Welcome to our Oct. 26 coverage of the Stratford election, which will be updated regularly as we receive voting totals. If it seems like a while since the last update, you might want to refresh this page.
9:08 p. m. This election saw an increase in voter turnout with 13,844 votes cast, making it 47.5 per cent of eligible voters. In comparison, the turnout in 2022 was 43.9 per cent.
9:05 p. m. Michael Bannerman and Deepika Mishra have been elected as trustees for the Avon Maitland District School Board. Heather Marcy is now a trustee for the Huron Perth Catholic District School Board.
9:02 p. m. The new city council in Stratford will include some familiar faces along with a few newcomers. Cody Sebben has been re-elected with 6,335 votes, leading all 26 candidates. Lesley Biehn, Harj Nijjar, Brad Beatty, Larry Mc Cabe, Geza Wordofa and Bonnie Henderson are also returning to their roles on council. They’ll be joined by Sarah Merkel, Ian Morton and Chris Giannakopoulos. Taylor Briscoe is the only incumbent not returning after being unsuccessful in her bid for re-election. Mark Hunter and Jo-Dee Burbach stepped down from their council roles to run for mayor.
8:48 p. m. Stratford has chosen a new mayor! Robert Ritz, a local architect, received 4,246 votes – that’s 31.1 per cent – defeating incumbent Martin Ritsma who finished third with 2,899 votes. Coun. Jo-Dee Burbach came in second with 3,738 votes while Coun. Mark Hunter was fourth at 2,542 votes and Andrew Rea wrapped up fifth place with just 206 votes.
8:12 p. m. As city clerk Tatiana Dafoe mentioned earlier to the Beacon Herald, unofficial results are anticipated between 8:30 p. m. and 9 p. m.
7:51 p. m. Voting wraps up at 8 p. m., but any voters still inside will have time to finish casting their ballots.
Once voting ends, local election officials need to complete several steps before they can share unofficial results publicly according to information on the city’s website.
7:17 p. m. The latest figures from the City of Stratford indicate that as of 7 p. m., voter turnout stands at about 45 per cent – that’s around 13,115 eligible voters who have cast their ballots.
If you haven’t voted yet, there’s still about 45 minutes left before polls close.
6:36 p. m. Reporter Bill Atwood from Beacon Herald will be at city hall tonight at 7:30 p. m., keeping an eye on the incoming results.
5:35 p. m. By today at around five o’clock, voter turnout had reached a total of 11,972 in this municipal election – surpassing what we saw in the last election year (2022). This translates to a turnout rate of about 41.1 per cent.
5:13 p. m. For our first update this evening regarding election coverage, we’re encouraging any eligible residents of Stratford who haven’t yet voted to do so soon! Polls close in just under three hours and it’s never been easier to vote!
If anyone needs guidance on how to vote before time runs out tonight-here’s your handy dandy guide!
As of around two-thirty this afternoon، there were already 11،201 eligible voters in Stratford who had cast their ballots，resulting in a turnout rate of 38．2 percent.
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