2022 Toronto municipal election


The 2022 Toronto municipal election was held on October 24, 2022, to elect the mayor and 25 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir. The election was held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario.
Candidate registration opened on May 2, 2022. The deadline for nominations was August 19, 2022, at 2 p.m.

Mayoral election

31 candidates ran to be Mayor of Toronto including incumbent John Tory, seeking a third term, and prominent urbanist Gil Peñalosa.
Following the 2022 election, John Tory was re-elected mayor. He later resigned in 2023, triggering the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election.

Council elections

Incumbents not running for re-election and/or who resigned prior to the election

[Ward 1 Etobicoke North]

Incumbent city councillor Michael Ford was elected in 2018 with 42.26% of the vote. He was the candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the 2022 Ontario general election in the York South—Weston riding and was elected to the Ontario legislature on June 2, 2022. Rose Milczyn was appointed by council to serve the remainder of Ford's term and is not running in the election.
;Registered candidates
;Results
CandidateVote%
Vincent Crisanti6,81541.07
Avtar Minhas3,40920.54
Charles Ozzoude1,0236.16
Subhash Chand9345.63
Bill Britton8054.85
Michelle Garcia6203.74
Kristian Santos6133.69
Dev Narang4362.63
Ricardo Santos4212.54
Abraham Abbey2851.72
Keith Stephen2821.70
Christopher Noor2611.57
John Genser1981.19
Alistair Courtney1851.11
Mohit Sharma1851.11
Donald Pell1230.74

[Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre]

Incumbent city councillor Stephen Holyday was elected in 2018 with 38.58% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Catherine Habus
  • Maryam Hashimi
  • Stephen Holyday, incumbent city councillor
  • Sam Raufi
  • Thomas Yanuziello
;Results
CandidateVote%
Stephen Holyday 18,55972.28
Thomas Yanuziello2,65310.33
Catherine Habus2,2189.03
Maryam Hashimi1,5916.20
Sam Raufi5572.17

[Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore]

Incumbent city councillor Mark Grimes was elected in 2018 with 40.90% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Zeynel Ari, a Turkish pizza-maker who achieved fame for giving out free pizza to homeless residents of Toronto.
  • Mark Grimes, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory.
  • Bonnie Hu
  • Mary Markovic
  • Amber Morley, a community health promoter who ran against Grimes in the 2018 election and placed second. Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
  • Marco Valle is a Sergeant in the Canadian Armed Forces. He has been a member of the CAF for over 18 years. He works and lives in Ward 3 where he is raising a young family.
;Results
CandidateVote%
Amber Morley15,27146.44
Mark Grimes 13,25840.32
Mary Markovic2,6257.98
Marco Valle6441.96
Bonnie Hu6181.88
Zeynel Ari4671.42

[Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park]

Incumbent city councillor Gord Perks was elected in 2018 with 44.55% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Siri Agrell, a former journalist who served as John Tory's director of strategic initiatives during his first term and was a senior political adviser to Kathleen Wynne
  • Andrew Gorham
  • Christopher Jurik
  • Chemi Lhamo, Tibetan-Canadian activist
  • Gord Perks, incumbent city councillor, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
  • Steve Yuen
;Results
CandidateVote%
Gord Perks 11,14935.48
Chemi Lhamo9,91931.56
Siri Agrell8,07725.70
Christopher Jurlik8272.63
Steve Yuen8272.63
Andrew Gorham6261.99

[Ward 5 York South—Weston]

Incumbent city councillor Frances Nunziata was elected in 2018 with 32.18% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Frances Nunziata, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory.
  • Chiara Padovani, an advocate for housing rights, housing advocate, and founding member of York South-Weston Tenants. Padovani ran for election in York South-Weston in 2018 and placed third. Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
  • Gabriel Takang
;Results
CandidateVote%
Frances Nunziata 10,07747.61
Chiara Padovani9,98347.16
Gabriel Takang1,1075.23

[Ward 6 York Centre]

