It’s official. Clarington elects new Council for 2022 to 2026 term; results certified

Clarington, Ontario –Clarington residents have elected a new Municipal Council for the 2022 to 2026 term. The Municipal Clerk, June Gallagher, has officially certified the Voting Day results. Here’s the makeup of the Municipality of Clarington’s new Council:

• Adrian Foster - Mayor
• Granville Anderson - Regional Councillor, Wards 1 and 2
• Willie Woo - Regional Councillor, Wards 3 and 4 (Acclaimed)
• Sami Elhajjeh - Local Councillor, Ward 1
• Lloyd Rang - Local Councillor, Ward 2
• Corinna Traill - Local Councillor, Ward 3
• Margaret Zwart - Local Councillor, Ward 4

Voter turnout in this election was 28 per cent. That’s slightly less than the voter turnout in the last municipal election in 2018, when 28.57 per cent of Clarington’s eligible voters cast their ballots. However, over 8,000 more people were eligible to vote in 2022 compared to 2018. Of those who voted, 18 per cent submitted their vote during the advanced voting period, compared to only four per cent in 2018.

Out of 73,471 eligible voters, 20,606 voted – 1,928 more than in 2018 – with 96 per cent of electors choosing to vote using an online device and four per cent voting by telephone. This is the first municipal election in Clarington, where electors cast their votes electronically.

Clarington’s newly elected Council will be sworn in during its inaugural meeting on Monday, November 21, 2022.

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Media inquiries:
Municipality of Clarington
Leanne Walker
Communications Specialist
905-623-3379 ext. 2217 or lwalker@clarington.net