Elections

2022 MUNICIPAL & SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS

The Municipal and School Board Elections were held on Monday, October 24, 2022

Thank you to all Voters! Polling stations will be closing at 8:00 pm.

Official Results:

Mayor: Wayne Redekop

Ward 1: George McDermott

Ward 2: Nick Dubanow

Ward 3: Darren Flagg

Ward 4: Joan Christensen

Ward 5: Tom Lewis

Ward 6: Ann-Marie Noyes

Regional Councillor: Tom Insinna

English Language Public District School Board: Susan Jovanovic

English Language Catholic District School Board: Danny Di Lorenzo

French Language Public District School Board: Vacant

French Language Catholic School Board: Jo-Anne Thibodeau

Important Dates:

Election Day | Voting Day: Monday, October 24, 2022

Vote between 10:00 am and 8:00 pm.

WARD 1

Central Fire Station (444 Central Ave.)

WARD 2

Royal Canadian Legion, Frontier Branch 71 (130 Garrison Rd.)

WARD 3

Leisureplex Banquet Hall (3 Municipal Centre Dr.)

WARD 4

Fire Station 4 (148 Ridge Rd. S., Ridgeway)

WARD 5

Crystal Ridge Community Centre Hall (99 Ridge Road South, Ridgeway)

WARD 6 (600)

Stevensville Memorial Hall (2508 Stevensville Rd.)

WARD 6 (610)

Faith Reformed Church (3605 Black Creek Road, Stevensville)

[Download Advance Poll and Election Day Voting Locations (PDF)]

Register as a Candidate: Monday, May 2 to Friday, August 19 at 2:00 pm.

To run for Mayor, Councillor or School Board Trustee in 2022, candidates must file a nomination paper.

Nominations are open starting May 2, 2022, during regular business hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm) until Nomination Day on August 19, 2022, when the papers can only be submitted until 2:00 pm.

You cannot raise or spend money on your campaign until you file a nomination paper.

Nomination Day: Friday, August 19, 2022, | from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Deadline for filing or withdrawing nominations: Nominations may be filed only between the hours of 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. People can withdraw nomination papers, in writing, before 2:00 pm.

Municipal Offices to be elected in 2022

Mayor:

One (1) to be elected, at large within the Town. Also serves as a member of Regional Council.

Town Councillors:

Six (6) to be elected, one (1) from each of the six (6) municipal wards:

• Ward 1
• Ward 2
• Ward 3
• Ward 4
• Ward 5
• Ward 6

Regional Councillors:

One (1) to be elected to represent the Town of Fort Erie at the Regional Municipality of Niagara.

School Board Trustees to be elected in 2022

English Language Public District School Board

One (1) to be elected for the combined area of Fort Erie and Port Colborne

English Language Catholic District School Board

One (1) to be elected for the combined area of Fort Erie, Port Colborne and Wainfleet

French Language Public School Board (Conseil Scolaire Viamonde)

One (1) to be elected for the combined area of Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, Pelham, Port Colborne, Thorold, Welland and Wainfleet

French Language Catholic School Board (Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir)

One (1) to be elected for the combined area of Fort Erie, Port Colborne, Wainfleet, Pelham and Welland

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