Incumbent city councillor James Pasternak was elected in 2018 with 47.61% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Mike Arkin
  • Basil Canning
  • James Pasternak, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory.
  • Hope Schrier
;Results
CandidateVote%
James Pasternak 12,18775.53
Mike Arkin1,91611.56
Hope Schrier1,2927.80
Basil Canning1,1797.11

[Ward 7 Humber River—Black Creek]

Incumbent city councillor Anthony Perruzza was elected in 2018 with 36.80% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
;Results
CandidateVote%
Anthony Perruzza 8,70761.30
Christopher Mammoliti3,21522.63
Amanda Coombs2,28216.07

[Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence]

Incumbent city councillor Mike Colle was elected in 2018 with 41.34% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Mike Colle, incumbent city councillor
  • Philip Davidovits
  • Domenico Maiolo
  • Evan Sambasivam,
  • Wendy Weston
;Results
CandidateVote%
Mike Colle 17,10970.31
Evan Sambasivam3,44714.17
Wendy Weston1,9908.18
Philip Davidovits1,2755.24
Domenico Maiolo5132.11

[Ward 9 Davenport]

Incumbent city councillor Ana Bailão was elected in 2018 with 83.62% of the vote. She is not running for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Alejandra Bravo, candidate for the New Democratic Party in Davenport for the 2021 Canadian federal election. Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
  • Simon Fogel
  • Grant Gonzales, former President of the Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood and Community Health Centre. Co-Chair, Pride Toronto. Endorsed by John Tory.
  • Mosea Houghron
  • Shaker Jamal, a union representative for the United Steelworkers, co-organizer of BetterTO, a salon that ran quarterly events from 2017-2018 dedicated to discussing topical city issues, including housing, policing, and childcare.
  • Steven Leca
  • Jacob Maydansky
  • Lazare Shorter
  • Allie Spencer
;Results
CandidateVote%
Alejandra Bravo17,00970.72
Grant Gonzales3,19213.27
Shaker Jamal1,4145.88
Allie Spencer8823.67
Steven Leca6752.81
Simon Fogel3811.58
Jacob Maydansky2070.86
Mosea Houghron1510.63
Lazare Shorter1390.58

[Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York]

Joe Mihevc was appointed by city council on June 1, 2022 to fill the remainder of Joe Cressy's term. Cressy had been elected in 2018 with 55.06% of the vote. Cressy announced that he would not be seeking re-election and resigned effective April 30, 2022 to accept a position as vice-president of George Brown College. Mihevc pledged to act as a caretaker councillor and not run in the election.
;Registered candidates
  • Rocco Achampong, a lawyer who previously ran in the 2018 municipal elections, but withdrew to focus his efforts on a court case challenging the legality of the 2018 council cut.
  • Rob Cooke
  • April Engelberg, a lawyer who came in second place to Joe Cressy in 2018.
  • Kyle Enslen
  • Peter George
  • Ausma Malik, the Director of Advocacy and Organizing at the Atkinson Foundation and former Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 10 from 2014-2018. Cressy has endorsed Malik as a candidate. Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
  • Karlene Nation, former reporter with CTV News Toronto
  • Laura-Maria Nicolareizi
  • Arber Puci
  • Igor Samardzic an urban planner, person with disability. Igor was the former Chair for the Toronto Transit Commissions Accessibility Committee.
  • Stephanie Soltermann
  • Andrei Zodian
;Results
CandidateVote%
Ausma Malik8,03336.55
April Engelberg4,69021.34
Rocco Achampong1,9068.67
Peter George1,7577.99
Igor Samardzic1,6867.67
Karlene Nation1,0014.55
Stephanie Soltermann6613.01
Arber Puci6032.74
Laura-Maria Nikolareizi4712.14
Kyle Enslen4392.00
Robb Cooke4341.97
Andrei Zodian2971.35

[Ward 11 University—Rosedale]

