The next regular election will be held Saturday, October 19, 2024. Advanced polls open on October 10th, 2024.
We hope that everyone will take part on Election Day by casting their vote – It’s Your Right! Qualifications to vote are simple:
- 18 years of age on or before October 19, 2024
- A Canadian Citizen
- A resident of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough
The 2024 Municipal Election will be entirely electronic with a help desk (open 8:00am-5:00pm Mon-Fri October 10th - 19th) and a polling station located at the Guysborough Municipal Office on Election Day (open 8am-7pm).
Nomination period has now closed. MODG has received candidacy from the following individuals;
CSAP Election
One member of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) will represent the electoral district of Antigonish comprising of the towns of Antigonish, Mulgrave, New Glasgow, Pictou, Stellarton, Trenton, and Westville and the Municipalities of the Counties of Antigonish, Pictou, and the Municipalities of the Districts of East Hants, Guysborough, and St. Mary’s.
Candidates:
- Francine Clément-Fraser
- Remi Deveau
CSAP Qualification Information:
- You meet the basic qualifications described above; and
- You are an "Entitled Parent" or "Entitled Person";
- Whose first language learned and still understood is French; or
- You received your primary school instruction in Canada in a French-first-language program; or
- Any of your children have received or are receiving primary or secondary school instruction in Canada in a French-first-language program. A French immersion program is NOT a French-first-language program.
Allan Armsworthy
CSAP Returning Officer
(902) 318-3309
Magdelyn Connolly Debbie Torrey
Returning Officer Assistant Returning Officer
Municipality of the District of Guysborough Municipality of the District of Guysborough
E: mconnolly@modg.ca E: dtorrey@modg.ca
P: (902) 533-3705 x. 224 P: (902) 533-3705 x. 222
Important Dates:
March 9, 2024 - Residency required to qualify as candidate
August 29 - September 9, 2024 - Nominations can be filed by appointment only
September 10, 2024 - Nomination Day 9:00am - 5:00pm
September 11, 2024 – Candidate may withdrawal before 4:00pm
October 10 - October 19, 2024 - Advanced Poll
October 19, 2024 - Election Day (ordinary polling day)
October 26, 2024 – Candidates must return all copies of their list of electors to the Municipal Clerk
October 30, 2024 - Swearing In (the time application for a recount expires 10 days after the election)