Port Hawkesbury Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton has been re-elected for a third term.
Chisholm-Beaton received 723 votes, or 41 per cent support in Saturday’s municipal election.
That was compared to 693 votes for Archie MacLachlan and 314 votes for Jason Aucoin.
Chisholm-Beaton tells our newsroom that she didn’t take anything for granted.
“It feels great to know that I will be able to serve as mayor for the next four years to continue the momentum of positive growth we’ve been experiencing.”
She adds that she really wants to congratulate every single person who put their name forward because it is “no easy thing.”
Among the four councillors elected on Saturday, Paula Hart became just the fifth woman in the town’s history to serve on council, according to Chisholm-Beaton.
“She broke a little bit of a glass ceiling tonight, which is nice.”
Iaian Langley and Todd Barrett are also newly elected while Blaine MacQuarrie was re-elected.
Sean Cameron elected mayor in Antigonish
Sean Cameron will be the next mayor of Antigonish, according to the unofficial results from the town.
The long-time councillor received 1,121 votes, or 58 per cent support in the election. That was compared to 809 votes for contender Emilie Chiasson.
Two familiar faces will also be around the council table, with Andrew Murray and Diane Roberts being re-elected.
They will be joined by Leon MacLellan, Juanita Pelly, Patrick McKenna and Jack Sullivan.
Long-time Guysborough District warden defeated
An upset in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough where the long-time warden has been defeated.
Vernon Pitts was up against Susan Cashin in the election to represent residents of District 6.
Cashin received 224 votes, or around 68 per cent, while Pitts received 106 votes.
Pitts was first elected to council in 1994 and became warden in 2013 after serving as deputy warden since 2008.
District 6 was the only race not acclaimed in the municipality.
Richmond County warden re-elected
The former warden of the Municipality of the County of Richmond will return to the council table.
Amanda Mombourquette was one of two people running in District 4.
Mombourquette received 624 votes while contender Gilbert Boucher received 364 votes.
The new council will choose the warden at their next council meeting.
Town of Port Hawkesbury
Mayor:
Brenda Chisholm-Beaton – 723 (elected)
Archie MacLachlan – 693
Jason Aucoin – 314
Council: (4 councillors elected)
Iaian Langley – 1,229 (elected)
Todd Barrett – 1,027 (elected)
Paula Hart – 943 (elected)
Blaine MacQuarrie – 835 (elected)
Mark MacIver – 820
Donald MacDonald – 718
Mike Currie – 191
Terry Matthews (withdrawn and his votes will be considered spoiled) –
CSAP:
Blair Sampson (acclaimed)
Antigonish Town
Mayor:
Sean Cameron – 1,121 (elected)
Emilie Chiasson – 809
Council: (6 councillors)
Andrew Murray – 1,211 (elected)
Leon MacLellan – 1,165 (elected)
Juanita Pelly – 1,058 (elected)
Patrick McKenna – 951 (elected)
Diane Roberts – 919 (elected)
Jack Sullivan – 824 (elected)
Coline Morrow – 743
Kara Kilfoil – 729
Sarah Armstrong – 664
Travis DeCoste – 442
Drake Lowthers – 231
CSAP:
Remi Deveau – 55
Francine Clément-Fraser – 42
Antigonish County
District 1:
Mary Margaret MacLellan – 301 (elected)
Jennifer MacEachern – 296
District 2:
Adam Baden-Clay – 384 (elected)
Terry Penny – 353
Chris Demers – 115
Donald Grady – 61
Andrea Pumphrey – 56
District 3:
Richelle MacLaughlin – 281 (elected)
Jason Mason – 224
Daniel Bud MacInnis – 106
District 4:
Shawn Brophy – 372 (elected)
Kulbir Singh – 182
Michael MacEachern – 75
District 5:
Wayne Melanson – 335 (elected)
Renee Curry – 208
District 6:
Nicholas MacInnis – 388 (elected)
Shane Chisholm – 233
District 7:
John Dunbar (acclaimed)
District 8:
Gary Mattie (acclaimed)
District 9:
Harris MacNamara (acclaimed)
District 10:
Sterling Garvie – 284 (elected)
Janet Becigneul – 226
CSAP: (waiting on results)
Remi Deveau –
Francine Clément-Fraser –
Town of Mulgrave
Mayor:
Ron Chisholm (acclaimed)
Council:
Joanne Maas Latimer (acclaimed)
Helen Michel (acclaimed)
Bob Russell (acclaimed)
Jane Tate (acclaimed)
District of Guysborough
District 1:
Paul Long (acclaimed)
District 2:
Mary Desmond (acclaimed)
District 3:
Neil DeCoff (acclaimed)
District 4:
Dave Hanhams (acclaimed)
District 5:
Janet Peitzsche (acclaimed)
District 6:
Susan Cashin – 224
Vernon Pitts – 106
District 7:
Hudson MacLeod (acclaimed)
District 8:
Fin Armsworthy (acclaimed)
District of St. Mary’s
District 1:
Emma Tibbo – 139 (elected)
Everett G Baker – 96
District 2:
Dana O’Connell (acclaimed)
District 3:
Beulah Malloy (acclaimed)
District 4:
Scott Beaver – 149 (elected)
Greg Wier – 60
District 5:
James Fuller – 114 (elected)
Clarence Dort – 53
CSAP:
Remi Deveau – 14
Francine Clément-Fraser – 2
Inverness County
District 1:
Claude Poirier – 781 (elected)
Joeleen Larade – 334
Christopher Poirier – 282
District 2:
Blair Phillips (acclaimed)
District 3:
Bonny MacIsaac (acclaimed)
District 4:
John MacLennan (acclaimed)
District 5:
Lynn Chisholm – 811 (elected)
Thom Oommen – 335
District 6:
Catherine Gillis – 857 (elected)
John Dowling – 340
CSAP:
Philippe Hache (acclaimed)
Richmond County
District 1:
Shawn Samson – 657 (elected)
James Goyetche – 226
District 2:
Lois Landry – 556 (elected)
Michael Diggdon – 243
District 3:
Brian Marchand (acclaimed)
District 4:
Amanda Mombourquette – 624 (elected)
Gilbert Boucher – 364
District 5:
Brent Sampson (acclaimed)
CSAP:
Blair Sampson (acclaimed)