Results

Unofficial Results

Office

Elected Candidate

Mayor

Charles McDonald

Councillor Ward 1

Brian Bartley

Councillor Ward 2

Terry Blackmore

Councillor Ward 3

Mike Perry

Councillor Ward 4

Guru Bhat

Councillor Ward 5

Mark Doble

Councillor Ward 6

Jasmine Marshall

Councillor Ward 7

Eric Smeaton

Councillor Ward 8

Tom Hickey

English-Public School Board Trustee (Wards 1 and 4)

Deb McInerney

English-Public School Board Trustee (Wards 2 and 3)

Tim McAlpine (Acclaimed)

English-Public School Board Trustee (Ward 5)

Alex Steven

English-Public School Board Trustee (Wards 6 and 8)

Ashley Ferreira

English-Public School Board Trustee (Ward 7)

Colleen Wilcox (Acclaimed)

English-Separate School Board Trustee

Mary Winn (Acclaimed)

*French-Public School Board Trustee

Erik Lapointe (Acclaimed)

*French-Separate School Board Trustee

Marcellin Kwilu Mondo (Acclaimed)

*Complete French School Board results to be compiled by the City of Oshawa.

Total Number of Ballots Cast:

Number of Marked Ballots Cast

Turnout

Number of Eligible Electors

27,170

%

 

Office of Mayor

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Ron Ashmore

8495

 32.3%

Mathew Flynn

1606

 6.1%

Doug Ford

2317

 8.8%

David Korn

316

 1.2%

Charles McDonald

13542

 51.4%

Decline to Vote

154

 

Abstain

740

2.7%

Total Voters:

27016

 
 

Ron Ashmore

Mathew Flynn

Doug Ford

David Korn

Charles McDonald

Decline to Vote

Abstain

Ward 1

              

Ward 2

              

Ward 3

              

Ward 4

              

Ward 5

              

Ward 6

              

Ward 7

              

Ward 8

              

Total

              

Ward 1 Councillor

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Brian Bartley

 824

 32.6%

Don Logan

 332

 13.1%

Jennifer Sherry

 613

 24.2%

Jennifer Silverthorne-Litton

 414

 16.4%
Vicki Taylor 347

 13.7%

Declined to Vote

  

 

Abstain

 63

2.4%

Total Voters:

 2593

 

Ward 2 Councillor

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Terry Blackmore

 2141

 67.3%

Karina Gaudier

 132

 4.1%

Pat Warren

 909

 28.6%

Declined to Vote

  

 

Abstain

 50

 1.5%

Total Voters:

 3232

 

Ward 3 Councillor

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Jim Greensides

340

 10.4%

Mike Perry

2925

 89.6%

Declined to Vote

  

 

Abstain

 103

 3.1%

Total Voters:

 3368

 

Ward 4 Councillor

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Guru Bhat

 1938

 58.8%

Dan Joyce

 777

 23.6%

Shannon Reddom

 230

 7%

Ron Ross

 351

 10.6%

Declined to Vote

  

 

Abstain

 35

1.1%

Total Voters:

 3331

 

Ward 5 Councillor

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Joey Abbot

 407

 9.6%

Julie Coombs

 1073

 25.4%

Mark Doble

 2663

 62.9%

Willy Thornbury

 89

 2.1%

Declined to Vote

  

 

Abstain

 247

5.5%

Total Voters

 4479

 

Ward 6 Councillor

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Janet Eleanore Barnard

 139

 3.9%

Jasmine Marshall

 2891

 81.9%

Mary Ann Martin

 502

 14.2%

Declined to Vote

  

 

Abstain

 147 4%

Total Voters

3679

  

Ward 7 Councillor

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Liam Bruyn

 127

 3.5%

Shahla Ghiasi Tarzi

 147  4.1%

Shelagh McFarlane

 432

12%

Brooke Rouse

 522

14.5%

Eric Smeaton

 2375

65.9%

Declined to Vote

  

 

Abstain

 344 8.7%

Total Voters

3947

  

