2018 London, Ontario municipal election
The 2018 London municipal election occurred 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 was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario.
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Map of London's wards used in the 2018 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As per the Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996, nomination papers for candidates for municipal and school board elections could be filed from May 1, 2018, at which time the campaign period began.[1]
For the first time in a Canadian municipal election, London used ranked ballots to elect members of council.[2] Some of the major issues facing candidates in this election included Bus Rapid Transit, safe injection sites, affordable rent and social housing stock as well as city unemployment rates.[3]
Although ranked ballots were expected to increase the civility of the election, it failed to prevent the creation of two negative websites targeting former city councillor, Virginia Ridley (ward 10), and city councillor, Maureen Cassidy (ward 5).[4] The controversy has since triggered an OPP investigation into the behaviour of several organizations and candidates in the 2018 municipal election.[5]
Mayor
The mayoralty was an open seat, as incumbent mayor Matt Brown was not running for re-election.[6]
London, Ontario mayoral election, 2018[7] | ||||||||||||||||
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Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | Count 10 | Count 11 | Count 12 | Count 13 | Count 14 | |
Ed Holder | 34.2 | 33,042 | 33,056 | 33,073 | 33,101 | 33,135 | 33,183 | 33,240 | 33,280 | 33,325 | 33,391 | 33,543 | 38,690 | 44,373 | 57,609 | |
Paul Paolatto | 22.2 | 21,456 | 21,464 | 21,471 | 21,487 | 21,516 | 21,541 | 21,579 | 21,604 | 21,637 | 21,675 | 21,856 | 25,943 | 31,061 | ||
Tanya Park | 20.3 | 19,656 | 19,676 | 19,690 | 19,740 | 19,781 | 19,801 | 19,828 | 19,960 | 20,071 | 20,199 | 20,434 | 22,415 | |||
Paul Cheng | 19.8 | 19,161 | 19,175 | 19,190 | 19,211 | 19,238 | 19,254 | 19,329 | 19,362 | 19,396 | 19,442 | 19,616 | ||||
Mohamed Moussa | 1.0 | 919 | 922 | 925 | 933 | 949 | 1,023 | 1,035 | 1,043 | 1,063 | 1,077 | |||||
Sean M. O'Connell | 0.4 | 370 | 372 | 380 | 389 | 401 | 406 | 416 | 442 | 483 | ||||||
David Millie | 0.3 | 337 | 343 | 347 | 358 | 380 | 385 | 391 | 401 | |||||||
Nina McCutcheon | 0.4 | 340 | 344 | 351 | 361 | 364 | 375 | 384 | ||||||||
Vahide Bahramporian | 0.4 | 348 | 351 | 351 | 357 | 363 | 368 | |||||||||
Ali Hamadi | 0.3 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 306 | 311 | ||||||||||
Dan Lenart | 0.3 | 255 | 258 | 263 | 275 | |||||||||||
Jordan Minter | 0.2 | 212 | 217 | 224 | ||||||||||||
Carlos Murray | 0.1 | 127 | 131 | |||||||||||||
Jonas White | 0.1 | 111 | ||||||||||||||
Electorate: 244,962 Valid: 96,638 Spoilt: 1,297 Quota: 48,320 Turnout: 40.0% |
Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Ed Holder | 14 | 57,609 | 100.0% |
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Paul Paolatto | 13 | 31,061 | 41.2% |
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Tanya Park | 12 | 22,415 | 25.8% |
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Paul Cheng | 11 | 19,616 | 20.6% |
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Mohamed Moussa | 10 | 1,077 | 1.1% |
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Sean M. O'Connell | 9 | 483 | 0.5% |
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Vahide Bahramporian | 6 | 368 | 0.4% |
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Nina McCutcheon | 7 | 384 | 0.4% |
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David Millie | 8 | 401 | 0.4% |
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Al Hamadi | 5 | 311 | 0.3% |
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Dan Lenart | 4 | 275 | 0.3% |
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Jordan Minter | 3 | 224 | 0.2% |
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Carlos Murray | 2 | 131 | 0.2% |
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Jonas White | 1 | 111 | 0.1% |
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Eligible votes | 96,638 | 59.6% | ||
Exhausted votes | 39,029 | 40.4% |
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City Council
Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Michael van Holst (X) | 1 | 2,581 | 50.7% |
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Melanie O'Brien | 1 | 1,332 | 26.2% |
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Bud Polhill | 1 | 1,178 | 23.1% |
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Eligible votes | 5,091 | 100.0% | ||
Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Shawn Lewis | 1 | 3,481 | 63.9% |
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Bill Armstrong (X) | 1 | 1,799 | 33.1% |
