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/Instructions |
| For candidate forms and information, visit the Elections Ontario- Information for Candidates website. |
| Candidate financial statements |
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| Declaration of election results |
| 2018 clerk's declaration |
| Elected Offices |
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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 inclusivity and accessibility. For more information, please see the Multi-year accessibility plan 2020-2024. |
| Election policies and procedures |
| If you wish to see the 2018 Election Policy and Procedures Manual, please call the clerk at 519-369-2200. Please stay tuned for the 2022 Election Policy and Procedures Manual. |
| Voter information |
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You are eligible to vote in the election for municipal council if you meet all of the following requirements:
There are 3 ways that you can qualify to vote in a municipality:
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Grey County compliance audit committee (GCCAC)
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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. |
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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 |
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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 per cent This represents an increase of 13.4 per cent voter turnout compared to the 2014 municipal elections. |
| Candidate for mayor |
| Number of votes
Eccles, Kevin – 1,976 |
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Candidate for councillor |
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Number of votes Foerster, Scott – 1,322 |
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English language public school board trustee - by-election held on 2018-11-23 |
| Adams, John David – 121 Schaus-Atkinson, Tracy L. - 342 |
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English language separate school board |
| Garvey-Wiseman, Robyn - acclaimed |
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French language public school board trustee |
| Belcourt, Guy - 441 Caruso, Saveria - 292 Lapointe, Eric – 460 |
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French language separate school board trustee |
| Alary, Alexandre - acclaimed |