2022 Cochrane District municipal elections

Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Cochrane District of Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

The following are the results of the mayoral races in each municipality and the council races in the City of Timmins. (X) denotes an incumbent candidate.

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Doug Bender was elected mayor of Black River-Matheson by acclamation.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Doug Bender Acclaimed

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The following were the results for mayor of Cochrane.[2]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Peter Politis 1,397 68.61
Denis Clement (X) 639 31.39

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Roger Sigouin, who has been mayor of Hearst since 2002 was challenged by Edward Williamson.[3][4]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Roger Sigouin (X) 965 83.62
Edward Williamson 189 16.38

The following were the results for mayor of Fauquier-Strickland.[5]

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Madeleine Tremblay (X) 174 57.43
Robert Courchesne 129 42.57

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The following were the results for mayor of Iroquois Falls.[6]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Tory Delaurier (X) 1,209 72.31
Roger Hardy 463 27.69

Dave Plourde was re-elected by acclamation.[7]

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
David Plourde (X) Acclaimed

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The following were the results for mayor of Mattice-Val Côté.[8]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Marc Dupuis (X) 189 64.95
Gaetan Garneau 102 35.05

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The following were the results for mayor of Moonbeam.[9]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Eric Côté 319 53.17
Nicole Fortier Levesque (X) 281 46.83

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The following were the results for mayor of Moosonee.[10]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Wayne Taipale (X) 226 51.95'
Randy Cota 121 27.82
Jennifer Tozer 88 20.23

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Jacques Dorval Acclaimed

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The following were the results for mayor of Smooth Rock Falls.[11]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Patrick Roberts 294 46.08
Sue Perras (X) 290 45.45
Kevin Somer 54 8.46

The following are the results for mayor and city council of Timmins.[12]

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Kristin Murray was mayor of Timmins since being appointed in August 2022.[13] The previous mayor, George Pirie was elected in the 2022 Ontario general election for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario on June 2, 2022.[14]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Michelle Boileau 7,403 61.47
Joe Campbell 3,863 32.07
Richard Lafleur 778 6.46
 
Map of Timmins' five wards

In Wards 1 to 4, the councillor is elected through First-past-the-post voting, with each voter casting just one vote. About a thousand votes were cast in each, barring Ward 1, which was decided by acclamation. In Ward 5, the seats are filled through Plurality block voting with each voter casting up to four votes. With about four times the population of each of the other wards, Ward 5 saw 21,000 votes cast.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Rock Whissell (X) Acclaimed
Ward 2
Lorne Feldman 449 46.48
Mickey Auger (X) 331 34.27
Marcus Niebler 186 19.25
Ward 3
Bill Gvozdanovic 372 51.96
Carter Lucyk 294 41.06
Sylvin Lacroix 50 6.98
Ward 4
John Patrick Curley (X) 645 47.99
Kenneth Karl Stenbrunner 370 27.53
Tim Jamieson 329 24.48
Ward 5
4 to be elected
Kristin Murray 3,965 18.45
Steve Black 3,801 17.69
Andrew Marks (X) 2,800 13.03
Cory Robin (X) 2,370 11.03
Veronica Farrell 1,900 8.84
Rick Dubeau 1,750 8.14
Caroline Martel 1,696 7.89
Neil David Siblall 1,463 6.81
Edge Stecewicz 1,336 6.22
James McMahon 410 1.91

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The following were the results for mayor of Val Rita-Harty.[15]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Johanne Baril (X) 165 57.09
Rosane Parent 124 42.91

References

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  1. ^ "Elections". Township of Black River-Matheson. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Municipal Elections". Town of Cochrane. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Élections municipales : vers du renouveau dans le Nord de l'Ontario" (in French). ONFR+. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Municipal and School Board Elections". Town of Hearst. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Official List of Candidates" (PDF). Township of Fauquier-Strickland. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Official List of Certified Candidates". Town of Iroquois Falls. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "Elections". Kapuskasing. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Municipal Elections 2022". Municipality of Mattice-Val Côté. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MOONBEAM OFFICIAL LIST OF CERTIFIED CANDIDATES" (PDF). Township of Moonbeam. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "List of Certified Candidates" (PDF). Town of Moosonee. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "ELECTIONS". Town of Smooth Rock Falls. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "2022 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS" (PDF). City of Timmins. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Timmins, Ont., council appoints Kristin Murray as new mayor". CBC. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "Vacancy on city council following provincial election". Sudbury Star. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official List of certified candidates" (PDF). Municipality of Val Rita-Harty. Retrieved August 27, 2022.