Dysart et al election results 2018

Murray Fearrey hopes to extend his service on Dysart et al council to more than half a century.

The incumbent mayor (formerly reeve) has served on council for 47 years and is again seeking re-election in the riding in the heart of Haliburton County. Over that span, Fearrey has served two years as a councillor, two as a deputy reeve and 38 years as reeve/mayor.

He won the 2014 municipal election by 436 votes over businesswoman Janis Parker. During that campaign, Fearrey said it would be his last term but entered this year’s race two days after the nomination period opened.

Deputy mayor Andrea Roberts aims to end the streak of the 76-year-old Fearrey. Roberts, 56, first served on council in 2006 as Ward 1 councillor. She served a second time in 2010 and was elected the deputy reeve (now deputy mayor) in 2014.

Candidates

Mayor

Murray Fearrey (incumbent)

Andrea Roberts (current deputy mayor)

Deputy Mayor

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Dennis Casey (current Ward 2 councillor)

Patrick Kennedy

Councillor Ward 1 

Bram Lebo

Nancy Wood-Roberts (incumbent)

Councillor Ward 2

Larry Clarke

David McKay

Mike Stinson

Councillor Ward 3

Cindy Baumhour

Tammy Donaldson (incumbent)

Councillor Ward 4

John Smith

Aaron Walker

Councillor Ward 5

Walt McKechnie (incumbent)

Glenn Scott

The Municipality

The Municipality of Dysart et al is located in Haliburton County in central Ontario. Its primary town is Haliburton, one of the more popular retreats for “cottage country” in the province. Southern portions of Algonquin Provincial Park are also found in the municipality. Haliburton is home to a high school, Fleming College’s School of Arts campus and a small airport.

Fun fact: Incorporated in 1867, Dysart et al’s actual name is The Corporation of the United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde. This makes it the longest name of any place in Canada.

Population (2016):

6,280

Median total income of couple economic families with children (2015)/Ont. median

$113,913/$75,369

Crime Severity Index (2017) – municipal/Ont.

Not available/55.40

Violent Crime Severity Index (2017) – municipal/Ont.

Not available/68.69

Political representation

Federal

Jamie Schmale (Conservative) – Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock

Provincial

Laurie Scott (Progressive Conservative) – Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock