You’ve been hearing from candidates. You’ve seen the signs. You’ve struggled through voting glitches and now, guess what, the polls have closed and results are finally in!
Here’s the rundown of who will be forming the Huntsville and Lake of Bays new councils over the next four years. Note: all results are unofficial.
Huntsville
Scott Aitchison was elected Mayor with 5318 votes versus Peggy Peterson’s 1181 votes.
The next most contested race was for that of Town and District Councillor—a formidable six candidates threw their hats in the ring, but just three made it in. Those three are: Nancy Alcock (3931), Brian Thompson (3258) and Tim Withey (3081). Followed in votes by Helena Renwick (2961), Bob Stone (2944) and Lillian Fraser (888).
In Stisted, Stephenson and Port Sydney, Wards 3, 4 and 5, five candidates ran for just two positions. Here’s who made it: Jason FitzGerald (876) and Dione Schumacher (752). Followed by Wanda Lumley (372), Larry Horton (322) and Charles Wilson (314).
In the last but not least race, two candidates ran for Brunel Ward 6 Councillor. Dan Armour (993) got that job over Ken Inglis (323).
Both Councillors Karin Terziano (Huntsville Ward 1) and Jonathan Wiebe (Chaffey Ward 2) were acclaimed as no one ran against them.
In Huntsville, 6,572 votes were cast, a 35.15 per cent turnout.
You can check this link for a breakdown of the municipal council vote as well as results for School Board Trustees, as they become available.
Lake of Bays
In the Township of Lake of Bays, the following candidates received the most votes or were acclaimed (where noted):
Mayor: Terry Glover with 1,434 votes
District Councillor (Franklin/Sinclair ward): Michael Peppard (956)
District Councillor (Ridout/McLean ward): Robert Lacroix (acclaimed)
Councillor (Franklin ward): Nancy Tapley (759)
Councillor (Sinclair ward): Rick Brooks (259)
Councillor (Ridout ward): Penny McEachern (461)
Councillor (McLean ward): Jacqueline Godard (323)
For a breakdown of voting results in the Township of Lake of Bays, click here.
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