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General information

Municipal elections are the foundation of the local democratic process. They are held every four years per the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. The last municipal election was held in October 2018. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has a variety of resources relating to municipal elections.

The Municipality of West Grey will be conducting the next municipal election in October 2022.

Candidate forms

 For candidate forms call the municipal office at 519-369-2200

Candidate financial statements

  For candidate financial statements call the municipal office at 519-369-2200

Declaration of election results

clerk declaration

Elected offices

Mayor (1) - one to be elected by all electors in the Municipality of West Grey

Deputy mayor (1) - one to be elected by all elector in the Municipality of West Grey

Councillor (5) - five to be elected by all electors in the Municipality of West Grey

English language public school board trustee (1) - one to be elected by all english language public school board electors in the Municipality of West Grey and Town of Hanover

English language separate school board trustee (1) - one to be elected by all english language separate school board electors in the Municipality of West Grey, Town of Hanover, Municipality of Grey Highlands, and Township of Southgate

French language public school board trustee (1) - one to be elected by all french language public school board electors in the counties of Bruce, Grey, Simcoe and Dufferin

French language separate school board trustee (1) - one to be elected by all french language separate school board electors in the counties of Oxford, Perth and Grey

Election accessibility

The Municipality of West Grey is committed to fostering a more inclusive community and allowing differently-abled persons to seamlessly participate in the community. As part of this commitment, the clerk ensures that the municipal election accommodates, encourages participation and inspires confidence of people of all ages and abilities.

Election policies and procedures

For election policies and procedures call the municipal office at 519-369-2200

Voter information

For voter information call the municipal office at 519-369-2200

Grey County compliance audit committee (GCCAC)

Purpose of the joint compliance audit committee:

A compliance audit committee makes decisions on applications for compliance audits of campaign finances for candidates and third party advertisers in a municipal election or by-election.

The committee also considers reports from municipal clerks that identify contributors who appear to have contravened election contribution limits.

Joint committee for Municipality of West Grey

Section 88.37 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (MEA) requires all municipalities to establish a compliance audit committee of not fewer than three members and not more than seven members. The municipalities of Grey County established a joint committee of members who will serve on retainer. Subcommittees (sitting committees) will be established to address each application for a compliance audit and each instance of identified over-contribution.

2018 election/by-election results

2018 voter turnout

Preliminary list - 11,094 electors

Additions/deletions by office/MPAC October 23, 2018 updates = (-153 electors)

Total electors – 11,094 - 153 = 10,941 total electors

Total number of electors voting in 2018 municipal elections = 4,616

Therefore, percentage voter turnout for 2018 municipal elections was: 4,616/10,941 = 42.2%

This represents an increase of 13.4% voter turnout compared to the 2014 municipal elections.

Candidate for mayor

Number of votes

Eccles, Kevin – 1,976
Martin, Enos- 371
Robinson, Christine – 2,210

Candidate for deputy mayor

Number of votes

Bell, John A. – 1,827
Hutchinson, Tom – 2,610

Candidate for councillor

Number of votes

Foerster, Scott – 1,322
Greenshields, Callie - 859
Hamilton, Beth – 2,753
Hergert, Rebecca – 2,024

Hutchinson, Doug – 2,418
Parsons, Jenny – 1,211
Shea, Geoffrey – 1,616
Townsend, Doug – 1,499
Townsend, Stephen – 1,897
Weirmeir, Bob – 1,456
White, Jeff - 660
Wilde, David – 1,218

English language public school board trustee - by-election held on 2018-11-23

Adams, John David – 121
Schaus-Atkinson, Tracy L. - 342

English language separate school board

Garvey-Wiseman, Robyn - acclaimed

French language public school board trustee

Belcourt, Guy - 441
Caruso, Saveria - 292
Lapointe, Eric – 460

French language separate school board trustee

Alary, Alexandre - acclaimed

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Municipality of West Grey
402813 Grey Road 4
RR2 Durham, ON N0G 1R0

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Toll free: 1-800-538-9647
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