Town of Perth · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Lower · part of County of Lanark

6,083

eligible voters 2026

46.1%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

6,469

population

Eastern km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected4 candidates

David Bird Serving council — different office	🔎 🔎 Mayoral Candidate David Bird says Perth’s next mayor will need to make the tough calls
Ed McPherson Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Deputy Mayor	🔎 🔎 Ed McPherson enters race for mayor of Perth
Isabel Anne McRae Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor	🔎
Stephanie Drummond Ran 2022 · Mayor (22.8%)	🔎 🔎 Stephanie Drummond’s second run for Perth Mayor comes at crucial time for municipalities Mayoral candidate Stephanie Drummond says Perth needs ‘fresh leadership’ that gets back to basics

Deputy Mayor 1 to be elected3 candidates

Councillor 5 to be elected11 candidates

Derek Zeisman Ran 2022 · Councillor	🔎
Gary Waterfield Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor	🔎
Jim Boldt Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor	🔎
Judy Brown Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Mayor (39.9%)	🔎
Kassina Ryder	🔎
Marlene Donoghue Ran 2022 · Councillor	🔎
Paul Quinnell	🔎
Peter Hallam	🔎
Ramsey Hart	🔎
Sheldon Giff Ran 2022 · Councillor	🔎
Trevor Oattes	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

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

Turnout in 2022: 46.1% (2,495 of 5,407 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

✅ Ed McPherson0 votes ·

✅ Judy Brown983 votes · 39.9%

John Fenik919 votes · 37.3%

Stephanie Drummond563 votes · 22.8%

✅ Dave Bird1,657 votes ·

✅ Isabel Anne McRae1,387 votes ·

✅ Gary Waterfield1,360 votes ·

✅ Jim Boldt1,150 votes ·

✅ Barry Smith826 votes ·

Roy Van Der Mull770 votes ·

Sheldon Giff732 votes ·

Meredith Toivanen682 votes ·

Leona J. Cameron653 votes ·

Marlene Donoghue403 votes ·

Derek Zeisman393 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results