# 2014 Prescott and Russell United Counties municipal elections

Elections were held in Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

## Prescott and Russell United Counties Council

The Council consists of the mayors of the eight constituent municipalities:
| Municipality | Mayor |
| Alfred and Plantagenet | Fernand Dicaire |
| Casselman | Conrad Lamadeleine |
| Champlain | Gary J. Barton (acclaimed) |
| Clarence-Rockland | Guy Desjardins |
| East Hawkesbury | Robert Kirby (acclaimed) |
| Hawkesbury | Jeanne Charlebois |
| Russell | Election suspended until December following death of candidate |
| The Nation | François St. Amour |

## Mayors and councillors not seeking re-election

The following mayors and municipal councillors announced they were not seeking re-election :
Councillors
* Érik Bazinet, Russell
* Craig Cullen, Russell
* Gabriel Dussault, East Hawkesbury
* Mario Laplante, Casselman
* Linda Séguin, East Hawkesbury

## Alfred and Plantagenet

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Fernand Dicaire | 1,716 | 44.66 |
| Jean-Yves Lalonde (X) | 1,413 | 36.78 |
| Mario Charlebois | 713 | 18.56 |

## Casselman

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Conrad Lamadeleine | 922 | 46.05 |
| Daniel Lafleur | 549 | 27.42 |
| Francyn A. Leblanc | 360 | 17.98 |
| Claude Levac (X) | 171 | 8.54 |

## Champlain

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Gary J. Barton (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Clarence-Rockland

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Guy Desjardins | 5,617 | 71.77 |
| Marcel Guibord (X) | 2,209 | 28.23 |

## East Hawkesbury

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Robert Kirby (X) | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

## Hawkesbury

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jeanne Charlebois | 2,744 | 58.40 |
| René Berthiaume (X) | 1,335 | 28.41 |
| Jean Bryant Corbin | 620 | 13.19 |

## Russell
### Councillors

There are 4 seats being contested for Russell Town Council.
| Councillors Candidate | Vote |
| Amanda Simard | 2763 |
| Jamie Laurin | 2124 |
| Pierre Leroux | 2074 |
| André D. Brisson | 1923 |
| Cindy Saucier | 1411 |
| Patrick Thibodeau | 1246 |
| Raymond Saint-Pierre | 1205 |
| Ron Barr | 1184 |
| Duane Fitzpatrick | 858 |
Incumbent Eric Bazinet and interim councillor Calvin Pol are not re-run again in 2014.

### By-election for mayor

A by-election for mayor will be held from December 12 to 15 after the death of Jean-Paul St. Pierre on October 18 at the age of 65, while trying to get re-elected on October 27. One candidate for mayor, his cousin Donald St. Pierre has decided to suspend his campaign until further notice, but he is now registered as one of four candidates.
At least the election of four new candidates for the post of councilors continue as scheduled on October 27. One of the nine candidates Raymond St. Pierre, the brother of former mayor announces that do not intend to present a candidate for mayor, although he stopped campaigning for the time after the announcement the death of his brother.

#### Potential candidates

This list is not exhaustive and includes all individuals who have a demonstrated interest in the position of the municipality or whose name has circulated in the media:
* Pierre Leroux, councillor since 2010.
* Donald Saint-Pierre, current candidate for mayor and cousin of Jean-Paul Saint-Pierre.
* Ronald Thériault, Russell's resident.
* Jamie Laurin, current councillor.

#### Declined

* Marc-Antoine Gagnier, candidate independent of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell to Ontario election Thursday, June 12, 2014.
* Raymond Saint-Pierre, current candidate for councilor and brother of Jean-Paul Saint-Pierre.

##### Results

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote |
| Pierre Leroux | 1780 |
| Jamie Laurin | 1210 |
| Donald Saint-Perre | 684 |
| Ronald Thériault | 568 |

## The Nation

| Mayoral Candidate | Vote | % |
| François St. Amour (X) | 2,510 | 56.54 |
| Denis Pommainville | 1,929 | 43.46 |