No automatic recount required for the Office of Ward 1 City Councillor
The City of Oshawa Municipal Election Recount Policy, adopted by Council on October 17, 2017, indicates that an automatic recount shall be conducted where the vote differential between the last available candidate(s) elected and the first candidate(s) not elected is equal to or less than one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the total number of votes cast for the office, rounded up to the closest whole number.
In the instance of the office of Ward 1 City Councillor, there were 2,402 votes cast. For an automatic recount to occur, the required differential would be 6 votes or less between the elected candidate and the first candidate not elected. The vote difference in this instance is 8 votes, which is above the threshold for an automatic recount. As a result, there will be no automatic recount for the City of Oshawa’s Ward 1 City Councillor seat, as the differential does not reach the required threshold.
For more information on the 2022 Municipal & School Board Elections, please visit our website at voteoshawa.ca or contact City Clerk Services at 905-436-5639 or [email protected].
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