Elections

The official election results for Burlington’s 2022 municipal election have been declared by the City Clerk. The Burlington 2022 Municipal Election had a 27.6% voter turnout with 39,217 ballots cast out of 142,218 eligible voters. 14,980 electors cast their ballots online; 4,018 voted at in-person advance poll locations, and 20,219 cast their vote on election day.

View the official 2022 election results

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The four-year term of office for the elected representatives is Nov. 15, 2022 to Nov. 14, 2026.

The official results from the by-election for the seat of School Board Trustee for Halton District School Board (HDSB) - Burlington, Wards 1 and 2 have been declared by the City Clerk.
Of the 36,119 eligible voters in Wards 1 and 2 in Burlington, 2,193, or 6.07 per cent, voted in the by-election.
View the official by-election results
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Candidates are responsible for keeping records of the financial activities related to their campaign. Candidates are required to file a Financial Statement – Form 4 for each campaign showing financial activity from the day the nomination paper is filed until the end of the campaign period. Candidates who have withdrawn will still be required to complete a financial statement showing financial activity from the day the nomination paper is filed until the day their withdrawal is filed. For candidates who raised or spent more than $10,000, their financial statement must be audited by a licensed auditor under the Public Accounting Act, 2004.

Financial statements are public documents and are posted on the City’s Open Data platform in their entirety, including the names and addresses of all those who contributed over $100. The Municipal Elections Act, 1996 requires the City Clerk to make a copy of the financial statements publicly available. The financial statements are scanned and therefore are not accessible to screen readers, however the Office of the City Clerk will provide the information in an alternate format upon request.

Candidate Financial Statements

If an eligible elector believes a candidate has broken election finance rules, they may apply for a compliance audit of their campaign finances. The application must set out reasons why they believe the candidate contravened the rules.

The application for a compliance audit must be submitted to the City Clerk within 90 days of the deadline to file a financial statement.

A joint compliance audit committee will decide whether to grant or reject the application. An elector may appeal the committee’s decision to the Superior Court of Justice within 15 days of their decision.