Smiths Falls: who represents it, and who is running
Town of Smiths Falls — 2026 Municipal Election votes on 2026-10-26. It elects one Mayor and six Councillors, all at large (Smiths Falls is a separated town — no county councillors on the ballot); school board trustees are also elected (UCDSB, CDSBEO, CEPEO; CECCE acclaimed)..
Holding office9
the sitting council
On the ballot18
5 sitting members running again
The official candidate list ↗ · What Smiths Falls is like — the /local page
Federal riding: Lanark—Frontenac — Scott Reid (Conservative)
1
Mayor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Pankow ✉️ Elected | Mayor | Independent | Town of Smiths Falls | |
| Peter McKenna ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running for Mayor | Independent | Town of Smiths Falls | |
| Christopher G. Cummings ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | Town of Smiths Falls | |
| Nate Morris ✉️ | Mayor Running | Independent | Town of Smiths Falls |
2
Councillor
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Brennan ✉️ Elected | Councillor | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Chris McGuire ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Dawn Quinn ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Jennifer Miller ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Stephen Robinson ✉️ Elected | Councillor → Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Alex Brown ✉️ | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Bill Dickson | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Chance Peterson | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Greg Hull | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| James Creighton | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Leslie Allison Richardson | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Lewis Koluk | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Marie-Pier Guerin | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Peggy Lee Tye-Bernicky | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Spring Loomes | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
| Zachary Thoms | Councillor Running | Independent | at large | Town of Smiths Falls |
3
Member of Provincial Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Jordan Elected | Member of Provincial Parliament | Conservative | Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston | Provincial legislature |
4
Member of Parliament
| Name | Office | Party / slate | Seat | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Reid ✉️ Elected | Member of Parliament | Conservative | Lanark—Frontenac | 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 Smiths Falls 'Official List of Certified Candidates' dated 24 August 2026 (PDF, linked from https://www.smithsfalls.ca/council-administration/elections/), read 2026-10-09. The list prints qualifying street addresses: not copied. Emails are from the Town's elections page candidate tables (marked '(Unofficial)' there); kept only when not free-mail or campaign-named; phones not copied.
- Sitting council from the Town's 'Meet Your Council' page (2023-2026 Council: Mayor and six Councillors, all at large), with @smithsfalls.ca addresses.
- Mayor Shawn Pankow is not on the 2026 list. Councillor Peter McKenna runs for Mayor. Councillors Chris McGuire (listed 'Christopher McGuire'), Dawn Quinn, Jennifer Miller and Stephen Robinson seek re-election; Councillor Jay Brennan is not on the 2026 list.
- No acclamations for Mayor or Council (15 candidates for 6 seats). 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.