Elections

Mayor

Ballots cast 19,401/54,495 = 35.6%

Ward 1 Councillor

Ballots cast 2,031/6,488 = 31.3%

Ward 2 Councillor

Ballots cast 1,664/6,403 = 25.9%

Ward 3 Councillor

Ballots cast 1,965/6,656 = 29.5%

Ward 4 Councillor

Ballots cast 2,048/5,897 = 34.7%

Ward 5 Councillor

Ballots cast 8,340/13,137 = 63.4%

Ward 6 Councillor

Ballots cast 4,147/8,275 = 50.1%

Ward 7 Councillor

Ballots cast 2,367/7,626 = 31.0%

Grand Erie District School Board Trustee – Wards 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6

Ballots cast 16,814/31,974 = 52.6%

Grand Erie District School Board Trustee –Wards 3 and 7

(Norfolk County Reporting only – Final Results posted by Clerk of Brant County)

Ballots cast 4,534/14,282 = 31.7%

Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk Catholic District School Board Trustee

Ballots cast 4,554/7,524 = 60.5%

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir School Board Trustee

(Norfolk County Reporting only – Final Results posted by Clerk of the City of Kitchener)

Ballots cast 51/160 = 31.8%

2022 Votes by Location (PDF)

According to the Municipal Elections Act, every candidate and registered third-party advertiser in the 2022 municipal election must file a financial statement reporting their contributions and expenses. Statements are completed and submitted by candidates and third-party advertisers.

Mayor

• Amy Martin
• Ian Rabbitts
• David Bate
• Kristal Chopp    
• Bill Culver    
• Zvonko Horvat

 Ward 1

• Tom Masschaele
• Randy Mawhiney

Ward 2

• Linda Vandendriessche
• Lucas Tulpin

Ward 3

• Michael J. Columbus 
• Jeanette Gomori-Cole

Ward 4

• Chris Van Paassen
• William Murray
• Tony Lasanowski 
• Jeff Smrcka

Ward 5

• Peter Black
• Kristine Mitchell
• Alan Duthie   
• Doug Brunton
• Brian Jones    
• Ryan J. Taylor 

Ward 6

• Peter Butler    
• Adam Veri
• Holly Ann Smith
• Pamela Taylor
• Adam Wilson

Ward 7

• Lorraine Skarratt
• Grant MacDonald
• Kim Huffman 
• Lana Plank

Trustee - English Public (Wards 3 and 7)

Candidates for this race filed financial statements with the County of Brant returning officer.

• Rita Collver    
• Thomas Waldschmidt    
• Luanne Ashe    
• Maria Braun Shelswell

Trustee - English Public (Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)

• Eva Dixon
• Don Werden    
• Elaine Thomas
• Elizabeth Whiton
• Eric Gilbert
• Johanna Cousineau

Trustee - English Separate

• Carol Luciani
• Denis Blake 
• Christine (De Serrano) Harrop
• Emily Van Hooren
• Thecla Ross

Trustee - French Public

Candidates for this race filed financial statements with the City of Sarnia returning officer.

• David Andre Paradis

Trustee - French Separate

Candidates for this race filed financial statements with the City of Kitchener returning officer.

• Eric Sanderson    
• Dorothée Petit-Pas    
• Gilles Roy

Name

The name of the Committee is the “Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee” (MECAC). Members appointed to the Committee will serve the municipalities of the City of Brantford, the County of Brant, Haldimand County and Norfolk County. Members will also serve as the members of the Grand Erie District School Board and the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board Election Compliance Audit Committees in a similar capacity.

Mandate

The powers and functions of MECAC are set out in subsections 88.33 through 88.36 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended (Act). MECAC is a quasi-judicial body and does not report to Council. MECAC will be required to: 
 
(a)  review and consider a compliance audit application submitted by an elector and decide whether it should be granted or rejected;

(b)  if the application is granted, appoint an auditor to conduct a compliance audit;

(c)  receive the auditor’s report;

(d)  consider the auditor’s report, and if the report concludes that the candidate appears to have contravened a provision of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended, relating to election campaign finances, the committee may commence legal proceedings against the candidate for the apparent contravention

(e) review and consider any reports prepared by the Clerk pursuant to subsection 88.34 or 88.36 of the Act

(f) in the case where the Clerk’s report identifies that a contributor has contravened the Act as described in subsection 88.34 or 88.36, the committee may commence legal proceedings against the contributor for the apparent contravention

Term of the Committee

The term of MECAC shall be equivalent to the term of Council. 

Meetings

MECAC will meet as needed, with meetings scheduled by the Clerk of the host municipality or his/her designate when a municipal election compliance audit application is received, or Clerk’s report is submitted.

Composition

MECAC will consist of 5 (five) members. Where possible, a minimum of one member shall be a qualified elector within each of the municipalities. 
   
In accordance with the Act, Subsection 88.37(2), membership shall not include:  

a. employees or officers of the municipality or local board;

b. members of the council or local board;

c. any persons who are Candidates in the election for which the committee is established; or

d. any persons who are registered third parties in the municipality in the election for which the committee is established.

In addition to the legislated restrictions established for the composition of this committee, in order to avoid a conflict of interest, an individual shall be deemed ineligible to be a member of the committee if the individual:

a) gives financial advice or prepares the financial statements of a candidate in an election for which the committee is established; 

b) is a family member or  employee of a candidate in an election for which the committee is established, or any person connected to a candidate through an employment, contractual, business or partnership relationship; or

c) is a volunteer or seeks employment to assist any candidate in the election for which the committee is established.

Selection of members 

The Clerks (or designates) from the municipalities of the City of Brantford, County of Brant, Haldimand County and Norfolk County will meet to review the applications.  Appointments selection will be approved by the majority vote of the Clerks.  The approved names will be put forward to each Council for appointment to the committee.   
 
Recommended skill sets for members of the MECAC include:

• Accounting and/or auditing experience
• Academic experience with expertise in political science or local government administration
• Legal experience and/or education
• Others with knowledge of the campaign finance rules contained in the Act 

Criteria used to determine membership may include:

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the municipal election finance rules; 
• Analytical and decision-making skills; 
• Availability for meetings; 
• Previous committee experience. 

Renumeration

Members of the MECAC shall be paid a per diem rate of $150 plus the applicable mileage rate as set by the host municipality.  The mileage rate shall be applied from the member’s home to the host municipality designated meeting location and return trip.

Expenses related to each meeting will be paid by the host municipality. Expenses for the inaugural meeting will be shared equally by all participating municipalities.

Read the Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee Terms of Reference (PDF).

The powers and functions of MECAC are set out in subsections 88.33 through 88.36 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended (Act). MECAC is a quasi-judicial body and does not report to Council. MECAC will be required to:

(a) review and consider a compliance audit application submitted by an elector and decide whether it should be granted or rejected;

(b) if the application is granted, appoint an auditor to conduct a compliance audit;

(c) receive the auditor’s report;

(d) consider the auditor’s report and if the report concludes that the candidate appears to have contravened a provision of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended, relating to election campaign finances, the committee may commence legal proceedings against the candidate for the apparent contravention

(e) review and consider any reports prepared by the Clerk pursuant to subsection 88.34 or 88.36 of the Act

(f) in the case where the Clerk’s report identifies that a contributor has contravened the Act as described in subsection 88.34 or 88.36, the committee may commence legal proceedings against the contributor for the apparent contravention

• July 12, 2023 (PDF)