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2025 Council election results

Council members serve a three-year term, commencing immediately following the CMPA Annual Meeting.

In 2025, voting occurred for 2 positions in Alberta and 3 positions in Ontario. Three candidates were elected by acclamation. The results are as follows:

  • CANDIDATES
  • ELECTION RESULTS
  • Area 2–Alberta, Division A
    2 candidates for 1 position
  • First past the post voting methodology
    • Dr. fred Rinaldi (Family medicine) – vote count: 564
    • Dr. Sanjeeve Sockanathan* (Family medicine) – vote count: 447
    • Dr. fred Rinaldi elected
  • Area 2–Alberta, Division B
    3 candidates for 1 position
  • Ranked choice voting methodology
    • Dr. Susan Chafe (Radiation oncology)
    • Dr. Jenn D’Mello* (Pediatric emergency medicine and child maltreatment)
    • Dr. Prenilla Naidu (Medical microbiology)
    • Dr. Jenn D’Mello elected after the 1st round of counting
  • Area 3–Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Division A or B
    1 candidate for 1 position

    • Dr. Mansfield Mela* (Forensic psychiatry)
    • Dr. Mansfield Mela elected by acclamation
  • Area 5–Ontario, Division A
    4 candidates for 1 position
  • Ranked choice voting methodology
    • Dr. Nelson Chan (Family medicine)
    • Dr. Elliot Halparin (Family medicine)
    • Dr. Deepa Soni (Emergency medicine)
    • Dr. Darija Vujosevic* (Family medicine)
    • Dr. Elliot Halparin elected after the 4th round of counting
  • Area 5–Ontario, Division B
    7 candidates for 2 positions
  • Ranked choice voting methodology
    • Dr. Yatin Chadha (Diagnostic radiology)
    • Dr. Rachel Forman (Obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive endocrine and infertility)
    • Dr. Paul Cesar Missiuna (Non operative orthopedics)
    • Dr. Althea C. G. Neblett (Forensic pathology)
    • Dr. Tracey Ross* (Otolaryngology)
    • Dr. Mark D. Soth (Critical care medicine)
    • Dr. Jennifer Clara Tang* (Emergency medicine)
    • Dr. Jennifer Clara Tang elected after the 6th round of counting
    • Dr. Yatin Chadha elected after the 7th round of counting
  • Area 6–Québec, Division A
    1 candidate for 1 position
    • Dr. Jacques Bouchard* (Family medicine)
    • Dr. Jacques Bouchard elected by acclamation
  • Area 7–New Brunswick, Division A or B
    1 candidate for 1 position

    • Dr. Jennifer Gillis-Doyle* (Palliative medicine)
    • Dr. Jennifer Gillis-Doyle elected by acclamation

*Proposed by the CMPA Nominating Committee