Elections

Municipal Elections in Ontario are held every four years on the fourth Monday of October. Where the polling day falls on a holiday, the polling day shall be the next succeeding day that is not a holiday. Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 the current four-year term of office for council and school board trustees starts November 15, 2022, and ends on November 14, 2026. The next municipal election will be held Monday, October 26, 2026.

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2026 Municipal and School Board Elections

The next municipal election will be held Monday, October 26, 2026. The last municipal election was held on October 24, 2022 and under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 the four-year term of office for the current council and school board trustees began November 15, 2022, and ends November 14, 2026. The next term of office will begin on November 15, 2026 and ends November 14, 2030.

On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, the Council of the Township of North Huron adopted By-Law No. 14-2025 authorizing the use of an alternative voting method, that being the Telephone/Internet Voting method. This same platform was used in the 2018 and 2022 Municipal Elections.

For more information about the 2026 Municipal Election, please contact: vote@northhuron.ca

Municipal Elections Act, 1996

2022 Municipal and School Board Elections

The most recent Municipal Election was held Monday, October 24, 2022. Voting began at 9: 00 a.m. on October 11, 2022, and ended at 8: 00 p.m. on October 24, 2022. The election was conducted via Internet and Telephone and North Huron saw a voter turnout of 45.9%.

The official results can be viewed below.

2022 Official Election Results and Information

Declaration of Elected Candidates - Municipal Council

Declaration of Elected Candidates - School Board

Certified Election Results - North Huron Reporting Only

Official Election Results

2022 North Huron Election Statistics

Voter Turnout by Ward
Ward	Count	By Internet	By Telephone	Voted	Turnout
Ward 01- Blyth	842	261	47	308	36.58%
Ward 02- East Wawanosh	882	392	60	452	51.25%
Ward 03- Wingham	2,292	935	150	1085	47.34%
Total	4016	1588	257	1845	45.94%

Election Results Across Ontario

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario compiles and publishes elections statistics from across the province. These results can be found on their Municipal Election Results webpage.

Municipal Compliance Adult Committee

A joint Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee has been established by the lower tier municipalities of Huron County. The Committee considers applications requesting compliance audits of candidates’ election campaign finances, any resulting auditors reports and the Clerk’s Report identifying apparent contribution contraventions in accordance with Sections 88.33, 88.34 and 88.35 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. The Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee is an independent body appointed by Council.

Meetings are held on an as required basis if an application is received.

Additional information related to compliance audits can be found in Section 88 of the Municipal Elections Act.

2022 Candidate Financial Statements

Section 88.23(4) of the Municipal Elections Act requires the Clerk to make available to the public a report setting out all candidates in an election and indicating whether each candidate complied with Section 88.25 of the Act. In accordance with Section 88.23(5) of the Act, the report shall be made available on the website as soon as possible after April 30th in the year following a regular election. Links to each of the candidate's financial statements (Form 4) are available in the chart below, and the Compliance Report can be viewed here:

2022 Municipal Election Financial Statement Compliance Report

	Name of Candidate	Date Filed	Link to Form 4
Reeve	Bailey, Bernie	2022-12-20	Bailey - Form 4
	Heffer, Paul	2023-02-08	Heffer - Form 4
	Markeljevic, Ranko	2022-12-02	Markeljevic - Form 4
	Seip, Trevor	2022-12-16	Seip - Form 4
Blyth Ward Councillor	Falconer, Kevin	2023-03-06	Falconer - Form 4
Blyth Ward Councillor	McBurney, Ric	2023-02-17	McBurney - Form 4
East Wawanosh Ward Councillor	Palmer, Chris	2023-02-23	Palmer - Form 4
	Tiffin, Kelly	2022-12-21	Tiffin - Form 4
	van Hittersum, Anita	2022-12-05	van Hittersum- Form 4
Wingham Ward Councillor	Bell, Adam (Withdrawn) Boyd, Stacey	2023-02-15 2022-12-21	Bell - Form 4 Boyd - Form 4
	Hill, Stephen (Buck)	2023-03-14	Hill - Form 4
	Schiestel, Amy	2023-03-31	Schiestel - Form 4
	Whitfield, Lonnie	2023-03-07	Whitfield - Form 4
	Williams, Tanya Jane	2022-12-21	Williams - Form 4
	Wright, Mitch	2023-01-25	Wright - Form 4
Trustee - Avon Maitland District School Board	Berg, Ray	2023-03-15	Berg - Form 4
	Smith, Patricia Elaine	2023-02-13	Smith - Form 4
	Starenky, Michel	2023-02-23	Starenky - Form 4

Accessibility

The Township of North Huron is committed to ensuring that persons with disabilities have an opportunity to fully participate in the Municipal Election with dignity and in a consistent manner with all North Huron electors. North Huron's 2022 Election Accessibility Plan ensures that candidates and electors with disabilities have full and equal access to all election information and services, including the Voter Help Centres. The Election Accessibility Plan sets forth the processes for ensuring this commitment is successfully achieved.

The Municipal Elections Act, Section 12.1 (3) requires that, within 90 days after voting day in a regular election, the Municipal Clerk shall prepare a report about the identification, removal and prevention of barriers that affect electors and candidates with disabilities and shall make the report available to the public.

The 2022 Elections Accessibility Report for the Township of North Huron is available below:

North Huron Elections Accessibility Report

Feedback is also encouraged and any feedback received will be reviewed by the Clerk and appropriate action will be taken to remove barriers or provide accommodation, if necessary. Feedback can be provided by submitting the Accessible Customer Service Feedback Form to vote@northhuron.ca or in-person at the North Huron Municipal Office.