Municipal Elections

Whitchurch-Stouffville Municipal Election
October 26, 2026

Municipal Offices:

2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTION DATES

Election Day: 

October 26, 2026
10 am – 8 pm

Internet Voting

For the first time, the Town will also offer internet voting, giving electors the option to vote online anytime between October 17 at 10 am  and October 26 at 8 pm.

Instructions on how to vote online will be included on your Voter Information Card.

Vote anywhere:  New this year is the option to vote at any of the 9 polling stations on election day, you are not required to go to the location you've been to in the past.  This makes it easier if you're not able to make to your traditional polling station.

Advance Voting

Saturday, October 17, 2026
10 am – 5 pm
Ballantrae Community Centre, 5592 Aurora Rd, Stouffville, ON L4A 7X3
Town of Stouffville Municipal Office, 111 Sandiford Dr, Stouffville, ON L4A 0Z8
55+ Club, 6240 Main St, Stouffville, ON L4A 1E2

Monday, October 19, 2026

10 am – 5 pm

Town of Stouffville Municipal Office, 111 Sandiford Dr, Stouffville, ON L4A 0Z8

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

10 am - 5 pm

Town of Stouffville Municipal Office, 111 Sandiford Dr, Stouffville, ON L4A 0Z8

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
10 am – 5 pm
Ballantrae Community Centre, 5592 Aurora Rd, Stouffville, ON L4A 7X3
Town on Stouffville Municipal Office, 111 Sandiford Dr, Stouffville, ON L4A 0Z8
55+ Club, 6240 Main St, Stouffville, ON L4A 1E2

Thursday, October 22, 2026

10 am - 5 pm

Town on Stouffville Municipal Office, 111 Sandiford Dr, Stouffville, ON L4A 0Z8

Friday, October 23, 2026

10 am – 5 pm

Town of Stouffville Municipal Office, 111 Sandiford Dr, Stouffville, ON L4A 0Z8

Saturday, October 24, 2026
10 am – 5 pm
Ballantrae Community Centre, 5592 Aurora Rd, Stouffville, ON L4A 7X3
Town of Stouffville Municipal Office, 111 Sandiford Dr, Stouffville, ON L4A 0Z8
55+ Club, 6240 Main St, Stouffville, ON L4A 1E2

Election Day

10 am - 8 pm

Voting will take place at the following locations: (you can vote at any one location of your choosing)

• Ballantrae Community Centre, 5592 Aurora Rd, Stouffville, ON L4A 7X3

• Town of Stouffville Municipal Office, 111 Sandiford Dr, Stouffville, ON L4A 0Z8

• 55+ Club, 6240 Main St, Stouffville, ON L4A 1E2

• Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum, 14732 Woodbine Ave, Stouffville, ON L4A 2K9

• Stouffville Clippers Sports Complex, 120 Weldon Rd, Stouffville, ON L4A 1N2

• Stouffville Arena,12483 Ninth Line, Stouffville, ON L4A 1J3

• Leisure Centre, 2 Park Dr, Stouffville, ON L4A 4K1

• Eastridge Church, 12485 Tenth Line, Stouffville, ON L4A 3E9

• Barbara Reid Public School, 130 Hoover Park Dr, Stouffville, ON L4A 1S5

Here are some strong sample questions you may consider asking candidates:

• Does the candidate represent the same values you feel strongly about?

• Does the candidate have previous council or other parallel/relevant experience?

• Does the candidate have strong ties to the community and the Ward they are running in?

• Is the candidate approachable and available to voters?

Here are some sample answers you should consider:

• Do you think our Main Street/downtown is healthy and successful?  If not, what would you do to change that?

What To Listen For:  

First ask yourself what you think could be improved about your main street. Is it safe to walk there? Are businesses thriving? Do people spend time there? If so, then this might be an easy question for your candidate to answer. If not, then think about the small steps that could be taken to make Main Street safer: narrowing lanes of traffic, installing benches, planting trees, hosting pop-up shops in empty storefronts to encourage business activity, etc. Does the candidate mention these sorts of initiatives and understand the importance of a healthy downtown, or does he/she just talk about moving traffic or increasing parking?

