2022 Toronto mayoral election


The 2022 Toronto mayoral election was held on October 24, 2022, to elect the mayor of Toronto. The election took place alongside the 2022 Toronto municipal election, which elected city councillors and school board trustees. John Tory was re-elected for a third term as mayor, defeating urbanist Gil Penalosa and 29 other candidates.
Tory was first elected as Mayor of Toronto in the 2014 election and was re-elected in 2018. He launched his third re-election bid on May 2, 2022. A total of 31 candidates were nominated.
The election was conducted by first-past-the-post voting.

Mayoral debates

Several mayoral debates took place during the campaign.
Incumbent John Tory took part in two debates. The first took place on 13 October, featuring Tory, Gil Penalosa, Chloe Brown, Sarah Climenhaga and Jack Yan. A second took place on October 17, staged by the Toronto Board of Trade. Five candidates were invited: Brown, Climenhaga, Penalosa, Stephen Punwasi and Tory.
Other debates took place, albeit without John Tory participating. Some criticized the lack of debates, noting that previous mayoral elections featured as many as 10 mayoral debates across the city.

Candidates

Registration for candidates for the office of mayor officially opened on Monday, May 2, 2022. The deadline for candidate nominations closed Friday, August 19 at 2 p.m. 31 candidates were nominated.
NameNomination date
Blake ActonMay 2, 2022Retired police officer who spent 30 years in the Toronto Police Service.
Tony LukMay 2, 2022Scarborough immigration consultant who placed fifth in the 2021 Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt by-election.
Kyle SchwartzMay 2, 2022Student at York University.
John ToryMay 2, 2022Incumbent Mayor of Toronto, first elected in 2014. Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader.
Reginald TullMay 2, 2022Advocate for youth, volunteer at non profits including Ontario Prison Ministry.
John LetonjaMay 11, 2022Self-titled 'Mr Nobody', ran in 2010 Toronto mayoral election and ran for city councillor in the 2014 and 2018 municipal elections.
Phillip D'CruzeMay 13, 2022Retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Kris LangenfeldJune 6, 2022Former accountant, computer consultant, and software developer, came 28th in the 2018 Toronto mayoral election.
Cory DevilleJune 22, 2022Entrepreneur.
Sarah ClimenhagaJune 29, 2022Community activist. Came in sixth in 2018 Toronto mayoral election. 2019 Green Party of Canada candidate for Toronto—St. Paul's.
Jack YanJuly 5, 2022Used to work in financial industry, now runs his own technology and financial firms.
Gil PenalosaJuly 14, 2022Urbanist, former commissioner of Parks, Sport and Recreation in Bogotá, Colombia.
Alexey EfimovskikhJuly 25, 2022
Isabella GamkAugust 2, 2022Housing advocate, and founder of nonprofit calling for increased funding for disability benefits.
Monowar HossainAugust 2, 2022Perennial candidate.
Soaad HossainAugust 4, 2022Project manager at a data and analytics company, former graduate and researcher at the University of Toronto.
Stephen PunwasiAugust 11, 2022Financial analyst, entrepreneur and journalist, co-founder of the news organization Better Dwelling.
Sandeep SrivastavaAugust 11, 2022Ran in the 2014 and 2018 Toronto mayoral elections.
Kevin ClarkeAugust 17, 2022Activist and perennial candidate.
Ferin MalekAugust 17, 2022
Avraham ArrobasAugust 18, 2022
Drew BuckinghamAugust 18, 2022Also ran in 2018 Toronto mayoral election.
Robert HattonAugust 18, 2022Previously worked for the City of Toronto, as director of strategic initiatives and intergovernmental finance.
Khadijah JamalAugust 18, 2022
Arjun GuptaAugust 19, 2022
Darren AtkinsonAugust 19, 2022Entrepreneur, inventor, and musician.
Chloe BrownAugust 19, 2022Works with underserved communities, to provide job skills. Previously worked for former city councillor Pam McConnell.
Elvira CaputolanAugust 19, 2022Green Party of Canada candidate for Don Valley West in the 2021 federal election.
Peter HandjisAugust 19, 2022
D!ONNE RenéeAugust 19, 2022Ran in 2018 and 2014 Toronto mayoral elections.
Knia SinghAugust 19, 2022Criminal defence lawyer and advocate for marginalized communities.

Declined

Results

The election took place on Monday, October 24, 2022, with official results certified by the City Clerk on October 27, 2022. The turnout for the election was 29.17%, the lowest turnout since 1974.
Mayoral CandidateVote%
John Tory 342,15862.00
Gil Penalosa98,52517.85
Chloe Brown34,8216.31
Blake Acton8,8931.61
Sarah Climenhaga6,7291.22
Tony Luk6,6621.21
Jack Yan5,5851.01
Stephen Punwasi5,2360.95
Kevin Clarke4,3330.79
Reginald Tull3,9350.71
Khadijah Jamal3,6560.66
Knia Singh3,0300.55
Arjun Gupta2,8430.52
Darren Atkinson2,5800.47
Sandeep Srivastava2,0240.37
Robert Hatton1,9180.35
Monowar Hossain1,8400.33
Phillip D'Cruze1,6950.35
Drew Buckingham1,6790.30
Soaad Hossain1,6700.30
D!ONNE Renée1,4830.27
Kyle Schwartz1,3570.25
Kris Langenfeld1,3260.24
Elvira Caputolan1,2800.23
Isabella Gamk1,1510.21
Cory Deville1,1420.21
Avraham Arrobas9420.17
Ferin Malek9390.17
John Letonja8590.16
Alexey Efimovskikh8440.15
Peter Handjis7550.14