2022 Council election results

Council members serve a three-year term, commencing immediately following the CMPA Annual Meeting.

In 2022, there were 5 Council positions contested for election in the following Areas and Divisions:

  • CANDIDATES
  • ELECTION RESULTS
  • Area 1–British Columbia and Yukon, Division A
    1 candidate for 1 position
    • Dr. Olutoyese Oyelese* (Family medicine)
    • Dr. Olutoyese Oyelese elected by acclamation
  • Area 2–Alberta, Division A
    2 candidates for 1 position
  • First past the post methodology
    • Dr. Sanjeeve Sockanathan* (Family medicine)—vote count: 366
    • Dr. John Nesbitt (Family medicine)—vote count: 311
    • Dr. Sanjeeve Sockanathan elected
  • Area 2–Alberta, Division B
    3 candidates for 1 position
  • Ranked choice methodology
    • Dr. Susan Chafe* (Radiation oncology)
    • Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti (Emergency medicine, preventive medicine, palliative medicine)
    • Dr. Teresa Kieser (Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery)
    • Dr. Susan Chafe elected after the 2nd round of counting
  • Area 3–Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, Division A or B
    1 candidate for 1 position
    • Dr. Mansfield Mela* (Forensic psychiatry)
    • Dr. Mansfield Mela elected by acclamation
  • Area 5—Ontario, Division A
    2 candidates for 1 position
  • First past the post methodology
    • Dr. Elliot Halparin (Family medicine)—vote count: 887
    • Dr. Darija Vujosevic* (Family medicine)—vote count: 678
    • Dr. Elliot Halparin elected
  • Area 5–Ontario, Division B
    3 candidates for 2 positions
  • Ranked choice methodology
    • Dr. Sujay V. Patel* (Psychiatry)
    • Dr. Tracey L. Ross (Otolaryngology)
    • Dr. Jennifer Clara Tang* (Emergency medicine)
    • Dr. Jennifer Clara Tang elected after the 2nd round of counting
    • Dr. Tracey L. Ross elected after the 3rd round of counting
  • Area 6–Québec, Division A
    2 candidates for 2 positions
    • Dr. Jacques Bouchard* (Family medicine)
    • Dr. Fahimy Saoud* (Family medicine)
    • Dr. Jacques Bouchard and Dr. Fahimy Saoud elected by acclamation
  • Area 7–New Brunswick, Division A or B
    1 candidate for 1 position
    • Dr. Jennifer Gillis-Doyle* (Palliative medicine)
    • Dr. Jennifer Gillis-Doyle elected by acclamation
  • Area 10–Newfoundland and Labrador, Division A or B
    1 candidate for 1 position
    • Dr. Michael T. Cohen* (Family medicine)
    • Dr. Michael T. Cohen elected by acclamation

*Proposed by the CMPA Nominating Committee