2022 Prescott and Russell United Counties municipal elections

Elections were held in Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Prescott and Russell United Counties Council edit

The Prescott and Russell United Counties Council consists of the mayors of the eight constituent municipalities:[1]

Municipality Mayor
Alfred and Plantagenet Yves Laviolette
Casselman Genevieve Lajoie
Champlain Normand Riopel (acclaimed)
Clarence-Rockland Mario Zanth
East Hawkesbury Robert Kirby (acclaimed)
Hawkesbury Robert Lefebvre
Russell Pierre Leroux (acclaimed)
The Nation Francis Brière

Alfred and Plantagenet edit

Stéphane Sarrazin, who was elected as mayor in 2018 was elected to provincial parliament in the 2022 Ontario general election for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell. Yves Laviolette was appointed mayor in June 2022 to replace him. Laviolette ran for election as mayor, as did township councillors Chantal Galipeau and René Beaulne.[2][3]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Yves Laviolette (X) 1,454 42.73
René Beaulne 1,105 32.47
Chantal Galipeau 714 20.98
Marc Prudhomme 130 3.82

Casselman edit

Incumbent mayor Daniel Lafleur was challenged by Genevieve Lajoie.[2][4]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Genevieve Lajoie 1,029 58.80
Daniel Lafleur (X) 721 41.20

Champlain edit

Incumbent mayor Norman Riopel was re-elected by acclamation. He was first elected in 2018.[5][6]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Normand Riopel (X) Acclaimed

Clarence-Rockland edit

The following were the results for mayor of Clarence-Rockland.[7]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Mario Zanth (X) 4,874 55.23
Don Bouchard 3,951 44.77

East Hawkesbury edit

Robert Kirby was re-elected as mayor of East Hawkesbury by acclamation.[8]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Robert Kirby (X) Acclaimed

Hawkesbury edit

Incumbent mayor Paula Assaly was challenged by town councillor Robert Lefebvre.[9][10]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Robert Lefebvre 2,468 73.37
Paula Assaly (X) 896 26.63

Russell edit

Incumbent mayor Pierre Leroux was re-elected by acclamation. He was first elected in a 2014 by-election.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Pierre Leroux (X) Acclaimed

The Nation edit

Municipal councillors Francis Brière and Marie-Noëlle Lanthier ran for mayor of The Nation. Incumbent mayor Francois St-Amour ran for Ward 1 councillor.[9][11]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Francis Brière 2,103 52.75
Marie-Noëlle Lanthier 1,884 47.25

References edit

  1. ^ "County Council".
  2. ^ a b "Élections municipales: plusieurs courses à suivre dans l'Est ontarien" (in French). Le Droit. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Elections". Township of Alfred and Plantagenet. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Registered Candidates". Casselman. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Elections 2022". Champlain. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Here's who's running, and who is acclaimed in the October 24 municipal and school board elections". The Reiview. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "Registered Candidates". Clarence-Rockland. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Elections 2022". East Hawkesbury. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Thinking of running for municipal office or school board trustee? You have until August 19 to file your nomination papers". TheReview.cat. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "Élections municipales de 2022" (in French). Hawkesbury. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "Council". The Nation Municipality. Retrieved July 1, 2022.