Ward 8 Councillor

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Wyatt Colazzi

 321

 13.9%

Tom Hickey

 1603

 69.2%

Steve Lesperance

 392

 16.9%

Declined to Vote

  

 

Abstain

 71

3%

Total Voters

 2387

 

English Public School Board Trustee Wards 1 and 4

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Don Alton

 1497

 34.2%

Deb McInerney

 2879

 65.8%

Declined to Vote

  

 

Abstain

 1258

22.3%

Total Voters

 5634

 
 

Don Alton

Deb McInerney

Declined to Vote

Abstain

Ward 1

        

Ward 4

        

Total

        

English Public School Board Trustee Wards 2 and 3

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Tim McAlpine

Acclaimed

 

English Public School Board Trustee Ward 5

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Raj Ghuman

 490

 18.5%

Alex Steven

 2153

 81.5%

Declined to Vote

  

 

Abstain

 1497

36.2%

Total Number of Votes:

 4140

 

English Public School Board Trustee Wards 6 and 8

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Ashley Ferreira

 2411

 67.2%

Anna Oliveira

 1176

 32.8%

Declined to Vote

  

 

Abstain

 1895

34.6%

Total Number of Votes:

 5482

 
 

Ashley Ferreira

Anna Oliveira

Declined to Vote

Abstain

Ward 6

        

Ward 8

        

Total

        

English Public School Board Trustee Ward 7

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Colleen Wilcox

Acclaimed

 

English Separate School Board Trustee All Wards

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Mary Winn

Acclaimed

 

French Public School Board Trustee (Conseil scolaire Viamonde)

Final results declared by the City of Oshawa

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Eric Lapointe

Acclaimed

 

French-Catholic School Board Trustee (Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir)

Final results declared by the City of Oshawa

Candidate

Votes

Percentage of Eligible Votes

Marcellin Kwilu Mondo

Acclaimed

 

2022 Election and 2025 By-Election Official Results

I, Cathie Ritchie, City Clerk of the Corporation of The City of Kawartha Lakes declare the following candidate for councillor elected as a result of the Municipal By-Election for Ward 5 held from April 1, 2025 to April 10, 2025.

Office

 Elected Candidate
Councillor Ward 5 Mark Doble
Total Electors Ballots Cast Declined to Vote Total Voters Turnout
11409 2886 23 2909 25.5%
Candidate Votes Percentage of Eligible Votes
Mark Doble 1176 40.9%
Pat Dunn 469 16.3%
Duncan Gallacher 459 15.9%
Aananth Paraparan 15 0.5%
Malcolm Quigley 586 20.4%
Alex Steven 173 6.0%
Number of Abstain: 8  
Number of Decline to Vote: 23  
Age Group Electors Vote Count Participation Rate
18-29 1264 133 10.52%
30-39 1733 244 14.08%
40-49 1514 236 15.59%
50-59 1581 353 22.33%
60-69 2208 671 30.39%
70-79 1778 815 45.84%
80-89 1031 390 37.83%
90+ 300 67 22.33%
Total 11409 2909 25.5%
Voting Method Votes Percentage
Internet Voting 2508 86.2%
Kiosk - City Hall 243 8.4%
Kiosk - Lindsay Library 112 3.9%
Kiosk - Long Term Care 46 1.6%

I, Cathie Ritchie, City Clerk of the Corporation of The City of Kawartha Lakes declare the following candidates elected as a result of the Municipal Election held from October 14, 2022 to October 24, 2022.

Office

Elected Candidate

Mayor

Doug Elmslie

Councillor Ward 1

Emmett Yeo

Councillor Ward 2

Pat Warren

Councillor Ward 3

Mike Perry

Councillor Ward 4

Dan Joyce

Councillor Ward 5

Eric Smeaton

Councillor Ward 6

Ron Ashmore

Councillor Ward 7

Charles McDonald

Councillor Ward 8

Tracy Richardson

English-Public School Board Trustee (Wards 1 and 4)

Deb McInerney

English-Public School Board Trustee (Wards 2 and 3)

Tim McAlpine

English-Public School Board Trustee (Ward 5)

Heather Bradley

English-Public School Board Trustee (Wards 6 and 8)

Judy Saunders

English-Public School Board Trustee (Ward 7)

Colleen Wilcox

English-Separate School Board Trustee

Mary Ann Martin

*French-Public School Board Trustee

Kristine Dandavino

(Leading in Kawartha Lakes)

*French-Separate School Board Trustee

Marcellin Kwilu Mondo

(Acclaimed)

*Complete French School Board results to be compiled by the City of Oshawa.