Incumbent city councillor Mike Layton was elected in 2018 with 69.56% of the vote. He is not running for re-election.
;Registered candidates
;Results
CandidateVote%
Dianne Saxe8,61435.37
Norm Di Pasquale8,49134.87
Robin Buxton Potts2,1568.85
Peter Lovering1,3215.42
Andrew Layman6832.80
Ann Rohmer5892.42
Adam Golding4811.98
Alison Pang4651.91
Axel Arvizu4631.90
Diana Yoon4151.70
Michael Borrelli2451.01
David Fielder1770.73
Pierre Therrien1690.69
Heather Shon820.34

[Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's]

Incumbent city councillor Josh Matlow was elected in 2018 with 51.60% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
;Results
CandidateVote%
Josh Matlow 22,67084.65
Bryan Ashworth2,0457.64
Bob Murphy1,1754.39
Antonio Courpuz8923.33

[Ward 13 Toronto Centre]

Robin Buxton Potts was appointed by city council on June 1, 2022 to fill the remainder of city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam's term. Wong-Tam was elected in 2018 with 50.26% of the vote. They announced that they would not be seeking re-election and resigned effective May 4, 2022 to run in the provincial election. Buxton Potts pledged to act as a caretaker councillor and not run in the election.
;Registered candidates
;Results
CandidateVote%
Chris Moise10,45748.48
Nicki Ward3,94018.27
Caroline Murphy2,62512.17
Colin Johnson1,0875.04
Dan Cortez Manalo1,0554.89
Miguel Avila1,0494.86
Ryan Lester6483.00
Cleveland Marshall4001.85
Dev Ramsumair3071.42

[Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth]

Incumbent city councillor Paula Fletcher was elected in 2018 with 42.27% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election.
  • Wali Abro
  • John De Marco
  • James Dyson
  • Paula Fletcher, incumbent city councillor, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
  • Denise Walcott
;Results
CandidateVote%
Paula Fletcher 20,30574.02
Wali Abro1,9827.22
James Dyson1,9377.06
Denise Walcott1,7406.34
John De Marco1,4695.35

[Ward 15 Don Valley West]

Incumbent city councillor Jaye Robinson was elected in 2018 with 49.22% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • David Ricci, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
  • Jaye Robinson, incumbent city councillor
  • Sheena Sharp
  • Gregory Vaz
;Results
CandidateVote%
Jaye Robinson 16,14274.22
Sheena Sharp2,78012.78
David Ricci2,43811.21
Gregory Vaz3891.79

Ward 16 Don Valley East
Incumbent city councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong was elected in 2018 with 43.33% of the vote. He is not running for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Samina Alim
  • Walter Alvarez-Bardales, former Ontario Liberal Party candidate from York—Simcoe in the 2022 Ontario general election, civil servant, disability, human rights and Healthcare advocate
  • George Asimakis
  • Jon Burnside, former councillor for Don Valley West. Endorsed by John Tory.
  • Stella Kargiannakis
  • Stephen Ksiazek, President of Don Mills Residents Inc, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
  • Colin Mahovlich
  • Jonathan Mousley
  • Nick Pachis
  • Dmitre Popov
  • John Simms
;Results
CandidateVote%
Jon Burnside8,14744.68
Stephen Ksiazek3,77820.72
Jonathan Mousley1,2827.03
Colin Mahovlich1,0595.81
Samina Alim9455.18
Stella Kargiannakis7003.84
Walter Alvarez-Bardales6163.38
Nick Pachis5793.18
Dimitre Popov5493.01
John Simms4102.25
George Asimakis1690.93

[Ward 17 Don Valley North]

Incumbent city councillor Shelley Carroll was elected in 2018 with 40.44% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Shelley Carroll, incumbent city councillor, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
  • Daryl Christoff
  • Sandakie Ekanayake
  • Justin Knott
  • Angela Lindow
  • Calvin Xu
;Results
CandidateVote%
Shelley Carroll 12,89771.79
Daryl Christoff2,42913.52
Calvin Xu1,3677.61
Angela Lindow5773.21
Justin Knott4092.28
Sandakie Ekanayake2861.59

