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The Oshawa municipal election, 2006 was held in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, concurrently with other municipal elections throughout the province, to elect the members of Oshawa City Council.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| John Gray (X) | 19545 | 72.8 |
| Alexander Kemp | 5846 | 21.8 |
| Dawn Turner | 1461 | 5.4 |
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 & 3 | |||
| Maryanne Sholdra | 1590 | ||
| Doug Bain | 1355 | ||
| Dave Thompson | 1343 | ||
| Kyle Nicholson | 1016 | ||
| Tim Dobson | 673 | ||
| Doug Hawkins | 366 | ||
| Ward 2 & 4 | |||
| Tito-Dante Marimpietri (X) | 4873 | ||
| Johnny Milosh | 3331 | ||
| Ward 5 & 6 | |||
| Louise Parkes (X) | 3999 | ||
| John Burns | 1727 | ||
| Robert Goheen | 1183 | ||
| David Chyznak | 1106 | ||
| Michael Kettela | 156 | ||
City and regional council
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 1 | |||
| Brian Nicholson (X) | 1292 | ||
| Gord Vickers | 1177 | ||
| Yoge Patel | 93 | ||
| Ward 2 | |||
| Robert Lutczyk (X) | 1134 | ||
| Doug Ross | 1024 | ||
| Lanny Joseph | 822 | ||
| David Purdy | 247 | ||
| Murray Strong | 174 | ||
| Ward 3 | |||
| Nester Pidwerbecki (X) | 2644 | ||
| Mike Nicholson (X) | 1185 | ||
| Ward 4 | |||
| Joseph Kolodzie (X) | 3137 | ||
| Pauline Beal | 1087 | ||
| John Rzeszut | 402 | ||
| Ward 5 | |||
| John Henry | 2201 | ||
| Cathy Clarke (X) | 1852 | ||
| Lynne Marie McCarthy | 576 | ||
| Ward 6 | |||
| April Cullen (X) | 1601 | ||
| Bruce Smith | 1332 | ||
| Douglas Terwillegar | 492 | ||
| Ward 7 | |||
| John Neal (X) | 2169 | ||
| Steven Gamsby | 956 | ||
| Mary Jo Cunha | 113 | ||
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