Amherstburg: who represents it, and who is running
Town of Amherstburg — 2026 Municipal Election votes on 2026-10-26. It elects one Mayor and one Deputy Mayor (both at large; both also sit on Essex County Council); five Councillors at large; school board trustees are also elected (GECDSB, WECDSB; French boards acclaimed)..
Holding office9
the sitting council
On the ballot20
5 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Amherstburg is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Essex — Chris Lewis (Conservative)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gibb ✉️ Elected | Deputy Mayor → Running for Mayor | Independent | Town of Amherstburg | |
| Michael Prue ✉️ Elected | Mayor → Running | Independent | Town of Amherstburg | |
| Bill Fryer | Mayor Running | Independent | Town of Amherstburg |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Pouget ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Donald McArthur ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Molly Allaire ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Peter Courtney ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Armand Anderson ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Dhaval Prajapati ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Frank Cleminson | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Jen DeLuca | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Keith Boussey | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Lena Lazanja ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Lorne Dupuis | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Saurabh Katara ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Shawn LeBlanc ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Sonya Elliott ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Stephanie Pouget-Papak ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| TJ Botsford ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| Wes Ewer ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
3
Deputy Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Crain ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Deputy Mayor | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
| William (Bill) Petruniak | Deputy Mayor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Amherstburg |
4
Member of Provincial Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Leardi Elected | Member of Provincial Parliament | Conservative | Essex | Provincial legislature |
5
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Lewis ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Essex | House of Commons |
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Notes on this record
How the lists were read, and what could not be.
- Candidates from the Town of Amherstburg's 'Certified Candidates List' (https://www.amherstburg.ca/town-hall/elections/candidate-information/candidates/; PDF https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/amherstburg-006-ca/media/qu2pyvua/certified-list-of-candidates.pdf), read 2026-10-09. Emails are those the Town publishes as each candidate's 'Campaign Email Address' on its Candidate Contact Information page (https://www.amherstburg.ca/town-hall/elections/candidate-information/candidates/candidate-contact-information/); phones and the one campaign office street address are not copied.
- Sitting council from the Town's 'Mayor and Council' page (2022-2026 term) and @amherstburg.ca addresses from 'Contact Members of Council'. Amherstburg elects at large: Mayor, Deputy Mayor (both also sit on Essex County Council) and five Councillors.
- Changes of seat: Deputy Mayor Chris Gibb runs for Mayor against Mayor Michael Prue; Councillor Linden Crain runs for Deputy Mayor. Councillors Molly Allaire and Peter Courtney seek re-election; Councillors Donald McArthur and Diane Pouget are not on the 2026 list (Stephanie Pouget-Papak, a different person by name, is a candidate).
- No acclamations for Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Council (the only acclamations were French-language trustees). Nomination papers were not opened.
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Sources
Prepared 2026-10-09. Nomination papers are never opened: they carry home addresses. After voting day a candidate list becomes a result; these rows are reconciled, not deleted.