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Peel Region municipal elections, 2022 were part of the larger Ontario municipal elections, that took place on Monday, October 24, 2022.
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Patrick Brown was the incumbent, and he won re-election. He won the 2018 election with 44.43% of the vote.
On March 13, 2022, Brown announced he was running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada but was disqualified by the party on July 5. [1]
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Brown (X) | 50,652 | 59.65 |
| Nikki Kaur | 21,693 | 25.55 |
| Bob Singh | 7,166 | 8.44 |
| Tony Moracci | 3,775 | 4.45 |
| Vidya Sagar Gautam | 1,398 | 1.65 |
| Prabh Kaur Mand | 235 | 0.28 |
All polls during the election itself were paid for by campaigns: Mainstreet by Brown, Campaign Research by Kaur.
The October 13 poll was paid for by the Kaur campaign, and released the next day. [18] The September 23 poll was paid for by the Brown campaign, and released October 14. [19]
| Polling firm | Link | Last date of polling | Sample Size | Margin of error | Patrick Brown | Vidya Gautam | Nikki Kaur | Prabh Kaur Mand | Tony Moracci | Bob Singh | Undecided |
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| Mainstreet | October 19–21, 2022 | 398 | ±4.9% | 52 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 | |
| Campaign Research | HTML | October 21, 2022 | 505 | ±4% | 43 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Mainstreet | HTML | October 15, 2022 | 536 | ±4% | 66 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Campaign Research | HTML | October 13, 2022 | 258 | ±6 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 25 | ||
| Mainstreet | HTML | September 23, 2022 | 587 | ±4.1 | 66.1 | 5.4 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 11 | 2.7 |
| Polling firm | Link | Last date of polling | Sample Size | Margin of error | Patrick Brown | Gurpreet Dhillon | Martin Medeiros | Elaine Moore | Gurratan Singh | Other | Undecided |
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| Mainstreet | July 19, 2022 | 1,054 | ±3% | 41 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 33 |
These members are elected via double direct election, serving both on Brampton City council and Peel Regional council.
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Vicente (X) | 7,832 | 55.70 |
| Idris Orughu | 3,643 | 25.91 |
| Seema Passi | 2,587 | 18.40 |
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Paul Palleschi (X) | 9,675 | 56.59 |
| Gurpreet Singh Pabla | 2,095 | 12.25 |
| Keba Tamara Thomas | 1,929 | 11.28 |
| Azhar Hussain | 1,337 | 7.82 |
| Babita Gupta | 1,190 | 6.96 |
| Mansoor Ameersulthan | 871 | 5.09 |
The incumbent was Martin Medeiros.
Registered candidates
Ameek Singh Bali was registered and withdrew; it's unclear whether he is Ameek Singh. Raman Vasudev original registered to run as City Councillor, Wards 2 & 6.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Martin Medeiros (X) | 7,693 | 53.50 |
| Andria Barrett | 2,927 | 20.35 |
| Ameek Singh | 1,951 | 13.57 |
| Aquin George | 1,104 | 7.68 |
| Raman Vasudev | 705 | 4.90 |
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Fortini (X) | 6,919 | 44.50 |
| Ripudaman Singh Dhillon | 2,707 | 17.41 |
| Michael Dancy | 2,011 | 12.93 |
| Matthew Johnson | 1,576 | 10.14 |
| Cynthia Sri Pragash | 917 | 5.90 |
| Farooq Ishaq | 825 | 5.31 |
| Gurinder Sehgal | 594 | 3.82 |
The incumbent for this ward was Gurpreet Singh Dhillon.
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Gurpartap Singh Toor | 6,086 | 29.39 |
| Gurpreet Singh Dhillon (X) | 5,859 | 28.29 |
| Susan Joseph | 3,200 | 15.45 |
| Gagan Lal | 2,498 | 12.06 |
| Mohammad Shoaib | 1,603 | 7.74 |
| Azad Singh Goyat | 1,008 | 4.87 |
| Andeep Dhade | 454 | 2.19 |
During the current term of council, Rowena Santos was given the city's additional Regional council position.
