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2022 Elgin County Municipal Elections
Elections were held in Elgin County, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Elgin County Council Elgin County Council consists of the mayors of the constituent municipalities plus the deputy mayors of Central Elgin and Malahide. Aylmer The following were the results for mayor of Aylmer. Mayor Bayham The following were the results for mayor of Bayham. Mayor Central Elgin The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Central Elgin. Mayor Incumbent mayor Sally Martyn did not run for re-election. Running to replace her were Ward 2 councillor Dennis Creivits and deputy mayor Tom Marks. Deputy mayor Dutton/Dunwich Incumbent mayor Bob Purcell did not run for re-election. Running to replace him were deputy mayor Mike Hentz and Phil Gibson. Mayor Malahide The following were the results for mayor and deputy mayor of Malahide. Mayor Deputy mayor Southwold The following were the results for mayor of Southw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elgin County, Ontario
Elgin County is a county of the Canadian province of Ontario with a 2016 population of 50,069. Its population centres are St. Thomas, Aylmer, Port Stanley, Belmont, Dutton and West Lorne. The county seat is St. Thomas, which is separated from the county but within its geographic boundary. Subdivisions Elgin County is composed of seven incorporated municipalities (in order of population): *Municipality of Central Elgin *Township of Malahide *Town of Aylmer *Municipality of Bayham *Municipality of West Elgin *Township of Southwold *Municipality of Dutton/Dunwich The City of St. Thomas is geographically within the boundaries of Elgin County and part of the Elgin census division, but is separated from county administration. Historical townships Originally Elgin County was once part of Middlesex County, which was reorganized as the United Counties of Middlesex and Elgin in 1851. Elgin was named after Lord Elgin, who was Governor-General of Canada at the time. The Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Ontario Municipal Elections
The 2022 municipal elections in Ontario were held on October 24, 2022. Voters in the province of Ontario elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of the province's municipalities. In total, 32 of Ontario's 444 municipalities will not hold elections, as their entire councils were elected by acclamation. In total, 139 municipalities had their mayors or reeves acclaimed. Elections were not held in Armour, Armstrong, Brethour, Chamberlain, Chapleau, Charlton and Dack, Dawn-Euphemia, Dorion, Drummond/North Elmsley, East Garafraxa, Enniskillen, Evanturel, Front of Yonge, Gordon/Barrie Island, Hilton, Hilton Beach, Hornepayne, Howick, Kerns, Lake of the Woods, Laurentian Hills, Minto, Oil Springs, Perry, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, South River, Tay, The Archipelago, Thessalon or Thornloe. Electoral System In 2016, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario passed Bill 181, the ''Municipal Elections Modernization Act'', which permitted municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elgin County Council
Elgin County is a county of the Canadian province of Ontario with a 2016 population of 50,069. Its population centres are St. Thomas, Aylmer, Port Stanley, Belmont, Dutton and West Lorne. The county seat is St. Thomas, which is separated from the county but within its geographic boundary. Subdivisions Elgin County is composed of seven incorporated municipalities (in order of population): *Municipality of Central Elgin *Township of Malahide *Town of Aylmer *Municipality of Bayham *Municipality of West Elgin *Township of Southwold *Municipality of Dutton/Dunwich The City of St. Thomas is geographically within the boundaries of Elgin County and part of the Elgin census division, but is separated from county administration. Historical townships Originally Elgin County was once part of Middlesex County, which was reorganized as the United Counties of Middlesex and Elgin in 1851. Elgin was named after Lord Elgin, who was Governor-General of Canada at the time. The County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aylmer, Ontario
Aylmer is a town in Elgin County in southern Ontario, Canada, just north of Lake Erie, on Catfish Creek. It is south of Highway 401. Aylmer is surrounded by Malahide Township. History In October 1817, John Van Patter, an immigrant from New York State, obtained 80 ha of land and became the first contemporary settler on the site of Aylmer. During the 1830s a general store was opened and village lots sold. Originally called Troy, in 1835 it was renamed Aylmer after Lord Aylmer, then Governor-in-Chief of British North America. By 1851 local enterprises included sawmills and flour-mills powered by water from Catfish Creek. Aided by easy access to Lake Erie, Aylmer became by the mid-1860s the marketing centre for a rich agricultural and timber producing area. Benefiting greatly from the construction of the 230 km Canada Air Line Railway from Glencoe to Fort Erie, Aylmer became an incorporated village in 1872 and a town in 1887. A Royal Canadian Air Force Training Facility, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayham, Ontario
