2026 Municipal and School Board Election

Official Results

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 

 

Ward

Count

Voted

Turnout

01 3644 817 30.90%
02 3378 839 24.84%
Total  6022 1656 27.50%

 

Mayor – Carolyn Amyotte (acclaimed)

Councillor Ward 2  (previously Burleigh Anstruther) – Jim Whelan (acclaimed)

 

Deputy Mayor

Candidate

Total Votes

Percentage

Ruth Anne McIlmoyl

831

52.2%

Colin McLellan

762

 47.8%

 

Councillor At Large

Candidate

Total Votes

Percentage

Joe McCauley

 540

 36.2%

Guy Sprung

 953

 63.8%

 

Councillor Ward 1 (previously Chandos)

Candidate

Total Votes

Percentage

John Lovatsis

 345

 45.4%

Bruce Paterson

 415

 54.6%

 

English Public School Board

Candidate

Total Votes

Percentage

Mary Lou Wright

 740

 74.7%

Owen Post

 250

 25.3%

 

English Separate School Board

Candidate

Total Votes

Percentage

Aaron Dorris

 5

5.9% 

Jennifer Leahy

 73

 85.9%

Edward Leerdam

 7

8.2% 

 French Public School Board – Erik Lapoint (acclaimed)

French Separate School Board – Marcellin Kwilu Mondo (acclaimed)

Municipal and School Board Elections in Ontario are held every four (4) years on the fourth Monday of October. 

In the 2026 municipal and school board elections for the Township of North Kawartha eligible electors will vote electronically using the internet or telephone.

The last Municipal and School Board Election was held on October 26, 2022 to elect the Mayor, Council Members and School Board Trustees. Under the Municipal Elections Act, the four-year term of office for the current Council and School Board Trustees is 2022 – 2026.   

Voter turnout 1997 to 2022

Municipal Elections Act

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