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2022 Muskoka District municipal elections

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

Muskoka District Council

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The Muskoka District Council, is made up of a 23 member council which includes the mayors of its six municipalities, three councillors each from Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Huntsville and Muskoka Lakes, two each from Lake of Bays and Georgian Bay, plus a District Chair which is elected by council following the election.[1]

Position Elected
Chair
Bracebridge
Mayor Rick Maloney
District Councillor Don Smith
District Councillor Brenda Rhodes
District Councillor Tatiana Sutherland
Georgian Bay
Mayor Peter Koetsier (acclaimed)
District Councillor, Wards 1 & 3 Brian Bochek (acclaimed)
District Councillor, Wards 2 & 4 Peter Cooper (acclaimed)
Gravenhurst
Mayor Heidi Lorenz
District Councillor Sandy Cairns
District Councillor Erin Strength
District Councillor Peter M. Johnston
Huntsville
Mayor Nancy Alcock
District Councillor Scott Morrison
District Councillor Dan Armour
District Councillor Bob Stone
Lake of Bays
Mayor Terry Glover
District Councillor, Franklin & Sinclair Wards Mike Peppard
District Councillor, Ridout & McLean Wards Robert Lacroix (acclaimed)
Muskoka Lakes
Mayor Peter Kelley
District Councillor, Ward 1 Ruth Nishikawa (acclaimed)
District Councillor, Ward 2 Allen Edwards (acclaimed)
District Councillor, Ward 3 Guy Burry (acclaimed)

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Bracebridge.[2]

Mayor

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Candidate Vote %
Rick Maloney (X) 3,140 52.76
Mike Opara 1,596 26.82
Paul Campbell 1,215 20.42

District Councillors

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Three to be elected.

Candidate Vote %
Don Smith (X) 3,279 21.48
Brenda Rhodes 3,452 22.62
Tatiana Sutherland 3,161 20.71
Mark Quemby (X) 2,922 19.14
Steven Clement (X) 2,449 16.05

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Georgian Bay.[3]

Mayor

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Candidate Vote %
Peter Koetsier (X) Acclaimed

District Councillors

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Candidate Vote %
Wards 1 & 3
Brian Bochek Acclaimed
Wards 2 & 4
Peter Cooper (X) Acclaimed

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Gravenhurst.[4]

Mayor

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Incumbent mayor Paul Kelly did not run for re-election.[5] Deputy mayor Heidi Lorenz ran against town councillor Terry Pilger, and Marc Mantha.[6]

Candidate Vote %
Heidi Lorenz 2,155 43.97
Terry Pilger 1,937 39.52
Marc Mantha 809 16.51

District Councillors

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Three to be elected.

Candidate Vote %
Sandy Cairns (X) 3,186 26.50
Erin Strength 2,005 16.67
Peter M. Johnston 1,833 15.24
Jaden Hollingshead 1,691 14.06
John Gordon (X) 1,686 14.02
Gordie Merton 838 6.97
Allan J. Kent 596 4.96
Bryant Halsall 189 1.57

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Huntsville.[7]

Mayor

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Mayor Karin Terziano did not run for re-election. Running to replace her were Deputy Mayor Nancy Alcock, district councillor Tim Withey and former fire chief Stephen Hernen.[8] Terziano was acclaimed to the position in 2019 when previous mayor Scott Atchison was elected to Parliament.[9]

Candidate Vote %
Nancy Alcock 3,379 44.20
Stephen Hernen 2,208 28.88
Tim Withey 1,927 25.21
Reuben Pyette-Bouillon 131 1.71

District Councillors

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Three to be elected.

Candidate Vote %
Scott Morrison 5,025 27.15
Dan Armour 4,994 27.15
Bob Stone 3,849 20.92
Kathleen May 2,440 13.26
Chris Occhiuzzi 2,089 11.36

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Lake of Bays.[10]

Mayor

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Incumbent mayor Terry Glover was challenged by former Port Hope mayor Linda Thompson.[11]

Candidate Vote %
Terry Glover (X) 1,401 58.52
Linda Thompson 993 41.48

District Councillors

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Candidate Vote %
Franklin & Sinclair Wards
Mike Peppard (X) 574 46.74
Charles Cooper 456 37.13
Martin Mann 198 16.12
Ridout & McLean Wards
Robert Lacroix (X) Acclaimed

The following were the results for mayor and district council in Muskoka Lakes.[12]

Mayor

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Candidate Vote %
Peter Kelley 3,676 60.59
Phil Harding (X) 2,391 39.41

District Councillors

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Candidate Vote %
Ward A
Ruth Nishikawa (X) Acclaimed
Ward B
Allen Edwards (X) Acclaimed
Ward C
Guy Burry Acclaimed

References

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  1. ^ "About District Council". www.muskoka.on.ca.
  2. ^ "Nominated Candidates". Bracebridge. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Election". Township of Georgian Bay. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Candidates". Gravenhurst. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Gravenhurst Mayor Paul Kelly Will Not Be Running In The Upcoming Election". Muskoka 411. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "Nominations close for municipal elections". My Muskoka Now. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Uncertified List of Candidates". Town of Huntsville. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Incumbent Muskoka Lakes mayor preparing for re-election push". MyMuskokaNow. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "Huntsville Mayor Karin Terziano not seeking re-election". MyMuskokaNow. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Who's Running?". Lake of Bays. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "The race is on! New candidate files to run for Mayor of Lake of Bays". Huntsville Doppler. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Candidates". Township of Muskoka Lakes. Retrieved August 20, 2022.