If your municipality has wards, you can run in any ward — you do not have to live in a particular ward to be its councillor. However, if you run in a ward where you do not live, you will not be able to vote for yourself. Having a campaign office or a business in a ward where you would not otherwise be eligible to vote does not make you eligible to vote in that ward.
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In this election, a candidate for Ward 3 Councillor lives in Ward 1. Public information available during the nomination process indicated a qualifying address in Ward 1. The same candidate also ran for Councillor in Ward 2 in the 2022 municipal election. For the source of the 2022 election results please Click Here.
This raises a legitimate question for voters to consider when evaluating candidates:
- what connection does each candidate have with the ward they are seeking to represent?
- why choose this Ward over the one you live in?
I believe:
- it is important for the people of Ward 3 to know that the person they elect as their Ward Councillor is committed to serving the residents, needs, and priorities of Ward 3.
- that if a candidate wants to focus on representing interests beyond the ward in which they live, there are other municipal positions, such as Reeve or Deputy Reeve, that provide an opportunity to serve the broader municipality.
My commitment is to Ward 3.
I live in Ward 3, I am running to represent Ward 3, and I want to focus on the residents of Ward 3 — their needs, their priorities, and their future.
I believe that listening to the people who live in my ward is the best way to serve them.
On election day, I would be honoured to earn your vote for Ward 3 Councillor.