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Rowena Santos (X) | 5,143 | 36.14 |
| Stacey Ann Brooks | 3,092 | 21.73 |
| Tracy Pepe | 1,973 | 13.86 |
| Harshmeet Dhillon | 1,241 | 8.72 |
| MD. Rafiqul Islam | 1,109 | 7.79 |
| Steven Lee | 889 | 6.25 |
| Omprakash Kapil | 784 | 5.51 |
The incumbent in the wards was Doug Whillans; he did not run for re-election.
Registered candidates
Jermaine Chambers was a registered candidate, but withdrew to run for Mayor; he returned to the original nomination in the final week. Carmen Wilson was first registered as a candidate for city council in Wards 7 & 8. Raman Vasudev registered, but later withdrew to run in Wards 3 & 4 for Regional councillor.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Navjit Kaur Brar | 4,983 | 28.91 |
| Jermaine Chambers | 3,886 | 22.55 |
| Carmen Wilson | 2,658 | 15.42 |
| Raghav Patel | 1,311 | 7.61 |
| Cody Vatcher | 1,217 | 7.06 |
| Joe Oreskovic | 1,005 | 5.83 |
| Sirajul Islam | 853 | 4.95 |
| Vijay Mair | 714 | 4.14 |
| Hardip Singh | 608 | 3.53 |
The incumbent in this position was Jeff Bowman. He registered as a candidate, later withdrawing.
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Dennis Keenan | 4,912 | 34.13 |
| John Sanderson | 4,599 | 31.96 |
| Carla Green | 1,802 | 12.52 |
| Jasmohan Singh Mankoo | 1,442 | 10.02 |
| Cleopatra Gooden-Simms | 1,047 | 7.28 |
| Tejeshwar Soin | 588 | 4.09 |
Incumbent Charmaine Williams was elected as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Brampton Centre in the 2022 provincial election, as part of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.
Registered candidates
Cleopatra Gooden-Simms registered as a candidate, later withdrawing for City Wards 3, 4. Carmen Wilson registered as a candidate, later withdrawing for City Wards 2, 6. Rod Power registered and withdrew, before re-registering.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Rod Power | 4,069 | 26.09 |
| Jaskaran Sandhu | 2,849 | 18.27 |
| Cindy-Ann Williams | 2,237 | 14.34 |
| Donna Williams | 1,848 | 11.85 |
| Fatima Faruq Ahmad | 1,021 | 6.55 |
| Baljit Bawa | 689 | 4.42 |
| Michael Farquharson | 586 | 3.76 |
| Raymond Carle | 546 | 3.50 |
| Cheryl Rodricks | 525 | 3.37 |
| Nataleigh Ballantyne | 493 | 3.16 |
| Gagan Sandhu | 315 | 2.02 |
| Kuljit Singh Batra | 258 | 1.65 |
| Damindar Ghumman | 161 | 1.03 |
The incumbent was Harkirat Singh.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Harikrat Singh (X) | 9,076 | 45.30 |
| Janice Gordon-Daniels | 4,577 | 22.84 |
| Jagdish Singh Grewal | 2,316 | 11.56 |
| Arsalan Baig | 1,400 | 6.99 |
| Mahendra Gupta | 1,341 | 6.69 |
| Manpreet Othi | 1,327 | 6.62 |
Caledon saw 34 people register for municipal office or as school trustee. [84] Six of the nine incumbents were registered as candidates, with Jennifer Innis and Annette Groves going head-to-head for Mayor. As such, only five incumbents were able to be re-elected, guaranteeing at least four new councillors.
The election saw the composition of Caledon council changed, with its four Regional councillors reduced to two, and area councillors increased to six. [84]
In the 2018 election, 32.8% of registered electors in Caledon voted. [84]
Regional council incumbents Jennifer Innis and Annette Groves ran for the position, made empty by the retirement of Allan Thompson.
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Annette Groves | 10,270 | 57.72 |
| Jennifer Innis | 7,524 | 42.28 |
The combined Wards 1, 2, 3 is be the largest geographic area represented by a single Region of Peel councillor, beginning 2022–2026. [87] The incumbent Regional councillors for Ward 1, Ian Sinclair, and Ward 2, Johanna Downey, both decided against running in this election. In the previous term of council, Ward 3 was paired with Ward 4; Wards 3/4 Regional councillor Jennifer Innis is running for Mayor.
