2022 Lanark County municipal elections explained

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

Lanark County Council

Lanark County Council consists of two members from each constituent municipality.[1]

Position Elected
Beckwith Reeve Richard Kidd (acclaimed)
Beckwith Deputy Reeve Brian Dowdall
Carleton Place Mayor Toby Randell
Carleton Place Deputy Mayor Andrew Tennant
Drummond/North Elmsley Reeve Steve Fournier (acclaimed)
Drummond/North Elmsley Deputy Reeve (selected from council)
Lanark Highlands ReevePeter McLaren
Lanark Higlands Deputy ReeveBill King
Mississippi Mills Mayor Christa Lowry (acclaimed)
Mississippi Mills Deputy Mayor Rickey Minnille
Montague Reeve Karen Jennings
Montague Deputy Reeve Jeffrey Carroll
Perth Mayor Judy Brown
Perth Deputy Mayor Ed McPherson (acclaimed)
Tay Valley Reeve Rob Rainer
Tay Valley Deputy Reeve Fred Dobbie

Beckwith

The following were the results for reeve and deputy reeve of Beckwith.[2]

Reeve

Incumbent reeve Richard Kidd was re-elected by acclamation. He has been reeve since 2000.[3]

Deputy reeve

Deputy Reeve Candidate Vote%
Brian Dowdall 1,313 68.42
Sharon Mousseau (X) 606 31.58

Carleton Place

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Carleton Place.[4]

Mayor

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Toby Randell 1,962 50.09
Doug Black (X) 1,764 45.03
Andreas Foustanellas 191 4.88

Deputy mayor

Deputy Mayor Candidate Vote%
Andrew Tennant 2,393 61.96
Sean Redmond (X) 1,469 38.04

Drummond/North Elmsley

Steve Fournier was re-elected as reeve of Drummond/North Elmsley by acclamation.[5]

Reeve

Lanark Highlands

The following were the results for reeve and deputy reeve of Lanark Highlands.[6]

Reeve

Reeve CandidateVote%
Peter McLaren (X) 1,113 47.63
Wes Pugh 1,043 44.63
James Parsons 181 7.74

Deputy reeve

Deputy Reeve CandidateVote%
Bill King 1,111 49.69
Adam-Michael Peters 762 34.08
Dennis Munroe 363 16.23

Mississippi Mills

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Mississippi Mills.[7]

Deputy mayor

Deputy Mayor Candidate Vote%
Rickey Minnille (X) 2,099 42.41
Paul Watters 1,797 36.31
David Hinks 1,053 21.28

Montague

The following were the results for reeve and deputy reeve of Montague.[8]

Reeve

Reeve CandidateVote%
Karen Jennings 638 47.15
Klaas Van Der Meer 384 28.38
Vince Carroll 331 24.46

Deputy reeve

Deputy Reeve CandidateVote%
Jeffrey Carroll 493 36.55
Pat Dolan 481 35.66
David Marion 375 27.80

Perth

The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Perth.[9]

Mayor

Mayor John Fenik was challenged by town councillor Judy Brown and businessperson Stephanie Drummond.[10]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Judy Brown 983 39.88
John Fenik (X) 919 37.28
Stephanie Drummond 563 22.84

Deputy mayor

Tay Valley

The following were the results for reeve and deputy reeve of Tay Valley.[11]

Reeve

Reeve CandidateVote%
Rob Rainer 1,397 55.30
RoxAnne Darling 1,129 44.70

Deputy reeve

Deputy Reeve CandidateVote%
Fred Dobbie 1,551 62.54
Gordon Hill 929 37.46

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lanark County. 2022-08-13.
  2. Web site: Elections – Municipal / School Board . Township of Beckwith. 13 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Who’s running for municipal council in Carleton Place, Beckwith and Mississippi Mills? . Inside Ottawa Valley. 27 August 2022.
  4. Web site: 2022 Municipal Election . Carleton Place. 13 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Candidates for Reeve. Drummond/North Elmsley. 27 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Unofficial List of Candidates . Lanark Highlands. 20 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Elections List of Certified Candidates and Third Party Advertisers . Mississippi Mills. 20 August 2022.
  8. Web site: 2022 Municipal Elections . Township of Montague. 20 August 2022.
  9. Web site: 2022 MUNICIPAL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS . Town of Perth. 20 August 2022.
  10. Web site: McPherson back as Perth’s deputy mayor . Inside Ottawa Valley. 11 September 2022.
  11. Web site: 2022 Municipal Election . Township of Tay Valley. 20 August 2022.