[Ward 18 Willowdale]

Incumbent city councillor John Filion was elected in 2018 with 31.06% of the vote. He has represented Willowdale on North York and then Toronto city council since the 1990 municipal election. He is not running for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Lily Cheng, executive director of NeighbourLink North York and founder of the "North York Moms" Facebook group. In 2018, Cheng ran against Filion and placed second.
  • Daniel Lee
  • Markus O'Brien Fehr, a member of Filion's city hall staff. Filion has endorsed O'Brien Fehr as a candidate in 2022. Also endorsed by John Tory.
  • Elham Shahban
;Results
CandidateVote%
Lily Cheng8,33741.72
Markus O'Brien Fehr6,70933.58
Daniel Lee4,61723.11
Elhan Shahban3181.59

[Ward 19 Beaches—East York]

Incumbent city councillor Brad Bradford was elected in 2018 with 38.56% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Sébastien Auget
  • Brad Bradford, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory.
  • Donna Braniff
  • Frank Marra
  • Adam Smith
  • Steven Thompson
  • Jennie Worden
;Results
CandidateVote%
Brad Bradford 15,16954.71
Jennie Worden6,29122.69
Adam Smith1,9026.86
Steven Thompson1,7356.26
Frank Marra1,4605.27
Donna Braniff7032.53
Sébastien Auger4691.69

[Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest]

Incumbent city councillor Gary Crawford was elected in 2018 with 35.73% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
;Results
CandidateVote%
Gary Crawford 8,21635.07
Parthi Kandavel6,93629.61
Kevin Rupasinghe3,20813.69
Lorenzo Berardinetti2,77311.84
Malik Ahmad7093.03
Corey David6152.63
Sharif Ahmed6082.60
Philip Mills3631.55

[Ward 21 Scarborough Centre]

Incumbent city councillor Michael Thompson was elected in 2018 with 69.05% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
; Registered candidates
  • Muhammad Ayub
  • Paul Beatty
  • Hansie Daniel
  • Luigi Lisciandro
  • Michael Thompson, incumbent city councillor
  • Kiri Vadivelu
;Results
CandidateVote%
Michael Thompson 9,97755.25
Muhammad Ayub2,47813.72
Paul Beatty1,85710.28
Kiri Vadivelu1,8009.97
Hansie Daniel1,3757.61
Luigi Lisciandro5703.16

[Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt]

Incumbent city councillor Nick Mantas was elected in 2021 in a by-election with 26.98% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
;Results
CandidateVote%
Nick Mantas 8,22848.89
Bill Wu3,15318.73
Antonios Mantas1,84110.94
Roland Lin1,5499.20
Serge Khatchadourian1,3838.22
Anthony Internicola6774.02

[Ward 23 Scarborough North]

Incumbent city councillor Cynthia Lai was elected in 2018 with 27.02% of the vote. She was running for re-election but unexpectedly died on October 21, just three days before the vote.
;Registered candidates
  • Phillip Francis
  • Virginia Jones
  • Cynthia Lai, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory. Died on October 21, but remained on the ballot; any votes cast for Lai were not counted.
  • Jamaal Myers, a lawyer working for TD Bank, a transit advocate and member of Scarborough Transit Action, and member of the Scarborough Business Association Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
;Results
CandidateVote%
Jamaal Myers5,31551.09
Phillip Francis2,75526.48
Virginia Jones2,33322.43

[Ward 24 Scarborough—Guildwood]

Incumbent city councillor Paul Ainslie was elected in 2018 with 66.82% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
  • Paul Ainslie, incumbent city councillor
  • Habiba Desai
  • Vivian Parker
  • Keiosha Ross
;Results
CandidateVote%
Paul Ainslie 12,48376.52
Vivian Parker1,82011.16
Habiba Desai1,3078.01
Keiosha Ross7034.31

[Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park]

Incumbent city councillor Jennifer McKelvie was elected in 2018 with 40.21% of the vote. She has registered to run for re-election.
;Registered candidates
;Results
CandidateVote%
Jennifer McKelvie 14,16872.28
Jacinta Kanakaratnam3,44917.60
Ashan Fernando1,98410.12

Candidate endorsements

Incumbent mayor John Tory, the Toronto & York Region Labour Council, and advocacy groups More Neighbours Toronto and Progress Toronto have all made endorsements across multiple wards.

