Howick, Township of
Municipality facts
- Tier: lower
- Upper tier: Huron, County of
- Population (2021 Census): 4045
Official links
- Clerk's election page: https://www.howick.ca/township-services/2026-municipal-election
- Candidate list: https://howick.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/List-of-Nominations-Filed-July-21-2026_2026-07-21-191310_nnhv.pdf
- 2022 results: none on file
- Coverage status (this dataset's own honesty flag): census, as of 2026-08-01
Races on file (4)
This section informs; it does not rank, endorse, attack, or characterize any candidate — same posture as every other candidate-facing page in this kit.
Mayor — at-large
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 0 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-04: 0)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: yes
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
No candidates on file for this race yet. (races.csv lists 0 registrant(s) as of 2026-08-04; candidates.csv has no matching rows — check the clerk link above directly, this dataset may simply not have caught up.)
Councillor — at-large
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- Seats: 3
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 1 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 1)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: yes
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Van Ankum | 2026-07-21 | none on file | mvanankum@gmail.com |
Trustee — AMDSB — Howick (English Public)
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- Seats: not on file
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 2 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 1)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (2, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Smith | 2026-05-08 | none on file | 519-357-4352; smithpe@hurontel.on.ca |
| Michel Starenky | undated | none on file | none on file |
Deputy_mayor — at-large
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: none on file (open seat or not researched)
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 0 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 0)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · margin not on file pts · acclaimed: yes
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
No candidates on file for this race yet. (races.csv lists 0 registrant(s) as of 2026-08-03; candidates.csv has no matching rows — check the clerk link above directly, this dataset may simply not have caught up.)
How to correct an error
This page is generated mechanically from municipalities.csv / races.csv / candidates.csv; it is not hand-edited. If anything above is wrong, out of date, or missing:
- Check the candidate's own current public campaign site or social account, and the municipality's own live candidate list (linked above) — those are the primary sources this page draws from.
- Corrections should point to a public, verifiable source (a candidate's own site, a clerk record, an official results document) — unsourced claims about any candidate are not taken.
- This page should be regenerated from the source CSVs after any correction, not edited in place.
Provisional — nominations close 2026-08-21.