Canada election
Elections were held in the Muskoka District Municipality of Ontario on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province .
Muskoka District Council
The Muskoka District Chair was originally intended to be elected by the voters in each of the municipalities. Incumbent Chair John Klinck as well as former Chairs Gord Adams and Hugh Mackenzie had filed to run for election as Chair. However, on the last day of the 2018 nomination period, Ontario Premier Doug Ford cancelled the separate election of the Muskoka District Chair.[ 1] [ 2]
Position
Elected
Chair
John Klinck
Bracebridge
Mayor
Graydon Smith
District Councillor
Don Smith
District Councillor
Rick Maloney
District Councillor
Steven Clement
Georgian Bay
Mayor
Peter Koetsier
District Councillor, Wards 1 & 3
Paul Wiancko
District Councillor, Wards 2 & 4
Peter Cooper
Gravenhurst
Mayor
Paul Kelly
District Councillor
Heidi Lorenz
District Councillor
Sandy Cairns
District Councillor
John Gordon
Huntsville
Mayor
Scott Aitchison
District Councillor
Nancy Alcock
District Councillor
Brian Thompson
District Councillor
Tim Withey
Lake of Bays
Mayor
Terry Glover
District Councillor, Ward 1
Mike Peppard
District Councillor, Ward 2
Robert Lacroix
Muskoka Lakes
Mayor
Phil Harding
District Councillor, Ward 1
Ruth-Ellen Nishikawa
District Councillor, Ward 2
Allen Edwards
District Councillor, Ward 3
Frank Jaglowitz
The following are the results for Bracebridge.[ 3]
Mayor
Candidate
Vote
%
Graydon Smith 4,457
75.88
Lori-Lynn Giaschi-Pacini
1,417
24.12
District Councillors
Three Regional Councillors were elected.
Candidate
Vote
%
Don Smith 4,325
Rick Maloney 4,258
Steven Clement 4,195
Rick Hallam
1,749
Local Councillors
Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.
Candidate
Vote
%
Ward 1
Chris Wilson 766
Kimberly Hayes-Rogers
395
Ward 2
Mark Quemby 1,206
Michael Gooch
696
Ward 3
Andrew Struthers 514
Tom Young
482
Paul Everitt
399
Ruthann Cook
272
Ward 4
Archie Buie Acclaimed
The following are the results for Georgian Bay.[ 4]
Mayor
Candidate
Vote
%
Peter Koetsier 2,268
63.42
Larry Braid (X)
1,308
36.58
District Councillors
Two District Councillors were elected in 1 of 2 wards.
Candidate
Vote
%
Wards 1 & 3
Paul Wiancko 1,189
Kristian Graziano
877
Wards 2 & 4
Peter Cooper 1,010
Alan Waffle
449
Local Councillors
Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.
Candidate
Vote
%
Ward 1
Cynthia Douglas 638
Louise Rivett
235
Ward 2
Stephen Jarvis Acclaimed
Ward 3
Brian Bochek 747
Susan Stokes
464
Ward 4
Allan Hazelton 451
Kathy Kay
359
The following are the results for Gravenhurst.[ 5]
Mayor
Candidate
Vote
%
Paul Kelly Acclaimed
District Councillors
Three Regional Councillors were elected.
Candidate
Vote
%
Heidi Lorenz 2,809
Sandy Cairns 2,791
John Gordon 2,382
Randy Jorgensen
2,335
Local Councillors
Five Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards.
Candidate
Vote
%
Ward 1
Penny Varney 897
Murray McKeown
192
Gordie Merton
177
Ward 2
Jo Morphy 373
Erin Either
295
Ward 3
Steven Klinck Acclaimed
Ward 4
Terry Pilger 387
Marc Mantha
249
Ward 5
Graeme Murray 623
Audrey van Petegem
339
The following are the results for Huntsville.[ 6]
Mayor
Candidate
Vote
%
Scott Aitchison 5,318
81.83
Peggy Peterson
1,181
18.17
District Councillors
Three Regional Councillors were elected.
Candidate
Vote
%
Nancy Alcock 3,931
Brian Thompson 3,258
Tim Withey 3,081
Helena Renwick
2,961
Bob Stone
2,944
Lillian Fraser
888
Local Councillors
Five Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.
Candidate
Vote
%
Ward 1 - Huntsville
Karin Terziano Acclaimed
Ward 2 - Chaffey
Jonathan Wiebe Acclaimed
Ward 3 - Stisted, Stephenson, & Port Sydney (Two Councillors are Elected)
Jason Fitzgerald 878
Dione Schumacher 752
Wanda Lumley
372
Larry Horton
322
Charles Wilson
314
Ward 4 - Brunel
Daniel Armour 993
Ken Inglis
323
The following are the results for Lake of Bays.[ 7]
Mayor
Candidate
Vote
%
Terry Glover 1,434
47.37
Bob Young (X)
1,346
44.47
Charles Cooper
247
8.16
District Councillors
Two District Councillors were elected in 1 of 2 wards.
Candidate
Vote
%
Ward 1 - Franklin/Sinclair
Mike Peppard 956
Martin Mann
545
Ward 2 - Ridout/McLean
Robert Lacroix Acclaimed
Local Councillors
Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards.
Candidate
Vote
%
Ward 1 - Franklin
Nancy Tapley 759
Charles Deacon
298
Ward 2 - Sinclair
Rick Brooks 259
Norman Dyer
155
Gloria Schimmel
121
Ward 3 - Ridout
Penny McEachern 461
Henry McClelland
143
Ward 4 - McLean
Jacqueline Godard 323
Anastasia O'Hare
308
Michelle MacIsaac
177
The following are the results for Muskoka Lakes.[ 8]
Mayor
Candidate
Vote
%
Phil Harding 5,324
77.11
Donald Furniss (X)
1,236
17.90
Terry Ledger
344
4.98
Three District & Town Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards.
Candidate
Vote
%
Ward 1
Ruth-Ellen Nishikawa 1,142
Gord Carlton
349
Brian Mayer
79
Ward 2
Allen Edwards 1,756
Larrie MacRae
296
Ward 3
Frank Jaglowitz 2,578
Jean-Ann Baranik
517
Local Councillors
Six Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards (2 in each ward).
Candidate
Vote
%
Ward 1
Glenn Zavitz 1,221
Donelda Hayes 1,171
Sandy Currie
314
Ward 2
Susan Marzan 1,602
Gordon Roberts 1,536
Jason Harnett
357
Linda Barrick-Spearn
347
Ward 3
Barb Bridgeman 2,532
Peter Kelley 2,502
W. Ron Brett
407
Jeff Mole
202
References
^ Brownlee, Alison. "Doug Ford's PCs to scrap Muskoka regional chair election" . MuskokaRegion.com . Retrieved October 25, 2018 . ^ "2018 Municipal Elections - District of Muskoka" . www.muskoka.on.ca . Archived from the original on September 23, 2018.^ "Election Results" . April 3, 2019.^ "Election - Georgian Bay Township" . Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .^ "2018 Election Results - Town of Gravenhurst" . Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .^ "Election Results - Town of Huntsville" . Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .^ Certification of election results. The Corporation of the Township of Lake of Bays ^ Certificates of election results