Township of Muskoka Lakes · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Lower · part of The District Municipality of Muskoka

15,545

eligible voters 2026

35.6%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

7,652

population

Central km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected1 candidates

Peter Kelley Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (60.6%)

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Councillor (District And Town) — Ward A1 1 to be elected2 candidates

Glenn Zavitz Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward A1	🔎
Ruth-Ellen Nishikawa Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor (District And Town), Ward A1	🔎

Councillor (District And Town) — Ward B2 1 to be elected1 candidates

Susan Mazan Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward B2

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Councillor (District And Town) — Ward C3 1 to be elected2 candidates

Barb Bridgeman	🔎
Guy Burry Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor (District And Town), Ward C3	🔎

Township Councillor — Ward A1 1 to be elected4 candidates

Jeff Bird	🔎
Leslie Orchard	🔎
Mary Ellen McIntyre Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward A1	🔎
Rick Flannigan	🔎

Township Councillor — Ward B2 1 to be elected3 candidates

Allen Edwards Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Councillor (District And Town), Ward B2	🔎
Gordon Roberts Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward B2	🔎
Mitchell Shea	🔎

Township Councillor — Ward C3 1 to be elected5 candidates

David Skoric Ran 2022 · Councillor, Ward A1	🔎
Pam Jeffery	🔎
Rob Bosomworth Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward C3	🔎
Sally Moyer Kent Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward C3	🔎
Tanner McNabb	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Muskoka Lakes election field grows as nominations closeHunters Bay Radio · 2026-08-21
Fixing voter lists: Muskoka Lakes urges Ontario to prioritize nonresident property owners' dataMuskoka Region · 2026-07-17
Election Race in Muskoka Lakes Getting Crowded as 15 Candidates Have Now FiledSouth Muskoka Doppler · 2026-07-09

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

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 35.6% (6,106 of 17,174 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Mayor

✅ Peter Kelley3,676 votes · 60.6%

Phil Harding2,391 votes · 39.4%

Councillor (District And Town), Ward A1

✅ Ruth Ellen Nishikawa0 votes ·

Councillor (District And Town), Ward B2

✅ Allen Edwards0 votes ·

Councillor (District And Town), Ward C3

✅ Guy Burry0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward A1

✅ Glenn Zavitz983 votes ·

✅ Mary Ellen McIntyre752 votes ·

Cassandra Ford403 votes ·

David Skoric278 votes ·

Councillor, Ward B2

✅ Susan Mazan1,559 votes ·

✅ Gordon Roberts1,371 votes ·

Jamie Davey481 votes ·

Councillor, Ward C3

✅ Rob Bosomworth1,782 votes ·

✅ Sally Moyer Kent1,780 votes ·

Jason Sifft743 votes ·

Sean Stokes369 votes ·

Matt Fairbrass239 votes ·

Sandra Morris105 votes ·

Daniel Simmonds34 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results