WELLINGTON COUNTY – Nominations for the 2022 municipal election are now closed.
Candidates could officially file nominations for mayor, councillor or school board trustee until Aug. 19 at 2pm.
Included below is a final list of candidates in races in Wellington County.
Please note this is an unofficial list and some late-filing candidates may not yet be included.
Centre Wellington
- Neil Dunsmore, mayor;
- Shawn Watters, mayor;
- Bob Foster, mayor;
- Lisa MacDonald, Ward 1;
- Jonathon Davis, Ward 1;
- Kimberley Jefferson, Ward 2;
- Kirk McElwain, Ward 2;
- Eric Nealson, Ward 2;
- Barbara Lustgarten-Evoy; Ward 3;
- James Mantelos, Ward 3;
- Neil Armstrong, Ward 3;
- Raymond Trafford, Ward 3;
- Debora Taylor, Ward 3;
- Dave Kenny, Ward 3;
- Jennifer Adams, Ward 4;
- Brock Aldersley, Ward 4;
- Peter Viol, Ward 5;
- Bronwynne Wilton; Ward 5;
- Rick Schroeder; Ward 6; and
- Dennis Craddock, Ward 6.
Erin
- Rob Smith, mayor;
- Michael Dehn, mayor;
- Cathy Aylard, councillor;
- John Brennan, councillor;
- Jamie Cheyne, councillor;
- Val Bush, councillor;
- Bridget Ryan, councillor; and
- Kevin Johnson, councillor.
Guelph/Eramosa
- Chris White, mayor, ACCLAIMED;
- Bruce Dickieson, Ward 1;
- Philip Mullis, Ward 1;
- Corey Woods, Ward 2;
- Damian Mallard, Ward 2;
- Peter Jones, Ward 2;
- Lisa Logan-Dayman, Ward 3;
- Steven Liebig, Ward 3; and
- Mark Bouwmeester, Ward 4, ACCLAIMED.
Mapleton
- Gregg Davidson, mayor, ACCLAIMED;
- Marlene Ottens, councillor;
- Amanda Reid, councillor;
- Bill Sipes, councillor;
- Michael Martin, councillor;
- Martin Tamlyn, councillor; and
- Erik Begg, councillor.
Minto
- Dave Turton, mayor, ACCLAIMED;
- Jean Anderson, deputy mayor, ACCLAIMED;
- Geoff Gunson, councillor, ACCLAIMED;
- Judy Dirksen, councillor, ACCLAIMED;
- Ron Elliott, councillor, ACCLAIMED;
- Paul Zimmerman, councillor, ACCLAIMED; and
- Ed Podniewicz, councillor, ACCLAIMED.
Puslinch
- James Seeley, mayor, ACCLAIMED;
- Sara Bailey, councillor;
- John Sepulis, councillor;
- Robert Cassolato, councillor,
- Jessica Goyda, councillor;
- Russell Hurst, councillor; and
- Stephanie McCrone, councillor.
Wellington North
- Dan Yake, mayor;
- Andy Lennox, mayor;
- Shawn McLeod, Ward 1;
- Jeanean Mousseau, Ward 1;
- Penny Renken, Ward 1;
- Sherry Burke, Ward 2;
- Menno Klunder, Ward 2;
- Lisa Hern, Ward 3, ACCLAIMED; and
- Steven McCabe, Ward 4, ACCLAIMED.
Wellington County
- David Anderson, Ward 1;
- Bert Beilke, Ward 1;
- Earl Campbell, Ward 2;
- Frank Carere, Ward 2;
- Campbell Cork, Ward 3, ACCLAIMED;
- Stephen O’Neill, Ward 4, ACCLAIMED;
- Mary Lloyd, Ward 5;
- Randy Vaine, Ward 5;
- Melanie Lang, Ward 6;
- Diane Ballantyne; Ward 6;
- Matthew Bulmer, Ward 7, ACCLAIMED;
- Melanie Flake; Ward 8;
- Doug Breen; Ward 8; and
- Jeff Duncan, Ward 9, ACCLAIMED.
Upper Grand District School Board
- Jennifer Edwards, trustee;
- Lynn Clack; trustee;
- Daniel Kelly, trustee;
- Lynn Topping, trustee;
- Marina Hanenberg, trustee;
- Allen Remley, trustee;
- Lily Klammer-Tsuji, trustee;
- Katherine Hauser, trustee;
- Cliff Pereira, trustee;
- Robin Ross, trustee;
- Daniel Greer; trustee; and
- Natalie Breau; trustee.
Wellington Catholic District School Board
- Andrew Finoro, trustee, ACCLAIMED; and
- Cassandra O’Donnell, trustee, ACCLAIMED;.
Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
- Genevieve Grenier, trustee; and
- Patrick O’Neil, trustee.
Conseil Scolaire Viamonde
- Joseph Vandermeer, trustee, and
- David O’Hara, trustee.
*This article has been updated from an earlier version that incorrectly listed Randy Vaine as running for councillor of Ward 6 in Centre Wellington. He has now filed under Ward 5 for Wellington County council.
