Township of Perth South

Lower · part of County of Perth

🔎 The race

Every seat on Township of Perth South's council for the Monday, October 26, 2026 election was filled by acclamation: 7 certified candidates across 2 position groups, none contested. No campaign platforms were required and no race will appear on the ballot for these positions. See the certified listing in the sources below.

6 of the certified candidates are sitting councillors or reeves running again (as flagged on the certified list).

Turnout as a guide: 37.9% of eligible voters cast a ballot in 2022 (1,170 of 3,087).

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

• Orr acclaimed as Perth South mayor, with majority of council returning in similar fashionStratfordToday.ca · 2026-08-26
• Nomination period closes for Township of Perth South council and mayor racesStratfordToday.ca · 2026-08-21

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

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 37.9% (1,170 of 3,087 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

⚠ 2022 results for 1 race(s) omitted: those rows failed our archive consistency checks — unmarked winners, vote totals contradicting the marked winners, or the current officeholder missing from the certified list (the last case is normal after a mid-term by-election, but we show nothing we cannot verify).