2022 Bruce County municipal elections explained

Elections were held in Bruce County, Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Bruce County Council

Bruce County Council consists of the mayors of the constituent municipalities.^[1]

Municipality	Mayor
Arran-Elderslie	Steve Hammell (acclaimed)^[2]
Brockton	Chris Peabody (acclaimed)
Huron-Kinloss	Don Murray
Kincardine	Kenneth Craig
Northern Bruce Peninsula	Milt McIver
Saugeen Shores	Luke Charbonneau (acclaimed)
South Bruce	Mark Goetz
South Bruce Peninsula	Garry Michi

Arran-Elderslie

Steve Hammell has been re-elected mayor of Arran-Elderslie by acclamation.^{[2] [3]}

Brockton

Christopher Peabody was re-elected as mayor of Brockton by acclamation.^[4]

Huron-Kinloss

Incumbent mayor Mitch Twolan did not run for re-election. Deputy mayor Don Murray, Roxy Bergman and Angela Thompkins ran to replace him.^{[5] [6]}

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Don Murray	1,650	55.54
Angela Thompkins	1,248	42.01
Roxy Bergman	73	2.46

Kincardine

The following were the results for mayor of Kincardine.^[7]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Kenneth Craig	2,776	59.30
Laura Haight	1,905	40.70

Northern Bruce Peninsula

Milt McIver, who has been mayor of the municipality since its creation in 1999, and the reeve of Lindsay Township for 17 years prior to that, was challenged by Karen Phillips.^{[8] [9]}

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Milt McIver (X)	2,424	69.02
Karen Phillips	1,088	30.98

Saugeen Shores

Luke Charbonneau was re-elected as mayor of Saugeen Shores by acclamation.^[10]

South Bruce

The following were the results for mayor of South Bruce.^[11]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Mark Goetz	1,311	45.41
Rita Groen	788	27.29
Robert Buckle (X)	788	27.29

South Bruce Peninsula

The following were the results for mayor of South Bruce Peninsula.^[12]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Garry Michi	2,853	52.10
Janice Jackson (X)	2,491	45.49
Donald E. Tedford	132	2.41

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bruce County Council . 2022-08-01 .
2. Web site: Three Mayors Acclaimed In Grey Bruce As Municipalities Certify 2022 Election Candidates . 2022-09-10 .
3. Web site: Elections. Municipality of Arran-Elderslie. 1 August 2022.
4. Web site: Unofficial List of Candidates. Municipality of Brockton. 1 August 2022.
5. Web site: Election candidates made official in Huron-Kinloss. Shoreline Beacon. 27 August 2022.
6. Web site: Unofficial List of Candidates. Municipality of Huron-Kinloss. 20 August 2022.
7. Web site: Form EL16 Municipality of Kincardine Unofficial List of Candidates Municipal Elections Act, 1996. Municipality of Kincardine. 20 August 2022.
8. Web site: McIver seeking another term as Northern Bruce Peninsula mayor . Owen Sound Sun-Times. 18 September 2022.
9. Web site: Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula 2022 Municipal Election Unofficial List of Candidates As of August 19, 2022. Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula. 20 August 2022.
10. Web site: Election. Saugeen Shores. 1 August 2022.
11. Web site: Unofficial List of Candidates. Municipality of South Bruce. 20 August 2022.
12. Web site: Elections. Town of South Bruce Peninsula. 27 August 2022.