The 2022 Barrie municipal election was a municipal election held on October 24, 2022, to elect the mayor of Barrie, Barrie City Councillors and the Simcoe County District School Board, Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir and Conseil scolaire Viamonde members. The election was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario.
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The candidates registered to run for Barrie City Council are as follows:[1]
Mayor
editIncumbent mayor Jeff Lehman ran in the 2022 Ontario general election for the Ontario Liberal Party in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte, losing to Progressive Conservative Doug Downey. Running to replace him is Barry Ward, a 22-year veteran of Barrie City Council; former Conservative MP Alex Nuttall;[2] former Simcoe County Warden, mayor of Penetanguishene and Simcoe North Liberal candidate in the 2018 Ontario general election, Gerry Marshall; and Ward 10 councillor Mike McCann.[3] City councillor Natalie Harris had also announced she was running, but dropped out.[4]
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Nuttall | 13,401 | 42.72 |
| Barry Ward | 12,624 | 40.24 |
| Gerry Marshall | 2,745 | 8.75 |
| Mike McCann | 1,700 | 5.42 |
| Andrew Gordon | 449 | 1.43 |
| Weldon Hachey | 315 | 1.00 |
| Rob Haverson | 134 | 0.43 |
Ward 1
edit| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Clare Riepma (X) | 1,752 | 49.55 |
| Andre Jmourko | 969 | 27.40 |
| Constance Elliott | 815 | 23.05 |
Ward 2
edit| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Nixon | 1,418 | 37.07 |
| Shanicka Edwards | 1,044 | 27.29 |
| Greg Peach | 607 | 15.87 |
| Tracy Strohm | 502 | 13.12 |
| Bob Ossowski | 184 | 4.81 |
| Tif Arshi | 70 | 1.83 |
Ward 3
edit| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ann-Marie Kungl (X) | 2,001 | 72.71 |
| Ryan Rijo | 424 | 15.41 |
| Zohaib Tahir | 327 | 11.88 |
Ward 4
edit| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Courser | 1,134 | 37.28 |
| Tim Abel | 770 | 25.31 |
| Robert Newman | 329 | 10.82 |
| Dieter Mueller | 257 | 8.45 |
| Ajmal Noushahi | 207 | 6.80 |
| Donald McLaurin | 185 | 6.08 |
| Michael Lewis | 92 | 3.02 |
| Md Hafizur Rahman | 68 | 2.24 |
Ward 5
edit| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Thomson (X) | Acclaimed | |
Ward 6
edit| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigussie Nigussie | 1,036 | 30.03 |
| Sharon Doran | 884 | 25.62 |
| Kevin LePage | 823 | 23.86 |
| Allan Bray | 666 | 19.30 |
| Darryl Duff | 41 | 1.19 |
Ward 7
edit| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Harvey (X) | Acclaimed | |
Ward 8
edit| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Harris (X) | 2,877 | 79.04 |
| John Webb | 763 | 20.96 |
Ward 9
edit| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Morales (X) | 1,427 | 67.76 |
| Norman Costello | 293 | 13.91 |
| William Rome | 251 | 11.92 |
| Adam Wilcox | 135 | 6.41 |
Ward 10
edit| Council Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bryn Hamilton | 1,896 | 52.35 |
| Joy Douglas | 1,247 | 34.43 |
| Ken Lloyd | 246 | 6.79 |
| Steven Mirtsos | 233 | 6.43 |
References
edit- ^ "Unofficial List of Candidates". City of Barrie. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ "Barrie's mayoral race begins as candidates file paperwork". CTV Barrie. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Meet the candidates vying to become Barrie's next mayor". CTV Barrie. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ "Former Simcoe County warden wants to be Barrie's next mayor". CTV Barrie. Retrieved May 28, 2022.