To ensure that you are on the voters list for the 2026 Municipal Election, please contact the Township of Southgate by phone 519-923-2110 or email election@southgate.ca to register to vote or confirm your voter registration.
Municipal Elections
The Township of Southgate 2026 Municipal Election will be held on Monday, October 26, 2026. Voting will be held by internet and telephone for Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillors.
The voting period for the 2026 Municipal Election will run from October 16, 2026 to October 26, 2026.Voters in the Township of Southgate vote in the comfort of their home, or anywhere that internet and telephone services are available. Election Help Centres will be available during the voting period to provide assistance, the dates, times and locations of the Election Help Centres will be made available closer to the election voting period.
To vote in a municipal election, you must:
- Be a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years old.
- Be qualified to vote in the municipality by:
- living in the municipality, or
- owning or renting property in the municipality, or
- being the spouse of somebody who owns or rents property in the municipality.
- Not be prohibited from voting according to Section 17 of the Municipal Elections Act (MEA).
Note: property must be personally owner or rented to vote in that municipality. Properties owned by a business or trust do not qualify.
University and College Students:
- Section 2 (2.1) of the MEA allows post-secondary students to vote in both the municipal election where they are attending school and the municipal election in their "home" municipality, provided they are residing in another municipality to attend a post-secondary institution and intend to return to their "home" municipality at the conclusion of their studies.
To run as a candidate in a municipal election, you must:
- Be a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years old.
- Be qualified to vote in the municipality by:
- living in the municipality, or
- owning or renting property in the municipality, or
- being the spouse of somebody who owns or rents property in the municipality.
- Not be prohibited from holding municipal office according to Section 29 of the Municipal Elections Act.
Nominations for the 2026 election open on Friday, May 1, 2026.