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Alan Jackson* | 1 | 163 | 3.0% |
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Eligible votes | 5,443 | 100.0% | ||
*Withdrew in September 2018[10]
Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Mo Mohamed Salih (X) | 1 | 3,421 | 72.8% |
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Harry Prince | 1 | 1,281 | 27.2% |
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Eligible votes | 4,702 | 100.0% | ||
Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Jesse Helmer (X) | 1 | 2,559 | 50.5% |
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Stephen William Orser | 1 | 1,191 | 23.5% |
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Tricia Lystar | 1 | 1,003 | 19.8% |
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Connor Garrett | 1 | 180 | 3.6% |
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Xuemei Jiang | 1 | 130 | 2.6% |
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Eligible votes | 5,063 | 100.0% | ||
Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Maureen Cassidy (X) | 6 | 4,741 | 100.0% |
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Randy Warden | 5 | 3,816 | 49.3% |
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Charles Knott | 4 | 1,833 | 21.6% |
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Stephanie Marentette Di Battista | 3 | 937 | 10.7% |
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Shane Clarke | 2 | 809 | 9.0% |
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Shiv Chokhani | 1 | 88 | 1.0% |
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Eligible votes | 9,002 | 52.7% | ||
Exhausted votes | 4,261 | 47.3% |
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Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Philip Squire (X) | 1 | 3,959 | 69.5% |
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Mike Bloxam | 1 | 1,737 | 30.5% |
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Eligible votes | 5,696 | 100.0% | ||
Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Josh Morgan (X) | 1 | 6,117 | 75.2% |
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Joe Kolenko | 1 | 2,020 | 24.8% |
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Eligible votes | 8,137 | 100.0% | ||
Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Steve Lehman | 9 | 3,823 | 100.0% |
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Matt Reid | 8 | 2,904 | 48.7% |
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Bill Downie | 7 | 1,282 | 19.3% |
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Tariq Khan | 6 | 1,059 | 14.6% |
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Morena Hernadez | 5 | 743 | 9.9% |
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Osam Ali | 4 | 464 | 6.1% |
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Nour Hamid | 3 | 374 | 4.8% |
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Matthew Greer | 2 | 191 | 2.4% |
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Moon Inthavong | 1 | 112 | 1.4% |
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Eligible votes | 7,835 | 48.7% | ||
Exhausted votes | 4,012 | 51.2% |
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Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Anna Hopkins (X) | 3 | 4,948 | 54.4% |
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Matt Millar | 3 | 2,606 | 28.7% |
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Kyle Thompson | 3 | 1,536 | 16.9% |
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Ben Charlebois | 2 | 922 | 9.9% |
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Veronica Marie Warner | 1 | 240 | 2.5% |
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Eligible votes | 9,418 | 96.5% | ||
Exhausted votes | 328 | 3.5% |
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Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Paul Van Meerbergen | 1 | 4,402 | 53.1% |
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Virginia Ridley (X) | 1 | 3,040 | 36.7% |
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Kevin May | 1 | 404 | 4.9% |
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Gary Manley | 1 | 298 | 3.6% |
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Thomas Risley | 1 | 140 | 1.7% |
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Eligible votes | 8,284 | 100.0% | ||
Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Stephen Turner (X) | 1 | 4,255 | 54.1% |
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Rachel Powell | 1 | 1,803 | 22.9% |
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Vicki Van Linden | 1 | 671 | 8.5% |
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Paul-Michael Anderson | 1 | 509 | 6.5% |
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Menno Meijer | 1 | 419 | 5.3% |
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Eric H. Deleeuw | 1 | 209 | 2.7% |
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Eligible votes | 7,866 | 100.0% | ||
Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Elizabeth Peloza | 5 | 3,403 | 58.3% |
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Eric Weniger | 5 | 2,434 | 41.7% |
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Gord Evans | 4 | 1,061 | 17.2% |
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Rowa Mohamed | 3 | 730 | 11.4% |
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Faisal Mahmood | 2 | 219 | 3.4% |
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Jesse Haidar | 1 | 132 | 2.0% |
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Eligible votes | 6,546 | 89.2% | ||
Exhausted votes | 709 | 10.8% |
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Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Arielle Kayabaga | 8 | 2,804 | 100.0% |
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John Fyfe-Millar | 7 | 2,186 | 48.5% |
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Jonathan Hughes | 6 | 1,100 | 21.6% |
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Kevin Wilbee | 5 | 831 | 15.3% |
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Ben Benedict | 4 | 391 | 7.5% |
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Gil Warren | 3 | 358 | 6.3% |
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David Lundquist | 2 | 240 | 4.2% |
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Rod Morley | 1 | 57 | 1.0% |
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Eligible votes | 5,714 | 49.1% | ||
Exhausted votes | 2,910 | 50.9% |
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Candidate | Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes |
Share in Maximum Round |
Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes |
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Steven Hillier | 4 | 3,370 | 100.0% |
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Jared Zaifman (X) | 3 | 2,128 | 45.8% |
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Allan Tipping | 2 | 787 | 15.8% |
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Annette Swalwell | 1 | 647 | 12.4% |
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Eligible votes | 5,229 | 64.4% | ||
Exhausted votes | 1,859 | 35.6% |
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School Board Trustee
TVDSB Wards 7, 8, 9, 10, 13
Elected: Jake Skinner, Joyce Bennett
TVDSB Wards 1, 11, 12, 14
Elected: Lori-Ann Pizzolato, Sherry Polhill
TVDSB Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Elected: Peter Cuddy, Corinne Rahman
LDCSB Wards 5, 6, 7
Elected: Gabe Pizzuti
LDCSB Wards 11, 12, 13
Elected: John Jevnikar
LDCSB Wards 1, 14
Elected: Pedro Almeida
LDCSB Wards 2, 3, 4
Elected: Sandra Cruz
LDCSB Wards 8, 9, 10
Elected: Linda Steel[23]
References
- "Municipal Election Resources - 2018 Regular Election". Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- Stacey, Megan (24 October 2018). "London city clerk praised for smooth shift to ranked ballots". The London Free Press.
- "Municipal Election Issues".
- Dubinski, Kate (22 October 2018). "How did London's municipal election campaign turn so nasty?". CBC. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Stacey, Megan (2020-01-15). "Everything we know about Blackridge, attack websites and London's 2018 election fallout". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- "London Mayor Matt Brown won't seek a second term". CBC London, April 6, 2018.
- "Mayor". london.ca. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- "Ward 1 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Ward 2 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- Stacey, Megan (September 5, 2018). "London city hall: Ward 2 candidate drops out, endorses competitor". The London Free Press.
- "Ward 3 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- "Ward 4 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Ward 5 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Ward 6 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- "Ward 7 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Ward 8 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Ward 9 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Ward 10 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Ward 11 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Ward 12 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Ward 13 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "Ward 14 Councillor". london.ca. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- "2018 Official Municipal Election Results". www.london.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-21.