• How do you feel about the transportation options currently available in Whitchurch-Stouffville?  Can all of our residents affordably get where they need to go?  If not, what will you do to improve transportation options?

What To Listen For: 

Keep an ear out for a candidate who understands the real cost of car dependency. They shouldn't just give lip service to other transportation options, but actually demonstrate a familiarity with the issues facing bus riders, cyclists, and pedestrians. Also note whether the candidate advocates for an incremental approach to improving transportation options (thumbs up) or advocates for top-down megaprojects (thumbs down).

• What’s more important for our town right now;  building new homes and commercial space or rehabbing/expanding/better utilizing our existing homes and storefronts?

What To Listen For: 

Depending on what sort of community you live in, you probably have a sense of whether your town has vacancies and endless subdivisions on the edge of town, or whether you truly have a housing shortage. But even if your town falls into the latter category, you likely still have plenty of underutilized properties that could be renovated or expanded to accommodate more people and businesses. Your candidate should respond with a balanced perspective that focuses on the need to better utilize existing buildings and only build when truly necessary with an eye toward adaptability and keeping costs down

• Some people in our community say that we have traffic problems.  What do you think?  How would you mitigate those concerns or change the situation?

What To Listen For:  

Chances are, you don’t actually have traffic problems. In fact, congestion is often a good thing because it means more people passing by local businesses. Concerns about traffic should be redirected toward making neighbourhoods more walkable, putting businesses and homes in close proximity and other tactics to create “complete neighbourhoods” that don’t require a ton of driving.

• If you could change one thing in our zoning code, what would it be and why?

What To Listen For: 

Your candidate should demonstrate an awareness that greater zoning flexibility will allow for profitable development, business success and a broadened tax base. They might propose removing parking minimums or legalizing the next increment of development for single-family or multi family homes.

• How do you plan to involve residents in the decision making process in Whitchurch-Stouffville?

What To Listen For: 

Your candidate should be able to genuinely answer this question with specific plans for engaging residents and listening to their concerns, not just platitudes about how "decisions are made by those who show up."

• If someone came to you with a proposal to build a new piece of public infrastructure in Whitchurch-Stouffville (road, bridge, etc.), how would you evaluate whether or not that project was worth implementing?

What To Listen For: 

First, the candidate should assess whether the project is truly needed by the community. Second, the candidate should look at how much the project will cost and fully account for the long-term maintenance expenses associated with the project, then consider where that funding will come from — for both the immediate and long-term costs. Finally, the candidate should examine how this project will impact the rest of the city, both financially and physically. For example, a new bridge might enable people to take a convenient short cut through your downtown, but would the maintenance costs strain the municipal budget in 20 years? Would the bridge’s presence harm local businesses?

• If elected, what three steps would you take to put our city on a firmer financial footing?

What To Listen For: Your candidate should be able to quickly answer this question. If he or she takes a long time to come up with a response, that’s a problem. Moreover, their response should encompass an approach based on incremental and affordable tactics, not going into more debt or expanding the liabilities of the town further.

• If you received a $1 million grant to use for the town any way you wanted, what would you do with it and why?

What To Listen For: 

A candidate who utilizes a strong approach should focus on small, incremental investments and bottom-up action over large-scale, top-down projects. With that in mind, your candidate should ideally mention several small projects that would benefit the people and neighbourhoods of Whitchurch-Stouffville rather than a big, all-or-nothing endeavor.

• ​If at any point in your tenure, you are censured, will you agree that your resignation should be tendered in order that your colleagues can determine if accepting it is the best decision in order to maintain elector confidence in our governing bodies?

What to listen for:  

A clear “yes” or a carefully qualified “yes” that still shows the candidate accepts the principle. Recognition that public trust is fragile and that a censured councillor remaining in place can damage the credibility of the entire Council.

Acknowledgement that not every censure is equal (some may be minor or politically motivated), but that the proper process is still to tender a resignation so Council as a whole can decide.

Language that shows they understand the difference between being accused and being formally censured.

A commitment to transparency and accountability rather than self-protection.