Unofficial Results From 2026 Wawa Municipal Election
Wawa's mayor is returning for a second term - but with an entirely new Council.
Unofficial results show Melanie Pilon has been re-elected as mayor with 672 votes (54.6%) to 547 (44.4%) for Ray Vaillant.
Pilon welcomes the news.
Pilon reiterates her priorities for the coming term.
Pilon will be joined by new councillors Colton Liddle, Jason North, Brandon Smit, and James Stewart, and the returning mayor welcomes the new members.
Stewart had the most votes with 819, followed by 761 for Smit, 743 for Liddle, and 550 for North.
Shut out of seats were Shah Mohamed with 544, current councillors Cathy Cannon with 430 and Mitch Hatfield with 340, Eric Paquette with 254, and Ron Ouellette with 136.
Seems Wawa voters were eager to cast ballots, with 1231 of 2285 eligible electors doing so, a 53.87% turnout - much higher than 2022's 37.4% or 2018's 39.8%, but below 2014's 66.5%.
The current Council's already held what's expected to be their final meeting, with the new Council to be sworn-in November 16th, though their first proper meeting will be two days later, on November 18th.