Brockville election results 2018

In one of the tightest races of Ontario’s municipal election, former councillor Jason Baker won 19 more votes than his closest opponent, Mark Oliver.

Candidates

Mayor

Jason Baker (current councillor)

Kelly Cole

Cec Drake

Mark Oliver

Councillor (8 to be elected)

Jessica Barabash

Tony Barnes

Matthew Blair

Leigh Bursey (incumbent)

Mark Darrah

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Philip Deery (incumbent)

Jeffrey Earle (incumbent)

Bud Eyre

Jane Fullarton (incumbent)

John Henderson

Larry Journal

Mike Kalivas (incumbent)

Nathalie Lavergne

Ralph Legere

Naomi McNeill

Robert Shannon

Joy Sterritt

Willy Stevenson

Cameron Wales

Matt Wren

The city

The city of Brockville is known as the City of 1,000 Islands, located about halfway between Kingston and Cornwall on the shore of the St. Lawrence River. Tourism is a key cog to the city’s economy with its numerous parks, walking trails, shopping venues, historic buildings and access to boating and water activities. The city owns a number of small islands in the St. Lawrence.

Population (2016)

21,854

Median total income of two-parent families with children (2015)/Ont. median

$94,669/$75,369

Crime severity index (2016) – municipal/Ont.

93.12/55.40

Violent crime severity index (2017) – municipal/Ont.

113.86/68.69

Political representation

Federal

The seat of Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes has been vacant since the death of Gord Brown (Conservative)  on May 2. The date for a byelection must be announced by the end of October.

Provincial

Steve Clark (Progressive Conservative) – Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes