Township of Ramara · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Lower · part of County of Simcoe

12,847

eligible voters 2026

36.1%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

10,377

population

Central km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected3 candidates

Jim Cronk	🔎
Keith Bell Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Deputy Mayor	🔎 🔎 Keith Bell remains mayor of La Marque La Marque voters reject recall of Mayor Keith Bell
Sherri Bell Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 5	🔎 🔎 Sherri Bell vying for Ramara mayor job, vows to 'rebuild broken relationships'

Deputy Mayor 1 to be elected2 candidates

Alexis MacIntyre Victor	🔎
Joe Gough Serving council — different office	🔎

Councillor — Ward 1 1 to be elected1 candidates

David Snutch Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1

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Councillor — Ward 2 1 to be elected2 candidates

Dianne Wright	🔎
Jennifer Fisher Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2	🔎

Councillor — Ward 3 1 to be elected1 candidates

Dana Tuju Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3

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Councillor — Ward 4 1 to be elected2 candidates

Michael O'Brien	🔎
Richard Black Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward 4	🔎

Councillor — Ward 5 1 to be elected2 candidates

Gary Woods	🔎
Kimberley (Kat) Williams	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Voting opens in Ramara's 2026 municipal electionBarrie 360 · 2026-10-08
Ramara residents can start voting today in municipal electionOrilliaMatters.com · 2026-10-08
It's 'time for change' in Ramara, says mayoralty candidateOrilliaMatters.com · 2026-09-01
Who will be the new mayor of Ramara? Three eye top jobOrilliaMatters.com · 2026-08-21
Sherri Bell vying for Ramara mayor job, vows to 'rebuild broken relationships'OrilliaMatters.com · 2026-07-20
'A big job': Local musician seeks Ramara mayor's job, vows unityOrilliaMatters.com · 2026-07-07
Approach to bylaw enforcement sparks debate in RamaraOrilliaMatters.com · 2026-06-30
Councillor files human rights complaint against Ramara for bullyingOrilliaMatters.com · 2026-06-19

Headlines from the campaign period, via Google News — quoted, not paraphrased.

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 36.1% (4,282 of 11,869 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Deputy Mayor

✅ Keith Bell1,457 votes ·

Joseph David Joe Gough1,400 votes ·

Dave Readman1,314 votes ·

Mayor

✅ Basil Clarke1,830 votes · 43.0%

Marg Sharpe1,687 votes · 39.7%

Russ Cole734 votes · 17.3%

Councillor, Ward 1

✅ David Snutch0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 2

✅ Jennifer Fisher416 votes ·

Connie Laughlin (Carrick)404 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 3

✅ Dana Tuju472 votes ·

Ted Lamb350 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 4

✅ Gary Hetherington367 votes ·

Glenn Harrington338 votes ·

Richard Black207 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 5

✅ Sherri Bell578 votes ·

Georgi Jennings377 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results