🇨🇦 Canada Municipal Elections · 2026

Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal

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

Lower · part of United Counties of Leeds & Grenville

5,470
eligible voters 2026
48.1%
turnout in 2022
5
seats on the ballot
5
certified candidates
5
incumbents running
7,505
population
Eastern km²
land area

🔎 The race

Every seat on Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal's council for the Monday, October 26, 2026 election was filled by acclamation: 5 certified candidates across 5 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.

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

Turnout as a guide: 48.1% of eligible voters cast a ballot in 2022 (2,648 of 5,503).

Mayor 1 to be elected1 candidates
Tory Deschamps Incumbent Elected 2022 · Mayor (59.9%) 🔎
Deputy Mayor 1 to be elected1 candidates
Stephen Dillabough Incumbent Elected 2022 · Deputy Mayor 🔎
Councillor — Ward 1 1 to be elected1 candidates
Joe Martelle Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 1 🔎
Councillor — Ward 2 1 to be elected1 candidates
Waddy Smail Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 2 🔎
Councillor — Ward 3 1 to be elected1 candidates
Chris Ward Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward 3 🔎

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 48.1% (2,648 of 5,503 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Deputy Mayor

✅ Stephen Dillabough1,667 votes ·
Christopher Marcellus916 votes ·

Mayor

✅ Tory Deschamps1,585 votes · 59.9%
Pat Sayeau1,061 votes · 40.1%

Councillor, Ward 1

✅ Joe Martelle570 votes ·
Hugh Cameron335 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 2

✅ Waddy Smail475 votes ·
Clint Cameron392 votes ·

Councillor, Ward 3

✅ Chris Ward524 votes ·
John Courtney267 votes ·