Township of Lake of Bays · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Lower · part of The District Municipality of Muskoka

8,022

eligible voters 2026

29.1%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

3,759

population

Central km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected3 candidates

Charles Cooper Ran 2022 · District Councillor, Ward 1,2	🔎
Matt Young	🔎 🔎 Matt Young enters race for mayor of Lake of Bays
Tim Withey	🔎

Councillor (District And Town) Sinclair — Ward Franklin 2 candidates

John Crowley	🔎
Rick Brooks Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2	🔎

Councillor (District And Town) Mclean — Ward Ridout 1 candidates

Robert Lacroix Incumbent Elected 2022 · District Councillor, Ward 3,4

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Councillor — Ward Franklin 2 candidates

Earl Earl	🔎
Linda Boothby	🔎

Councillor — Ward Mclean 2 candidates

Glen Maynard	🔎
Michael Mahovlich	🔎

Councillor — Ward Ridout 2 candidates

George Anderson Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3	🔎
Mike Jefford	🔎

Councillor Finlayson — Ward Sinclair 1 candidates

Sarah Roberts

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🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Township of Lake of Bays posts candidate biographiesHuntsville Doppler · 2026-08-26
Lake of Bays candidates set for 2026 municipal electionHunters Bay Radio · 2026-08-21
Matt Young enters race for mayor of Lake of BaysHuntsville Doppler · 2026-08-20
Dwight resident Earl Earl seeks Franklin Ward seat on Lake of Bays CouncilHuntsville Doppler · 2026-07-21
George Anderson announces he’ll be seeking re-election in Lake of BaysHuntsville Doppler · 2026-06-14
Lake of Bays Councillor Rick Brooks to seek District seat, rules out mayoral runHuntsville Doppler · 2026-06-01

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

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 29.1% (2,406 of 8,265 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Mayor

✅ Terry Glover1,401 votes · 58.5%

Linda Thompson993 votes · 41.5%

Councillor, Ward 1

✅ Nancy Tapley0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 2

✅ Rick Brooks0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 3

✅ George Anderson0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 4

✅ Jacqueline Godard0 votes ·

District Councillor, Ward 1,2

✅ Mike Peppard574 votes ·

Charles Cooper456 votes ·

Martin Mann198 votes ·

District Councillor, Ward 3,4

✅ Robert Lacroix0 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results