🇨🇦 Canada Municipal Elections · 2026

Township of Machar

ON · election day Monday, October 26, 2026 · in 10 days

Single

49.8%
turnout in 2022
5
seats on the ballot
6
certified candidates
3
incumbents running
969
population
North Eastern km²
land area

🔎 The race

6 certified candidates are running for 5 seats on Monday, October 26, 2026. Contested: Councillor — 5 candidates for 4 seats. Acclaimed without opponents: 1 position group(s).

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

Turnout as a guide: 49.8% of eligible voters cast a ballot in 2022 (900 of 1,809).

Mayor 1 to be elected1 candidates
Lynda Carleton Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (55.0%) 🔎
Councillor 4 to be elected5 candidates
Kathy Schoenberger Ran 2022 · Councillor 🔎
Mark Savill 🔎
Mark Smuck 🔎
Pearl Ivens Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor 🔎
Ron McLaren Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor 🔎

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 49.8% (900 of 1,809 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Mayor

✅ Lynda Carleton495 votes · 55.0%
Bart Wood405 votes · 45.0%

Councillor

✅ Ron McLaren687 votes ·
✅ Neil Scarlett509 votes ·
✅ Pearl Ivens497 votes ·
✅ Blair Flowers467 votes ·
Kathy Schoenberger336 votes ·
Elizabeth (Liz) Bradley283 votes ·
Marvin Nolan248 votes ·