GUYSBOROUGH: Pending a recount, municipal council will remain the same.
While the final results are still unofficial at this time, Sheila Pelly defeated Mary Desmond by one vote in the contest to represent district 2 for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough. Pelly, the incumbent, earned 54 votes to Desmond’s 53.
Guysborough Municipal Clerk Ashley Cunningham said candidates can apply for a recount within 10 days of the election. She said there is a $200 fee and the matter is handed over to the courts.
In district 1, Miles MacDonald defeated Ray Bates, with 290 votes to Bates’ 178. District 7’s Rickey McLaren received 238 votes, compared to Bob Young’s 19. Fin Armsworthy’s 222 votes fended off opponents Carl Bond, with 112 votes, and Rhonda Bennett with 81 in district 8.
Armsworthy said he is pleased with the victory, which will mark his second term with Guysborough Municipal Council after serving on Canso Town Council.
“It makes me feel great, especially the margin I won it by,” said Armsworthy. “It’s very assuring that the people of district 8 believe I can do the job. I look forward to some job growth in the area, some different things that are going on. We’ve got to get some job creation.”
The elected councilors will join acclaimed councilors Neil DeCoff, Blair George, Vernon Pitts, and Janet Peitzsche.
Of the eligible voters in the districts, 67 per cent took part in district 1; 43 per cent in district 2, 55 per cent in district 7; and 61 per cent in district 8.
