Elections

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You can choose between a paper ballot or an online ballot to cast your vote in the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election. More information will be release on where and when you can cast your ballot. 

Collingwood elects its officials using an “at-large” system with electors voting for candidates representing the entire municipality, not a specific ward. The election will include the following positions: 

• Mayor (1)
• Deputy Mayor (1)
• Councillor (7)
• School Board Trustee (1)

The Mayor and Deputy Mayor not only represent the electorate of the Town of Collingwood, but also sit on the council of the upper tier municipality, being the County of Simcoe. An Alternate Member is also selected to sit on County Council should the Mayor or Deputy Mayor by absent. The Alternate Member is the Councillor who receives the highest votes in the municipal election for that term, unless that member forfeits his/her appointment as an alternate, then it shall be offered to the Councillor with the next highest votes, and so on until the position is accepted, and the respective by-law authorizing the alternate appointment is enacted. 

Nominations for candidates opens May 1, 2026.

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Third party advertising refers to advertisements or other materials that support, promote or
oppose a candidate, or support, promote or oppose a question on the
ballot.

Third party advertising is separate from any candidate’s campaign, and must be done
independently from a candidate. Any advertisements or materials that are made and distributed
by a candidate, or under a candidate’s direction, are part of the candidate’s campaign. Third party advertising is a way for those outside of the candidate’s campaign to express support
of or opposition to candidates (or a “yes” or “no” answer to a question on the ballot) and to try to
persuade voters to vote a certain way.

A third party advertisement is an advertisement in any broadcast, print, electronic or other
medium that promotes, supports or opposes a candidate, or a “yes” or “no” answer to a question
on the ballot. Advertisement includes traditional ads as well as materials such as brochures or
signs.

Third party advertisement

Activities that do not involve spending money, such as discussions or expressing an opinion
about a candidate (or an answer to a question on the ballot) are not considered to be third party
advertising. Examples include:

• speaking to friends and neighbours
• posting on social media, such as Twitter, Facebook or Instagram
• sending an email to a group or mailing list

Internal communications from an employer to their employees, a corporation to its shareholders,
directors, members or employees or by a trade union to its members or employees are not
considered to be third party advertising.

Advertising about an issue, rather than a candidate or a “yes” or “no” answer to a question on
the ballot is not considered third party advertising. For example, signs saying “Support local
businesses” or “Keep the waterfront green” would not be third party advertising, even if a
candidate has made those issues part of their campaign. 

In 2022 Collingwood hit a voter turnout of 39.67% at the close of polls on October 24!

Final Summary of Election Results
Town of Collingwood
Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (s.55(4)), the Act

I hereby certify that during the municipal election held on Monday, October 24, 2022 in accordance with Section 53(1) of the Act for the offices listed below, the certified candidates received the votes that follow their respective names: