the York Region President's Council (YRPC), a body consisting of all Student Council Presidents in York Region public secondary schools.References
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York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
Politics of the Regional Municipality of York