🇨🇦 Canada Municipal Elections · 2026

Township of East Zorra-Tavistock

ON · election day Monday, October 26, 2026 · in 11 days

Lower · part of County of Oxford

6,950
eligible voters 2026
36.7%
turnout in 2022
7
seats on the ballot
12
certified candidates
6
incumbents running
7,841
population
South Western km²
land area
Mayor 1 to be elected2 candidates
Don Edmiston 🔎
🔎 Edmiston taking another run at the EZT mayoral chair
Philip Schaefer Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (56.2%) 🔎
Deputy Mayor 1 to be elected1 candidates
Bradley Smith Incumbent Elected 2022 · Deputy Mayor 🔎
Councillor — Ward One 2 to be elected3 candidates
Jon Ross 🔎
Nicolas Faye 🔎
Steven Van Wyk Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward One 🔎
Councillor — Ward Three 2 to be elected4 candidates
Don Chowan 🔎
Jeremy Smith Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward Three 🔎
Matthew Gillespie Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward Three 🔎
Sheri Karelsen 🔎
Councillor — Ward Two 1 to be elected2 candidates
Angie Brenner 🔎
Scott Rudy Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward Two 🔎

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 36.7% (2,166 of 5,900 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Deputy Mayor

✅ Bradley Smith1,396 votes ·
Lee Griffi734 votes ·

Mayor

✅ Philip Schaefer1,218 votes · 56.2%
Donald Edmiston948 votes · 43.8%

Councillor, Ward One

✅ Steven Van Wyk0 votes ·
✅ Scott Zehr0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward Three

✅ Jeremy Smith556 votes ·
✅ Matthew Gillespie542 votes ·
Cody Hayward336 votes ·

Councillor, Ward Two

✅ Scott Rudy0 votes ·
Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results