2022 Prescott and Russell United Counties municipal elections explained

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

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

Municipality	Mayor
	Yves Laviolette
	Genevieve Lajoie
	Normand Riopel (acclaimed)
	Mario Zanth
	Robert Kirby (acclaimed)
	Robert Lefebvre
	Pierre Leroux (acclaimed)
	Francis Brière

Alfred and Plantagenet

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

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

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

Clarence-Rockland

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

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

Hawkesbury

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

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

Russell

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

The Nation

Municipal councillors Francis Brière and Marie-Noëlle Lanthier ran for mayor of The Nation. Incumbent mayor Francois St-Amour ran for Ward 1 councillor.^{[10] [11]}

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

Notes and References

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