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2026 Council election results

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

In 2026, voting took place for seven positions in the areas listed below. One candidate was elected by acclamation. The election results are as follows:

  • CANDIDATES
  • ELECTION RESULTS
  • Area 1-British Columbia and Yukon, Division B
    2 candidates for 1 position
  • First past the post voting methodology
    • Dr. Jugpal S. Arneja* (Plastic surgery)
      Vote count: 646
    • Dr. Charles (buz) Scudamore (Cosmetic and outpatient general surgery)
      Vote count: 192
    • Dr. Arneja elected
  • Area 2-Alberta, Division A or B
    2 candidates for 1 position
  • First past the post voting methodology
    • Dr. Dennis Kunimoto (Infectious diseases)
      Vote count: 291
    • Dr. Wayne Rosen* (General and colorectal surgery)
      Vote count: 620
    • Dr. Rosen elected
  • Area 5-Ontario, Division B
    3 candidates for 1 position
  • Ranked choice methodology
    • Dr. Paula Cashin (Radiology and nuclear medicine)
      Vote count: 1,030
    • Dr. Paul Cesar Missiuna (Orthopedic surgery)
      Vote count: 153
    • Dr. Katy Shufelt* (Interventional cardiology)
      Vote count: 1,250
    • Dr. Shufelt elected after the 1st round of counting
  • Area 6-Québec, Division A
    2 candidates for 1 position
  • First past the post voting methodology
    • Dr. Richard Dumouchel* (Family medicine)
      Vote count: 479
    • Dr. Marie-Josée Laganière (Family medicine)
      Vote count: 769
    • Dr. Laganière elected
  • Area 6-Québec, Division B
    2 candidates for 1 position
  • First past the post voting methodology
    • Dr. Nicole Damestoy* (Public health and preventive medicine)
      Vote count: 764
    • Dr. Cédric Lacombe (Psychiatry)
      Vote count: 446
    • Dr. Damestoy elected
  • Area 8-Nova Scotia, Division A or B
    2 candidates for 1 position
  • First past the post voting methodology
    • Dr. Gerard MacDonald (Otolaryngology)
      Vote count: 95
    • Dr. Heather Scott* (Obstetrics and gynecology with a subspecialty in maternal fetal medicine)
      Vote count: 244
    • Dr. Scott elected
  • Area 9-Prince Edward Island, Division A or B
    1 candidate for 1 position

    • Dr. Jill Cunniffe* (Hospital medicine)
    • Dr. Cunniffe elected by acclamation
  • Area 10-Newfoundland and Labrador, Division A or B
    2 candidates for 1 position
  • First past the post voting methodology
    • Dr. Dolores Madeline McKeen (Anesthesia)
      Vote count: 102
    • Dr. Lynette Powell* (Family medicine/hospitalist)
      Vote count: 127
    • Dr. Powell elected

*Proposed by the CMPA Nominating Committee