High school physics teacher wins St. Catharines mayoral race, full results for Niagara Region

High school teacher Mat Siscoe is the new mayor of St. Catharines, joining several mayors in the region who were elected back for anotherterm.

Siscoe won by a landslide in the race to replace WalterSendzik, who didn't run this time. Siscoe captured more than two-thirds of the vote in St. Catharines, well ahead of second-place finisher Mike Britton,who had about 25 per cent of the vote.

"The results of tonight's election are humbling," Siscoesaid Monday evening on Twitter. "Thank you for the trust you have placed in me to lead our city for the next four years. Our victory tonight is one to celebrate, but tomorrow, the real work begins."

Siscoe served St. Catharines as a Niagara regional councillor between 2018 and 2022 while also being a physics teacher atSaint Paul High School inNiagara Falls.

In Niagara Falls, Mayor Jim Diodatiwonby more than 10,000 votes over Sandra Marie MacKinnon. Diodati will serve his fourth term as Niagara mayor.

Port Colborne re-elected Bill Steele as mayor, with 3054 votes(62.84 per cent)defeating his brother Charles, the only challenger.Billenters his second term.The Steele brothers have not spoken to each otherin more than 30 years. Before he was elected mayor in 2018, Bill served as a city councillor for 17 years in Port Colborne.

There is a tie between EricBeauregardand Angie Desmaraisfor the second councillor spot in Port Colborne's ward 2. A recount will be held within 15 days. According to the 2022 Candidates Guide - Ontario municipal council and school board elections,if the two are still tied after the recount, the winner's name will bepickedout of a hat or a"suitable container."

In Thorold, Terry Ugulinialso won by a wide margin, defeating Damon Ford. Ford was the only candidate running against Ugulini and is a 21-year-old Brock University student. Ugulini said, "In this game, you never do anything aloneit takes teamwork... I had an excellent team."Ugulini thanked Ford forjoining the race and saidhe respected that Ford ran a positive campaign.

In Grimsby,Jeff Jordan returns for a second term as mayor, easily defeating John Dunstall by more than 5,400 votes. While in Fort Erie, Mayor Wayne Redekopwill returnfor his third term with more than two-thirds of voters supporting him. Peter Taras finished second.

Just 25 per cent of the elligible voters in Welland turned out to cast ballots on Monday. Most of those who didvoted for returning Mayor Frank Campion. He beat challenger Jeff Walters by a comfortable margin and will return for a third term.

Bylsmacame under criticism for attending the trucker convoy in Ottawa to support former West Lincoln ward twocouncillorHaroldJonker. In 2021, he emailed a St. Catharines woman, Emily Spanton, to ask her if the COVID-19 vaccine stopped her from menstruating.

Jonker lost his council seat by 180votes to Joann ChechalkonMonday night.

In Niagara-on-the-Lake, regional councillor Gary Zalepa is the nowLord Mayor Gary Zalepa, defeating incumbent Betty Disero. Disero was elected mayor in 2018. Zaleparan on a platform that included improving transit services in the region. He has also volunteered as a coach with local hockey and soccer teams.

In Pelham, Mayor Marvin Junkinwas re-elected for a second term. He defeated Frank Adamsonin a close race.

Brian Grant, a 40-year-old owner of a small business, is the new mayor of Wainfleet after he won election over incumbent Kevin Gibson by just 12 votes. Grant received1,067votes whileGibson collected1,055.

Here are the full election results for Niagara Region, including Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Wainfleet,Niagara Falls,St. Catharines, West Lincoln, Port Colborne,Fort Erie, Welland andThorold.

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Lord Mayor

Gary Zalepa

Regional councillor (elected)

Andrea Kaiser

Council (all elected)

Erwin Wiens
Gary Burroughs
Wendy Cheropita
Tim Balasiuk
Sandra O'Connor
Nick Ruller
Adriana Cater
Maria Mavridis

Pelham

Mayor

Marvin Junkin

Council (all elected)

KevinKer
Wayne Olson
John Wink
Brian Eckhardt
Robert Hildebrandt
Shellee Niznik

Wainfleet

Mayor

Brian Grant

Council (all elected)

Joan Anderson
Terry Gilmore
Sherri Van Vliet
John MacLellan

Niagara Falls

Regional councillors(all elected):

Kim Craitor
Bob Gale
Joyce Morocco

City council (all elected):

Mike Strange
Lori Lococo
Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg
Tony Baldinelli
Victor Pietrangelo
Wayne Campbell
Mona Patel
Wayne Thompson

St. Catharines

Regional councillors(all elected):

Jim Bradley
Laura Ip
Haley Bateman
Peter Secord
Timothy Rigby
Sal Sorrento

City council (two per ward)

Ward 1

Greg Miller - 1577 - elected
Jacqueline (Jackie) Lindal - 1343 - elected
Jennifer Mooradian - 1276
Rebecca Hahn - 1090
Jeff Sheppard - 520
Joshua Young - 184

Ward 2

Joseph Kushner- 1924 - elected
Matt Harris - 1837 - elected
Angela Browne - 670
Guy Graveline- 1286
Tom Neale- 939
Emilio Raimondo- 721

Ward 3

Kevin Townsend - 1700 - elected
Mark Stevens - 1311- elected
Jason Benoit- 394
Tapo Chimbganda- 492
Josh Holland - 415
John Kedzierski- 552
Danny Leslie - 365