Bayham ( 2011 Population: 6,989) is a municipality in the southeast corner of Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. It is south of the town of Tillsonburg and Oxford County. History Bayham was named in 1810 for Viscount Bayham Charles Pratt, a friend of land grant recipient Colonel Talbot. The township was incorporated on January 1, 1850. The villages of Port Burwell and Vienna were incorporated as separate municipalities and separated from the township in 1949 and 1853 respectively. In 1998, Bayham was re-amalgamated with Port Burwell and Vienna and Eden to form an expanded Municipality of Bayham. Communities The municipality comprises the communities of Corinth, Eden, Froggetts Corners, North Hall, Port Burwell, Richmond, Springer's Hill, Straffordville, Vienna and Wadger. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bayham had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Elgin
Central Elgin is a township located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada in Elgin County on Lake Erie. It is part of the London census metropolitan area. History Central Elgin was formed in 1998 through the amalgamation of the Township of Yarmouth with the Villages of Belmont and Port Stanley. Communities The municipality includes the population centres of Port Stanley and Belmont. Other communities include Dexter, Lawton's Corners, Lyndale, Lynhurst, Mapleton, New Sarum, Norman, Sparta, Union, Whites and Yarmouth Centre. Mayors * Bill Walters, 1999 * David M. Rock, 1999–2006 ::Born June 16, 1948, in St. Thomas, Ontario. He was also chair of the Elgin Group Police Services Board. While he was mayor, there were discussions about proposed new ferry services on Lake Erie and their financial implications. * Sylvia Hofhuis, 2006–2010 * Tom Marks, 2010 * Bill Walters, 2010–2014 * David Marr, 2014–2018 * Sally Martyn, 2018–2022 * Andrew Sloan, 2022– Demographics In the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutton/Dunwich
Dutton/Dunwich is a municipality located in western Elgin County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The municipality was formed in 1998 through an amalgamation of the Village of Dutton and former Township of Dunwich. It includes the Hamlets of Wallacetown, Duttona Beach, and the western parts of both Iona and Iona Station. It is bisected both by Highway 401 and by the rail lines of the Penn Central Railroad and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Dutton/Dunwich has a large farming community involving a variety of agricultural methods. The region is primarily made up of inhabitants of English ancestry, with minorities of Scottish, Portuguese, and Dutch heritage. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dutton/Dunwich had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Education Dunwich-Dutton Public School is located in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malahide, Ontario
Malahide (Canada 2016 Census population 9,292) is a Township (Canada), municipal township in Elgin County in Southwestern Ontario, southwestern Ontario, Canada. History Malahide Township was named for Malahide Castle in Malahide, Ireland, birthplace of land grant administrator Thomas Talbot (Upper Canada), Colonel Thomas Talbot in 1810. The village of Springfield was incorporated as a separate municipality in 1878. The current municipality was formed in 1998 through an amalgamation of the original Township of Malahide, the former Township of South Dorchester and the former Village of Springfield. The Ontario Police College is located in Malahide, at the site of the former RCAF Station Aylmer, Royal Canadian Air Force Station Aylmer, a training facility. Communities The township comprises the communities of Candyville, Crossley-Hunter, Copenhagen, Dunboyne, Fairview, Glencolin, Grovesend, Jaffa, Kingsmill, Lakeview, Little Aylmer, Luton, Lyons, Mile Corner, Mount Salem, Ontario, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwold, Ontario
Southwold is a township in Elgin County, in Ontario, Canada, located on the north shore of Lake Erie. It is a rich agricultural zone producing predominantly corn and soybeans. It is part of the London census metropolitan area. History The Southwold Earthworks is located in the township. It is an example of a pre-contact site associated with the indigenous Neutral people. The period of Neutral occupation is dated to approximately 14501550. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1923. Southwold was named in 1792 after Southwold in Suffolk, England. The municipality was incorporated in 1852. Shedden's growth occurred when the Canada Southern Railway was built, bypassing Fingal. Later it was joined by the Pere Marquette railway, boosting Shedden's importance further still. Both railways are now defunct. Talbotville is situated at the intersection of highways 3 & 4, two of the oldest roads in the region. Southwold was the site of the 2006 Shedden massacre. Econo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Elgin
West Elgin is a municipality in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. The township was created on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of the former township of Aldborough with the village of West Lorne. Communities The two main population centres within the township are Rodney and West Lorne. Additionally, it also includes the smaller communities of Churchville, Clachan, Ferndell, Crinan, Eagle, Kintyre, New Glasgow, Port Glasgow and Twin Valleys. File:Rodney ON.JPG, Rodney File:West Lorne ON.JPG, West Lorne File:Clachan.jpg, Clachan History The original township of Aldborough was named in 1792 after Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England. The community of Rodney was originally named Stewart's Mills after the owner of the first sawmill in the community. From 1840 to 1865, it was called Centreville due to its central location at the intersection of Furnival Road and 7th Concession (now Downie Line). In 1865, the community was renamed Rodney after British naval officer George Brydges Rod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
