The 2022 Toronto mayoral election was held on October 24, 2022, to elect the mayor of Toronto. The election took place alongside the 2022 Toronto municipal election, which elected city councillors and school board trustees.[1][2] John Tory was re-elected for a third term as mayor, defeating urbanist Gil Penalosa and 29 other candidates.[3][4]
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Tory was first elected as Mayor of Toronto in the 2014 election and was re-elected in 2018. He launched his third re-election bid on May 2, 2022.[5] A total of 31 candidates were nominated.[6]
The election was conducted by first-past-the-post voting.
Mayoral debates
Several mayoral debates took place during the campaign.
Incumbent John Tory took part in two debates. The first took place on 13 October (a debate staged by CARP and Zoomer Radio), featuring Tory, Gil Penalosa, Chloe Brown, Sarah Climenhaga and Jack Yan.[7] A second took place on October 17, staged by the Toronto Board of Trade. Five candidates were invited: Brown, Climenhaga, Penalosa, Stephen Punwasi and Tory.[8][9]
Other debates have taken place, albeit without John Tory participating. Some criticized the lack of debates, noting that previous mayoral elections featured as many as 10 mayoral debates across the city.[8]
Candidates
Registration for candidates for the office of mayor officially opened on Monday, May 2, 2022.[10] The deadline for candidate nominations closed Friday, August 19 at 2 p.m.[10] 31 candidates were nominated.[6]
| Name | Nomination date | |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Acton | May 2, 2022 | Retired police officer who spent 30 years in the Toronto Police Service.[12][13] |
| Tony Luk | Scarborough immigration consultant who placed fifth in the 2021 Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt by-election.[14][15] | |
| Kyle Schwartz | Student at York University.[16] | |
| John Tory | Incumbent Mayor of Toronto, first elected in 2014. Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader (2004–2009).[17][18] | |
| Reginald Tull | Advocate for youth, volunteer at non profits including Ontario Prison Ministry.[16][19] | |
| John Letonja | May 11, 2022 | Self-titled 'Mr Nobody', ran in 2010 Toronto mayoral election and ran for city councillor in the 2014 and 2018 municipal elections.[16][20] |
| Phillip D'Cruze | May 13, 2022 | Retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces.[16] |
| Kris Langenfeld | June 6, 2022 | Former accountant, computer consultant, and software developer, came 28th in the 2018 Toronto mayoral election.[16] |
| Cory Deville | June 22, 2022 | Entrepreneur.[16][21] |
| Sarah Climenhaga | June 29, 2022 | Community activist. Came in sixth in 2018 Toronto mayoral election. 2019 Green Party of Canada candidate for Toronto—St. Paul's.[22][23] |
| Jack Yan | July 5, 2022 | Used to work in financial industry, now runs his own technology and financial firms.[16][24] |
| Gil Penalosa | July 14, 2022 | Urbanist, former commissioner of Parks, Sport and Recreation in Bogotá, Colombia.[16][25] |
| Alexey Efimovskikh | July 25, 2022 | |
| Isabella Gamk | August 2, 2022 | Housing advocate, and founder of nonprofit calling for increased funding for disability benefits. |
| Monowar Hossain | Perennial candidate (ran in the last 3 mayoral elections).[16] | |
| Soaad Hossain | August 4, 2022 | Project manager at a data and analytics company, former graduate and researcher at the University of Toronto.[16] |
| Stephen Punwasi | August 11, 2022 | Financial analyst, entrepreneur and journalist, co-founder of the news organization Better Dwelling.[22][26] |
| Sandeep Srivastava | Ran in the 2014 and 2018 Toronto mayoral elections.[16][27] | |
| Kevin Clarke | August 17, 2022 | Activist and perennial candidate (ran in the last 6 mayoral elections).[22] |
| Ferin Malek | ||
| Avraham Arrobas | August 18, 2022 | |
| Drew Buckingham | Also ran in 2018 Toronto mayoral election.[16] | |
| Robert Hatton | Previously worked for the City of Toronto, as director of strategic initiatives and intergovernmental finance.[16][28] | |
| Khadijah Jamal | ||
| Arjun Gupta | August 19, 2022 | |
| Darren Atkinson | Entrepreneur, inventor, and musician.[16][29] | |
| Chloe Brown | Works with underserved communities, to provide job skills. Previously worked for former city councillor Pam McConnell.[16][30] | |
| Elvira Caputolan | Green Party of Canada candidate for Don Valley West in the 2021 federal election.[16] | |
| Peter Handjis | ||
| D!ONNE Renée | Ran in 2018 and 2014 Toronto mayoral elections.[16] | |
| Knia Singh | Criminal defence lawyer and advocate for marginalized communities.[16][31] |
Declined
- Mike Layton, Councillor for Ward 11 University—Rosedale.[32]
- Joe Cressy, Councillor for Ward 10 Spadina—Fort York (2014–2022).[33]
- Faith Goldy, third-place finisher in 2018 mayoral election.[34]
Opinion polls
| Polling firm | Source | Last date of polling | Sample Size | MoE | Blake Acton | Chloe Brown | Gil Penalosa | John Tory | Other |
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| Forum Research | October 8, 2022 | 1,017 | ± 3% | 6% | 6% | 20% | 56% | 12% |
Results
The election took place on Monday, October 24, 2022, with official results certified by the City Clerk on October 27, 2022.[35] [36] The turnout for the election was 29.17%, the lowest turnout since 1974.[37][38]
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| John Tory (X) | 342,158 | 62.00 |
| Gil Penalosa | 98,525 | 17.85 |
| Chloe Brown | 34,821 | 6.31 |
| Blake Acton | 8,893 | 1.61 |
| Sarah Climenhaga | 6,729 | 1.22 |
| Tony Luk | 6,662 | 1.21 |
| Jack Yan | 5,585 | 1.01 |
| Stephen Punwasi | 5,236 | 0.95 |
| Kevin Clarke | 4,333 | 0.79 |
| Reginald Tull | 3,935 | 0.71 |
| Khadijah Jamal | 3,656 | 0.66 |
| Knia Singh | 3,030 | 0.55 |
| Arjun Gupta | 2,843 | 0.52 |
| Darren Atkinson | 2,580 | 0.47 |
| Sandeep Srivastava | 2,024 | 0.37 |
| Robert Hatton | 1,918 | 0.35 |
| Monowar Hossain | 1,840 | 0.33 |
| Phillip D'Cruze | 1,695 | 0.35 |
| Drew Buckingham | 1,679 | 0.30 |
| Soaad Hossain | 1,670 | 0.30 |
| D!ONNE Renée | 1,483 | 0.27 |
| Kyle Schwartz | 1,357 | 0.25 |
| Kris Langenfeld | 1,326 | 0.24 |
| Elvira Caputolan | 1,280 | 0.23 |
| Isabella Gamk | 1,151 | 0.21 |
| Cory Deville | 1,142 | 0.21 |
| Avraham Arrobas | 942 | 0.17 |
| Ferin Malek | 939 | 0.17 |
| John Letonja | 859 | 0.16 |
| Alexey Efimovskikh | 844 | 0.15 |
| Peter Handjis | 755 | 0.14 |