Darrell Toms was elected the new Ward 2 councillor in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ont., on June 6, 2024.Out of 1,248 ballots cast in Ward 2, Toms received 484 votes, edging out Louise Ferrie-Blecher, who received 412 votes.
The municipality says Ward 2, a rural area, had 3,805 eligible voters. The 12,48 votes cast represent a 32.8 per cent voter turnout. Port Hope town staff on Feb. 20 had presented a proposed bylaw to council to appoint the runner-up in Ward 2 to the seat — which would have been Toms.2nd Russian Montrealer set to plead guilty for smuggling tech to KremlinToms will be sworn in as a councillor for the rural ward on June 18.
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