B.C. municipal election 2022: Penticton results

Residents of Penticton, the largest community in the South Okanagan, have cast their votes for their next mayor in the 2022 B.C. municipal election..

Global News is projecting that former councillor Julius Bloomfield has defeated incumbent John Vassilaki, who appears to be heading to a third-place finish in the five-candidate race.

Elected to council were James Miller and Campbell Watt, both incumbents, plus Amelia Boultbee, Ryan Graham, Helena Konanz and Isaac Gilbert.

In the 2018 municipal election, Vassilaki won the six-person race for mayor, garnering nearly 48 per cent of the vote. Placing second was Jason Cox at 24 per cent.

Candidates

Mayor

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Julius Bloomfield

Owen Hayward

Corey Hounslow

Jason Reynen

John Vassilaki (incumbent)

Council 

Amelia Boultbee

Isaac Gilbert

Ryan Graham

Lindsay Hall

Jack Hundial

Andrew Jakubeit

Helena Konanz

Nick Kruger

Wayne Llewelly

James Miller (incumbent)

Katie O’Kell

Frank Regehr (incumbent)

Katie Robinson (incumbent)

Davinder Sandhu

Larry Schwartzenberger

Shannon Stewart

Campbell Watt (incumbent)

Population of municipality

36,885 (2021).

Boundary of the municipality

The city is located between the southern shores of Okanagan Lake and the northern shores of Skaha Lake. Nearby communities include Summerland and the unincorporated area of Naramata.

This profile will continually be updated to reflect the latest information, interviews and events in the campaign.