2022 Algoma District municipal elections

Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Algoma District of Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

The following are the results of the mayoral races in each municipality and the council races in the City of Sault Ste. Marie.

Blind River

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Mayor

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One-term incumbent Sally Hagman has been re-elected as mayor of Blind River by acclamation.[1][2]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Sally Hagman (X) Acclaimed

Bruce Mines

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Mayor

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The results mayor of Bruce Mines were as follows.[3]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Lori Patteri (X) 131 55.04
Jim McCulloch 107 44.96

Dubreuilville

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Beverley Nantel was acclaimed as mayor of Dubreuilville.[4]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Beverley Nantel (X) Acclaimed

Elliot Lake

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The following were the results for mayor of Elliot Lake.[5]

Mayor

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Incumbent mayor Dan Marchisella was challenged by city councillor Chris Patrie,[6] accessibility advocate Mike Thomas, and Geraldine Robinson.[7]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Chris Patrie 1,619 43.90
Dan Marchisella (X) 1,158 31.40
Mike Thomas 538 14.59
Geraldine Robinson 373 10.11

In January 2023, just a few weeks after taking office, Patrie was removed from office in a ruling that he had violated municipal conflict of interest rules by lobbying, in his prior term as a city councillor, to have the city's new recreation centre built near the Oakland Plaza, in which he is a part owner, instead of on the former Algo Centre Mall site.[8] Deputy mayor Andrew Wannan served as acting mayor, while Patrie appealed the ruling;[9] after Patrie lost his appeal, Wannan was elevated to the full mayoralty by the city council in February 2024.[10]

Hilton

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Reeve

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Rodney Wood was re-elected as reeve by acclamation.[11]

Reeve Candidate Vote %
Rodney Wood (X) Acclaimed

Hilton Beach

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Incumbent mayor Robert Hope has been acclaimed as mayor of Hilton Beach.[12]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Robert Hope (X) Acclaimed

Hornepayne

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Cheryl Fort was re-elected as mayor of Hornepayne by acclamation.[13]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Cheryl Fort (X) Acclaimed

Huron Shores

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The following were the results for mayor of Huron Shores.[14]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Matthew Seabrook 702 85.82
Georges Bilodeau (X) 116 14.18

Jocelyn

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The following were the results for reeve of Jocelyn.[15]

Reeve

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Reeve Candidate Vote %
Mark Henderson (X) 314 65.42
Brian Dukes 166 34.58

Johnson

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Township councillor Reg McKinnon was acclaimed as mayor of Johnson.[16]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Reginald McKinnon Acclaimed

Laird

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The following are the results for mayor of Laird.[17]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Shawn Evoy 359 71.37
Frank Turco 144 28.63

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional

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Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Lynn Watson (X) Acclaimed

North Shore, The

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Tony Moor was re-elected as mayor of The North Shore by acclamation.[18]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Tony Moor (X) Acclaimed

Plummer Additional

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The following were the results for mayor of Plummer Additional.[19]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Beth West (X) 106 57.61
William Jordan 78 42.39

Prince

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The following were the results for mayor of Prince.[20]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Enzo Palumbo 290 51.79
Ken Lamming (X) 270 48.21

Sault Ste. Marie

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The following are the results for mayor and city council of Sault Ste. Marie.[21]

Mayor

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Incumbent mayor Christian Provenzano did not run for re-election.[22] Running to replace him were city councillors Matthew Shoemaker and Donna Hilsinger, former councillor Ozzie Grandinetti, climate activist Tobin Kern and public relations consultant Robert Peace.[6]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Matthew Shoemaker 9,626 44.23
Ozzie Grandinetti 5,417 24.89
Donna Hilsinger 4,047 18.60
Robert Peace 2,007 9.22
Tobin Kern 665 3.06

Sault Ste. Marie City Council

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Map of Sault Ste. Marie's five wards

Two elected per ward.