Two Regional council incumbents in the former wards will not be standing for re-election. Ian Sinclair represented Caledon Ward 1, while Johanna Downey represented Caledon Ward 2. [88] (Downey had registered May 4, but withdrew June 21.)
Registered candidates for the ward were Christina Early, Ramat Gill, [89] [90] Giacomo Giuliano, [91] and Tom Sweeney. Of them, Early was the incumbent for area councillor ward 2, and worked previously as a senior executive for an independently owned cooperative retail pharmacy. [87] [92] Sweeney is a masonry business owner, and past president of Caledon Lions Club. [93] [94] [95]
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Christina Early | 3,911 | 42.87 |
| Ramat Gill | 2,812 | 30.83 |
| Tom Sweeney | 1,972 | 21.62 |
| Giacomo Giuliano | 427 | 4.68 |
The councillors for Wards 3/4 and Ward 5, Jennifer Innis and Annette Groves respectively, were both running for Mayor of Caledon. As such, there was no incumbent councillor.
Registered candidates were Anthony Caputo, Frank Di Cosola, Mario Russo, and Manjit Saini. [96] Caputo is a real estate agent, and former president of the Caledon Chamber of Commerce, [97] [98] Di Cosola was the incumbent trustee for Dufferin/Caledon, Dufferin-Peel's Catholic District School Board, [99] [100] and Russo formerly worked for the Ontario Land Tribunal, [101] ran for Regional council in Brampton Wards 1 & 5, 2018, [102] and served as chair of Brampton's Committee of Adjustment for four years [101] [103]
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Mario Russo | 3,365 | 41.36 |
| Anthony Caputo | 2,592 | 31.86 |
| Frank Di Cosola | 1,774 | 21.80 |
| Bhondhi Manjit Saini | 405 | 4.98 |
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Lynn Kiernan (X) | 1,524 | 51.57 |
| Kate Hepworth | 1,431 | 48.43 |
Incumbent area councillor Christina Early ran for Regional councillor Wards 1, 2, 3, creating an open race in Ward 2.
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Dave Sheen | 1,559 | 41.03 |
| Jagraj Sekhon | 1,100 | 28.95 |
| Hunar Kahlon | 866 | 22.79 |
| John Ruscetta | 275 | 7.24 |
This ward was previously combined with ward 4. Newly split, there was no incumbent in this ward.
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Doug Maskell | 980 | 41.33 |
| Derek Clark | 737 | 31.08 |
| Arjun McNeill | 433 | 18.26 |
| Anna Murray | 221 | 9.32 |
The incumbent candidate in this ward was Nick deBoer.
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Nick deBoer (X) | 1,085 | 52.93 |
| Cheryl Connors | 965 | 47.07 |
The incumbent candidate in this ward was Tony Rosa.
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Tony Rosa (X) | 2,414 | 66.59 |
| Rob Ricciardi | 715 | 19.72 |
| Stacie Roberts | 496 | 13.68 |
Ward 6 was newly created in the wake of ward boundary changes. There was no incumbent.
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Cosimo Napoli | 1,131 | 44.51 |
| Angela Panacci | 849 | 33.41 |
| Lucrezia Chiappetta | 368 | 14.48 |
| Mary Balinov | 193 | 7.60 |
The election saw one of the highest turnovers in history, with the retirements of Pat Saito and George Carlson, and the resignation of Karen Ras; [131] her appointed replacement, Patricia Mullin, also did not run. Accusations against incumbent Ron Starr led the media to suggest his position is vulnerable. [131]
Voter turnout for the 2018 election was 27%.
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Bonnie Crombie was the incumbent, and won re-election. She won the 2018 election with 76.68% of the vote.
