Longtime Lindsay resident Mark Doble has been elected councillor for Ward 5 in the City of Kawartha Lakes in a by-election held on Thursday (April 10).
The council seat for Ward 5, which includes most of Lindsay, became vacant after previous Ward 5 councillor Eric Smeaton announced his resignation last November, citing health and personal reasons.
Unofficial election results released by the City of Kawartha Lakes on Thursday night show that Doble received 1,176 votes (41 per cent of the 2,909 votes cast).
Retired OPP inspector Malcolm Quigley came in a distant second with 586 votes, followed by former longtime councillor Patt Dunn at 469 votes and Kawartha Dairy electrician and United Way board member Duncan Gallacher at 459 votes. Alex Steven received 173 votes and Aananth Paraparan received 15 votes.
Voter turnout information will be released when the official certified results are published.
Now retired, Doble worked for almost 40 years in various roles at Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) and the Ontario Ministry of Finance’s assessment division.
During his career, Doble was also involved in the Institute of Municipal Assessors, Canada’s largest association of property assessment and taxation professionals, including as a member, president, and interim executive director.
Doble and his wife Terry have lived in Lindsay since 1981, and have two adult children and a grandson. He has volunteered for various community organizations, including the Lindsay Concert Foundation and Kawartha Lakes Public Library, and has coached minor sports.
Councillor-elect Doble will take his oath of office in council chambers at Kawartha Lakes City Hall in Linday at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22.
