2014 Prescott and Russell United Counties municipal elections

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Elections were held in Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

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Prescott and Russell United Counties Council

The Council consists of the mayors of the eight constituent municipalities: [1]

MunicipalityMayor
Alfred and Plantagenet Fernand Dicaire
Casselman Conrad Lamadeleine
Champlain Gary J. Barton (acclaimed)
Clarence-Rockland Guy Desjardins
East Hawkesbury Robert Kirby (acclaimed)
Hawkesbury Jeanne Charlebois
Russell Election suspended until December following death of candidate
The Nation François St. Amour

Mayors and councillors not seeking re-election

The following mayors and municipal councillors announced they were not seeking re-election :

Councillors

Alfred and Plantagenet

Mayoral Candidate [2] Vote %
Fernand Dicaire1,71644.66
Jean-Yves Lalonde (X)1,41336.78
Mario Charlebois71318.56

Casselman

Mayoral Candidate [3] Vote %
Conrad Lamadeleine92246.05
Daniel Lafleur54927.42
Francyn A. Leblanc36017.98
Claude Levac (X)1718.54

Champlain

Mayoral Candidate [4] Vote %
Gary J. Barton (X)Acclaimed

Clarence-Rockland

Mayoral Candidate [5] Vote %
Guy Desjardins5,61771.77
Marcel Guibord (X)2,20928.23

East Hawkesbury

Mayoral Candidate [6] Vote %
Robert Kirby (X)Acclaimed

Hawkesbury

Mayoral Candidate [7] Vote %
Jeanne Charlebois2,74458.40
René Berthiaume (X)1,33528.41
Jean Bryant Corbin62013.19

Russell

Councillors

There are 4 seats being contested for Russell Town Council.

Councillors CandidateVote %
Amanda Simard [8] 2763
Jamie Laurin2124
Pierre Leroux2074
André D. Brisson1923
Cindy Saucier1411
Patrick Thibodeau1246
Raymond Saint-Pierre1205
Ron Barr1184
Duane Fitzpatrick858

Incumbent Eric Bazinet and interim councillor Calvin Pol are not re-run again in 2014. [9]

By-election for mayor

A by-election for mayor will be held from December 12 to 15 after the death of Jean-Paul St. Pierre on October 18 at the age of 65, while trying to get re-elected on October 27. One candidate for mayor, his cousin Donald St. Pierre has decided to suspend his campaign until further notice, [10] [11] but he is now registered as one of four candidates. [12]

At least the election of four new candidates for the post of councilors continue as scheduled on October 27. One of the nine candidates Raymond St. Pierre, the brother of former mayor announces that do not intend to present a candidate for mayor, although he stopped campaigning for the time after the announcement the death of his brother. [13]

Potential candidates

This list is not exhaustive and includes all individuals who have a demonstrated interest in the position of the municipality or whose name has circulated in the media:

  • Pierre Leroux, councillor since 2010.
  • Donald Saint-Pierre, current candidate for mayor and cousin of Jean-Paul Saint-Pierre.
  • Ronald Thériault, Russell's resident. [14]
  • Jamie Laurin, current councillor.

Declined

Results
Mayoral CandidateVote %
[16] Pierre Leroux1780
Jamie Laurin1210
Donald Saint-Perre684
Ronald Thériault568

The Nation

Mayoral CandidateVote %
François St. Amour (X)2,51056.54
Denis Pommainville1,92943.46

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