West Lincoln certifies results of Municipal & School Board Election
The results from West Lincoln’s 2026 Municipal & School Board Election have been certified by the Clerk and are now official. Congratulations to West Lincoln’s 2026-2030 Municipal and School Board representatives. Council members will be sworn into office at the inaugural Council meeting at the West Lincoln Community Centre on Monday, November 23.
Mayor
Cheryl Ganann (acclaimed)
Ward 1 Councillors
Jason Trombetta
Albert Witteveen
Ward 2 Councillors
Joann Chechalk
Erin Schutten
Ward 3 Councillors
Greg Maychak (acclaimed)
William Reilly (acclaimed)
English Public Trustee (DSBN)
Edward Fulford
French Public Trustee (CSV)
Sonia Macaluso (acclaimed)
French Separate Trustee (CSCM)
Melinda Chartrand (acclaimed)
Lincoln and Grimsby voters also contribute to the final English Separate Trustee (NCDSB) results. Please follow Town of Grimsby communications for certification of results.
Eligible West Lincoln voters had four opportunities to cast their ballots, with Internet Voting available from October 1 to 22, plus two Advance Polls held on October 16 and 17 and Election Day held on October 26. Of the available voting methods, 54.02% of voters chose to participate on Election Day, while 40.21% participated online and 5.76% participated at Advance Polls.
A total of 2,845 out of 13,009 eligible electors cast their votes. This represents a 21.87% overall turnout. Ward 1 experienced the highest turnout of 31.12%, with 1,043 of 3,352 eligible electors voting. Ward 2 had a turnout of 30.21% with 988 of 3,270 eligible electors voting. And Ward 3 had a turnout of 12.74% with 814 of 6,387 eligible electors voting.
The Township of West Lincoln would like to thank every person – whether candidate, voter or election worker – who made the choice to participate in the democratic process.
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Media Contact:
Beth Audet, Communications Specialist