Oshawa City Council

Oshawa City Council is the governing body of the city of Oshawa, Ontario. The council has 11 members, consisting of 5 regional and city councillor and 5 city councillors plus the mayor.

Oshawa City Council
Type
Type	City Council
Term limits	None
History
New session started	November 15, 2022
Leadership
Mayor of Oshawa	Dan Carter since December 3, 2018
Deputy Mayor of Oshawa	Bob Chapman since December 3, 2018
Structure
Seats	11
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Last election	October 24, 2022 (11 seats)
Next election	October 26, 2026 (11 seats)
Meeting place
Council Chamber, Oshawa City Hall Oshawa, Ontario
Website
Official website

The city posts agendas for council and committee meetings.

History

Prior to 1985, city councillors were elected at large, with "regional and city" councillors who would serve on both city council and the Durham Region council, and "local city" councillors who would only serve on city council. From 1985-2010, the city moved to a ward-based system, ensuring equal representation for all residents. The city returned to at large elections in 2010 and 2014, before returning to a ward-based system in 2018.

Based on the current ward-based system, Oshawa voters elect:

• one candidate for Mayor, elected city-wide;
• one candidate for Regional & City Councillor, elected from their ward; and,
• one candidate for City Councillor, elected from their ward.

Committees

There are four standing committees of council:

1. Community & Operations Services Committee
2. Corporate & Finance Services Committee
3. Economic & Development Services Committee
4. Safety & Facilities Services Committee

Members

2022-2026

The current council elected in the 2022 Oshawa municipal election:

Image	Member of Council	Office	Notes
	Dan Carter	Mayor
	John Neal	Ward 1 Regional & City Councillor
	Rosemary McConkey	Ward 1 City Councillor
	Tito-Dante Marimpietri	Ward 2 Regional & City Councillor
	Jim Lee	Ward 2 City Councillor
	Bob Chapman	Ward 3 Regional & City Councillor
	Bradley Marks	Ward 3 City Councillor
	Rick Kerr	Ward 4 Regional & City Councillor
	Derek Giberson	Ward 4 City Councillor
	Brian Nicholson	Ward 5 Regional & City Councillor
	John Gray	Ward 5 City Councillor

2018-2022

Council elected in the 2018 Durham Region municipal elections:

Councillor	Ward	Notes
Dan Carter	Mayor
John Neal	Ward 1 - R
Rosemary McConkey	Ward 1 - C
Tito-Dante Marimpietri	Ward 2 - R
Jane Hurst	Ward 2 - C
Bob Chapman	Ward 3 - R
Bradley Marks	Ward 3 - C
Rick Kerr	Ward 4 - R
Derek Giberson	Ward 4 - C
Brian Nicholson	Ward 5 - R
John Gray	Ward 5 - C

2014-2018

Council elected in the 2014 Durham Region municipal elections:

Councillor	Ward	Notes
John Henry	Mayor
John Aker	Regional and city councillors
Dan Carter
Bob Chapman
Nancy Diamond		2014-2017; died in office.
Amy McQuaid-England
John Neal
Nester Pidwerbecki
Doug Sanders		2017-2018
Gail Bates	City councillors	2017-2018
Rick Kerr
Doug Sanders		2014-2017; transferred to a regional + city seat after death of Nancy Diamond.
John Shields

External links

• Official website of the Oshawa City Council