Candidate Vote %
Ward 1
Sandra Hollingsworth (X) 3,255 34.70
Sonny Spina 2,900 30.91
Brent Derochie 2,164 23.07
William McPhee 564 6.01
Johnathan Lalonde 498 5.31
Ward 2
Luke Dufour (X) 2,462 36.43
Lisa Vezeau-Allen (X) 2,206 32.64
Dennis Murphy 1,117 16.53
Nick Armstrong 974 14.41
Ward 3
Angela Caputo 2,336 29.45
Ron Zagordo 1,982 24.99
Luis Moreno 1,880 23.70
Kurtis McDermid 1,733 21.85
Ward 4
Marchy Bruni (X) 2,308 35.72
Stephan Kinach 1,707 26.42
David Celetti 1,239 19.18
Marek McLeod 1,207 18.68
Ward 5
Corey Gardi (X) 2,094 37.93
Matthew Scott (X) 2,052 37.17
Gideon Down 917 16.61
Martin Poirier 458 8.30

Spanish

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The following were the results for mayor of Spanish.[23]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Karen Von Pickartz 295 87.54
Jocelyne Bishop (X) 42 12.46

St. Joseph

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The following were the results for mayor of St. Joseph.[24]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Jody Wildman (X) 452 49.24
Barry Elliott 361 39.32
Katherine Henshell 105 11.44

Tarbutt

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Lennox Smith was re-elected as mayor of Tarbutt by acclamation.[25]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Lennox Smith (X) Acclaimed

Thessalon

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Bill Rosenburg was re-elected as mayor of Thessalon by acclamation.[26]

Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Bill Rosenberg (X) Acclaimed

Wawa

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Mayor

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Incumbent mayor Ron Eady did not run for re-election. Deputy mayor Melanie Pilon was elected as mayor by acclamation.[27][28]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Melanie Pilon Acclaimed

White River

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Mayor

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Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Tara Anderson Hart 170 54.49
Mark Hubbard 142 45.51

References

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  1. ^ "Blind River council seat has no takers". sudbury.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Town of Blind River" (PDF). Town of Blind River. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". Town of Bruce Mines. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "2Meet the Candidates". Township of Dubreuilville. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Municipal Election". City of Elliot Lake. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "And they're off: who is running for what in municipal elections in the northeast". CBC. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Flurry of last-minute nominees means fourth mayoral candidate". Elliot Lake Today. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Erik White, "Judge orders Elliot Lake mayor should be removed from office". CBC Northern Ontario, January 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Kevin McSheffrey, "Judge removes Patrie as Elliot Lake mayor". Elliot Lake Standard, January 13, 2023.
  10. ^ Ian Campbell, "Elliot Lake has a new mayor after elected man removed". CTV Northern Ontario, February 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "2022 Municipal Elections" (PDF). Township of Hilton. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Declaration of Acclamation to Office 2022". Village of Hilton Beach. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  13. ^ "Unofficial List of Candidates" (PDF). Township of Hornepayne. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  14. ^ "Elections". Municipality of Huron Shores. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 Municipal Elections" (PDF). Township of Jocelyn. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "Election Candidates, 2022". Johnson Township. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  17. ^ "Unofficial List of Candidates" (PDF). Township of Laird. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  18. ^ "Elections". Township of The North Shore. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  19. ^ "UNOFFICIAL list of election Candidates". Township of The Plummer Additional. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  20. ^ "List of Candidates". Prince Township. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  21. ^ "List of Candidates". City of Sault Ste. Marie. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  22. ^ "Who wants to be the 27th mayor of Sault Ste. Marie?". Soo Today. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  23. ^ "Unofficial List of Candidates" (PDF). Town of Spanish. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  24. ^ "Unofficial List of Candidates" (PDF). Township of St. Joseph. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  25. ^ "Unofficial List of Candidates" (PDF). Township of Tarbutt. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  26. ^ "2022 Unofficial List of Candidates". Town of Thessalon. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  27. ^ "Melanie Pilon acclaimed next mayor of Wawa". Northern Ontario Business. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  28. ^ "Meet the Candidates". Municipality of Wawa. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
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