2022 Prescott and Russell United Counties municipal elections

Elections were held in Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario on October 24, 2022 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Prescott and Russell United Counties Council

The Prescott and Russell United Counties Council consists of the mayors of the eight constituent municipalities: ^[1]

Municipality	Mayor
Alfred and Plantagenet	Yves Laviolette
Casselman	Genevieve Lajoie
Champlain	Normand Riopel (acclaimed)
Clarence-Rockland	Mario Zanth
East Hawkesbury	Robert Kirby (acclaimed)
Hawkesbury	Robert Lefebvre
Russell	Pierre Leroux (acclaimed)
The Nation	Francis Brière

Alfred and Plantagenet

Stéphane Sarrazin, who was elected as mayor in 2018 was elected to provincial parliament in the 2022 Ontario general election for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell. Yves Laviolette was appointed mayor in June 2022 to replace him. Laviolette ran for election as mayor, as did township councillors Chantal Galipeau and René Beaulne. ^{[2] [3]}

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Yves Laviolette (X)	1,454	42.73
René Beaulne	1,105	32.47
Chantal Galipeau	714	20.98
Marc Prudhomme	130	3.82

Casselman

Incumbent mayor Daniel Lafleur was challenged by Genevieve Lajoie. ^{[2] [4]}

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Genevieve Lajoie	1,029	58.80
Daniel Lafleur (X)	721	41.20

Champlain

Incumbent mayor Norman Riopel was re-elected by acclamation. He was first elected in 2018. ^{[5] [6]}

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Normand Riopel (X)	Acclaimed

Clarence-Rockland

The following were the results for mayor of Clarence-Rockland. ^[7]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Mario Zanth (X)	4,874	55.23
Don Bouchard	3,951	44.77

East Hawkesbury

Robert Kirby was re-elected as mayor of East Hawkesbury by acclamation. ^[8]

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Robert Kirby (X)	Acclaimed

Hawkesbury

Incumbent mayor Paula Assaly was challenged by town councillor Robert Lefebvre. ^{[9] [10]}

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Robert Lefebvre	2,468	73.37
Paula Assaly (X)	896	26.63

Russell

Incumbent mayor Pierre Leroux was re-elected by acclamation. He was first elected in a 2014 by-election.

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Pierre Leroux (X)	Acclaimed

The Nation

Municipal councillors Francis Brière and Marie-Noëlle Lanthier ran for mayor of The Nation. Incumbent mayor Francois St-Amour ran for Ward 1 councillor. ^{[9] [11]}

Mayoral Candidate	Vote	%
Francis Brière	2,103	52.75
Marie-Noëlle Lanthier	1,884	47.25

References

1. "County Council".
2. "Élections municipales: plusieurs courses à suivre dans l'Est ontarien" (in French). Le Droit. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
3. "Elections". Township of Alfred and Plantagenet. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
4. "Registered Candidates". Casselman. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
5. "Elections 2022". Champlain. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
6. "Here's who's running, and who is acclaimed in the October 24 municipal and school board elections". The Reiview. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
7. "Registered Candidates". Clarence-Rockland. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
8. "Elections 2022". East Hawkesbury. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
9. "Thinking of running for municipal office or school board trustee? You have until August 19 to file your nomination papers". TheReview.cat. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
10. "Élections municipales de 2022" (in French). Hawkesbury. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
11. "Council". The Nation Municipality. Retrieved July 1, 2022.