Bracebridge: who represents it, and who is running
Town of Bracebridge — 2026 Municipal Election votes on 2026-10-26. It elects one Mayor, three District Councillors (town-wide; they sit on both Bracebridge Town Council and District of Muskoka Council, as does the Mayor) and one Ward Councillor for each of five wards (Bracebridge, Monck/Muskoka, Macaulay, Draper, Oakley); Trillium Lakelands DSB and other trustees are also elected but are not captured here..
Holding office11
the sitting council
On the ballot14
8 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Bracebridge is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Parry Sound—Muskoka — Scott Aitchison (Conservative)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Maloney ✉️fig Elected | Mayor → Running | Independent | Town of Bracebridge | |
| Norman Raynor | Mayor Running | Independent | Town of Bracebridge |
2
Ward Councillor — Ward 1 (Bracebridge)
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Vernon ✉️f Elected | Ward Councillor → Running for Ward Councillor, Ward 1 (Bracebridge) | Independent | Ward 1 (Bracebridge) | Town of Bracebridge |
| Brian Koehn | Ward Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 1 (Bracebridge) | Town of Bracebridge |
3
Ward Councillor — Ward 2 (Monck/Muskoka)
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Hammond ✉️ Elected acclaimed | Ward Councillor → Running for Ward Councillor, Ward 2 (Monck/Muskoka) | Independent | Ward 2 (Monck/Muskoka) | Town of Bracebridge |
4
Ward Councillor — Ward 3 (Macaulay)
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Struthers ✉️ Elected | Ward Councillor → Running for Ward Councillor, Ward 3 (Macaulay) | Independent | Ward 3 (Macaulay) | Town of Bracebridge |
| Donna Kearney ✉️f | Ward Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 3 (Macaulay) | Town of Bracebridge |
5
Ward Councillor — Ward 4 (Draper)
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Buie ✉️ Elected | Ward Councillor | Independent | Ward 4 (Draper) | Town of Bracebridge |
| Cindy Waters ✉️fig | Ward Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 (Draper) | Town of Bracebridge |
| Laura Craig ✉️fig | Ward Councillor Running | Independent | Ward 4 (Draper) | Town of Bracebridge |
6
Ward Councillor — Ward 5 (Oakley)
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barb McMurray ✉️ Elected acclaimed | Ward Councillor → Running for Ward Councillor, Ward 5 (Oakley) | Independent | Ward 5 (Oakley) | Town of Bracebridge |
7
District Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda Rhodes ✉️fig Elected | District Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Bracebridge |
| Don Smith ✉️ Elected | District Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Bracebridge |
| Tatiana Sutherland ✉️ Elected | District Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Bracebridge |
| Christian McEachran Morin ✉️f | District Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Bracebridge |
8
Member of Provincial Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graydon Smith Elected | Member of Provincial Parliament | Conservative | Parry Sound—Muskoka | Provincial legislature |
9
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Aitchison ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Parry Sound—Muskoka | 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's 'Meet the Candidates (Certified)' page at bracebridgevotes.ca, retrieved 2026-10-09: 2 for Mayor, 4 for three District Councillor seats, 8 for Ward Councillor (Ward 2 and Ward 5 acclaimed, as the page states).
- standsFor is quoted from each candidate's own 'Platform Message' as published on the Town's certified-candidates page (candidate statements the municipality publishes); acclaimed candidates Barry Hammond and Barb McMurray have none ('Text goes here').
- Street addresses and phone numbers printed on the candidate page are not copied; candidate emails are kept only where they name the campaign or a campaign domain.
- Sitting council and official emails from the Town's 'Communicating with Council' page (term November 16, 2022 – November 15, 2026). Draper Ward Councillor Archie Buie is not on the certified list.
- Acclaimed: Barry Hammond — Ward Councillor, Ward 2 (Monck/Muskoka) (no other certified candidate; elected by acclamation, kept as status running with acclaimed: true).
- Acclaimed: Barb McMurray — Ward Councillor, Ward 5 (Oakley) (no other certified candidate; elected by acclamation, kept as status running with acclaimed: true).
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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.