Inverness County Residents Elect New Council

INVERNESS COUNTY, NS – During the 2020 Municipal Elections, Inverness County residents elected 3 new Councillors and re-elected 1, with 2 other Councillors winning their seats by acclamation. The following Councillors were elected:

District 1:   Alfred Poirier ACCLAIMED

District 2:   Laurie Cranton ACCLAIMED

District 3:   Bonny MacIsaac with 557 votes ELECTED

Gerry Poirier with 217 votes

Jim Mustard with 206 votes

Larry Lariviere with 112 votes

District 4:   John MacLennan with 618 votes ELECTED

Jason Bernard with 265 votes

Christine Dowling with 76 votes

District 5:   Lynn Chisholm with 540 votes ELECTED

Betty Ann MacQuarrie with 394 votes

Thom Oommen with 288 votes

District 6:   Catherine L. Gillis with 737 votes ELECTED

John Dowling with 348 votes

Mary Jess MacDonald with 186 votes

Gerard Gillis with 109 votes

The following candidates were elected as members of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial School Board:

• Philippe Haché with 565 votes ELECTED
• Joeleen Larade with 375 votes ELECTED
• Leonard LeFort with 341 votes

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