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.

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

 * Ana Bailão, councillor for Ward 9 Davenport, announced that she will not run again.
 * Joe Cressy, councillor for Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York and its predecessor since 2014, resigned to become a vice-president of George Brown College. Joe Mihevc was appointed to fill the vacancy created by Cressy's resignation and has pledged to serve only for the remainder of Cressy's term and not be a candidate in the election.
 * John Filion, councillor for Ward 18 Willowdale, is retiring after 40 years in municipal politics, first as a school trustee, then as a North York city councillor and as Toronto city councillor since amalgamation in 1998.
 * Michael Ford, councillor for Ward 1 Etobicoke North, vacated his seat as a result of his election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the June 2, 2022 Ontario general election. Rosemarie Bryan, a Salvation Army family counsellor, was appointed to fill the seat on June 25, on Ford's recommendation, but resigned the same day after it became known that she had shared anti-LGBTQ content on social media. Rose Milczyn was appointed in August to serve the remainder of Ford's term.
 * Mike Layton, councillor for Ward 11 University—Rosedale, announced in July 2022 that he will not run for another term.
 * Denzil Minnan-Wong, councillor for Ward 16 Don Valley East, announced that he will not run again.
 * Kristyn Wong-Tam, councillor for Ward 13 Toronto Centre and its predecessor since 2010, resigned to run for the Ontario NDP in the 2022 Ontario general election. Robin Buxton Potts was appointed by council to fill the vacancy created by Wong-Tam's resignation and pledged to act as a caretaker councillor and not run in the election. She instead ran in the neighbouring district, Ward 11 University—Rosedale.

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
 * Abraham Abbey
 * Bill Britton
 * Subhash Chand
 * Vincent Crisanti, former city councillor for Ward 1 Etobicoke North (2010-2018)
 * Michelle Garcia
 * John Genser
 * Avtar Minhas
 * Dev Narang
 * Christopher Noor
 * Charles Ozzoude, endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
 * Donald Pell
 * Kristian Santos
 * Mohit Sharma
 * Keith Stephen


 * Results

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

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

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
 * Gord Perks, incumbent city councillor, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
 * Steve Yuen


 * Results

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 (YSW) 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

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

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
 * Amanda Coombs
 * Christopher Mammoliti, Toronto District School Board Vice-Chair and Trustee for Ward 4, Humber River - Black Creek and son of former city councillor Giorgio Mammoliti
 * Anthony Perruzza, incumbent city councillor, endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.


 * Results

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

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

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 (Trinity-Spadina) 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

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
 * Axel Arvizu
 * Michael Borrelli
 * Robin Buxton Potts, city councillor (appointed) for Ward 13 Toronto Centre
 * Norm Di Pasquale, candidate for the New Democratic Party in Spadina—Fort York for the 2021 Canadian federal election, Toronto Catholic District School Board Trustee for Ward 9. Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
 * David Fielder
 * Adam Golding,
 * Andrew Layman
 * Peter Lovering
 * Alison Pang
 * Ann Rohmer, former broadcaster on CP24. Ended her campaign on August 28 due to "unforeseen family issues", but remained on the ballot.
 * Dianne Saxe, former Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (2015-2019), deputy leader of the Green Party of Ontario, Green Party candidate in the 2022 Ontario general election.
 * Heather Shon
 * Pierre Therrien
 * Diana Yoon, candidate for the New Democratic Party in Spadina—Fort York for the 2019 Canadian federal election. Ended her campaign on August 29 to launch a city-wide "No Developer Money" pledge campaign, but remained on the ballot.


 * Results

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
 * Bryan Ashworth
 * Antonio Corpuz
 * Josh Matlow, incumbent city councillor
 * Bob Murphy


 * Results

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. She announced that she 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
 * Miguel Avila
 * Colin Johnson
 * Ryan Lester, Ended his campaign on October 3 for personal reasons, and endorsed Ward.
 * Dan Cortez Manalo
 * Cleveland Marshall
 * Chris Moise, Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 10, University - Rosedale and Toronto Centre Endorsed by Progress Toronto and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
 * Caroline Murphy
 * Dev Ramsumair
 * Nicki Ward, candidate for the Green Party of Ontario in Toronto Centre for the 2022 Ontario general election.


 * Results

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

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

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 (2014-2018). Endorsed by John Tory.
 * Stella Kargiannakis
 * Stephen Ksiazek, President of Don Mills Residents Inc (DMRI), endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
 * Colin Mahovlich
 * Jonathan Mousley
 * Nick Pachis
 * Dmitre Popov
 * John Simms


 * Results

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

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

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

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
 * Malik Ahmad
 * Sharif Ahmed
 * Lorenzo Berardinetti, former MPP (2003-2018) and city councillor (1997-2003).
 * Gary Crawford, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory.
 * Corey David
 * Parthi Kandavel, the Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 18, Scarborough Southwest.
 * Philip Mills
 * Kevin Rupasinghe, graduate of the University of Toronto's Master of Engineering in Cities Engineering and Management, Co-Chair of the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto (RaBiT), board member of Unlock Democracy Canada, an electoral reform advocacy group, and former Cycle Toronto Senior Advocacy Manager Endorsed by Progress Toronto.


 * Results

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

Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt
Incumbent city councillor Nick Mantas was elected in 2021 in a by-election when Jim Karygiannis, who was removed from city council, with 26.98% of the vote. He has registered to run for re-election.


 * Registered candidates
 * Anthony Internicola, a former People's Party of Canada candidate for the Scarborough—Agincourt riding in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
 * Serge Khatchasourian
 * Ronald Lin
 * Antonios Mantas
 * Nick Mantas, incumbent city councillor. Endorsed by John Tory.
 * Bill Wu


 * Results

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

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

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
 * Ashan Fernando
 * Jacinta Kanakaratnam
 * Jennifer McKelvie, incumbent city councillor


 * Results

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

 * Mark Grimes, Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore
 * Siri Agrell, Ward 4 Parkdale-High Park
 * Frances Nunziata, Ward 5 York—South-Weston
 * James Pasternak, Ward 6 York Centre
 * Mike Colle, Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence
 * Grant Gonzales, Ward 9, Davenport
 * Jon Burnside, Ward 16, Don Valley East
 * Markus O’Brien Fehr, Ward 18, Willowdale
 * Brad Bradford, Ward 19, Beaches—East York
 * Gary Crawford, Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest
 * Nick Mantas, Ward 22, Scarborough Agincourt
 * Cynthia Lai, Ward 23, Scarborough North

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 (with secondary endorsement of Ausma Malik)
 * Chris Moise, Ward 13, Toronto Centre
 * Sheena Sharp, Ward 15, Don Valley West (with secondary endorsement of David Ricci)
 * 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