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 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.
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)
Bracebridge The following were the results for mayor and district council in Bracebridge.
Mayor Candidate Vote % Rick Maloney (X) 3,140 52.76 Mike Opara 1,596 26.82 Paul Campbell 1,215 20.42
District Councillors 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
Georgian Bay The following were the results for mayor and district council in Georgian Bay.
Mayor Candidate Vote % Peter Koetsier (X) Acclaimed
District Councillors Candidate Vote % Wards 1 & 3 Brian Bochek Acclaimed Wards 2 & 4 Peter Cooper (X) Acclaimed
Gravenhurst The following were the results for mayor and district council in Gravenhurst.
Mayor Incumbent mayor Paul Kelly did not run for re-election. Deputy mayor Heidi Lorenz ran against town councillor Terry Pilger, and Marc Mantha. Candidate Vote % Heidi Lorenz 2,155 43.97 Terry Pilger 1,937 39.52 Marc Mantha 809 16.51
District Councillors 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
Huntsville The following were the results for mayor and district council in Huntsville.
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. Terziano was acclaimed to the position in 2019 when previous mayor Scott Atchison was elected to Parliament.
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 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
Lake of Bays The following were the results for mayor and district council in Lake of Bays.
Mayor Incumbent mayor Terry Glover was challenged by former Port Hope mayor Linda Thompson.
Candidate Vote % Terry Glover (X) 1,401 58.52 Linda Thompson 993 41.48
District Councillors 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
Muskoka Lakes The following were the results for mayor and district council in Muskoka Lakes.
Mayor Candidate Vote % Peter Kelley 3,676 60.59 Phil Harding (X) 2,391 39.41
District Councillors Candidate Vote % Ward A Ruth Nishikawa (X) Acclaimed Ward B Allen Edwards (X) Acclaimed Ward C Guy Burry Acclaimed
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