OTTAWA, ON--(Marketwired - May 12, 2016) - Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) general elections took place on Monday, May 2, 2016 and ballots, including mail-in ballots, were counted on May 10-11, 2016.
A total of 3303 ballots were cast, which compares 2288 that were cast in the last general election in 2012. The results of the election were as follows (successful candidates' names are bolded):
| PRESIDENT | REGION 2 PCMNO COUNCILLOR | ||||
| Hank Rowlinson | 1469 | Cameron Burgess | 117 | ||
| Margaret Froh | 1834 | Bryanna Scott | 32 | ||
| CHAIR | REGION 3 PCMNO COUNCILLOR | ||||
| Richard Meilleur | 772 | Tina Nichol | 108 | ||
| France Picotte | 1906 | Marcel Lafrance | 156 | ||
| Kevin Muloin | 565 | ||||
| VICE-CHAIR | REGION 9 PCMNO COUNCILLOR | ||||
| Marc Laurin | 1393 | Derrick Pont | 130 | ||
| Sharon McBride | 1840 | Peter Rivers | 291 | ||
| SECRETARY-TREASURER | REGION 7 MNO YOUTH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE | ||||
| Maurice Sarrazin | 513 | Jordyn Playne | 27 | ||
| Lawrence (Larry) O'Connor | 800 | Tyler Logue | 24 | ||
| Tim Pile | 1253 | ||||
| Heidi Kimberley | 674 | ||||
All other positions were acclaimed and a complete list of acclaimed candidates can be found on the MNO website at: http://www.metisnation.org/governance/2016-election/.
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Contact Information:
For further information contact:
Mike Fedyk
Director of Communications
Metis Nation of Ontario
613-798-1488 ext. 108
mikef@metisnation.org