John Tory

More Neighbours Toronto

  • Thomas Yanuziello, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre
  • Amber Morley, Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore
  • Evan Sambasivam, Ward 8, Eglinton–Lawrence
  • Grant Gonzales, Ward 9, Davenport
  • Igor Samardzic, Ward 10, Spadina—Fort York
  • Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre
  • Sheena Sharp, Ward 15, Don Valley West
  • Colin Mahovlich, Ward 16, Don Valley East
  • Brad Bradford, Ward 19, Beaches—East York
  • Kevin Rupasinghe, Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest
  • Jamaal Myers, Ward 23, Scarborough North

Progress Toronto

  • Charles Ozzoude, Ward 1, Etobicoke North
  • Amber Morley, Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore
  • Chiara Padovani, Ward 5, York—South Weston
  • Alejandra Bravo, Ward 9, Davenport
  • Ausma Malik, Ward 10, Spadina—Fort York
  • Norm Di Pasquale, Ward 11, University-Rosedale
  • Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre
  • Kevin Rupasinghe, Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest
  • Jamaal Myers, Ward 23, Scarborough North

Toronto & York Region Labour Council

  • Charles Ozzoude, Ward 1, Etobicoke North
  • Amber Morley, Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore
  • Gord Perks, Ward 4, Parkdale—High Park
  • Chiara Padovani, Ward 5, York—South Weston
  • Anthony Perruzza, Ward 7, Humber River—Black Creek
  • Alejandra Bravo, Ward 9, Davenport
  • Ausma Malik, Ward 10, Spadina—Fort York
  • Norm Di Pasquale, Ward 11, University-Rosedale
  • Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre
  • Paula Fletcher, Ward 14, Toronto Danforth
  • David Ricci, Ward 15, Don Valley West
  • Stephen Ksiazek, Ward 16, Don Valley East
  • Shelley Carroll, Ward 17, Don Valley North
  • Jamaal Myers, Ward 23, Scarborough North

Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition

  • Thomas Yanuziello, Ward 2, Etobicoke Centre
  • Amber Morley, Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore
  • Chiara Padovani, Ward 5, York—South Weston
  • Alejandra Bravo, Ward 9, Davenport
  • Markus O'Brien Fehr, Ward 18, Willowdale
  • Kevin Rupasinghe, Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest
  • Jamaal Myers, Ward 23, Scarborough North
  • Gil Penalosa, Mayor

''Toronto Star''

  • Charles Ozzoude, Ward 1, Etobicoke North
  • Amber Morley, Ward 3, Etobicoke-Lakeshore
  • Gord Perks, Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park
  • Chiara Padovani, Ward 5, York South-Weston
  • James Pasternak, Ward 6, York Centre
  • Anthony Perruzza, Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek
  • Mike Colle, Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence
  • Alejandra Bravo, Ward 9, Davenport
  • Ausma Malik, Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York
  • Robin Buxton Potts, Ward 11, University-Rosedale
  • Josh Matlow, Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul’s
  • Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre
  • Paula Fletcher, Ward 14, Toronto-Danforth
  • Jaye Robinson, Ward 15, Don Valley West
  • Jon Burnside or Stephen Ksiazek, Ward 16, Don Valley East
  • Shelley Carroll, Ward 17, Don Valley North
  • Markus O’Brien Fehr, Ward 18, Willowdale
  • Brad Bradford, Ward 19, Beaches-East York
  • Kevin Rupasinghe, Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest
  • Nick Mantas, Ward 22, Scarborough-Agincourt
  • Jamaal Myers, Ward 23, Scarborough North
  • Paul Ainslie, Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood
  • Jennifer McKelvie, Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park
  • John Tory, Mayor