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.

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Muskoka District Council

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]

PositionElected
Chair
Bracebridge
MayorRick Maloney
District CouncillorDon Smith
District CouncillorBrenda Rhodes
District CouncillorTatiana Sutherland
Georgian Bay
MayorPeter Koetsier (acclaimed)
District Councillor, Wards 1 & 3Brian Bochek (acclaimed)
District Councillor, Wards 2 & 4Peter Cooper (acclaimed)
Gravenhurst
MayorHeidi Lorenz
District CouncillorSandy Cairns
District CouncillorErin Strength
District CouncillorPeter M. Johnston
Huntsville
MayorNancy Alcock
District CouncillorScott Morrison
District CouncillorDan Armour
District CouncillorBob Stone
Lake of Bays
MayorTerry Glover
District Councillor, Franklin & Sinclair WardsMike Peppard
District Councillor, Ridout & McLean WardsRobert Lacroix (acclaimed)
Muskoka Lakes
MayorPeter Kelley
District Councillor, Ward 1Ruth Nishikawa (acclaimed)
District Councillor, Ward 2Allen Edwards (acclaimed)
District Councillor, Ward 3Guy Burry (acclaimed)

Bracebridge

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

Mayor

CandidateVote %
Rick Maloney (X)3,14052.76
Mike Opara1,59626.82
Paul Campbell1,21520.42

District Councillors

Three to be elected.

CandidateVote %
Don Smith (X)3,27921.48
Brenda Rhodes3,45222.62
Tatiana Sutherland3,16120.71
Mark Quemby (X)2,92219.14
Steven Clement (X)2,44916.05

Georgian Bay

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

Mayor

CandidateVote %
Peter Koetsier (X)Acclaimed

District Councillors

CandidateVote %
Wards 1 & 3
Brian BochekAcclaimed
Wards 2 & 4
Peter Cooper (X)Acclaimed

Gravenhurst

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

Mayor

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]

CandidateVote %
Heidi Lorenz2,15543.97
Terry Pilger1,93739.52
Marc Mantha80916.51

District Councillors

Three to be elected.

CandidateVote %
Sandy Cairns (X)3,18626.50
Erin Strength2,00516.67
Peter M. Johnston1,83315.24
Jaden Hollingshead1,69114.06
John Gordon (X)1,68614.02
Gordie Merton8386.97
Allan J. Kent5964.96
Bryant Halsall1891.57

Huntsville

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

Mayor

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]

CandidateVote %
Nancy Alcock3,37944.20
Stephen Hernen2,20828.88
Tim Withey1,92725.21
Reuben Pyette-Bouillon1311.71

District Councillors

Three to be elected.

CandidateVote %
Scott Morrison5,02527.15
Dan Armour4,99427.15
Bob Stone3,84920.92
Kathleen May2,44013.26
Chris Occhiuzzi2,08911.36

Lake of Bays

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

Mayor

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

CandidateVote %
Terry Glover (X)1,40158.52
Linda Thompson99341.48

District Councillors

CandidateVote %
Franklin & Sinclair Wards
Mike Peppard (X)57446.74
Charles Cooper45637.13
Martin Mann19816.12
Ridout & McLean Wards
Robert Lacroix (X)Acclaimed

Muskoka Lakes

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

Mayor

CandidateVote %
Peter Kelley3,67660.59
Phil Harding (X)2,39139.41

District Councillors

CandidateVote %
Ward A
Ruth Nishikawa (X)Acclaimed
Ward B
Allen Edwards (X)Acclaimed
Ward C
Guy BurryAcclaimed

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