Ward 4

Robin McPherson - 1882- elected
Caleb Ratzlaff- 1767- elected
Spencer Bellows-De Wolfe. - 1299
Noah Machek- 1182
Danielle Romanuk- 603
Dave White - 877

Ward 5

Dawn Dodge - 3013- elected
Bill Philips - 3013- elected
Bob Romeo - 1200
Steve Wojciechowski- 1064

Ward 6

Jonathan Belgrave- 1991
Carlos Garcia - 3154- elected
Bruce Williamson - 3149- elected

City of Thorold

Mayor

Terry Ugulini- 3150- elected
Damon Ford - 1182

Regional councillor

Tim Whalen- 2852- elected
Daryl Wilkinson - 1391

Elected citycouncillors(all elected):

Henry D'Angela
Carmen DeRose
Tim O'Hare
Anthony Longo
Ken Sentance
Mike De Divitiis
NellaDekker (D'epiro)
David (Jim) Handley

Town of Grimsby

Region of Niagara councillor

Michelle Seaborn- 4476- elected
Wayne Fetrich - 4183

Ward 1

DelishtDavoli-1966- elected
Brian Drost- 443
RegFreake- 1611
Kevin Ritchie- 455

Ward 2

Don Howe - 1700
Dylan Brethour- 449
Carol Ricciuto- 657
Lianne Vardy- 2011- elected
Dave Sharpe - 612

Ward 3

Joanne Johnston - 958
Jennifer Korstanje- 1338
Duncan Storey - 428
Ryan Day - 661
Veronica Charrois- 1415- elected

Ward 4

Nick DiFlavio- 435- elected
Len Stack - 200
Nameer Rahman- 109
Baraa Fattal- 69
Jim Howden - 310
Jacob Baradziej- 362
Frank Trivieri- 184

Fort Erie

Mayor

Peter Taras - 1940
Daniel Leo Favero- 1075
Wayne H. Redekop -6195 - elected

Ward 1

Todd Bews- 205
George P. McDermott - 627- elected
Rob Smith - 231

Ward 2

Nick Dubanow- 713- elected
Peter Koutroulakis- 278
John Mollicone- 367

Ward3

Darren Flagg- 979- elected
Rebecca Jenney- 359
Andrew Kobe - 264

Ward 4

Joan Christensen - 689- elected
Graham Pomeroy- 77
Jennifer S. Priestley - 537
Fred Reimer- 455

Ward 5

Tom Lewis - 1319- elected
Mark Millar - 381

Ward 6

Kristen Halfpenny - 355
Ann-Marie Noyes- 1047- elected
Russ Young - 119

Regional Councillor

Tom Insinna- 5931- elected
Peter Nolan - 2792

Welland

Mayor

Frank Campion- 9456- elected
Jeffery David Walters -4438

Regional councillor

Mamdouh Abdelmaksoud- 3316
Pat Chiocchio- 6823- elected
Leanna Villella- 6860- elected

City Councillor (two per ward):

Ward 1

Mary Ann Grimaldi- 781- elected
Ryan Huckla- 171
Jessica La Hay - 397
Adam Moote - 893- elected
Bradley Ulch- 518

Ward 2

Serge Daoust- 300
Tia De Agazio- 421
Kathryn Jung - 586
David Mcleod- 1013- elected
Leo Van Vliet- 745- elected
Steve Yochim- 512

Ward 3

John Chiocchio- 1060- elected
John Mastroianni- 925
Graeme Mcmillan- 562
Sharmila Setaram- 961- elected

Ward 4

Kiron Bondale- 523
Tony Dimarco- 911- elected
Bryan Green - 1197- elected
Sylvia Parrotta- 682

Ward 5

Mark Dzugan- 724
Claudette Richard - 927- elected
Graham Speck - 910- elected

Ward 6

Steve Falusi- 333
Bonnie Fokkens- 840- elected
Jim Larouche- 667
Jamie Lee - 668- elected
Cheryl Lynn Rowe - 474

West Lincoln

Regional Councillor

Albert Witteveen 2885- elected
Peggy Cook - 2407

Ward 1

Jason Trombetta 1063- elected
Mike Rehner 680
Paul Griffin - 416
Henry Vis - 316

Ward 2

Joann Chechalk 709- elected
Shelley Ann Bradaric576
Harold Jonker - 529
Eric Ravensberg - 512

Ward3

William Reilly 1938- elected
Terry Bell 1671
Mark Wanders - 693
Clarence Vanderhout - 1671

Port Colborne

Port Colborne has two councillors for each of their four wards, with a tie for a seat in Ward 2 betweenEric Beauregard and Angie Desmarais.

Ward 1

Mark Bagu 1112 - elected
Dave Elliott 886 - elected
Heather Mahon - 836
Jesse Boles - 340

Ward 2

Tim Hoyle 352 - elected
Eric Beauregard 342 *
Angie Desmarais - 342 *
Jennifer Foti - 177
Keith Barre - 116
Michael Bunton - 46

*Pending recount

Ward 3

Gary Bruno 773 - elected
Frank Danch 574 - elected
Kim Randell - 564

Ward 4

Ron Bodner 628 - elected
Monique Aquilina 620 - elected
Ian Thompson - 274