London, Ontario municipal election, 2018

London municipal election, 2018

October 22, 2018


Map of London's wards used in the 2018 election

Mayor before election

Matt Brown
Independent

Elected Mayor

TBD

The 2018 London municipal election will occur on October 22, 2018 to elect the Mayor of London, London City Council and the Thames Valley District School Board, London District Catholic School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and Conseil scolaire Viamonde. The election will be held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario.

As per the Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996, nomination papers for candidates for municipal and school board elections can be filed from May 1, 2018, at which time the campaign period will begin.[1]

For the first time, London will be using ranked ballots to elect members of council. Some of the major issues facing candidates in this election include the council approved plan for Bus Rapid Transit, the institution of safe injection sites, affordable rent and social housing stock as well as city unemployment rates.[2]

Mayor

The mayoralty will be an open seat, as incumbent mayor Matt Brown is not running for reelection.[3]

Mayoral Candidate[4] Vote %
Vahide Bahramporian
Paul Cheng
Ali Hamadi
Ed Holder
Dan Lenart
Nina McCutcheon
David Millie
Jordan Minter
Mohamed Moussa
Carlos Murray
Sean M. O'Connell
Paul Paolatto
Tanya Park
Jonas White
Two-candidate-preferred result

City Council

Ward 1

Council Candidate Vote %
Michael van Holst (X)
Melanie O'Brien
Bud Polhill
Two-candidate-preferred result

Ward 2

Council Candidate[5] Vote %
Bill Armstrong (X)
Alan Jackson*
Shawn Lewis
Two-candidate-preferred result

*Withdrew in September, 2018

Ward 3

Council Candidate Vote %
Mo Mohamed Salih (X)
Harry Prince

Ward 4

Council Candidate Vote %
Jesse Helmer (X)
Connor Garrett
Xuemei Jiang
Tricia Lystar
Stephen William Orser
Two-candidate-preferred result

Ward 5

Council Candidate Vote %
Maureen Cassidy (X)
Shiv Chokhani
Shane Clarke
Charles Knott
Stephanie Marentette Di Battista
Randy Warden
Two-candidate-preferred result

Ward 6

Council Candidate Vote %
Philip Squire (X)
Mike Bloxam

Ward 7

Council Candidate Vote %
Josh Morgan (X)
Joe Kolenko

Ward 8

Council Candidate Vote %
Osam Ali
Bill Downie
Matthew Greer
Nour Hamid
Morena Hernandez
Moon Inthavong
Tariq Khan
Steve Lehman
Matt Reid
Two-candidate-preferred result

Ward 9

Council Candidate Vote %
Anna Hopkins (X)
Matt Millar
Kyle Thompson
Veronica Marie Warner
Two-candidate-preferred result

Ward 10

Council Candidate Vote %
Virginia Ridley (X)
Gary Manley
Kevin May
Thomas Risley
Paul Van Meerbergen
Two-candidate-preferred result

Ward 11

Council Candidate[6] Vote %
Stephen Turner (X)
Paul-Michael Anderson
Eric H. Deleeuw
Menno Meijer
Rachel Powell
Vicki Van Linden
Two-candidate-preferred result

Ward 12

Council Candidate Vote %
Gordon Evans
Jesse Haidar
Faisal Mahmood
Rowa Mohamed
Elizabeth Peloza
Eric Weniger
Two-candidate-preferred result

Ward 13

Council Candidate Vote %
Ben Benedict
John Fyfe-Millar
Jonathan Hughes
Arielle Kayabaga
David Lundquist
Rod Morley
Gil Warren
Kevin Wilbee
Two-candidate-preferred result

Ward 14

Council Candidate Vote %
Jared Zaifman (X)
Steven Hillier
Annette Swalwell
Allan Tipping
Two-candidate-preferred result

References

  1. "Municipal Election Resources - 2018 Regular Election". Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  2. "Municipal Election Issues".
  3. "London Mayor Matt Brown won't seek a second term". CBC London, April 6, 2018.
  4. "Mayor". www.london.ca.
  5. "Ward 2 Candidates". www.london.ca.
  6. "Ward 11 Candidates". www.london.ca.
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