West Nipissing, Municipality of
Municipality facts
- Tier: single
- Upper tier: none (single-tier)
- Population (2021 Census): 14583
Official links
- Clerk's election page: https://www.westnipissing.ca/town-hall/municipal-elections/
- Candidate list: none on file
- 2022 results: none on file
- Coverage status (this dataset's own honesty flag): census, as of 2026-07-27
Races on file (13)
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: Kathleen Thorne Rochon — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- Filed candidates on file below: 3 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 3)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · margin 10.94 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (3, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Gaston Desgroseilliers | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Yvon Duhaime | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Kathleen Rochon | undated | none on file | none on file |
Councillor — Ward 1
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Kris Rivard — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- 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 62.7 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): T1-safe-incumbent
Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Rivard | undated | none on file | none on file |
Councillor — Ward 2
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Roch St. Louis — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- 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 40.4 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): T1-safe-incumbent
Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roch St. Louis | undated | none on file | none on file |
Councillor — Ward 3
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Daniel Gagné — running in 2026: unknown
- Open seat: unknown
- Filed candidates on file below: 4 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 4)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · margin 49.4 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): U-unknown
Filed candidates (4, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Forget | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Daniel Gagné | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Denis Sabourin | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Corrin Smith | undated | none on file | none on file |
Councillor — Ward 4
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Jamie Restoule — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- 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 56.3 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): T1-safe-incumbent
Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Restoule | undated | none on file | none on file |
Councillor — Ward 5
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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 2.3 pts · acclaimed: no
- 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.)
Councillor — Ward 6
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Anne Tessier — running in 2026: unknown
- 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 13.6 pts · acclaimed: no
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Larabie | undated | none on file | none on file |
Councillor — Ward 7
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Fernand Pellerin — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- 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 45.4 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): T1-safe-incumbent
Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernand Pellerin | undated | none on file | none on file |
Councillor — Ward 8
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: Jérôme Courchesne — running in 2026: no
- Open seat: yes
- 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): T3-open-seat
Filed candidates (1, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Pharand | undated | none on file | none on file |
Trustee — CSDCFN — West Nipissing zone
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- Seats: 3
- Incumbent: Ronald Demers — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- Filed candidates on file below: 3 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 3)
- 2022 baseline: turnout not on file% · margin 6.8 pts · acclaimed: no
- Competitiveness tier (provisional, this dataset's own label): T2-competitive
Filed candidates (3, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Demers | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Julie Lachance | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Lise Lavigne | undated | none on file | none on file |
Trustee — CSPNE — West Nipissing zone
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- Seats: 2
- Incumbent: Michel Faucon — running in 2026: yes
- Open seat: no
- Filed candidates on file below: 2 (races.csv's own registrant count as of 2026-08-03: 2)
- 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 (2, alphabetical by surname; identical fields for everyone):
| Name | Registered | Website | Public contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Faucon | undated | none on file | none on file |
| Anik Siatan | undated | none on file | none on file |
Trustee — NEARNORTH — West Nipissing zone
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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 48.27% · margin 6.72 pts · acclaimed: no
- 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.)
Trustee — NPSC — West Nipissing zone
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- Seats: 1
- Incumbent: John Willemsen — running in 2026: unknown
- 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.