Total Number of Ballots Cast: 23136

Mayor

Candidate Votes Percentage
William Denby  1232 5.44%
Pat Dunn  5295 23.40%
Doug Elmslie  7982 35.27%
Faye McGee  2800 12.37%
Jim Riches  1371  6.06%
Kathleen Seymour-Fagan  3949  17.45%
Declined to Vote:  309  
Spoil This Ballot:  126  
Implicit Blanks:  72  
Total Number of Votes:  23136  

Mayor Results - Breakdown by Ward

Ward

William Denby

Pat Dunn

Doug Elmslie

Faye McGee

Jim Riches

Kathleen Seymour-Fagan

Spoil This Ballot

Decline to Vote

Implicit Blank

1

174

458

608

552

175

289

10

38

6

2

111

619

993

468

130

558

7

26

2

3

128

717

1389

811

171

349

17

27

14

4

179

529

669

214

181

456

15

48

8

5

166

890

1644

204

242

650

11

29

7

6

171

860

814

169

127

594

17

46

13

7

181

720

1286

197

245

590

27

25

1

8

122

502

579

185

100

463

22

70

21

Total

1232

5295

7982

2800

1371

3949

126

309

72

Councillor Ward 1

Candidate Votes Percentage
Raymonde Blais Couture  216 9.52%
Jim Harris  453 19.96%
Don Logan  597 26.30%
Emmett Yeo  1004 44.23%
Declined To Vote:  26  
Spoil This Ballot:  8  
Implicit Blanks:  6  
Total Number of Votes:  2310  

Councillor Ward 2

Candidate Votes Percentage
Jamie Brown  579 20.49%
John Snider  424 15.00%
Pat Warren  1823 64.51%
Declined To Vote:  62  
Spoil This Ballot:  14  
Implicit Blanks:  12  
Total Number of Votes:  2914  

Councillor Ward 3

Candidate Votes Percentage
Doug Dickerson  1364 38.20%
Mike Perry  2207 61.80%
Declined To Vote:  25  
Spoil This Ballot:  15  
Implicit Blanks:  12  
Total Number of Votes:  3623  

Councillor Ward 4

Candidate Votes Percentage
Jamie Campbell  297 13.10%
Angel Godsoe  49 2.16%
Trevor Johnston  187 8.25%
Dan Joyce  548 24.17%
Ian Nicolson  466 20.56%
Tyler Richards  182 8.03%
David Skrabek  538 23.73%
Declined To Vote:  20  
Spoil This Ballot:  6  
Implicit Blanks:  6  
Total Number of Votes:  2299  

Councillor Ward 5

Candidate Votes Percentage
Janet Di Bello  569 15.11%
Duncan Gallacher  699 18.57%
Gloria Graham-Weir  125 3.32%
Wesley Letsholo  190 5.05%
Eric Smeaton  2182 57.95%
Declined To Vote:  50  
Spoil This Ballot:  12  
Implicit Blanks:  16  
Total Number of Votes: 3843  

Councillor Ward 6

Candidate Votes Percentage
Ron Ashmore  1632 59.00%
Gerard Jilesen  1134 41.00%
Declined To Vote:  19  
Spoil This Ballot:  21  
Implicit Blanks:  5  
Total Number of Votes:  2811  

Councillor Ward 7

Candidate Votes Percentage
Diane Holder  447 14.07%
Charles McDonald  2035 64.03%
Danielle Willette 696 21.90%
Declined To Vote:  66  
Spoil This Ballot:  15  
Implicit Blanks:  13  
Total Number of Votes:  3272  

