2026 Municipal and School Board Election
Elections
The 2026 Municipal Election takes place from October 19-26, 2026. Town of Perth voters will be voting using internet and telephone only. Voting can be done at any time during the voting period.
Information will be added in the coming weeks for voters, candidates, and third-party advertisers. Please continue to monitor this page for updates.
Questions? Please do not hesitate to contact us:
Amanda Noël
Returning Officer/Clerk
613-267-3311 ext. 2239
Tracy Bowes
Deputy Returning Officer/DeputyClerk
613-267-3311 ext.2249
Additional Information
2022 Municipal and School Board Official Election Results
Results are available below for the 2022 Municipal and School Board elections, held on October 24, 2022.
2022 Official Election Results
Candidate |
Total Votes |
Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | ||
| Judy Brown | 983 | Elected |
| Stephanie Drummond | 563 | |
| John Fenik | 919 | |
| Spoiled Ballots | 10 | |
| Declined Ballots | 20 | |
| Total | 2,495 | |
| Deputy Mayor | ||
| Ed McPherson | N/A | Acclaimed |
| Councillor | ||
| Dave Bird | 1,657 | Elected |
| Jim Boldt | 1,150 | Elected |
| Leona J. Cameron | 653 | |
| Marlene Donoghue | 403 | |
| Sheldon Giff | 732 | |
| Isabel Anne McRae | 1,387 | Elected |
| Barry Smith | 826 | Elected |
| Meredith Toivanen | 682 | |
| Roy Van Der Mull | 770 | |
| Gary Waterfield | 1,360 | Elected |
| Derek Zeisman | 393 | |
| Spoiled Ballots | 15 | |
| Declined Ballots | 35 | |
| Total | 10,063 | |
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English Public School Board Trustee – Upper Canada District School Board *Town of Perth Official Results only. Full Official Results can be found on the Drummond/North Elmsley website. |
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| Carole Dufort | 1,260 | Elected |
| William (Bill) MacPherson | 548 | |
| Spoiled Ballots | 40 | |
| Declined Ballots | 237 | |
| Total | 2,085 | |
|
English Separate School Board Trustee – Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario *Town of Perth Official Results only. Full Official Results can be found on the Mississippi Mills website. |
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| Max Benda | 139 | |
| Jennifer Cooney | 153 | Elected |
| Spoiled Ballots | 4 | |
| Declined Ballots | 23 | |
| Total | 319 | |
| French Separate School Board Trustee - Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE) | ||
| Diane Burns | N/A | Acclaimed |
| French Public School Board Trustee - Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO) | ||
| Colette Stitt | N/A | Acclaimed |
Candidate Financial Statements
The Municipal Elections Act, 1996 requires that:
- Each candidate must file with the clerk with whom the nomination was filed, a prescribed Form 4-Financial Statement reflecting the candidate’s election campaign finances. Deadline to file was March 31, 2023 at 2 p.m. (Section 88.25)
- Candidate financial statements shall be made available for viewing by the public on a website. (Section 88(9.1))
- The Clerk shall make available to the public a report indicating whether each candidate has complied with Section 88.25.
Listed below are the Candidates who ran in the 2022 Elections and links to the Financial Statements that have been filed with the Clerk's Office.
Please note that the documents are in a non-accessible PDF format.
| Candidate Name | Financial Statement Filed |
|---|---|
| Ed McPherson | Form 4 - Filed January 10, 2023 |
| Candidate Name | Financial Statement Filed |
|---|---|
| Dave Bird | Form 4 - Filed March 9, 2023 |
| Jim Boldt | Form 4 - Filed March 13, 2023 |
| Leona Cameron | Form 4 - Financial Statement not Filed |
| Marlene Donoghue | Form 4 - Filed January 16, 2023 |
| Sheldon Giff | Form 4 - Filed January 11, 2023 |
| Isabel Anne McRae | Form 4 - Filed January 27, 2023 |
| Barry Smith | Form 4 - Filed January 12, 2023 |
| Meredith Toivanen | Form 4 - Filed March 27, 2023 |
| Roy van der Mull | Form 4 - Filed March 23, 2023 |
| Gary Waterfield | Form 4 - Filed January 20, 2023 |
| Derek Zeisman | Form 4 - Filed March 16, 2023 |
English Public School Board Trustee (Upper Canada District School Board)
| Candidate Name | Financial Statement Filed |
|---|---|
| Carole Dufort | Filed with the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley |
| William (Bill) MacPherson | Filed with the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley |
English Separate School Board Trustee (Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario)
| Candidate Name | Financial Statement Filed |
|---|---|
| Max Benda | Filed with the Municipality of Mississippi Mills |
| Jennifer Cooney | Filed with the Municipality of Mississippi Mills |
French Separate School Board Trustee (Conseil des écoles catholiques due Centre-Est)
| Candidate Name | Financial Statement Filed |
|---|---|
| Diane Burns | Filed with the Municipality of North Grenville |
French Public School Board Trustee (Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario)
| Candidate Name | Financial Statement Filed |
|---|---|
| Colette Stitt | Filed with the Town of Petawawa |
Joint Compliance Audit Committee
About the Joint Compliance Audit Committee
The Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended requires all municipalities to establish a Compliance Audit Committee before October 1st in an election year for the purposes of Section 88.33 of the Act relative to a possible contravention of the Act's election campaign finance provisions.
For the 2022 Municipal Election, the Town of Perth has established a Joint Compliance Audit Committee with the lower tier municipalities of the County of Lanark and the Town of Smiths Falls.
The Town of Perth’s By-law No. 2022-5032 appoints the Joint Compliance Audit Committee (JCAC) and By-law No. 2022-5003 adopts the JCAC’s Terms of Reference.
Contact Us
Town of Perth
Town Hall
80 Gore Street East
Perth, Ontario
K7H 1H9
Telephone: (613) 267-3311
Fax: (613) 267-5635
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