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List of Candidates and Financial Statements

The nomination period for the 2022 Municipal Election closed on August 19, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. On August 22, 2022, the Clerk reviewed and certified all nominations in compliance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and posted the Official List of Certified Candidates. Section 88.25 of the Municipal Elections Act requires all candidates to file financial statements.

The listing below shows the status of all Candidates and the financial statements they filed with the Clerk.

Office of the Mayor (1 to be elected)

NameStatusFinancial Statements
Patrick Merlihan

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Patrick Merlihan

Sandy Shantz

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Sandy Shantz

Office of Ward 1 Councillor (2 to be elected)

NameStatusFinancial Statements
Cheryle Baker

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Cheryle Baker

Evan Burgess

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Evan Burgess

Nathan Cadeau

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Nathan Cadeau

Dan Holt

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Dan Holt

Office of Ward 2 Councillor (1 to be elected)

NameStatusFinancial Statements

 Fred Redekop

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Fred Redekop

 Eric Schwindt

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Eric Schwindt

Office of Ward 3 Councillor (2 to be elected)

NameStatusFinancial Statements

Paul Bolger

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Paul Bolger

Bonnie Bryant

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Bonnie Bryant

Kayla Grant

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Kayla Grant

Murray Martin

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Murray Martin

Office of Regional Chair (1 to be elected)

This office represents the Regional Chair of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Please see the Region of Waterloo's website for more information.

Trustee - Waterloo Region District School Board (1 to be elected)

This office represents the Woolwich/Wellesley Trustee of the Waterloo Region District School Board (English Public School Board).

NameStatusFinancial Statements

Jen Burkholder

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Jen Burkholder

Gerhard Ens

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Gerhard Ens

Mark Fraser

Deceased

Name Removed from Ballot

Mark Fraser

Fred Meissner

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Fred Meissner

Zach Smith

Nomination Certified

Up for Election

Zach Smith

Trustee – Waterloo Catholic District School Board (2 to be elected) 

This office represents the Waterloo/Wellesley/Woolwich Trustee of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (English Separate School Board). Please see the City of Waterloo's website for more information.

Trustee – Conseil scolaire Viamonde (1 to be elected)

This office represents the Huron, Middlesex, Perth, Waterloo, Wellington Trustee of the Conseil scolaire Viamonde (French Public School Board). Please see the City of London's website for more information.

Trustee – Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (1 to be elected)

This office represents the Waterloo Region-Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk Trustee of the Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (French Separate School Board). Please see the City of Kitchener's website for more information.

Third Party Advertisers

Third party advertising is any message or material to support or oppose a Candidate or a question on the ballot which incurs a cost. Third Party Advertisers must register with the Clerk in each municipality where they plan to advertise. The Clerk will review each registration upon filing and certify the registration if satisfied that the person, corporation, or trade union is qualified and the registration complies with the Act.

No third party advertisers registered in Woolwich for 2022.

Notice of Default and Review of Contributions Report

Sections 88.23 and 88.34 of the Municipal Elections Act requires the Clerk to review and report on any reasons why a candidate may be in default of the Act and all contributions reported on candidates' financial statements that appear to have exceeded contribution limits.

The Clerk has completed this review and has found no candidates are in default and no contributions that appear to have exceeded contribution limits. The Notice of Default and Review of Contributions Report confirms the requirements and these findings. The 2018 Notice of Default Report is also available.

Municipal Election Compliance Audits

If you have reasonable grounds to believe that a candidate has violated the campaign finance rules, you may request a compliance audit by following the steps outlined below:

  1. Confirm you are an elector who is entitled to vote in the Woolwich Township election
  2. Confirm you have reasonable grounds that a candidate or third-party advertiser has contravened a provision of the Municipal Elections Act
  3. Confirm you are filing in the correct municipality; the Township of Woolwich will accept compliance audit applications for the offices of Woolwich Township Mayor or Councillors. Compliance audit applications for any other municipality, including the Region of Waterloo or school board trustees must be flied with the applicable municipality or school board.
  4. Submit your application in writing to the Clerk using the contact information below, including:
    • your contact information
    • the name of the candidate for which you are requesting the compliance audit
    • the grounds for the compliance audit
  5. Applications must be submitted by June 29, 2023.

The Township has established a joint Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee (MECAC) with partners from the Region of Waterloo, the Cities of Cambridge, Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, and the Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley and Wilmot and Woolwich. MECAC's Terms of Reference includes to consider applications requesting compliance audits of candidates or third party advertiser election campaign finances, any resulting auditors’ reports, and the Clerk’s Report identifying apparent contribution contraventions under section 88 of the Municipal Elections Act.

Disclaimer

Woolwich Township does not endorse or support any individual candidate or Third Party Advertiser; the contact information provided is for voter convenience. Woolwich Township has not independently verified external websites and does not take any responsibility for the content, accuracy, or timeliness of external websites.

Please note the Township must be completely politically neutral, and therefore cannot promote candidates or their platforms in any capacity. It is each candidate’s responsibility to communicate their platforms to voters. Although the Township does not endorse any media outlet, some local election coverage may be found via the Observer, the Record, CBC, CTV, and/or Rogers TV.

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