Councillor Ward 8

Candidate Votes Percentage
Tracy Richardson  1700 83.33%
Greg Ward  340 16.67%
Declined To Vote:  18  
Spoil This Ballot:  3  
Implicit Blanks:  3  
Total Number of Votes:  2064  

English-Public School Board Trustee Wards 1 and 4

Candidate Ward 1 Ward 4 Votes Percentage
Don Alton 731 761  1492 37.59%
Deb McInerney 1260 1217  2477 62.41%
Declined To Vote: 140 138  278  
Spoil This Ballot: 14 22  36  
Implicit Blanks: 39 40  79  
Total Number of Votes: 2184 2178  4362  

English-Public School Board Trustee Wards 2 and 3

Candidate Ward 2 Ward 3 Votes Percentage
John Byrne 960 1068  2028 38.77%
Tim McAlpine 831 1384  2215 42.34%
Herb Pounder 449 539  988 18.89%
Declined To Vote: 415 326  741  
Spoil This Ballot: 39 47  86  
Implicit Blanks: 78 74  152  
Total Number of Votes: 2772 3438 6210  

English-Public School Board Trustee Ward 5

Candidate Votes Percentage
Heather Bradley  2168 71.39%
Kevin Gorrell  869 28.61%
Declined To Vote:  372  
Spoil This Ballot:  45  
Implicit Blanks:  85  
Total Number of Votes:  3539  

English-Public School Board Trustee Wards 6 and 8

Candidate Ward 6 Ward 8 Votes Percentage
Joan Abernethy 984 611  1595 42.97%
Judy Saunders 1139 978  2117 57.03%
Declined To Vote: 215 202  417  
Spoil This Ballot: 31 30  61  
Implicit Blanks: 78 49  127  
Total Number of Votes: 2447 1870  4317  

English-Public School Board Trustee Ward 7

Candidate Votes Percentage
Charles Clarke  438 16.80%
Peter Wallace  460 21.48%
Colleen Wilcox  1609 61.72%
Declined To Vote:  245  
Spoil This Ballot:  35  
Implicit Blanks:  59  
Total Number of Votes:  2946  

English-Public School Board Trustee Ward 7

Candidate Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8 Votes Percentage
Jaclyn Giffen 34 23 53 38 84 85 81 48  446 34.18%
Mary Ann Martin 51 64 73 58 144 216 170 83   859 65.82%
Declined To Vote: 11 21 26 4 39 22 32 20  175  
Spoil This Ballot: 0 1 1 2 2 6 5 6  23  
Implicit Blanks: 2 4 3 0 6 12 8 7  42  
Total Number of Votes: 98 113 156 102 275 341 296 164  1545  

French-Public School Board Trustee
(Totals of overall votes compiled by City of Oshawa)

Candidate Votes in Kawartha Lakes
 Percentage Overall Votes
Kristine Dandavino  21 56.76% 299
Serge Paul  16 43.24% 214
Declined To Vote:  12    
Spoil This Ballot:  0    
Implicit Blanks:  3    
Total Number of Votes:  52    

Voter Turnout By Age

Age Total Electors Ballots Cast Turnout
18-29 5532 1082 19.56%
30-39 8961 1687 18.83%
40-49 8536 2033 23.82%
50-59 12098 3699 30.58%
60-69 16,268 6589 40.50%
70-79 11,755 5669 48.23%
80-89 4743 2047 43.16%
90+ 1279 330 25.80%
Unknown 1,187 0 0
  70359 23136 32.88%

Voter Turnout By Ward

Ward Total Electors Ballots Cast Turnout
01 9,937 2,312 23.27%
02 7,946 2,914 36.67%
03 8,508 3,623 42.58%
04 8,052 2,300 28.56%
05 9,969 3,841 38.53%
06 8,237 2,811 34.13%
07 10,025 3,272 32.64%
08 7,685 2,063 26.84%
Total 70,359 23,136 32.88%

Voter Turnout By Residency

Residency Total Electors Ballots Cast Turnout
Resident 57,500 20,881 36.31%
Non-Resident 12,859 2255 17.54%
Total 70,359 23,136                         32.88%

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