The only other competitor to place in the double digits was Kevin J. Johnston, who in the months prior to his candidacy been charged by Peel Regional Police for "willfully promoting hatred." [132] (Johnston has since been sentenced to jail in two provinces, and ran for Mayor of Calgary in 2021.) [133] [134]
Crombie launched her campaign on September 7. [135] In 2014, Trivedi was candidate for Mississauga City Council Ward 5. [136]
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Bonnie Crombie (X) | 82,736 | 78.47 |
| David Shaw | 7,202 | 6.83 |
| George Tavares | 5,613 | 5.32 |
| Derek Ramkissoon | 4,012 | 3.81 |
| Mohsin Khan | 2,866 | 2.72 |
| Melodie J. Petty | 1,464 | 1.39 |
| Jayesh Trivedi | 1,169 | 1.11 |
| Bobie Taffe | 370 | 0.35 |
Stephen Dasko faced Lakeview Ratepayers Association president Deborah Goss, a position held by Dasko's predecessor, Jim Tovey. [131]
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Stephen Dasko (X) [137] | 5,552 | 70.06 |
| Deborah Goss [138] | 1,602 | 20.21 |
| Andrew Gassmann | 771 | 9.73 |
Former Ward 2 councillor Patricia Mullin (1985-2014) was appointed as Ward 2 councillor, February 2. [139] Mullin's appointment was supported by nine of eleven councillors, with Mayor Crombie among those contesting the process of selection. [140] [141]
Mullin's appointment was made after the resignation of Karen Ras in January 2022. Ras revealed in February that her resignation was following a three-year period of her car being keyed, allegedly by fellow councillor Ron Starr. Police did not lay charges, and the city's integrity commissioner refused to investigate. [142]
Ras won the 2018 election with 92.77% of the vote.
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Alvin Tedjo | 3,733 | 41.12 |
| Sue Shanly | 2,559 | 28.19 |
| Silvia Gualtieri | 1,524 | 16.79 |
| Chris Cunningham | 499 | 5.50 |
| Ayushe Sharman | 464 | 5.11 |
| Syed Jaffery | 148 | 1.63 |
| Gulraiz Bajwa | 131 | 1.44 |
| Reead Rahamut | 20 | 0.22 |
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Chris Fonseca (X) | 6,767 | 72.30 |
| Athina Tagidou | 1,535 | 16.40 |
| Sarah Szymanski | 350 | 3.74 |
| Robert Kielek | 287 | 3.07 |
| Winston Harding | 246 | 2.63 |
| Robina Yasmeen | 175 | 1.87 |
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| John Kovac (X) | 5,748 | 67.82 |
| Joan Pace Jakobsen | 1,642 | 19.37 |
| Michelle Bilek | 1,086 | 12.81 |
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Carolyn Parrish (X) [162] | 5,631 | 67.79 |
| Hamid Akbar [163] | 1,006 | 12.11 |
| Domenica Laura Simone [164] | 935 | 11.26 |
| Bradley MacDonald | 735 | 8.85 |
Bob Singh previously appeared on the list of registered candidates; it is presumed that he withdrew. Ahmad Khan withdrew to run for Ward 5 Peel District School Board trustee.
The first registered candidate was Joe Horneck. Incumbent Ron Starr sought re-election to a fifth term, amid an unsettled investigation.
Incumbent Ron Starr was in his fourth term on Mississauga council. During the 2018 election, Starr registered to run for Region of Peel Chair — at that point intended to be a directly elected position — leaving his original ward vacant. Faced with a crowded slate of nominees, Starr withdrew that nomination and returned to his original ward. [165] Starr had suggested that the 2018–2022 term might be his last. [166] Starr filed for re-election on June 27. [167]
Between 2019 and 2021, incumbent councillor Ron Starr was alleged to have keyed the car of councillor Karen Ras eight times. Starr has denied that he is the person pictured in the footage. Ras filed a complaint into the matter, but police did not lay charges, "in consultation with the complainant and the Crown's office." Ras asked the City integrity commissioner Robert Swayze to investigate it as a violation of the council's code of conduct, however the code prevented investigation of possibly criminal acts. According to Ras, Mayor Crombie declined to address the issue. As a result, Ras resigned in January 2022, taking a job elsewhere. After Ras later revealed details of the issue to the media, Mississauga City Council held an "hour-long" closed meeting, resulting in a motion to ask the integrity commissioner to investigate, and asking Starr to take a leave of absence. [142] [168] [169]
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Joe Horneck [170] | 7,085 | 60.24 |
| Ron Starr (X) [171] | 2,970 | 25.25 |
| Muhammad Kamil [172] | 1,707 | 14.51 |
Sachin Ryan Kharbanda previously appeared on the list of candidates; Kharbanda has withdrawn.
Incumbent Dipika Damerla ran unsuccessfully for provincial office, during the previous term, receiving criticism for taking a leave of absence. [173]
Additional candidates included Leslie Zurek-Silvestri, former Art Gallery of Mississauga president. An unreleased third-party investigation found her involved in "psychological harassment of others" and "workplace violence," which led to a series of events culminating in her being banned from Mississauga City Hall. [174]
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Dipika Damerla (X) | 4,969 | 55.24 |
| Leslie Zurek-Silvestri | 1,981 | 22.02 |
| Amir Ali | 658 | 7.32 |
| Mark Freeland | 580 | 6.45 |
| Iain McCallum | 369 | 4.10 |
| Maisa Salhia | 310 | 3.45 |
| Ranjit Chahal | 128 | 1.42 |
Councillor Matt Mahoney was the incumbent.
In 2018, Mahoney was unopposed until the final week of the nomination period. [179]
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Matt Mahoney (X) | 8,002 | 80.31 |
| Rahul Mehta | 1,174 | 11.78 |
| Irfan Farooq | 788 | 7.91 |
Incumbent Pat Saito announced plans to retire by at least January 2019, offering to mentor those interested in becoming a candidate. [181] In 2018, Saito was unopposed until the final week of the nomination period. [179]
Martin Reid received the endorsement of Saito. [131]
Syed Jaffery was previously registered, but withdrew.
Registered candidates
Charbel Bassil was a candidate, but withdrew to run for French separate school trustee. Jacob Chacko was previously on the list.
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Martin Reid | 2,793 | 26.00 |
| Nokha Dakroub | 2,552 | 23.76 |
| Bob Delaney | 1,318 | 12.27 |
| Frank Fang | 1,034 | 9.62 |
| Len Little | 998 | 9.29 |
| Peter McCallion | 636 | 5.92 |
| Mohammad Shabbeer | 584 | 5.44 |
| Nicholas Rabba | 568 | 5.29 |
| Isaiah Bryant | 124 | 1.15 |
| Chacko Athanasius | 84 | 0.78 |
| Scott E.W. Chapman | 52 | 0.48 |
Mississauga News sent a survey to all candidates, and all replied. [196]
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Sue McFadden (X) | 6,960 | 61.04 |
| Brennan Bempong | 3,297 | 28.92 |
| Hamza Bajwa | 937 | 8.22 |
| Khalid Mahmood | 208 | 1.82 |
Incumbent councillor George Carlson has retired from the ward. He endorsed Brad Butt. [200]
Of the candidates, Imran Hasan twice ran to unseat George Carlson. In 2014, he came second with 17.2% to Carlson's 68.2%, [201] and second in 2018 with 22.1% to Carlson's 69.0%. [202]
Registered candidates
| Candidate | Vote | % |
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| Brad Butt | 3,864 | 41.19 |
| Imran Hasan | 2,337 | 24.91 |
| Kulbir Gill | 1,370 | 14.60 |
| Kushagr Dutt Sharma | 850 | 9.06 |
| Annurag Chawla | 675 | 7.20 |
| Brian Rylance | 285 | 3.04 |
Retired college educator Stan Cameron was acclaimed to his position as Caledon school trustee, having faced no competition for the position. [209]
After the election, Mississauga News columnist John Stewart extensively profiled newly elected trustee Jeff Clark. [239]
Alexa Barkley originally registered for trustee Mississauga Ward 2 & 8. Bojan Mitrovic originally registered for Mississauga Ward 6 & 11. Ahmad Khan was originally registered as a city council candidate for Mississauga Ward 5. Erica Allen was registered as candidate for trustee, Brampton Wards 9 & 10. Kelly Ralston was running for Ward 1, 7, but withdrew.
Thomas Thomas was acclaimed to the position, having run unopposed. [240]
Dominique Darmanin-Sturgeon registered as a candidate for Brampton Wards 2, 5, 6, before withdrawing and registering for 1, 3, 4.
Yvon Rochefort was elected by acclamation, as no one ran against him. [240] [250]
Estelle Ah-Kiow was acclaimed to the position, having run unopposed. [240]