Prescott and Russell United Counties municipal elections, 2014

Elections were held in Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Prescott and Russell United Counties Council

The Council consists of the mayors of the eight constituent municipalities:[1]

Municipality Mayor
Alfred and Plantagenet Fernand Dicaire
Casselman Conrad Lamadeleine
Champlain Gary J. Barton (acclaimed)
Clarence-Rockland Guy Desjardins
East Hawkesbury Robert Kirby (acclaimed)
Hawkesbury Jeanne Charlebois
Russell Election suspended until December following death of candidate
The Nation François St. Amour

Mayors and councillors not seeking re-election

The following mayors and municipal councillors announced they were not seeking re-election :

Councillors

Alfred and Plantagenet

Mayoral Candidate [2] Vote %
Fernand Dicaire 1,716 44.66
Jean-Yves Lalonde (X) 1,413 36.78
Mario Charlebois 713 18.56

Casselman

Mayoral Candidate [3] Vote %
Conrad Lamadeleine 922 46.05
Daniel Lafleur 549 27.42
Francyn A. Leblanc 360 17.98
Claude Levac (X) 171 8.54

Champlain

Mayoral Candidate [4] Vote %
Gary J. Barton (X) Acclaimed

Clarence-Rockland

Mayoral Candidate [5] Vote %
Guy Desjardins 5,617 71.77
Marcel Guibord (X) 2,209 28.23

East Hawkesbury

Mayoral Candidate [6] Vote %
Robert Kirby (X) Acclaimed

Hawkesbury

Mayoral Candidate [7] Vote %
Jeanne Charlebois 2,744 58.40
René Berthiaume (X) 1,335 28.41
Jean Bryant Corbin 620 13.19

Russell

Councillors

There are 4 seats being contested for Russell Town Council.

Councillors Candidate Vote %
[8] Amanda Simard 2763
Jamie Laurin 2124
Pierre Leroux 2074
André D. Brisson 1923
Cindy Saucier 1411
Patrick Thibodeau 1246
Raymond Saint-Pierre 1205
Ron Barr 1184
Duane Fitzpatrick 858

Incumbent Eric Bazinet and interim councillor Calvin Pol are not re-run again in 2014.[9]

By-election for mayor

A by-election for mayor will be held from December 12 to 15 after the death of Jean-Paul St. Pierre on October 18 at the age of 65, while trying to get re-elected on October 27. One candidate for mayor, his cousin Donald St. Pierre has decided to suspend his campaign until further notice,[10][11] but he is now registered as one of four candidates[12]

At least the election of four new candidates for the post of councilors continue as scheduled on October 27. One of the nine candidates Raymond St. Pierre, the brother of former mayor announces that do not intend to present a candidate for mayor, although he stopped campaigning for the time after the announcement the death of his brother[13]

Potential candidates

This list is not exhaustive and includes all individuals who have a demonstrated interest in the position of the municipality or whose name has circulated in the media :

Declined

Results
Mayoral Candidate Vote %
[16]Pierre Leroux 1780
Jamie Laurin 1210
Donald Saint-Perre 684
Ronald Thériault 568

The Nation

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
François St. Amour (X) 2,510 56.54
Denis Pommainville 1,929 43.46

References

  1. ↑ http://www.prescott-russell.on.ca/en/council-members
  2. ↑ http://www.alfred-plantagenet.com/en/Elections_2014_79.html
  3. ↑ http://www.casselman.ca/pdf_general/elections/candidatures_deposees.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.champlain.ca/documents/certified_candidates_e_2014.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.clarence-rockland.com/index.php/en/registered-candidates
  6. ↑ http://www.thereview.ca/election-2014-list-of-candidates?id=770
  7. ↑ http://www.hawkesbury.ca/images/documents/Elections_-_Liste_candidatures_recues.pdf
  8. ↑ 2014 Municipal Election Ontario Votes
  9. ↑ http://russellvillager.com/2014/09/municipal-election-nomination-deadlines-fast-approaching-2/
  10. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/jean-paul-st-pierre-mayor-of-russell-township-dies-saturday-1.2804597
  11. ↑ Jean-Paul St-Pierre, le maire sortant du Canton de Russell, meurt subitement (French)
  12. ↑ http://www.russell.ca/upload//List%20of%20certified%20candidates%20by-elections%202014.pdf
  13. ↑ L'Élection à la mairie dans le Canton de Russell est annulée (French)
  14. ↑ Un poste de conseiller est déjà vacant à Russell (French)
  15. ↑ (French)
  16. ↑ Pierre Leroux, maire de Russell
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