City of Cambridge - Ward 8

Results

• (Winner) Nicholas Ermeta: 2295 votes.
• Vandan Patel: 634 votes.
• David Hood: 430 votes.
• Jack Perkes: 274 votes.

Candidates

• Nicholas Ermeta: Website, 519-716-1690, Nicholas_Ermeta_4_Cambridge@yahoo.ca, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
• David Hood: dhood@rogers.com, LinkedIn
• Vandan Patel: Website, 519-352-4100, info@vandanpatel.ca, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
• Jack Perkes: Website, Twitter, Instagram

Meeting Recordings

• The Local Campaign: Councillor Candidate Q&A - Cambridge (Wards 5-8), Rogers tv, September 28, 2022.

Questionnaires, Surveys, and Endorsement Lists

• Questions on housing and homelessness posed to Region of Waterloo chair candidates, CBC, October 21, 2022.
• 2022 Ontario municipal election: Meet the Cambridge Ward 8 councillor candidates, Global News, October 18, 2022.
• 50 by 2030 WR Survey, 50 by 2030 Waterloo Region, October 12, 2022.

• CycleWR Survey, CycleWR, October 11, 2022.
• GREN Survey on Environmental Issues, Grand River Environmental Network, October 10, 2022.
• FABWR Candidate Survey Results, For a Better Waterloo Region, October 8, 2022.
• 2022 Election Candidates List Survey, Waterloo Crime Prevention Council, October 7, 2022.
• Survey: Future of Social Services in Cambridge, Cambridge Food Bank, Cambridge Shelter, Family Counselling Centre of Cambridge and North Dumfries, YWCA Cambridge , October 3, 2022.
• Heritage Platforms for 2022 Elections, ACO (Architectural Conservancy Ontario) North Waterloo Region, September 27, 2022.
• Results of 2SLGBTQIA+ Questionnaire for Waterloo Region Municipal Candidates, SPECTRUM and OK2BME, September 26, 2022.

News Items

• 'I was shocked so few people voted': Cambridge voters react to 2022 municipal election results:Residents look forward to improvements in Cambridge following Oct. 24 election, Cambridge Times, October 28, 2022.
• Two-term city councillor Jan Liggett unseats incumbent Cambridge mayor, CTV Kitchener, October 25, 2022.
• Jan Liggett takes Cambridge, Waterloo Region Record, October 24, 2022.

• Jan Liggett elected mayor in Cambridge, ousting incumbent, CBC, October 24, 2022.
• Cambridge residents vote for change, elect Jan Liggett new mayor, Global News, October 24, 2022.
• Advanced voting a hit in Cambridge, still time to vote online, Cambridge Today, October 20, 2022.
• MEET THE CANDIDATES: Ward 8 incumbent Nicholas Ermeta, Cambridge Today, September 26, 2022.
• CAMBRIDGE VOTES: David Hood, Ward 8 candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.
• CAMBRIDGE VOTES: Vandan Patel, Ward 8 candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.
• CAMBRIDGE VOTES: Jack Perkes, Ward 8 candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.
• CAMBRIDGE VOTES: Nicholas Ermeta, Ward 8 candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.
• Address homelessness and addiction by starting at root of problem, says Ward 8 candidate (Jack Perkes), Cambridge Today, September 21, 2022.
• Ward 8 candidate frustrated by unresolved issues, says it's time for change (Vandan Patel), Cambridge Today, September 21, 2022.
• City infrastructure hasn't kept up to growth, says candidate for Ward 8 (David Hood), Cambridge Today, September 21, 2022.
• Candidate feels 'ignored' over concern election day falls on Diwali (Vandan Patel), Cambridge Today, September 19, 2022.

Opinion Pieces and Blog Posts

• Luisa D’Amato: In Cambridge, ‘apathy and anger came together’, Waterloo Region Record, October 28, 2022.
• Cambridge Candidates, Citified, September 16, 2022.