2018 Municipal Election

The Town Clerk has released the official results of the Municipal Election held on Monday, October 22, 2018 in the Town of Oakville.

The four-year term of office for elected representatives is December 1, 2018 to November 14, 2022. Elected positions include Halton Regional Chair, Mayor and members of Oakville Town Council, trustees for the Halton District School Board and Halton District Catholic School Board and Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.

Notice of Court Application

The Town has received a Superior Court, Notice of Application under Section 83 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (the Act). Under Section 83 of the Act, a person who is entitled to vote in an election may make an application to the Superior Court of Justice requesting that it determine,

1. whether the election is valid;
2. whether a person’s election to an office in the election is valid;
3. if a person’s election to an office is not valid, whether another person was validly elected or is entitled to the office;
4. if an election is not valid or a person’s election to an office is not valid, whether a by-election should be held.

Preliminary Hearing Update

A preliminary hearing was held on February 26, 2019. Outcomes from this hearing are:

1. On consent of the parties, the Court has issued an Interim Order for the release of documents requested at paragraphs 1(a)(ii) to 1(a)(ix) inclusive and paragraph 1(a)(xiv) of the Notice of Application. The Town Clerk will also retain and not destroy the ballots for Wards 6 and 7 in the municipal election of October 22, 2018 until the final disposition of the Court Application.
2. Scheduled hearing dates:
   • October 11, 2019 - Halton Region’s motion to intervene in the Court Application was heard. Halton Region is also requesting that the application against the Ward 7 Town and Regional Councillor not be permitted to proceed because the region was not named as a party or served within the statutory time period. The judge has not yet made a decision. The website will be updated once a decision has been received.
   • Date to be determined - A half day hearing on the applicant’s motion for disclosure of additional documents.
   • February 2020 (estimated date of hearing) - The applicant’s counsel is to write to Regional Senior Justice Daley to request a fixed date for a two-day hearing of the main Court Application.